Done 2 red airlines while shunting, both talking to other drivers, bad enough when coupling or uncoupling for the road, but murder when shunting only half coupled trailers. Almost dropped one on its knees in tip at Thurrock, and a driver and tyre fitter were watching and didn’t say anything. Only stopped as I thought it was getting low as I dropped the air. Those 2 got a right ear full from me
I had the driver trainer out with me for the day.
As we chatted while I finished in the back of the truck I forgot to put the load bar in 
Thinking your a driving god going forwards, but haven’t got a cat in hells chance of getting your trailer on a bay in 1 hit!
This one is embarrassing for me. First job after passing my test. Agency for TNT in Slough. Picked up a trailer outside the yard. Didn’t know people dont use trailer breaks. Hooked up, all suzies etc. Didn’t know about air lifting the cab or lower gears on the trailer legs. Was literally 40 mins trying to get the trailer legs up. Did it covered in sweat. Drove in to get loaded. Chuffed to bits loving the job. Got loaded got 2 miles out the yard. Smoke everywhere. I put the trailer brake on when it was off. Still loved the job and TNT had me back hahah. Needless to say you really start learning after you pass your test. I was a rookie though. First day after passing. Got license by choice in the Army. Have since left the army and now drive as a career. Fuel would you beleive haha. Also the following week. Agency again for Premier Logistics. Double Decker tried for about 50 mins to park it up end of the night. Right tight blindside reverse which now wouldnt be that difficult. Gave up and parked it blocking the warehouse doors. I was sweaty palms, stressing and honestly if I would of carried on I would of hit something. Tacho regs were not explained when I did my test. This was just before CPC come in. I thought if I was on break I was on break. Regardless if I had to move the truck. I was new to driving hgv. Used to put it on break and offer to move out of the way when another truck within 200m of me:)
thinking it wouldn’t take me off break, just so I could manoeuvre the truck. Good times:)
Worth noting I was still employed in the army at this time. But still highly embarrassing now I do this for a living.
Double post
Scraggy88:
made a silly mistake yesterday after fuelling up and forgot to put the fuel cap back on and drove off and left said cap at the petrol station. Very luckily for me, about an hour later on my way back,
Your first mistake was not checking the cap was secured by chain or cord as part of your daily checks, VOSA take a dim view on that one 
I once pulled off a bay at Heathrow with the rollers up and watched an Aircraft pallet fly out the rear doors, only computers nothing broken 
Mark
SOUP:
Your first mistake was not checking the cap was secured by chain or cord as part of your daily checks, VOSA take a dim view on that oneMark
Really? That’s a new one on me. Do you know what the potential fine would be?
the maoster:
SOUP:
Your first mistake was not checking the cap was secured by chain or cord as part of your daily checks, VOSA take a dim view on that oneMark
Really? That’s a new one on me. Do you know what the potential fine would be?
Haven’t a clue, but on my Driver CPC I watched a video of a VOSA guy going through a roadside inspection, stated it was part of your daily checks.
Mark
Checking the fuel cap is secure and not leaking should be part of your daily check, but there is no requirement to have it attached by a chain. That is just for you own convenience, if you forget to put the cap on having it dangling on a chain isn’t going to stop diesel pouring all over the road.
Being hundreds of miles away,needing fuel and no means to get any.
Company I used to work for had a driver go to Newcastle from Glasgow. He hadnt fueled up the night before and didnt remember to do it the next morning. And he didnt realise till the low fuel light came on at Washington. Not a problem except for the fact his fuel card was in the transport office 160 miles away. I was in Darlington at the time and got a call a little something like this
TM - Where are you?
Me - Just leaving Darlington
TM - Gonna go to Washington services.
Me - Why?
TM - Coz that ■■■■■■■ dozy prick F has left his stupid ■■■■■■■ fuel card up here and the ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■ has no ■■■■■■■ fuel. Tell him I said hes a ■■■■■■■ prick and im gonna tear him a new ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■ when he gets back
Or something similar. It was hard to understand what he was saying 
Years ago driving for a well known supermarket and delivering in the south wales valleys at 4.30 am with a big bunch of keys to open up the shop front door to push the cages in .
I pulled up,opened up the tail lift and roller door while noticing the quite extreme camber i was parked on but not giving it a second thought i pushed a cage out on to the tail lift only to see it spin around roll the length of the lift hit the guard topple over and go straight through the huge plate glass shop front window.
i came to me then why before i left the depot another driver said to me "make sure you put one side of the truck up on the kirb at that drop to level up "
I learned a few lessons that night .
Down under many moons ago driving a tipper in a quarry;reverse up a ramp in a shed and tip the load of rocks into an hopper,did it about a dozen or so times and no problem,then this particular time I rammed it into gear and floored it.
But I’d forgotten to drop the bed and demolished the roof (it was at an angle,low at the start and high where the hoppers were) heck of a racket and all heads turned to see WTF was happening 
Quarry manager comes out and I thought,that’s it I’m for the high jump;took a look at the mess,started laughing and said " You Pommy bast @rd ! I’ve seen some sights in my time,but that takes the f*****g biscuit " .
We all went out that night and got pished up,got loads of stick for the rest of time I worked there though,which was fair enough.Happy days…
Ramon123:
Down under many moons ago driving a tipper in a quarry;reverse up a ramp in a shed and tip the load of rocks into an hopper,did it about a dozen or so times and no problem,then this particular time I rammed it into gear and floored it.But I’d forgotten to drop the bed
Quarry manager comes out and I thought,that’s it I’m for the high jump;took a look at the mess,started laughing and said " You Pommy bast @rd ! I’ve seen some sights in my time,but that takes the f*****g biscuit " .
We all went out that night and got pished up,got loads of stick for the rest of time I worked there though,which was fair enough.Happy days…
Oops Lol