Muckaway:
dirtier work than a trampers’ wagon running from whorehouse to whorehouse…
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Lucky buggers!! 
Ross. 
You’re dead right Muckaway,lost count of the times I’ve ended up soaked to the skin,covered in grease,don’t forget the soggy boots as well in the past 30 years or so on mixers & tippers, designer drivers in “Ray-Bans” we are not 
My employer doesnt use agencies,and issues all staff with uniform,it looks reasonably well and you get lots of polo shirts and 3 pairs of trousers,so no reason for wearing the same one 2 days running weather tramping or not,and you would soon be told to clean yourself up if needed,also we have a fleece and rain jacket,wooly hat and gloves,the odd smelly fella appears now and again,but they dont be long taking the hint as you need to be thick skinned in our place.
we all know certain jobs you cant help getting dirty my point is look at the state of some of the drivers doing normal fridge/curtainsider work,if you saw them in the street you would think they were homeless and throw them a quid
waynedl:
some drivers are ultra scruffy, un washed, stink, unfit, slouch about, drooling at the mouth and massive guts hanging over their ‘joggers’
Now that statement should have women leaving damp patches all over the settee … 
I go home cleaner when driving a digger than when I’m on a tipper. I suppose it’s because if the ground’s dirty where I need to get out, I can drop the bucket and clean it up.
I drive a curtainsider all week I wouldn’t say I am the cleanest nor the scruffiest but I am usually coverd in dust because I do 2-3 hours work in a warehouse tipping trunks and loading wagons before I go out doing deliverys and unfortunately the amount of dust in there means you really can’t keep clean. If we have pallets in there for more than 1 day they will have black horrible dust all over them
i personally try for a shower 2-3 times a wk as away all week and the first thing i do when jump out of the cab is stick my overalls on as on flatbeds all the time and it gets quite ■■■■■■ but i generally keep cleen and my cab is imaculate exept when got straw on and the bloody wind blows it in as soon as i open the door 
strongbowpeter:
waynedl:
containers_only:
On the other side, I always think it hilarious when I see hgv drivers wearing shirts and tiesas a professional container driver for the last 4 months i’ve worn shorts, tshirt and trainers
If you’re talking about the Turners driver on the OOCL contract, he’s called Graham, and although wearing a shirt and tie, has 1 of the scruffiest trucks you’ll ever come across
strongbowpeter:
ok then you wouldnt go to work in an office covered in coffee stains,is that easierwaynedl:
My hi vis coat (not the bib type, the big coat) has grease stains on it, and some of my jeans do on the front thigh where the suzi’s that are covered in grease hit them.
Why should I keep buying clothes because of the crap involved in the job?Where I work now, the drivers are all permanent, they’re all proper drivers who use the suspension to couple and uncouple, so there’s not [zb] loads of grease on the front of the trailer and hence not all over the suzi’s, so I wear smarter clothes and save the ones with stains for when I go to places with muppets as drivers and the suzi’s are dripping with grease.
I wouldn’t get covered in grease in an office so I wouldn’t wear stuff with grease stains, stupid argument.
But I agree though, some drivers are ultra scruffy, un washed, stink, unfit, slouch about, drooling at the mouth and massive guts hanging over their ‘joggers’ - that’s completely different to not wearing appropriate clothing for the job though
ok then you wouldnt go to work in an office covered in coffee stains,is that easier
No, because you’re unlikely to get coffee stains on you everytime you change a trailer, but at some places it’s VERY likely.
As I said, it depends where you’re going. If I’m going to a place where it’s mainly agency drivers, I’ll wear my grease stained jeans and coat, if I’m going a place where it’s mainly drivers that care, use the suspension when coupling / uncoupling and the suzi’s are unlikely to be caked in grease, I’ll wear clothes without grease stains, either regatta work trousers or asda / tesco jeans depending on the job.As Muckaway and ibson said, some jobs you’re going to get dirty, [zb], and covered in all sorts, not much point in wearing your best clothes… BUT, after getting covered in all that crap, the next stop is the shower to get uncovered in it and change into clothes that aren’t covered in it - but are still stained from last time they were covered in it.
Some jobs pay say £7.50 per hour for 8hrs = 60 quid. Tax, insurance, fuel and food come out of that, stuffed if I’m buying new clothes everyday too just to keep a nosey interfering sod like you happy
Anyway, current (full time / permanent
What happened to firms issuing uniforms?
tuck your gut in why do you think ime talking about you?the point ime making is you wouldnt get in your own car and spread grease and turds all over the seats but maybe you do,and office workers maybe earn minium wage but still make an effort to look human
Will you learn to quote, your comment goes at the bottom.
I’m not saying you’re talking about me, I’m explaining why some people turn upto work in clothes that are stained. I get in my car in the same clothes I go to work in since I got pulled over for ‘indecent exposure’ when driving to and from work naked so as not to smear grease and turds all over my seat.
As I said, we’re not talking about being covered in grease, but having clothes that have grease stains, there’s a massive difference in that if it didn’t come off in the wash, it’s not coming off on a seat.
I agreed with what you said about the ultra scruffy, but was explaining why some clothes are stained. If the job is going to ruin your clothes, why keep replacing them 
theres a few drivers at our place i they would pass for tramps and as for there wagons inside i would have to get in with a white suit and a gas mask on
shytalk:
I dont think theres any exuse these days…plenty of truck stops with decent showers…or even a strip wash, the ones who make me smile are mr macho in shorts and vest in winter, oh and the clogs .
Oi
When I do my week away its shorts, t Shirt/vest and flip flops, just throw the work shirt and boots on when I get to a customer.
IMO its what your comfortable wearing, theres blokes out there who have the big jacket on all day everyday, for me its less clothes the better, I am a shorts man 12 months of the year.
when i worked for catnic we always gotdirty but my cab was always kept imacalite we had one driver stinking dirty scruffy smelly he took my lorry away for aweek he left dirty pants stale pork pei gone of milk spiltgrub and thats how he left it he never washed mon to fri wat a advert for a company
49er:
waynedl:
some drivers are ultra scruffy, un washed, stink, unfit, slouch about, drooling at the mouth and massive guts hanging over their ‘joggers’Now that statement should have women leaving damp patches all over the settee …
What ■■■■■■■ themselves laughing.
When I used to do more manual stuff - machinery removals, roping, sheeting etc. I had a pair of overalls that I wore whilst getting filthy, mainly because it was a bu**er if you got grease on your backside & only realised after you’d sat back in the cab, but also because I did, and still do, take a bit of a pride in my appearance. I did even used to wear a shirt and tie at one company where there was no chance of getting greased up &, whatever people say, if you look reasonably tidy, or even smart, you are given far more respect by customers and clients.
Even now I wear proper overall-type trousers because any grease that does accidentally get on them washes off a lot easier than from jeans. Also, if I get soaked there’s nothing worse than soggy denim - the poly-cotton trousers dry off in much quicker time.
I normally work for Stobs which means most days I don’t even pick up or drop a trailer, ready to roll out when I get in, because of that most units have clean lines, I recently bought myself some new gear for work including a new jacket etc.
Last week I did a shift at Yearsley, Gist & Freshlink, all greased up and in shonky order, old jacket and work gear went back on and trashed a new set of gloves in 3 days with grease , depending who I am working for very much depends how I dress !! Even split coupling couldn’t save you at those places !!
B1 GGK:
shytalk:
I dont think theres any exuse these days…plenty of truck stops with decent showers…or even a strip wash, the ones who make me smile are mr macho in shorts and vest in winter, oh and the clogs .Oi
When I do my week away its shorts, t Shirt/vest and flip flops, just throw the work shirt and boots on when I get to a customer.
IMO its what your comfortable wearing, theres blokes out there who have the big jacket on all day everyday, for me its less clothes the better, I am a shorts man 12 months of the year.
It was shorts 12months for me on Euro, but now on UK… tipping & loading every 5 mins ,… I’m a bit softer it’s only in summer, I still wear the flips when driving and boots when tipping, but what looks more naff than the guys driving with the big jackets is the big jacket with the hi-viz on top look , but I got a lot of stick off a certain member on here last time I mentioned this
im mostly carrying food...so i think its best to look well turned out.clean finger nails,clean hair and a touch of polish on the old dealers every couple of days,is all it takes.
top tip…brushing your teeth stops your mouth from looking and smelling like a bog 
rward:
when i worked for catnic we always gotdirty but my cab was always kept imacalite we had one driver stinking dirty scruffy smelly he took my lorry away for aweek he left dirty pants stale pork pei gone of milk spiltgrub and thats how he left it he never washed mon to fri wat a advert for a company
although I understand a truck needs to be worked even if I’m not I think I would have been in the office complaining in no uncertain terms about the state of the truck when I returned.
robroy:
B1 GGK:
shytalk:
I dont think theres any exuse these days…plenty of truck stops with decent showers…or even a strip wash, the ones who make me smile are mr macho in shorts and vest in winter, oh and the clogs .Oi
When I do my week away its shorts, t Shirt/vest and flip flops, just throw the work shirt and boots on when I get to a customer.
IMO its what your comfortable wearing, theres blokes out there who have the big jacket on all day everyday, for me its less clothes the better, I am a shorts man 12 months of the year.It was shorts 12months for me on Euro, but now on UK… tipping & loading every 5 mins
But it’s really only your opinion of what looks naff, I personally hate wearing a coat when driving, only ever done it when shunting and jumping in and out of the truck in bad weather. But if that’s somebody’s taste in clothing who am I to judge.
muckles believe me i sorted it gutless tm said its only lorry i went ■■■■■■■ daft and when i seen dirty driver days later he had it i seen him couple months ago after 10 years still rotten regards