Dipper_Dave:
Where I let myself down is in the undercracker department as I only change me scuds once a week.
Once a week?
Diva
toby1234abc:
They pay two or three grand for an artic licence , drive a truck that is worth £ 120,000 ,or more, haul cargo that can cost millions but dress like vagabond tramps that came out of hedge backwards, they are a disgrace to the road haulage industry.
They wear rigger boots when there is no need, drive all day in a dirty hiviz, urinate on their wheels, toss out Truckers Tizer out of the window, ■■■ in lay bys because their boss won’t pay parking money.
Talk on their idiotic Blue Tooth ear phone piece like demented idiots, rev their engine at 3 am knowing full well drivers are asleep.
Have loud conversations at 3 am about where they have been and how long it took to unload and how many pallets .
Moan about fridge trailers waking them up, run the boss down but don’t have the guts tp leave .
When I drive my truck with top secret nuclear weapons from here to China which takes around 4 hours, I like to stop at my favourite tailor in India en route and have a new 3 piece leather suit fitted.
It doesn’t bother me at all that my daily checks then cover said suit in oil, brake dust and grease. I then sometimes have to handball pallets of castrol oil off with a pallet truck thus making me sweat and pick up nasty particles from the air in the trailer. It doesn’t bother me. Why I hear you ask. Because I dress better than the guy who runs the company to drive my clapped out stralis.
I agree with Mr Toby…for sure ive been caught out…but only for one day…Next day I make sure regardless of schedules…I’m decent and presentable… It’s down to my own self respect… Get in a queue with a fat Lorry driver who ain’t seen soap for seven days,it makes you wretch
Franglais:
As I tried to say if you`ve a dirty job then yes, the company should provide ppe. But a company not supplying trousers or polos is no reason for someone to be scruffy or dirty. Putting a boiler suit on over normal clothes, or stripping down to your skiddies before putting on overalls in the summe,r is not too much time taken out of your day is it?
Totally agree. A company running expensive trucks should be able to supply their drivers with a uniform and overalls. Drivers wearing rigger boots/dirty hi viz and unshaven just look the pits.
Stood near a driver paying for fuel last week, dressed like a tramp and stunk like one too, it was very old sweat/b.o and ■■■■, as he handed over payment his hands were black with ingrained ■■■■■■ fingernails, hate to think what the drivers seat was like 
He waddled back out to his truck and had to take three swings of his leg to get it onto the first step as his gut hung so low…
Work wear consists of dark navy blue combats (the pockets are great for dockets 
)Black polo type shirts and Black steelcap boots. Sweatshirt with company logo when its chilly and topped with a reasonably clean waterproof fleece lined Hi-Vis Jacket for the winter.
Sheer bone idleness and incompetence causes much of the black grease problem, which is a pain to clean off, gets on your clothes which then finds its way onto the floor and pedal and seat of your cab.
We all know drivers who insist on reversing under trailers with a freshly serviced fifth wheel effectively smearing all that grease straight up the front of the rubbing plate, the stuff seemingly no one can be bothered to wipe off even if its their own regular tractor or trailer, but the suzie lines do wipe it off then get tangled up and and then you have a filthy spiders web grease ball on your hands, then it gets increasingly smeared all over the catwalk and up the back of the cab then the front and corners of the trailer then you inadvertantly wipe it off onto your clothes every time you go near the bloody thing.
It doesn’t take more than a few seconds to drop the suspension and put the grease where its supposed to be, lubing the fifth wheel when attached to the king pin, then keep your lines untangled and a quick wipe down when you spot an errant grease dollop before it can spread around and the whole job is miles more pleasant.
More importantly you don’t end up taking that fifth wheel grease home and then expect your domestic washing machine to cope cos she’ll get the hump sharpish…
Several years ago now I went down the self employed agency route and treated myself to some navy blue Dockers style cargo trousers and several navy polo shirts and a navy sweat shirt so at least I was always well presented, at the end of the day you’re reresenting yourself and your company plus I like looking smart too.
Last year I was standing in the offices of AKW Trafford Park awaiting paperwork when knew of their drivers came in and said at top of his voice ‘my god, look at you!’ Which made me nervous, turns out he was talking about the way I was dressed ‘you’re better dressed at work than I am on a night out’ he said! I’d not really thought about it before but I do care a lot about clothes and what I wear, there’s a pride to be had from looking smart. Generally I’m in smart dark jeans, colourful polo shirt or long sleeved shirt, I love smart check shirts, wax jacket or quilted jacket and polished boots. And jumpers in winter. Oh and of course a selection of flat caps for inclement weather! I rarely wear just uniform, only when I know a job will be a grubby one.
I do all my clothes shopping at TK Maxx to keep costs down!
switchlogic:
I do all my clothes shopping at TK Maxx to keep costs down!
TK Maxx? Really? …What a cheapskate.
I stick to one exclusive designer label,… I mean, I do have an image to maintain
When people ask ‘‘WHO are you wearing’’
I reply ‘‘Georgia T’asda.’’ 
People are scruffy because it is they who are scruffy. They’ll still be scruffy if their employer issues them corporate workwear. You know the saying, you can’t polish a turd!
I notice that a lot of drivers at the moment are wearing those lounge pants, the ones that are like thin jogging bottoms, for sitting at home in. Most of these drivers tend to be overweight, and I presume they just wear them because they are comfortable, but personally I think they look terrible. I remember seeing an agency driver at a DC not long ago, who must have been nearly 30 stone, with the biggest double-chin I’ve ever seen, which drooped over his t-shirt like Jabba the Hutt. He was wearing some light grey lounge pants, covered with stains of what looked like a week’s worth of food, grease and possibly bodily-fluid, as well as a t-shirt in the same condition which was somehow a few sizes too big (maybe 6XL), un-tucked and nearly touching his knees, garnished with a dirty, yellow hi-vis vest that was far too small, and was just hanging-onto him like a small cape. All jokes aside, he did actually have a limp, and just a bit of walking was that strenuous for him that he was panting and sweating, making loud rasping noises as he walked-by. I’m not kidding that you smelt him before you saw him, and I made the mistake of going into the DC driver toilets after him. He should have had an ADR to cover him for the contents of his bowels! Absolutely vile personal hygiene!
I’ve always been a bit of an all the gear, no idea, so I take pride in my workwear Even so, it doesn’t mean that proper workgear is expensive, if you look around on the internet, you can get some very cheap stuff. I got some Dickies cargo workpants, two for £20, polo shirts for £5 and sweatshirts for £8.
Each to their own I suppose, you can only be as clean and tidy as you want, but don’t complain that people treat you like a piece of s*** when you look and smell like one! That’s my opinion.
I used to buy Primark jeans for use at work, but they wear out too fast so now when I buy M and S jeans brand new, I relegate my oldest pair to work ones.
T shirts are a mix of benefits boutique (Primark, ASDA and other sweat shop brands) plus old non benefits brand stuff.
Fleece is hi viz and slightly faded/stained due to mud and bucket pin grease.
It must be the fact I run to recycling plants as I recycle my worn out t shirts into rags…too tight to buy microfibre cloths. 
Rottweiler22:
I notice that a lot of drivers at the moment are wearing those lounge pants, the ones that are like thin jogging bottoms, for sitting at home in. Most of these drivers tend to be overweight, and I presume they just wear them because they are comfortable, but personally I think they look terrible. I remember seeing an agency driver at a DC not long ago, who must have been nearly 30 stone, with the biggest double-chin I’ve ever seen, which drooped over his t-shirt like Jabba the Hutt. He was wearing some light grey lounge pants, covered with stains of what looked like a week’s worth of food, grease and possibly bodily-fluid, as well as a t-shirt in the same condition which was somehow a few sizes too big (maybe 6XL
Makes you wonder how some of these fat basts get through their medical to drive.
We have one at another depot, I was stood at his drivers door one day when he climbed down, his jog pants and undercrackers slipped down, I had my back to him, but when I turned around I was met with his giant fat horrible smelly arse 6 inches from my face. 
robroy:
Rottweiler22:
I notice that a lot of drivers at the moment are wearing those lounge pants, the ones that are like thin jogging bottoms, for sitting at home in. Most of these drivers tend to be overweight, and I presume they just wear them because they are comfortable, but personally I think they look terrible. I remember seeing an agency driver at a DC not long ago, who must have been nearly 30 stone, with the biggest double-chin I’ve ever seen, which drooped over his t-shirt like Jabba the Hutt. He was wearing some light grey lounge pants, covered with stains of what looked like a week’s worth of food, grease and possibly bodily-fluid, as well as a t-shirt in the same condition which was somehow a few sizes too big (maybe 6XLMakes you wonder how some of these fat basts get through their medical to drive.
We have one at another depot, I was stood at his drivers door one day when he climbed down, his jog pants and undercrackers slipped down, I had my back to him, but when I turned around I was met with his giant fat horrible smelly arse 6 inches from my face.
Ye Gods, what has been seen cannot be unseen, and what has been described vividly cannot be forgotten either, thanks for that… 
My mob supplied 5 black polo shirts, 2 pairs of strides, plus I had 2 pair from my previous employment, safety boots, and a hi viz waist coat. Socks and undercrackers are my own. We are not allowed to wear shorts in the summer, but it’s not as huge a problem as I thought it would be, as previous firm we were allowed. many other firms/industries have similar rules.
We’ve just been shown some sample uniform with co logo in it, which looks smart, so just waiting on them to decide colour/placement before we put our order in.
robroy:
switchlogic:
I do all my clothes shopping at TK Maxx to keep costs down!TK Maxx? Really?
I stick to one exclusive designer label,… I mean, I do have an image to maintain
When people ask ‘‘WHO are you wearing’’I reply ‘‘Georgia T’asda.’’
The cost of my clothes is nothing compared to the V8 driving Northern Irish Tangs in their £200 Super Hampton boots
Rob9b:
We are not allowed to wear shorts in the summer, but it’s not as huge a problem as I thought it would be, as previous firm we were allowed. many other firms/industries have similar rules. .
Never understood that stupid bloody rule.
Our lot tried to ban them when somebody of ours walked into a customer’s premises (where they were banned)
I just ignored it and changed back to jeans when visiting said factory.
I aint going to sweat my plums off for some ■■■■ in an office, I’ve drove in shorts for years and aint going to stop now.
robroy:
Rob9b:
We are not allowed to wear shorts in the summer, but it’s not as huge a problem as I thought it would be, as previous firm we were allowed. many other firms/industries have similar rules. .Never understood that stupid bloody rule.
Our lot tried to ban them when somebody of ours walked into a customer’s premises (where they were banned)
I just ignored it and changed back to jeans when visiting said factory.
I aint going to sweat my plums off for some [zb] in an office, I’ve drove in shorts for years and aint going to stop now.
A lot of sites that deal with chemicals don’t allow exposed skin. Horrible delivering to those places where you have to wear a coat to cover your arms.
Radar19:
robroy:
Rob9b:
We are not allowed to wear shorts in the summer, but it’s not as huge a problem as I thought it would be, as previous firm we were allowed. many other firms/industries have similar rules. .Never understood that stupid bloody rule.
Our lot tried to ban them when somebody of ours walked into a customer’s premises (where they were banned)
I just ignored it and changed back to jeans when visiting said factory.
I aint going to sweat my plums off for some [zb] in an office, I’ve drove in shorts for years and aint going to stop now.A lot of sites that deal with chemicals don’t allow exposed skin. Horrible delivering to those places where you have to wear a coat to cover your arms.
I can see why in that case, but in ours it was a packaging manufacturing co.
robroy:
Radar19:
robroy:
Rob9b:
We are not allowed to wear shorts in the summer, but it’s not as huge a problem as I thought it would be, as previous firm we were allowed. many other firms/industries have similar rules. .Never understood that stupid bloody rule.
Our lot tried to ban them when somebody of ours walked into a customer’s premises (where they were banned)
I just ignored it and changed back to jeans when visiting said factory.
I aint going to sweat my plums off for some [zb] in an office, I’ve drove in shorts for years and aint going to stop now.A lot of sites that deal with chemicals don’t allow exposed skin. Horrible delivering to those places where you have to wear a coat to cover your arms.
I can see why in that case, but in ours it was a packaging manufacturing co.
If they are making food packaging then I could see their point.
Never thought of that tbh…, …even so maybe a bit ott. How is the bottom of your knees to the top of your boots a hygeine issue (in real life, not h and s world that is) unless he was wearing crotchless hotpants
Another point the same co. different branch in Scotland have no such ban.