bald bloke:
I treat them the same, for all I know they could be hugely experienced ex euro drivers who have been made redundant or chosen to do a more local job getting home every night, in fact that is what happened to a bloke up my local club, so i treat every driver respectfully.
Best quote so far.
I have a class 1 licence but choose to drive a rigid, because the work tends to be a bit more interesting and i hate rdc’s
i just can’t stand hanging about doing nothing. Also the job i have now pays better than any of the jobs i have had driving artics.
Though if i could find a job driving a van for the same money i would do that. If you take a wrong turn it dont matter with a van 
One thing i do do though when driving a rigid is if there is a choice of parking at a service station i always park in the space that would be difficult for an artic to get into, ie. a blind side reverse
If i am classed as second rate so be it. 
I’m second class compared to everyone.
Except the miserable twit on our Volvo loading shovel.
So Bikemonkey, where do you think YOU fit in the employment foodchain ?
For many years now,loads of drivers have never driven a class 2 in anger as in work! For a large number of drivers it’s used as a stepping stone to Class 1! I personally drove Class 2 multi drop through London and elsewhere for 3 years before taking my Class 1! I still haven’t earned that much more money on Class 1! 
i drive class 2 now, as many do cos we are home every night, I also do it cos i got bored to ■■■■ on c1 work just up and down motorways and sat on my arse in RDC,s ect, I like to get my hands dirty and do physical work,
but a guy i know will park a trailer in spots most drivers on here would bottle out of and he has,nt even got a car license, sojust cos you past a test for c1 does,nt make you any better then anyone else…
Well thats very obvious, sit in any DC for any length of time and that becomes very clear.
Back to the point tho, this was about people who drive class one showing some bloody respect on the road to the smaller vehicles instead of all this elitist nonsense.
Well one of our drivers has to have “turn left/right out of the quarry gates” as part of his delivery instructions…
NathanB:
Well one of our drivers has to have “turn left/right out of the quarry gates” as part of his delivery instructions…
hahahah quality 
pavaroti:
A lot of firms/agencys use class one drivers for rigids anyway, makes no difference.
Yep, im one of em and love it. Easy as pie most of the time and i treat everyone with the same respect. Ive never been one to “score points” and all that ■■■■. Far more interesting things in my life to think about.
Bikemonkey:
I look down on them and I’m not afraid to admit it,if you dont drive an artic then you’re a loser in my eyes.
most of the time people in rigids HAVE to mention that they have a class 1 and “usually” drive big trucks and come out with a lame excuse to why they’re not on that particular day cause they feel inferior to a PROPER lorry driver
Ha ha! Funny as ■■■■ and if you wana start blowing ya own trumpet, please, let me have my turn!
Ive had a class one since 1992 but now drive a little 26ton 6x4. I love the job for a number of reasons but there are 2 that imediattely spring to mind. My little rigid is alot easier to drive on the roads around devon and cornwall and secondly, seeing as i was demoted due to a national re-org within the company, i ended up with the cushy little number im on now. My fortnitley driving time rarely hits 30 hours, im home every night and because I took my rate with me when i stepped down one, it bascily means I get ADR class 1 tanker money for driving my “loser” rigid! 
Happy much? Me?
Class 1 or 2 who cares,only the self important head up their arse idiots who are full of puffed up crap.
At the end of the day anyone driving a lorry is a lorry driver.Try taking an artic where some of the rigids go,no chance.I have haulier friends who won’t let an artic driver near their rigids because they do more damage with the attitude that rigids are only puddle jumpers.
At the end of the day the good drivers don’t look down on anyone,except the one’s with the puffed up ego’s.
With apolgies to Marty Feldman and John Law:
Bikemonkey, Limyphil and Nathan are in the drivers room at a Tesco RDC.
Bikemonkey: (In jacket, trousers, green starched shirt and fluerescent tie “I look down on him (Indicates Limyphil) because I am in a 44 tonner.”
Limyphil: (Peaked cap, blue overalls, high viz vest and shiny toetecters.) “I look up to him (Bikemonkey) because he is in an artic; but I look down on him (Nathan) because he drives a puddlejumper. I have a six legger.”
Nathan: (Cloth cap, Liverpool shirt baggy track suit bottoms and trainers) “I know my place. I look up to them both. But I don’t look up to him (Limyphil) as much as I look up to him (Bikemonkey), because he has got a green shirt.”
Bikemonkey: “I have got a green shirt, but I work for £7.50 an hour. So sometimes I look up (bends knees, does so) to him (Limyphil).”
Limyphil: “I still look up to him (Bikemonkey) because although I get £10 an hour, I can’t reverse an artic. But I am not as useless as him (Nathan) so I still look down on him.”
Nathan: “I know my place. I look up to them both; but while I am poor, I am honest, industrious and trustworthy. Had I the inclination, I could look down on them. But I don’t.”
Limyphil: “We all know our place, but what do we get out of it?”
Bikemonkey: “I get a feeling of superiority over them.”
Limyphil: “I get a feeling of inferiority from him, (Bikemonkey), but a feeling of superiority over him (Nathan).”
Nathan: “I get a pain in the back of my neck.”
whats the old saying, “the bigger the truck, the bigger the ■■■■ that drives it”…
I had only ever done class 1 doing all types of work in the late 80’s early 90’s away from home.Now I drive an 18t axor for 8 hrs a day and earn more than I ever have done.I remember drivers would work for less money just to drive a nice truck and I bet there are class 1 drivers on here who would not drive a rigid for more money because it would lower there ego.We are all drivers and should treat each other the best we can it’s only a job after all .
Bikemonkey:
I look down on them and I’m not afraid to admit it,if you dont drive an artic then you’re a loser in my eyes.
most of the time people in rigids HAVE to mention that they have a class 1 and “usually” drive big trucks and come out with a lame excuse to why they’re not on that particular day cause they feel inferior to a PROPER lorry driver!!
those who say they dont care if they drive a van are lying,i bet every excuse they are telling everyone what they ‘usually’ drive and that they are ‘doing a mate a favour’ by driving the van
just like morrissey 
full of IT
I drive whatever suits money hours conditions etc at the time.
Liverpool shirt? ■■■■ football…more insulted you think I’m envious of £7.50 ph
NathanB:
Liverpool shirt? [zb] football…more insulted you think I’m envious of £7.50 ph
I was meant to be funny
The modfather:
Bikemonkey:
I look down on them and I’m not afraid to admit it,if you dont drive an artic then you’re a loser in my eyes.
most of the time people in rigids HAVE to mention that they have a class 1 and “usually” drive big trucks and come out with a lame excuse to why they’re not on that particular day cause they feel inferior to a PROPER lorry driver!!
those who say they dont care if they drive a van are lying,i bet every excuse they are telling everyone what they ‘usually’ drive and that they are ‘doing a mate a favour’ by driving the vanjust like morrissey
…It’s a shame that rather a lot of ‘lorry’ drivers dont have the brains to understand sarcasm,irony or to be able to distinguish when someone is taking the ■■■■ and reeling them in on a rather large fishing rod,all for the fun of it.
They are all too busy being self righteous and full of ■■■■