thought id jump on the bandwagon after buyin a pc that isnt coal fired!
nice n easy 0530 start,n long 10 min drive to iceland warrington,in n out in hr n half,back to yard,little snack of a full english(be rude not to,after the canteen gils cooked it)!then its up n away to the leafy manchester suburb of farnworth
well,here she isâŚenvious?all you topline,spacecab,xxl pilotsâŚhmm,thought not!but,all is not lost,new motors are a comin! unfortunately,drivers protests have been ignored.we will in future be known as âconehead haulageâ off to a typically english c&c within half hr
and good fortune has it one of malcolms beat me to it,so paper out,brew up
quick tip out o the back doors n trap on to c&c in salford
meet a fellow trucknetter called pat(so it said on cab door) and another driver
who for the sole amusement of other,chose to don a cowboy hat,n racily short shortsâŚnice
tidy streamliner,cab envy stikes off to trafford park now,i know its trafford parkâŚthe bridge told me so!
time for a break,if i can find a place!
squeeze in,over lookin the scenic ship canal n cerestar.im in for a wait at next place,so opt for a kip,dinner can be wound in whilst queuing
yawn,where did that hr go?truck on for 5mins to chep
good god!staight in,no queueâŚbut the cheeky chep chaps lull you into a false sense of delightâŚi wait inside for hr n half instead!
âbigdavesâ fm makes light work of 2 on,2 off skips,despite flts attepts to bury them in tight!
then its long haul to skelmersdales soylent greenâŚsorry,snack factory,to drop in pallets n scoot with a load
shunter draggin his wotsits slowly round the yard
cab envy again,as fellow snack comrade stretches in a cfâŚoh how i wish i could stetch in the axor then its whooshwhoosh back to warrington,fuel up(whole 6 gallon)wash off n home in time for tea!
the officeâŚor lackofspacecab as its known
posin 4 camera
many thanks to all involvedâŚcanteen staff,flt drivers,and trucknet member nianiamh for explaining how to do this as if he was talkin to an idiot
and to rog,for tellin me ive put pics in too big,n havin to spend another half hr resezing
added a few more after resize
paul burgess in old days in old wagon
one for theyou dont know your born"! brigade!
Driveroneuk:
a shunter with trailer lights plugged in! my, my, whatâs the world coming too?
Theyâll be winding trailer legs up a bit before moving them next!
plus park brakes must be applied,salvo locks put on ,barn doors to be
opened/closed,after a shift yr 3" shorter!
How long you worked there whooshwoosh? I used to work there. Is that big clump of a driver trainer/health and saftey guy still there? The one about 6 foot four with grey hair? Whilst i found it generally ok there, i did seem to notice an overwhelming health and saftey culture there whereby it seemed to be every staff members aim to report a near miss, which might be something not to do with them, i.e. someone split coupling a trailer or even more bizzare things but they put them up on the wall monthly. Strainge place it was, trunk to coventry empty, no load, ok go to Leicester, no load, ok come back empty.No probs, just make sure your fuel consumption is good!!!
Mike-C:
How long you worked there whooshwoosh? I used to work there. Is that big clump of a driver trainer/health and saftey guy still there? The one about 6 foot four with grey hair? Whilst i found it generally ok there, i did seem to notice an overwhelming health and saftey culture there whereby it seemed to be every staff members aim to report a near miss, which might be something not to do with them, i.e. someone split coupling a trailer or even more bizzare things but they put them up on the wall monthly. Strainge place it was, trunk to coventry empty, no load, ok go to Leicester, no load, ok come back empty.No probs, just make sure your fuel consumption is good!!!
Big Pete Grey
the guy is a giant and actually a decent guy just doing his job- walkers are a bit OTT on health & safety IMO along with the near miss form there is a ksb form but i think that one you dont have to name the person
Traffic is terrible at planning runs even the wholesale runs waste kmâs by doubling back on yourself. Dont even know who does traffic probs a computer or something when it sould be an experienced ex driver.
Mike-C:
How long you worked there whooshwoosh? I used to work there. Is that big clump of a driver trainer/health and saftey guy still there? The one about 6 foot four with grey hair? Whilst i found it generally ok there, i did seem to notice an overwhelming health and saftey culture there whereby it seemed to be every staff members aim to report a near miss, which might be something not to do with them, i.e. someone split coupling a trailer or even more bizzare things but they put them up on the wall monthly. Strainge place it was, trunk to coventry empty, no load, ok go to Leicester, no load, ok come back empty.No probs, just make sure your fuel consumption is good!!!
Big Pete Grey
the guy is a giant and actually a decent guy just doing his job- walkers are a bit OTT on health & safety IMO along with the near miss form there is a ksb form but i think that one you dont have to name the person
Yeah heâs a pleasant enough guy, i just got the hump for being reported for things like not checking trailer brake was on before coupling up, split coupling etc. and he always seemed to catch me I watched him rip a trailer door off one day as he pulled one off a bay with the shunter wagon, he was â â â â â â and jeffing about drivers not clipping doors back properly. I didnât have the heart to tell him if he watched properly he would know that when the forklifts bounce going in and out of the trailers and rattle and shake the doors then the straps loosen off. Not sure if he now checks trailers before moving them off
Traffic is terrible at planning runs even the wholesale runs waste kmâs by doubling back on yourself. Dont even know who does traffic probs a computer or something when it sould be an experienced ex driver.
hi mike c,one o yr lads in our depot last wkâŚwas it u? ive done 6yr there.
big petes back on the road,says summat when the driver trainer gets bored wi the bs! only go to bellshill now,the depot there does the scotch work(thank god)4hrs each way in the axor is enough 4 anyone!
if you see a driver south o coventryâŚits a leic driver,we cant be trusted any further
if anyone tips in warrington,ask on the desk for a visitor pass n u can get into canteen,decent cheap mealâŚor all the free crisps u can eat ?
any probs speak to phil in red shunter,good bloke,he"ll put u right!
unfortunately,drivers protests have been ignored.we will in future be known as âconehead haulageâ 
I watched him rip a trailer door off one day as he pulled one off a bay with the shunter wagon, he was â â â â â â and jeffing about drivers not clipping doors back properly. I didnât have the heart to tell him if he watched properly he would know that when the forklifts bounce going in and out of the trailers and rattle and shake the doors then the straps loosen off. Not sure if he now checks trailers before moving them off 
)hour sat in walkers at warrington. And many an unhappy hour sat in chep at trafford park