shade:
I’ve often wondered why the buyers at Morrisons specced a fleet of day cabs ■■ They have a large fleet and so would have a fair bit of bartering power when it comes to discounts . So why not buy standard units in bulk and then make some money back after 3 years by selling them on , or have them on lease hire ?
What companies are going to be able to utilise second hand day cabs ? or do Morrisons just run them till they die ?
Yes. At least at Burton Latimer they do. Some of the 56 platers must have 1,000,000 km on them by now. A typical shift starts with an hour at the VMU They are busy replacing them, with the new day-cab CFs, and I’ve heard all the old ones are being shipped to Africa.
They’ll now probably be used by African trampers who will not doubt in twenty years time be posting stories on African truck drivers forums about how hard-core they were back in the day.
bubsy06:
yes its true, wearing a hi-viz while driving doesnt make you look like a t**t
This is great news for me. I’m doing four nights out a week but just driving a day cab so was looking for something to make me look like a big-rigger and wearing hi-vis while driving might just do the trick
I must say i tried some on once and thought i looked like a real t**t so i’m glad i was wrong this time
Charles
you do 4 nights out in a day cab where do you sleep? plank across the seats, proper oldskool respect
BellshillMorrisons:
Hi anyone ever heard of a rule if you work more than 12 hours you should be in a sleeper cab ■■?
heard a few drivers talking about it today & just wondered if it was an old wifes tale or part of WTD
Cheers
Someone is leg pulling
If you run a day cab and run out of hours you should either be collected by the company or put in a hotel… Nice try though !
BellshillMorrisons:
Hi anyone ever heard of a rule if you work more than 12 hours you should be in a sleeper cab ■■?
heard a few drivers talking about it today & just wondered if it was an old wifes tale or part of WTD
Cheers
Another alias I see. Funny, someone was on about having some fun in a recent pm I received. I’m sure it’s just pure coincidence though…
bigtruck:
Are you right in the ducking head? Do you still believe in Santa ? Come on get a bit of sense.
really ? you lot have kept posting & haven’t challenged this poster as to what he’s supposed to have meant by the santa comment ?
after that comment alone the whole morrisons day cab / sleeper cab argument should have gone out the window , you lot have really surprised me
having said that , you’d think the resale value would be a better bet for sleepers , unless of course , DAF are offering a set price guaranteed buy back from them as long as it been serviced by DAF type deal , & if thats the case it’s just the driver thats loosing out
Pat Hasler:
If you run a day cab and run out of hours you should either be collected by the company or put in a hotel…
depends which hours you run out of. Driving hours you can be collected, working hours you can’t so it’s hotel time.
As I remember … If we ran out of duty hours we could be collected and driven back to depot as a passenger, we still had to be paid the full rate even though we were off duty amd even then we would have to take our full rest period off once at base.
Driving a car back was stricktly a NO NO.
Pat Hasler:
If you run a day cab and run out of hours you should either be collected by the company or put in a hotel…
depends which hours you run out of. Driving hours you can be collected, working hours you can’t so it’s hotel time.
As I remember … If we ran out of duty hours we could be collected and driven back to depot as a passenger, we still had to be paid the full rate even though we were off duty amd even then we would have to take our full rest period off once at base.
Driving a car back was stricktly a NO NO.
Things have changed Pat, when your duty time is up, that is it, no pay, no returning to depot, and no full rest required
Pat Hasler:
If you run a day cab and run out of hours you should either be collected by the company or put in a hotel…
depends which hours you run out of. Driving hours you can be collected, working hours you can’t so it’s hotel time.
As I remember … If we ran out of duty hours we could be collected and driven back to depot as a passenger, we still had to be paid the full rate even though we were off duty amd even then we would have to take our full rest period off once at base.
Driving a car back was stricktly a NO NO.
That must have been pre 2001, or illegal if it was after that.
Pat Hasler:
If you run a day cab and run out of hours you should either be collected by the company or put in a hotel…
depends which hours you run out of. Driving hours you can be collected, working hours you can’t so it’s hotel time.
As I remember … If we ran out of duty hours we could be collected and driven back to depot as a passenger, we still had to be paid the full rate even though we were off duty amd even then we would have to take our full rest period off once at base.
Driving a car back was stricktly a NO NO.
I would think the hours regs apply to a commercial vehicle only, you should be able to drive a car because your off duty. What if the other driver drove your car to meet you, you should be able to drive it home,no.
Pat Hasler:
If you run a day cab and run out of hours you should either be collected by the company or put in a hotel…
depends which hours you run out of. Driving hours you can be collected, working hours you can’t so it’s hotel time.
As I remember … If we ran out of duty hours we could be collected and driven back to depot as a passenger, we still had to be paid the full rate even though we were off duty amd even then we would have to take our full rest period off once at base.
Driving a car back was stricktly a NO NO.
I would think the hours regs apply to a commercial vehicle only, you should be able to drive a car because your off duty. What if the other driver drove your car to meet you, you should be able to drive it home,no.
Charles
Travelling to or from a place not your usual workplace is work, regardless of what type of vehicle you are in, who owns the vehicle or who is driving.
Run out of driving time and you can be collected, provided you have enough duty time left to make the journey, so you can book off before exceeding the 13 or 15 hours. Run out of duty time and booking off back at the depot will mean exceeding the 13 or 15 hours and not leave you enough time in the 24-hour period to take the required daily rest period.
I suppose then, that taken to its strictest interpretation, that if you did six shifts and run out of hours when away from base, you wouldn’t be allowed to take the train home the following day.
Harry Monk:
I suppose then, that taken to its strictest interpretation, that if you did six shifts and run out of hours when away from base, you wouldn’t be allowed to take the train home the following day.
You could, as long as when you resume work you do so from the same place you started the rest period, not the depot.
Run out of time and park up and start your rest period. You are now free to do what you wish so you could get a train home, or a taxi or bus or your significant other could collect you. After the rest period return to the same place and resume work. You haven’t travelled as such because you are free to dispose of your time as you wish and you chose to go home. That is no different to a regular night out or weekend away, start and finish in the same place.
Do the same thing but after the rest period go to your depot and you have spent time travelling, that isn’t the same as a normal night out or weekend.
bigtruck:
Are you right in the ducking head? Do you still believe in Santa ? Come on get a bit of sense.
really ? you lot have kept posting & haven’t challenged this poster as to what he’s supposed to have meant by the santa comment ?
I didn’t see anything to challenge. The OP seems susceptible to believing fairy stories, of which the whole Santa thing is one, so I thought the meaning of bigtruck’s post was clear. I would have thrown the Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy and Jesus into the mix as I would assume he would believe in them as well.
Sleeper cabs should only be allowed once a week and banned altogether for weekend rest it is now 2011 hotels of a min three star should only count as rest.
fuse:
Sleeper cabs should only be allowed once a week and banned altogether for weekend rest it is now 2011 hotels of a min three star should only count as rest.
Nothing to stop you using a hotel, or not doing nights out, while others who prefer the cab to a hotel can do so.
Yet again you want something banned because you seem incapable of sorting the job out how you wish, so would rather just [zb] it up for everyone to suit you. “I don’t like it so ban it for everyone.” It’s like a [zb]ing battle cry in Britain these days.
They are busy replacing them, with the new day-cab CFs, and I’ve heard all the old ones are being shipped to Africa.
where do you sleep? plank across the seats, proper oldskool respect
