sms transport

Johnny aka Little John:
Just got a letter from a solicitor stating i have to make a claim to the administrator for my wages . *@N" scum. How can they do that. See three polish registered sms on the way back from belgium today. :angry: :imp:

No consolation to you now, I know, but for future reference if you ever get that “come back to the yard and clear your wagon out” call, make sure you obtain some empty 5 gallon drums from somewhere and fill them up with enough diesel to match your wage before you hand over the keys for the last time. :sunglasses:

Good luck in finding something else. :slight_smile:

Is it the curse of the transport magazine again. I read a copy of an article with some sharp suit talking ■■■■■■■■ about how they were going to stitch up the market. Seems like they have started by stitching up the drivers again :open_mouth:

it seems that soon after a company has been in the media; it then goes bang in a major sort of way!

Sorry to hear that Johnny, I hope it goes as well as possible but it’s not the sort of thing anyone needs

I wonder where the clever dirkead is now who recconed they were the best paid drivers and a good company to work for.He was running out empty to Ferrieres after SMS cut the rate to get the job.
How does this pay, Run out empty from Lympne, and load Ferrieres then back to Lympne, then another driver takes it to Milton Keynes to tip, thats two shuttle crossing and two drivers :confused:
There was not any of there trucks in Ferrieres this morning for some reason.
Hope you get what you are owed Little John, as the driver should be first in the q for honestly earned wages, not the fat cat bankers etc

Johnny aka Little John:
Just got a letter from a solicitor stating i have to make a claim to the administrator for my wages . *@N" scum. How can they do that. See three polish registered sms on the way back from belgium today. :angry: :imp:

Been there done that when Bryan’s went bump. Ended up having to apply to the govt via the redundancy payments scheme because “the company was insolvant”

It took a couple of months but did get what was owed. It may take time (up to 10 weeks from the application going in) but you should get sorted eventually

Hope this is of some help for you

as far as i know the Polish side is still going,most of the premiums are parked in mc trucks.
I work for Laser on the Palletways bit and delivered 2 IBC’s of adblue in there today,there were 2 other IBC’s that had diesel in cos had to exchange containers,apparently they filled up a van with some of this diesel and it didnt even get off the estate,needs engine rebuild now,fuel was possibly contaminated,bit of adblue or summat else.
Security bloke reckons sugar??
good luck to the sacked drivers in gettin their money wots owed.

Semtex:
Been there done that when Bryan’s went bump. Ended up having to apply to the govt via the redundancy payments scheme because “the company was insolvant”

Look on the bright side, at least you’ll know what to do when Evans go pop :wink:

I saw a double manned polish registered mega space merc with fridge ( both sms colours) on the A55 eastbound yesterday afternoon.

Harry Monk:

Semtex:
Been there done that when Bryan’s went bump. Ended up having to apply to the govt via the redundancy payments scheme because “the company was insolvant”

Look on the bright side, at least you’ll know what to do when Evans go pop :wink:

Yeah, laugh like mad…I finished there yesterday :smiley:

Oh, what you doing next?

Ive seen six of their frogtrotters running north solo with trade plates this week near the M42-M6 split, cant remember which day it was, but, they were deffo SMS units.

The suit was spouting off in Comical Motor last year IIRC, proper bollox / usual crap regarding their set up, and how they were going to take the world over :blush: :blush: :blush:

Not now your not :unamused: :unamused: :unamused:

Harry Monk:
Oh, what you doing next?

Casual with Conway Bailey (fridges) until a permanant vacancy comes up

now that the story finally made it onto roadtransport.com, mr marsh’s glib comments will surely only make ex employees more bitter. to say ‘that’s life’ and point out that none of his other companies are affected takes the urine. so does claiming that some legal costs and a late VAT repayment FORCED him into it :unamused:

We’ve just sold half a dozen SMS Premium units and same amount of fridge trailers at auction this week - our repo agent has a fair few to collect over the next month or so for the finance company who own them all but is having trouble finding them !!

denniswynott:
We’ve just sold half a dozen SMS Premium units and same amount of fridge trailers at auction this week - our repo agent has a fair few to collect over the next month or so for the finance company who own them all but is having trouble finding them !!

Have you looked here;

interesting. my polish office is in 33-312 :smiley:

I saw a LHD SMS Actros pulling a SMS trl today s/bound on the M6 it was on polish plates too

There was a Polski plate Actros on Sea chance coming home (sorry meant to the UK) last night.

i got the shaft off sms while on holiday in greece 2 weeks ago, had to cut down on the mythos for sure, but lucky me had already got another job on walking floors out of widnes before i got on the plane, started on the monday after i got back, wages late at sms 4 months on the trot, only by a day or so, but alarm bells were ringing, hope rest of lads get sorted, good luck.

ganges boy:
i got the shaft off sms while on holiday in greece 2 weeks ago, had to cut down on the mythos for sure, but lucky me had already got another job on walking floors out of widnes before i got on the plane, started on the monday after i got back, wages late at sms 4 months on the trot, only by a day or so, but alarm bells were ringing, hope rest of lads get sorted, good luck.

Alarm bells were ringing…anyone who couldn’t see or hear them must be of been both deaf and blind! It is not the first time they have pulled this stunt and no doubt won’t be the last.

Oh and ganges, just thought would remind you of what you wrote a month or so ago.

ganges boy:
i dont care if the wages come out of mickey mouses piggy bank, just as long as they end up in mine, according to rumour, they go bust at least 4 times a week, its all [zb], were as busy as can be , and all legal. next rumour will be started in one weeks time .