m4rky:
He was well aware of the hassle that some ESL drivers seem to get and so he left his uniform off. In fact he didn’t put it on until he had actually got in his truck to get off the ferry …
Like me when i was there 15 years ago at crick (Raquel my truck was!)
Wouldn’t put on shirt and tie until i start. as soon as i finished, t-shirt and jeans/shorts
I parked up one night, changed into Jeans and t shirt and went into the pub for a quiet drink. All great till a loud mouth surefreight driver came over and spent a few minutes slagging me off for not wearing my uniform. “ashamed of who you work for? I’m going to report you, your running bent etc” you name it he ranted at me about it.
I wasn’t in uniform and still got a slagging just because he’d seen me in a green wagon.
Funnily enough his pals that were egging him on, wouldn’t back him up when I invited him to continue the discussion outside.
i can honestly say in nigh on 5 years ive never had a word said to me,ive had some light hearted banter with other drivers about driving for stobarts,but i dont mind giving it out so i expect some back,but never to this day had anything said with any malice.
it may be the fact that im not a proper stobart driver according to some of our lads 
,as i never did a proper induction at crick,just took us over,chucked us the keys and said you know the job get on with it or maybe its the lads from other firms i know and speak to still think of me as the same lad who drove for corby,innovate.
happysack:
I parked up one night, changed into Jeans and t shirt and went into the pub for a quiet drink. All great till a loud mouth surefreight driver came over and spent a few minutes slagging me off for not wearing my uniform. “ashamed of who you work for? I’m going to report you, your running bent etc” you name it he ranted at me about it.
I wasn’t in uniform and still got a slagging just because he’d seen me in a green wagon.
Funnily enough his pals that were egging him on, wouldn’t back him up when I invited him to continue the discussion outside.
always the way mate ■■■■■■■ dicks 
OVLOV JAY:
and if site admin can find the real perpetrator, like they did with immigrant, then they should be banned too
You mean immigrant isn’t real?
Wheel Nut:
OVLOV JAY:
and if site admin can find the real perpetrator, like they did with immigrant, then they should be banned tooYou mean immigrant isn’t real?
Please tell me he is real?, man i am in a right mess!!!
I’ll be honest, I’ve not noticed any of this.
I’m not in uniform, I’m agency, so jeans and shirt or t-shirt.
I’ve noticed you get a LOT of leeway off car drivers when driving the green thing, and lots of waves and smiles, which to be honest is actually quite nice as a truck driver, especially after you’ve just finished a(nother) ■■■■ drop.
The company though, well, I’m not going to slag them off as they’re currently paying my bills, but let’s just say - as we all expected and some of us already knew - they are like a sprinter made up to look posh, looks good, but same ■■■■ inside
Today, I swapped my trailer for a pre-loaded multi-drop trailer, loaded by a monkey I think, straps rested ontop of products and not set long enough to be any use, meaning I had to climb up on top of products to extend the straps.
Curtain buckle knackered - 2nd one this week
Internal strap knackered
Trailer doesn’t have rear ratchets on curtains (most here don’t seem to tbh) meaning on multi-drop you have to open the curtain from the front to tip products near the back, extending delivery times
Loaded by a monkey, drop 1 was 2nd row from back on both sides, 4th row from front on left side, 2nd row from front on right side. 2nd drop a similar lay out etc, not due to lack of space either as there was at least 4 empty pallet spaces at the back, and certainly not for goods safety load reasons due to row 2 from front being higher than row 2, row 3 being really low, row 4 really high etc…
ABS fault on trailer, phoned ‘incident support’ (sounds like you’ve had a bump) to report it so if I get pulled, I can say it’s been reported and will be sorted when in depot - orange light, it’ll be fine - was asked where I’d be parking for the night and to ring later to try and arrange a repair??
Before leaving yard, I asked for a list of depot’s where I can park and get fuel, “we don’t have 1 mate”, well, how do I know where to go then, I only know 5 yards (Manchester, Appleton, Stoke, Crick and Carlisle) and at least 1 of those doesn’t have fuel (Manchester), “never mind mate”… 
So now I’m running low on fuel, close to collection for morning, then will have to go off-route to get fuel
happysack:
I parked up one night, changed into Jeans and t shirt and went into the pub for a quiet drink. All great till a loud mouth surefreight driver came over and spent a few minutes slagging me off for not wearing my uniform. “ashamed of who you work for? I’m going to report you, your running bent etc” you name it he ranted at me about it.
I wasn’t in uniform and still got a slagging just because he’d seen me in a green wagon.
Funnily enough his pals that were egging him on, wouldn’t back him up when I invited him to continue the discussion outside.
Called by a Surefreight driver? Now that is embarassing… You couldn’t ring his boss to complain about him cos he’s probably jacked by now.
Your colleague who started this thread isn’t doing any of you any favours happysack, nobody normal is going to drip about the firm a driver works for. Most of us have got lives to lead.
What did everybody do before Eddie Stobart started?
Oh, I forgot all those drivers are too busy driving their Rolls Royces and enjoying their retirement in the Maldives to be bothered answering a question on TNUK.
W
Yes it want that the slagging that hurt…it was who it was coming from!
I find that a lot of stobart drivers are complete ■■■■■ if the truth be told, especially when in groups such as tesco waiting rooms. I’m fortunate enough in that although I drive for stobart, I do Jenkinsons work so don’t come into much contact with the general or chilled fleet. I also don’t venture into services/cafes/shops/pub etc in my uniform…for three reasons, one, I don’t want stupid questions about my wagon from old dear or spotter. Second I can do without any driver making smart comments, and thirdly.there is less chance one of or drivers will try and engage me in conversation!
I used to think the public hate because I drive a wagon. Wagon drivers hate me because I drive for Stobarts. Stobart drivers hate me because I drive a chipliner!!
In reply to that, some old Stobarts trunker was happily buying brews for his non Stobart trunking mates at Tescos in Livingston this morning so you’re not all hated.
I’ve had the misfortune of visiting more Tesco RDCs than normal recently. The noisiest an obnoxious drivers I’ve seen were from Maritime. Normally most folks just read the old papers, their books or try to get a 3G signal.
I’m still waiting for the chalk story…
W
Not saying i hate stobarts drivers but today i had one doing 40mph on the slip road that joins the M5 Northbound to the M42 … massive queue behind him, as i finally get to go past him hes a big fat pig with a shaved head throwing rubbish out of his window, i pass and he doesnt flash me in so of course i flash my indicators to say thanks for nothing you fat wnaker, then we come to the downhill part of the M42 and he gets alongside me, must have been doing 60+ to catch me up but alas theres a hill and i peel away leaving him sat in the middle lane like the total novice driver that he is.
Not even going to mention the green shirt wearing ladyboy drivers that constantly annoy every other road user on the A46 driving at 35mph
burn in Mr Stobarts ■■■■■■ i say !!
AlexWignall:
In reply to that, some old Stobarts trunker was happily buying brews for his non Stobart trunking mates at Tescos in Livingston this morning so you’re not all hated.I’ve had the misfortune of visiting more Tesco RDCs than normal recently. The noisiest an obnoxious drivers I’ve seen were from Maritime. Normally most folks just read the old papers, their books or try to get a 3G signal.
Yes I agree with the Maritime sentiment too,I worked for them for a few years(on boxes,not distribution)I still have friends who work for them but most are just the same as Stobart,especially now with the Distribution work and the massive expansion of the company…another lot that think they own the place,obnoxious,loud,moaning,■■■■■!!..much like Happysack I used to keep my head down and keep away from them,cause they make my sh*t itch!!! 
happysack:
Yes it want that the slagging that hurt…it was who it was coming from!I find that a lot of stobart drivers are complete ■■■■■ if the truth be told, especially when in groups such as tesco waiting rooms. I’m fortunate enough in that although I drive for stobart, I do Jenkinsons work so don’t come into much contact with the general or chilled fleet. I also don’t venture into services/cafes/shops/pub etc in my uniform…for three reasons, one, I don’t want stupid questions about my wagon from old dear or spotter. Second I can do without any driver making smart comments, and thirdly.there is less chance one of or drivers will try and engage me in conversation!
I used to think the public hate because I drive a wagon. Wagon drivers hate me because I drive for Stobarts. Stobart drivers hate me because I drive a chipliner!!
i know all you jenkinsons bio-mass drivers would like to think your the centre of attention to all us run of the mill stobart drivers but your not,i can only speak for our lads,or other lads ive come into contact and you lot have never come up in any conversation ive had,we dont hate you as we dont know you,never met any of your lot and very unlikely too[other than the ones who like to fill there trucks with red diesel ],i know youre trying to become one of the boys on here by trying to make out that at stobarts,a hatesb,b hates c,c hates d and everyone hates you bio-mass drivers,but my own experiances are quite the opposite,where ever ive been ,depots etc,99.9 % of the lads have been good as gold,always helpfull,chinwag etc,etc,only today i worked out of another depot and had a good laugh with those lads.we got on fine,they were just like all the lads ive worked with at different firms over the years,sound
anyway if you ever come to our depot,relax,i can assure you we dont bite
Having spent the last 3 days working as a shunter for a company whose main transport contractor is Stobart’s, i would like to offer my thoughts so far…
The majority seem to come with an inbuilt superiority complex…everything seems to be beneath them, or they need everything spoon fed to them. The trailer isn’t in the exact spot they were expecting, they come back to the office/yard and demand to know where it is, rather than simply continue through the trailer park where 9 times out of ten, it is a few spots further down…and it isn’t a big park either maybe 15 trailers in there at a time!
One thing i will say is that i have yet to find a dog rough trailer belonging to Stobarts, plenty of them belonging to another haulier we use, but Stobarts are always clean, and well maintained…the curtains literally glide along!
rockape2620:
Not saying i hate stobarts drivers but today i had one doing 40mph on the slip road that joins the M5 Northbound to the M42 … massive queue behind him, as i finally get to go past him hes a big fat pig with a shaved head throwing rubbish out of his window, i pass and he doesnt flash me in so of course i flash my indicators to say thanks for nothing you fat wnaker, then we come to the downhill part of the M42 and he gets alongside me, must have been doing 60+ to catch me up but alas theres a hill and i peel away leaving him sat in the middle lane like the total novice driver that he is.Not even going to mention the green shirt wearing ladyboy drivers that constantly annoy every other road user on the A46 driving at 35mph
burn in Mr Stobarts ■■■■■■ i say !!
i rest my case ,only the other day starfish was saying were racing round like idiots with lead boots,stobarts ought to reign us all in,now your saying were holding every one up doing 35 mph on th a46,you really couldnt make this ■■■■ up
as for novice, i guess that happens hundreds if not thousands of times a day,your overtaking another truck and he commes off at that junction,your in the middle lane so you just move over to the inside lane,easy,just a run of the mill manouvere,cant see why hes a novice,lwhat do you want us to do,stay behind you on the off chance you might take a slip road some time in the day
DonutUK:
Having spent the last 3 days working as a shunter for a company whose main transport contractor is Stobart’s, i would like to offer my thoughts so far…The majority seem to come with an inbuilt superiority complex…everything seems to be beneath them, or they need everything spoon fed to them. The trailer isn’t in the exact spot they were expecting, they come back to the office/yard and demand to know where it is, rather than simply continue through the trailer park where 9 times out of ten, it is a few spots further down…and it isn’t a big park either maybe 15 trailers in there at a time!
One thing i will say is that i have yet to find a dog rough trailer belonging to Stobarts, plenty of them belonging to another haulier we use, but Stobarts are always clean, and well maintained…the curtains literally glide along!
so now your claiming were incapable of finding a tri that not where it should be [you just got to laugh at this ■■■■■■■■]
to today i got to my collection point,i went and booked in with the bird on the desk,she then told me to put my empty tri on bay 15,and my loaded tri fst ----- was in the yard,so off i toddles and drops my tri on bay 18[couldnt put it on 15 as a blindside reverse 
,cant do them,nightmare],so off i goes to find my tri,after asking various depot staff if theyd seen it,no one knew 
,i went back and got bird in office to draw me a map of where it was,finally found it,but trailer brake wasnt on ,so i went and got the shunter and he put it on for me,just incase it rolled,knocked building down,killed various workers [no way am i taking blame],he put it on but it was 6 ft from wall and i was scared of taking a mirror of ftrying to get under it,so shunter pulled it out and put it in middle of yard for me just to be on the safe side,job sorted,oh hang on it was fst —8 i wanted and ive got fst —3,oh well mistakes can happen to the BEST cant they.
hang on you may have a point 
must try harder
DonutUK:
Having spent the last 3 days working as a shunter for a company whose main transport contractor is Stobart’s, i would like to offer my thoughts so far…The majority seem to come with an inbuilt superiority complex…everything seems to be beneath them, or they need everything spoon fed to them. The trailer isn’t in the exact spot they were expecting, they come back to the office/yard and demand to know where it is, rather than simply continue through the trailer park where 9 times out of ten, it is a few spots further down…and it isn’t a big park either maybe 15 trailers in there at a time!
One thing i will say is that i have yet to find a dog rough trailer belonging to Stobarts, plenty of them belonging to another haulier we use, but Stobarts are always clean, and well maintained…the curtains literally glide along!
TCT8465, I demicked it today, ■■■■■■■■■■■■■.
happysack:
Yes it want that the slagging that hurt…it was who it was coming from!I find that a lot of stobart drivers are complete ■■■■■ if the truth be told, especially when in groups such as tesco waiting rooms. I’m fortunate enough in that although I drive for stobart, I do Jenkinsons work so don’t come into much contact with the general or chilled fleet. I also don’t venture into services/cafes/shops/pub etc in my uniform…for three reasons, one, I don’t want stupid questions about my wagon from old dear or spotter. Second I can do without any driver making smart comments, and thirdly.there is less chance one of or drivers will try and engage me in conversation!
I used to think the public hate because I drive a wagon. Wagon drivers hate me because I drive for Stobarts. Stobart drivers hate me because I drive a chipliner!!
happy i dont suppose you ever go into the saw mill at dalbete do ya if so give us your fleet il keep an eye out for ya 
ady1:
DonutUK:
Having spent the last 3 days working as a shunter for a company whose main transport contractor is Stobart’s, i would like to offer my thoughts so far…The majority seem to come with an inbuilt superiority complex…everything seems to be beneath them, or they need everything spoon fed to them. The trailer isn’t in the exact spot they were expecting, they come back to the office/yard and demand to know where it is, rather than simply continue through the trailer park where 9 times out of ten, it is a few spots further down…and it isn’t a big park either maybe 15 trailers in there at a time!
One thing i will say is that i have yet to find a dog rough trailer belonging to Stobarts, plenty of them belonging to another haulier we use, but Stobarts are always clean, and well maintained…the curtains literally glide along!
so now your claiming were incapable of finding a tri that not where it should be :roll: [you just got to laugh at this [zb]]
to today i got to my collection point,i went and booked in with the bird on the desk,she then told me to put my empty tri on bay 15,and my loaded tri fst ----- was in the yard,so off i toddles and drops my tri on bay 18[couldnt put it on 15 as a blindside reverse
hang on you may have a point
Not exactly, some of you seem utterly incapable of driving past the other 14 trailers in the park just to check if yours happens to be there, as opposed to turning round and driving back down to the loading yard, parking up, walking into traffic office and asking the person inside where your trailer is. What happens then is that person radio’s a shunter, who, if they don’t know, will drive up to the trailer park, along the 15 trailers and 9 times out of 10 find the “missing” trailer a few spots further along…something that the Stobarts driver could have done for themselves in 30 seconds but instead chose to turn into a 15-20 min arse about because they are either too lazy or too brain dead to do it themselves.
I just have to ask…are you incapable of applying a trailer brake yourself?
DonutUK:
are you incapable of applying a trailer brake yourself?
that would be another week off work to be trained and certificated