Hey Guys and Gals, Been a while since i have been on, for those of you who remember me i was stuck on my class 2 driving as i kept failing my class 1
I worked up til December last year, and then that was it, no work, no job offers, no money to retake class1.
It came to the point of nearly losing our house so i had to return to my previous job, which is not where i want to be but its regular and i can pay the mortgage
So that is the end of my truck driving for now, i still intend to retrain at some stage and get my class 1, but somethings have to wait.
Shame my dream never came true for me, but i hope to all of you guys that you keep safe, and enjoy the wonderful job that is driving.
Gutted for you, seems its been hard and i wish you all the best for the future as would 99.9% of trucknet members , dont give up just keep trying when you can afford it and when you do get your test chill and relax,just enjoy it that way you may acheive.
sincere good luck for the future
I believe that’s 2 drivers that’s returned to the same career within a couple of weeks
Anyway you now have an understanding of our job so go easy on us
Good luck and I hope everything works out OK for you
ROG:
you might be able to help on here in the ‘other capacity’ (private info)
It’s not that private, Firebird posted her previous career openly for all to see
To be honest i had forgotten i had put that in my profile but not to worry as most people knew anyway.
Im glad i have the understanding and knowledge of driving, the pro’s con’s and the safelty issues, at this time of year.
I will now do what ever i can in order to assist truck drivers and i have already helped educate some of my colleagues.
And thankyou all for you’re very kind comments, my dream will come true its just about waiting for it, and the conditions to be right, (finances, confidence, and correct training, available jobs) So while im waiting i can sit in my car at work and watch you all go by wishing it was me
best of luck to you,don’t give up,keeping the morgage paid is prob more a priority at the moment,at least your working and that’s so important…just like your dream job…you will succeed i’m sure
tachograph:
I believe that’s 2 drivers that’s returned to the same career within a couple of weeks
Am I the other one?? I’ve been back for a week now and it’s going OK. I think I’ve made the right decision, but if I could find a truck driving job that pays 32 grand a year before overtime for 40 hours per week, is very secure (never be made redundant etc), has excellent promotion and/or sideways moves into a myriad of specialisms an has the best pension in the country I’d gladly pack it in to do the driving job! I would, honest!
My dalliance back into the trucking world has been brilliant! I’ve loved every minute of it and there’s no guarantee that I’ll be happy as a cop, I’ve had to make a decision based on what’s best for my family long term…I’ll not be leaving this site either!
Firebird…my advice (if you want it) as an experienced HGV driver and copper is ride out this recession as a police officer, make the best of it and look at the driving thing when things pick up. There’s some very experienced truckers out there who can’t find work and it’s getting worse every day with all sorts of company’s big and small going bust.
Good luck, you have plenty to offer on this forum, we are criminal/traffic law specialists after all!
A few years ago…only for 6 months though…wasn’t for me, I preferred nicking burglars and robbers. I didn’t like dishing out tickets all day (nice to drive the big boys motors though! 1st time I let rip in a V70, it pulled the steering wheel out of my hands! ).
Shrek:
… but if I could find a truck driving job that pays 32 grand a year before overtime for 40 hours per week, is very secure (never be made redundant etc), has excellent promotion and/or sideways moves into a myriad of specialisms an has the best pension in the country I’d gladly pack it in to do the driving job!
To be honest i had forgotten i had put that in my profile 
