I started my career doing apprenticeships via warehouse storage / customer service / traffic management at levels 2’s. I only have C’s for GCSE’s as i wasn’t interested or saw the significance of education (had problems with a breakdown etc) but still a pass i suppose…
After these i quickly progressed to Class 2 (gained adr 6 - 7 months after class 2 and did adr work at same firm; After 2.5 years i progressed to class one which is where i am now with coming to 4 yrs experience. (different company)
My main problem is, i wish to enlighten myself via further education, but i struggle with the concepts of making time for it (im currently tramping away all week 
).
What sort of things could i do which means i could keep my job tramping, but also learn and progress achievements towards a management criteria. (I’ve always wanted to start bottom and work way to top within logistics, similar to my dad who was a transport manager at a national hub for a national delivery company.)
I am by no means a stupid person, and like to think that i am very pro-active, hard working, but also on a level with all types of people; Advice would really be appreciated 
, seeing as career advisors are saying to stay with what i do pretty much… which is very disheartening considering there would be no grasp of working my way up the pyramid 
Edit: Im also 22 fyi
I would recommend that you take a look at the modules on offer with the Open University.
The question is do you want to drive a truck or get a career in road haulage and logistics?
If you want to drive trucks, then get an licence for artics, and do the job, by all means take some study material on any subject that interests you, to stop your brain turning to mush it doesn’t have to transport based could be history of the War of the Roses, philosophy, quantum physics.
However If you want to have a career, then get into the office, perhaps start as a traffic planner, maybe working towards your operators CPC, or even getting a business management degree, I know people done that part time to improve their job prospects, some were even paid to do it by their company.
I suggest the Open University whilst still driving. Get driving out of your system first as you clearly aren’t ready to give it up. You can have a career that progresses from driving. Get your transport management CPC to start with.
switchlogic:
I suggest the Open University whilst still driving. Get driving out of your system first as you clearly aren’t ready to give it up. You can have a career that progresses from driving. Get your transport management CPC to start with.
How’s the job going in the office mate? You still keeping your hand in doing the odd job down the road?
You can learn a lot about transport even before you sign up to study for a formal qualification such as CPC.
Ask questions, lots of them, to the right people at the right time (not a manager at a freight forwarder on a stressed Friday afternoon). Start reading the trade circulars and get to know the freight industry. It’s an industry that extends beyond just the lorry side and is interconnected. This one’s a good site for starters. Snippet sized chunks and covers, air/sea/road and a separate bit for chilled.
theloadstar.co.uk/
Study the regs, learn some transport terms. Do a bit of googling on how pallet control works with various companies.
Do a bit of this, pick up some stuff then approach your office and start to show a bit of an interest in how the back room stuff works. If you already have a basic understanding you’ll have more than most and they maybe suprised and take time to explain more and show you. You never know where it’ll lead.
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
switchlogic:
I suggest the Open University whilst still driving. Get driving out of your system first as you clearly aren’t ready to give it up. You can have a career that progresses from driving. Get your transport management CPC to start with.
How’s the job going in the office mate? You still keeping your hand in doing the odd job down the road?
It’s great, love it, not missed driving for a second so far. Not done any driving recently but will do in the future no doubt
voodoo1:
I am by no means a stupid person, and like to think that i am very pro-active, hard working,
No offence but i think if you were clever you wouldn’t be wasting your time being a driver (its a dead end job) & thinking you can work your way up.
alamcculloch:
I would recommend that you take a look at the modules on offer with the Open University.
+1, or jack it all in & do to Uni full time, graduate with a good degree then seek work in a better industry (the op has age on his/her side)
Pimpdaddy:
voodoo1:
I am by no means a stupid person, and like to think that i am very pro-active, hard working,
No offence but i think if you were clever you wouldn’t be wasting your time being a driver (its a dead end job) & thinking you can work your way up.
The cleverest people are the ones who realise the path to happiness is doing what makes you happy and not forever chasing money, bigger house, better car etc. Theres huge numbers of drivers who’ve worked there way up. It’s only a dead end job if you’re crap