Are there any on here and what is it like to be one money etc
Yes, it is very up and down. hopefully 
Sorry could not resist it but had to get in before the opinionated DRIVERS on here started to tell you how desperately hard it is.
If you see a tipper,get out of the way,as they are 56mph all day,all roads.If slow them down,you get pushed off the road.
If you do not believe me,try the Warminster/Frome bypass early in the morning.
They do not care if the unmarked Police car is floating around at that time.
Come and see my Roadhawk footage.I do not lie.
No I don’t believe you that is ridiculous statement. The op was asking for advice from tipper operators, I think from your post is safe to say you do not.
Oi Toby I resemble that remark!!!
Yes Warminster Frome road does get a battering in the early hours but to say it’s just tipper driver that give it the yeeha is ■■■■■■■■.
Time and margins are tight so we do get up on it at times but safely in my experience
Bulker artics and the quarry lorries run out of dual carriagway and when it ends to go in to a single carriagway you do have to take evasive action to get out of their way,i can name the firms.
How can a Roadhawk footage not tell the truth?
It seems to me that you may of had a bad experience, get over it. I bet you look down your stuck up nose at tipper drivers and took exception to being overtaken by a lesser mortal and put your foot down and instigated a dangerous situation yourself. I have been driving wagons for over thirty years and still make mistakes and of course suffer the the mistakes of others, let he who is free of sin cast the first stone.
No need for a childish remark of me being stuck up.Where did i say i speed up while being over taken by tippers.
If there is a long line of traffic and they know that they will not get past.
They still go for it and nearly cause an accident.I see this daily on the same road.
You are welcome to come out with me and see it yourself.
How can i be the cause of someone else who can not drive.Read the post again.
Dual in to single track.No room.End of.
toby1234abc:
Bulker artics and the quarry lorries run out of dual carriagway and when it ends to go in to a single carriagway you do have to take evasive action to get out of their way,i can name the firms.
How can a Roadhawk footage not tell the truth?
Do you tar all bulk artic drivers with the same brush then?? 
There is a difference in how they drive as they earn so much per load as an incentive to get a move on and not hang about.It is not a personal attack,just an observation on what i see most days.
It is like the Dumfries/Stranaer ferry catcher A75,with Irish trucks racing up and down that road flat out.
toby1234abc:
Come and see my Roadhawk footage.I do not lie.
Ok Toby, yet again you’ve managed to hijack a perfectly good OP question and ruin it with random unconnected crap.
FYI, the question was [zb] all to do with speed or road manners 
Why not start your own topic if speed and road manners are of such concern to you?
You could then post up your road hawk footage 
I make a reasonable living a run a newish wagon. I think (hope) construction is picking up and the future may be bright
dieseldave:
toby1234abc:
Come and see my Roadhawk footage.I do not lie.Ok Toby, yet again you’ve managed to hijack a perfectly good OP question and ruin it with random unconnected crap.
FYI, the question was [zb] all to do with speed or road manners
Why not start your own topic if speed and road manners are of such concern to you?
+1
There is definitely an upturn in the construction industry, the big companies are still reluctant to increase rates though, working the truck over 5 days + every other Saturday you will struggle to turn over more than 10k take out 3-4k in diesel depending where you work maybe a couple of k truck finance and you start to see what your left with, its tight, saying that if your lucky perhaps handy with the spanners and can get a good rate its not a bad living.
hino1960:
There is definitely an upturn in the construction industry, the big companies are still reluctant to increase rates though, working the truck over 5 days + every other Saturday you will struggle to turn over more than 10k take out 3-4k in diesel depending where you work maybe a couple of k truck finance and you start to see what your left with, its tight, saying that if your lucky perhaps handy with the spanners and can get a good rate its not a bad living.
10k in a week?!?!
You ask for advice and then pick fault at what I thought was a reasonably good answer. The figs quoted are per month obviously.
Just started on a tipper job, average weekly earnings £3240 + VAT.
Only do 5 loads a week, Monday to Friday, all motorway work, only a
bit off road to tip.
SCANIA730:
Are there any on here and what is it like to be one money etc
Been looking into this myself and as with all things it’s swings and roundabouts. Obviously, if you’re thinking of going it alone or owner/driver with a multinational firm, then the biggest expense is your vehicle. As far as I’m aware if you sign-up with a multinational, then you’ll guaranteed one tip per day yet you’ll need to guarantee the financials for the vehicle - yes, this is more than a bit of an in-balance - my advise, be very careful and check thoroughly with other drivers before you sign-up to any agreement - best place is to have a chat with drivers in some of your local quarries around lunchtime.
The other scenario is that you could purchase you own vehicle solely and work as a sub-contractor. I know of some drivers that have been doing this for years in the South-West, yet they typically operate old yet well maintained units that reflect the rates (per tip) being paid to them. As a general rule of thumb - assume that your vehicle will deliver 1 mile for £1 with an average trip of 10 miles (one way) - so removing all the ‘maths’ - if you can tip (20 tonnes) six times per day, you’ll clear £225.00 per day - yes that’s just £37.50 per tip (after fuel) - it’s not that good and should be at least £1 more per tonne.
This said, there’s plenty of work out there - there’s a lot of older drivers who’ll be hanging-up their boots come CPC September - building industry is picking-up and fuel prices are beginning to fall (£133.7p for diesel in Asda’s today) and is at it’s lowest since July 12 - all the indicators are there - just be very careful with your choice of vehicle and how it’s financed - the numbers provided above take into account your 20% clawback for fuel.
If you can achieve a rate of £3.00+ per mile per 10 tonne for a (20 tonne) tip then it’s a good start. Typically, the firms I touched-on are sub-contracting for stone supplies firms - as before their rates are poor to say the least.
I have a good friend that operates an old ERF (E10) before it became EC and the old girl keeps going strong. My preference would be to go for an ERF EC11 (better on fuel) or a Foden 3325 (good pay load).
Hope this helps and good luck.
Robert
Is it just me or is Robert’s post a little confusing ? 