Only 50 H you must be slipping… 
if your using a truck with an anologue tacho dont forget a pen. or dont let anybody talk to you midway filling it out then forget to put it in the tacho head…oops guilty when i were a lad 
also when taking an analogue tacho out dont have the doors or windows open on a windy day causing the tacho to blow across the water in Calais.
BTW I’m up your way tomorrow WWWinkie got a delivery to a farm at Thornhill, if you see a green and red FH with a silver bulker on gis a flash(of the lights)…lol
When you are given some delivery notes, take the time to read them. Be sure that the address is the one you think it is; check for any restrictions like delivery slots; and make sure the references are on the jobs that need them.
toowise:
also when taking an analogue tacho out dont have the doors or windows open on a windy day causing the tacho to blow across the water in Calais.BTW I’m up your way tomorrow WWWinkie got a delivery to a farm at Thornhill, if you see a green and red FH with a silver bulker on gis a flash(of the lights)…lol
no probs mate, am down in immingham dock tonite for loading a.m tomorrow. will be up the road early afternoon tomorrow will watch out for you. im in white megaspace pulling black euroliner
weewulliewinkie:
if your using a truck with an anologue tacho dont forget a pen.
You don’t actually need a pen to fill in an analogue tacho card, you can do it with a nail, a paper clip etc (although I expect Rockape will be along any moment to tell us that that is also a “driver’s myth”) 
toowise:
also when taking an analogue tacho out dont have the doors or windows open on a windy day causing the tacho to blow across the water in Calais.Had something similar happen to me in a lousy hire motor, except it was the tax disc and O licence that flew out the window!
'Crazytrucker
An addition to the coupling procedure, if you always do it the same way when some ■■■■ comes and talks to you halfway through, stop and go back to the start.
Santa:
Never take an “empty” trailer, without checking that it is really empty.
The above quote is bloody important! the other day my TM say’s “take that empty trailer for a full load and bring it back to yard” Hooked up went too customers site for loading, opened back door to find 22 pallets of foam insulation! No weight in it so it felt empty! How bloody stupid did I feel with a forklift sat waititng with the first pallet for me
This is a mistake I will never make again 
You don’t actually need a pen to fill in an analogue tacho card, you can do it with a nail, a paper clip etc (although I expect Rockape will be along any moment to tell us that that is also a “driver’s myth”)
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This is one of the best tips - if you fill in the card with a biro 9/10 it’ll smudge and smear at some point
i always used an empty fine tipped pen - it scratches your name ,reg etc and cannot be smudged
looks very clean,neat and professional
cheers
Steve
Double check the delivery details
I went out with a mate of mine a while back who was on for a clothing store on agency, where we off to today asks I, down to Oxford Street store, easy tip but bit of a nightmare…
Get down there he tips the stuff, that then gets sent down big chutes to basement area for unpacking to go onto shop floor. Goes off to get his paperwork from the truck, goes walking over to the chap who seems to be in charge:
My mate “What’s the chances of getting all that stuff back mate”
Bloke " Well the first box that went down the items will be on the shop floor and might even have been sold already, why?"
My mate " I was supposed to go to Oxford, not Oxford Street"
IDIOT
When he got back to the depot, he got given his marching orders and hasn’t driven a truck since
garnerlives:
Double check the delivery detailsI went out with a mate of mine a while back who was on for a clothing store on agency, where we off to today asks I, down to Oxford Street store, easy tip but bit of a nightmare…
Get down there he tips the stuff, that then gets sent down big chutes to basement area for unpacking to go onto shop floor. Goes off to get his paperwork from the truck, goes walking over to the chap who seems to be in charge:
My mate “What’s the chances of getting all that stuff back mate”
Bloke " Well the first box that went down the items will be on the shop floor and might even have been sold already, why?"
My mate " I was supposed to go to Oxford, not Oxford Street"
IDIOT
When he got back to the depot, he got given his marching orders and hasn’t driven a truck since
LOL thats a good one Garnerlives
And it isn’t a MMTM as unfortunately I was there to witness the whole stupid thing 
I can just imagine that facepalm moment, and then what you did to your mate afterwards.
If you are going to park in a layby over night - try to place your fuel tank next to some bramble bushes - it does put off the ■■■■■■ from having the diesel away
cheers
Steve
Just a couple of tips for you.
Don’t get into the habit of jumping out of the cab, or off the backs of trailers, apart from when falling off them of course. You’ll only find out in later years that your knees and back are done in, may not be the cause but doesn’t help any, be a wimp, use the steps, and demount the trailer like a little girly, your back will thank you for it.
Be careful when opening the curtain or stripping a tilt you haven’t loaded, because if the loader/s can’t be bothered to put the boards back in properly they can land on your bonce and knock you senseless, and it’s usually the top one, and it don’t half hurt! 
Obviously check delivery addresses, they can lead you up the garden path, even postcodes can drop you in the brown and smelly stuff!
Listen to the ‘old ■■■■■’ and you may save your self a shed load of trouble.
Ear plugs come in handy as well for kipping at nights, you can’t hear the ■■■■■’s screaming in agony as a ton bale of baccy falls out the back of the box squishing them! 
Don’t overdo the ProPlus or the Nightol stuff! 
And if you feel like you’re dozing off at the wheel for god’s sake pull in somewhere and have a break or even a kip, no job or load is worth dying for, they don’t pay enough! 
Don’t be a hero, if some arsewipe has a 3’ machette in his hand and it’s slicing your curtain like tissue paper, stay in your bunk, see above.
‘Crazytrucker’
gm:
‘…If you are going to park … try to place your fuel tank next to … bushes - it does put off the ■■■■■■ from having the diesel away…’
…whilst simultaneously keeping your windows away from all bushes because they’ll invariably stink of ■■■■, as will your feet - and office too, once you’ve walked through the nation’s invariably unattractive places of delight when enjoying one’s restful pursuits.
Coupling up: A good habit to get into is to nip back into the cab after putting the dog-clip on to make sure the hand-brake is on. Only takes a few seconds, then carry on doing the rest. I know guys who’ve been driving for years, been in a rush and not put the handbrake on after clunking under the trailer, then had to pull the red suzie off in a hurry when they felt the world beneath their feet move!
When you connect the red suzie, the trailer brakes copy the brakes of the unit so if you’ve not applied the handbrake you might find yourself standing on the catwalk watching the scenery pass by while the truck rolls downhill. Taking the few seconds to stick your head in the cab to see if the handbrake is on is far better practice than assuming you’ve done it and making a spectacular a*rse of things!
Get into a routine when you couple up and that way you won’t forget something. Take your time when you’re new and think about each action you are doing. And as the other posts have said, don’t let someone distract you and if you do get side-tracked, start again from scratch.
dave75:
Coupling up: A good habit to get into is to nip back into the cab after putting the dog-clip on to make sure the hand-brake is on. Only takes a few seconds, then carry on doing the rest. I know guys who’ve been driving for years, been in a rush and not put the handbrake on after clunking under the trailer, then had to pull the red suzie off in a hurry when they felt the world beneath their feet move!When you connect the red suzie, the trailer brakes copy the brakes of the unit so if you’ve not applied the handbrake you might find yourself standing on the catwalk watching the scenery pass by while the truck rolls downhill. Taking the few seconds to stick your head in the cab to see if the handbrake is on is far better practice than assuming you’ve done it and making a spectacular a*rse of things!
Get into a routine when you couple up and that way you won’t forget something. Take your time when you’re new and think about each action you are doing. And as the other posts have said, don’t let someone distract you and if you do get side-tracked, start again from scratch.
I always do the 2 test pulls then engage the handbrake, no need to check 
Alcpone:
'I always do the 2 test pulls then engage the handbrake, no need to check’
Doh! Don’t try this at home, kids!?