To those under the age of 25

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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albion:

Adonis.:
Yes, some companies may knock you back for lack of experience or age, usually smaller firms.

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Don’t think there’s a right or wrong, but I say to people try the smaller firms, especially the family type ones, they aren’t having to abide by corporate rules.

When we took on two younger guys, it was because as a small firm we understand the problems when you are starting out.

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I’ve worked for family run haulage companies that have taken on young drivers, and not because it’s all they can get, but the Boss can make the decision if the driver seems to be the type of person they want to employ.

Getting any HGV job when you’ve just got your licence will normally take a lot of effort, unless you’re lucky enough to walk into the first job you apply for.

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muckles:
and not because it’s all they can get, but the Boss can make the decision if the driver seems to be the type of person they want to employ.

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^^^ That. We pay decent money and we work in a sector where the work is easy in so far as it’s not manual, you get treat right, customers are nice, the work is interesting and if you want to go abroad, you get that choice. We choose to take on a percentage of youngsters and inexperienced mostly because we’ve all ( bar the Finance guy ) driven and know the score. I’m guessing a good chunk of Wincantons bosses etc have never actually been on the road or know what it’s like.

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By the sounds of it Albion you must have a low turn over and high waiting list!

I’ve yet to find that magic haulier who fits that bill in my area but hopefully persistence will pay dividends in the long run.

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Nick we had a phase where the ‘new’ boy had been here 12 years :laughing: That only changed because someone retired!

The last two youngsters came to us because the first one was doing some yard work in another haulage company on a casual basis and the TM had spoken to him and seen him in the yard and thought he was doing well, so asked him. He then recommended his mate, who came along for an assessment and a chat and that was that.

So the moral of the story, always be polite and helpful - you never know who you are talking to and if you have mates with driving jobs or where trucks run from, tell them to let you know if there are any vacancys.

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Certainly sounds like a good plan!