Muckaway:
I was in the classroom today doing DCPC/MQPC training. (Basically it used to be the EPIC skills card) It was actually a worthwhile thing to do although I don’t think it needs to be done/renewed every five years but at least there wasn’t so much emphasis on tarmac haulage and more on general safety. You have to do a multiple choice test paper (common sense) to get skills card which has separate sections for tipper and mixer drivers. I filled in the mixer test (despite never driving one or actually doing any of the training) aswell just to see what happened and I’ve passed that aswell as tipper one
Good for you Nathan.Any extra qualification is always handy to have.You should do your managers CPC.You have had a background in haulage since you were a kid,give it a go,it could prove useful one day.
Cheers Dave.
I thought about it about 10 years ago when I considered getting my own wagon; I reckon I’d fall down on the hours rules as in tippers, it’s hard to push your hours and so I’ve never taken much notice of spreadover periods etc…
You could do it.Don’t be negative as you are young enough to see things get better and when they do there will be opportunities for blokes to start up on their own.
Cheers Dave.
a question for our southerly members . i’m collecting my daughter from heathrow on friday and travelling home up the m40 . where can we stop for a decent bacon butty ? she has lived in california for 6 years now and their "bacon " is horrible , so if i can’t find her a proper bacon butty my life won’t be worth living ! i have been told of a cafe on wycombe rd near stokenchurch , is it any good ? any info appreciated . cheers , dave
rigsby:
a question for our southerly members . i’m collecting my daughter from heathrow on friday and travelling home up the m40 . where can we stop for a decent bacon butty ? she has lived in california for 6 years now and their "bacon " is horrible , so if i can’t find her a proper bacon butty my life won’t be worth living ! i have been told of a cafe on wycombe rd near stokenchurch , is it any good ? any info appreciated . cheers , dave
Come off the M40 at the A40 heading into Oxford, then go down the A44 towards peartree - over peartree, through either Yarnton or Kidlington, you want to be on the A4260 going towards Banbury. There is a big layby usually full of lorries on the left near Sturdys Castle, at a place they call Tackley Turn. During the morning and I think into the early afternoon there is a pretty good truckers grub trailer there which does bacon butties. Have your grub, then enjoy a nice scenic northerly drive to Banbury and you are back on the M40 heading home. The only other one I know of is near Chipping Norton so probably no good for you.
Dad loading for Nigel Matthews’ yard at Hook Norton (Banbury Plant & Skip Hire). With a new man in the transport office the artics are being used more for deliveries where sites can take them and when the premix plants are quiet. More of our stock work such as type 1 from Cemex, Wickwar is being done by subbies such as Ralph Addams, A.E Gough and o/ds who are normally on grain haulage.
Parked beside the frozen lake at Spye park, Lacock, Wilts this morning. It was completely frozen over when I drove past on the way in and was just starting to break on the way out. I heard a crack and thought I’d broken something and stopped to have a look
Muckaway:
Parked beside the frozen lake at Spye park, Lacock, Wilts this morning. It was completely frozen over when I drove past on the way in and was just starting to break on the way out. I heard a crack and thought I’d broken something and stopped to have a look
Whats that kit down the side of the chassis Nathan,in fron’t of the mudguard?Cheers Dennis.
Loading muck for Optimise in Botley, Oxford for the Botley flood/sewerage improvements. Nice easy job if you don’t mind waiting to be loaded, and having to do a lap of honour around the block if they’re not ready; It surprised me how much grief the workmen get when they stop the traffic on a green light so either myself, or one of the machines could manouvre into the coned area
Muckaway:
Loading muck for Optimise in Botley, Oxford for the Botley flood/sewerage improvements. Nice easy job if you don’t mind waiting to be loaded, and having to do a lap of honour around the block if they’re not ready; It surprised me how much grief the workmen get when they stop the traffic on a green light so either myself, or one of the machines could manouvre into the coned area
Nice work if you can get it Nathan,sat in a warm cab,steaming flask top of coffee,Sun or Star newspaper,possibly the Daily Mail (well I live in hope you read a decent daily!!) Day work,hourly charge !! Luvvly Jubbly !!! Have you had the wee Lad out in the snow yet? Cheers Dennis.
He’s been out a couple of times, but is more distracted by his “teddy bear suit” that keeps him warm…I think he feels a pillock wearing it (don’t blame me ) That job I was on was by the load…not good for the bonus obsessed colleagues of mine. There have been some problems with regard to the customer and I was asked by TM to “be helpfull”; I had no problems, even got a thankyou this afternoon. I had to keep an eye on what was loaded though as the tip we’re using (Hills old sandpit just outside Oxford) wont allow any tarmac in the muck so it was a case of me checking the load and deciding Tubney Wood or Gill Mill. Even Hills’ weighbridge man thanked me for “bringing the right stuff in”
Muckaway:
He’s been out a couple of times, but is more distracted by his “teddy bear suit” that keeps him warm…I think he feels a pillock wearing it (don’t blame me ) That job I was on was by the load…not good for the bonus obsessed colleagues of mine. There have been some problems with regard to the customer and I was asked by TM to “be helpfull”; I had no problems, even got a thankyou this afternoon. I had to keep an eye on what was loaded though as the tip we’re using (Hills old sandpit just outside Oxford) wont allow any tarmac in the muck so it was a case of me checking the load and deciding Tubney Wood or Gill Mill. Even Hills’ weighbridge man thanked me for “bringing the right stuff in”
In this weather Nathan your dedication is “above and beyond” the commitment required my son !!! Hand riddling each shovelfull onto the motor !! Cheers Dennis.
A favourite wind-up of Gill Mills’ weighbridge ops Roger and Stuart is to fold Pete James’ tickets over and over until they’re the size of a stamp
Here he is giving them some colourful response
You can guess what he told me when I blew my horn and told him to stop blocking the weighbridge…
