i,m a o/operator based in southern ireland .could someone tell me is there traction work in the uk and if yes what would be the recommended companys.
Ive noticed a few S. Irish reg trucks pulling for Maritime mostly doing Tautliner work?
Maritime pay £1.15 a mile less trailer hire so I wouldn’t recommend them.
Harry Monk:
Maritime pay £1.15 a mile less trailer hire so I wouldn’t recommend them.
That’s disgracefull, no chance of profit unless you go out & steal your fuel!! you couldn’t make anything running on red with those rates especially with gas oil costing 70ppl + VAT.
Try IWT, not certain of their mileage rates but I did a bit for them in 05/06 & found then a decent bunch.
Ross.
Usual suspects cobelfret cross chanell groupage delassi Nolfork line etc all pretty much the same.
?does any of these supply fuel with the work.
Some offer a fuel card after a month or so.
You could try Virginia.
Great just what we need.
More trucks from outside the uk, running on cheaper diesel ect. 
ROADRANGER:
Great just what we need.
More trucks from outside the uk, running on cheaper diesel ect.
i agree without the smiley, why dont you stay in your own country and leave the work here to british drivers.
ROADRANGER:
Great just what we need.
More trucks from outside the uk, running on cheaper diesel ect.
Don’t know where you get the cheaper thing from as I paid €1.59 at the pump today and that was one the cheapest I found 
its a pity stobart did,nt stay in his own country. 
i am just a one man one truck operator with no work to be found here have been hauling for construction up to now ,which to that end work has ceased.
mikwheel:
its a pity stobart did,nt stay in his own country.
Ok, I take your point mate,but,we have a big problem with for example,eastern European trucks pulling ferry trailers over here.
Their costs are a lot lower than ours,and the work situation being what it is we could do without loads of Irish trucks doing the same thing.
I did read once that you have 11 week inspections,is that correct?
I understand that you are an owner driver,as I am so in your situation I would do the same to be honest,but,we are where we are. 
jessicas dad:
ROADRANGER:
Great just what we need.
More trucks from outside the uk, running on cheaper diesel ect.i agree without the smiley, why dont you stay in your own country and leave the work here to british drivers.
yes,why dont we just make a law that hauliers can only work in their own country. first one out the door could be stobarts, and make sure he doesnt fill up on cheap diesel on his way out…
glenman:
jessicas dad:
ROADRANGER:
Great just what we need.
More trucks from outside the uk, running on cheaper diesel ect.i agree without the smiley, why dont you stay in your own country and leave the work here to british drivers.
yes,why dont we just make a law that hauliers can only work in their own country.
Couldn’t agree more. 
glenman:
jessicas dad:
ROADRANGER:
Great just what we need.
More trucks from outside the uk, running on cheaper diesel ect.i agree without the smiley, why dont you stay in your own country and leave the work here to british drivers.
yes,why dont we just make a law that hauliers can only work in their own country.
i don,t know there is any cheap diesel to be got but that law would not work.
ROADRANGER:
mikwheel:
its a pity stobart did,nt stay in his own country.Ok, I take your point mate,but,we have a big problem with for example,eastern European trucks pulling ferry trailers over here.
Their costs are a lot lower than ours,and the work situation being what it is we could do without loads of Irish trucks doing the same thing.
I did read once that you have 11 week inspections,is that correct?
I understand that you are an owner driver,as I am so in your situation I would do the same to be honest,but,we are where we are.
we have daily inspections, look i worked in the uk as a driver before doing traction work from liverpool to immingham.it would be the last throw of the dice for me to go and do traction over there.
mikwheel:
ROADRANGER:
mikwheel:
its a pity stobart did,nt stay in his own country.Ok, I take your point mate,but,we have a big problem with for example,eastern European trucks pulling ferry trailers over here.
Their costs are a lot lower than ours,and the work situation being what it is we could do without loads of Irish trucks doing the same thing.
I did read once that you have 11 week inspections,is that correct?
I understand that you are an owner driver,as I am so in your situation I would do the same to be honest,but,we are where we are.we have daily inspections, look i worked in the uk as a driver before doing traction work from liverpool to immingham.it would be the last throw of the dice for me to go and do traction over there.
Er, the inpections I was referring to are the six week inspections that I have to pay the local Volvo dealer £175.00 per month.
Not the daily walk round check I do before starting.
ROADRANGER:
mikwheel:
its a pity stobart did,nt stay in his own country.Ok, I take your point mate,but,we have a big problem with for example,eastern European trucks pulling ferry trailers over here.
Their costs are a lot lower than ours,and the work situation being what it is we could do without loads of Irish trucks doing the same thing.
It seems that some would prefer to see it go on a British or French freight train than an Irish truck. 