To me what makes a good driver is having company’s, and operator’s who are willing to embrace those who have scrimped, saved, and grafted to get a licence in first place, and to give trust that many who have done so wish only to succeed in the industry as ‘good drivers’, but need those who claim to be to already, allowing them into the promised lands to show them that its a career we’ve chosen, not a job.
Secondly, some form of background in a related industry may go some way to getting folk in who view hgv driving as a career and not just a wage, folk who appreciate it’s a hard job and know it takes pride, education, skill to do properly.
Thirdly, just being a decent human being in the first place.
I watch some of Jason Waltons YouTube vids, man I’d be absolutely ■■■■ fuming working with people who have such disregard for the equipment, company, fellow colleagues as his firm seem to employ, If I were the boss of it I’d be sacking the drossy ■■■■■■■■■ and finding new blood as there are PLENTY decent lads out here who want to get going and will show some respect for the opportunity, not many but we are about!!
But Alot of it obviously lays at the company’s door, I mean in the old days we had matrons on wards kicking arse over hygiene, standards of practice, why are there not designated charge hands enforcing the like at the yard?..
Yes I know costs involved BUT surely the small offset against the damage, resale/lease returns on the equipment would make it worth while, plus as we all know a happy bees, happy hive, solid yields.
As for on the road, pfffft basic spirit of allegiance is gone amongst mankind, its so sad yet it seems its well practiced over the waters still, and on many occasions I’ve seen groups of EU lads camped out at services, sharing food and the like, do us brits do it… its proper rare.
It’s been an honour to me to work with lads from abroad many times, who even after only a 5 minute chat, have shared food, and common human kindness over conversations with me and have gone on to be good trusted friends who I’d seek council with at drop of a hat, and it’s exactly the same in return, so again I say we need some bloody humanity back amongst mankind, and less of the ■■■■ the worlds causing which is stopping us doing so.
It’s a bit like with the whole Stobarts way, drivers were taught to be professional, curtious, and almost like the AA in a way, nights of the road if you will.
Alas look at the ridicule its received over the years to the point where they are now basically a laughing stock, which to me is sad as hey Alot of them blokes are to me atleast, the old guard who as a nipper I looked up at and thought, I wanna do that, they gave off a sense of pride, teamwork, and acted in most part as good public spirits on the road, bit like the aussie drivers still do, they will stop and help…
Basically to me humanity is so diseased with its own arrogance now, nowts truly going to bring back the spirit I remember of haulage as a lad out on the roads, used to love meeting foreign drivers at Dover when me dad would be out cab chatting to them in the lanes, or sat in cafe hearing the drivers having good banter, watching em muck in together, or hearing the banter over the cb as we watched the world go by, drivers were regarded then, not now, their just numbers, and that’s bread the culture we see now to me.
But it’s all but gone now as I see it, so imop it needs a permanent renaissance to happen where drivers, and firms push back the wave of PC/HSE ■■■■■■ and work together to bring the spirit of good driving BACK to both company’s and drivers, and show the public that A, drivers are valuable and should be treated as so, and B, they ain’t all vest dwelling drunks on a £7ph killing spree hoovering up cyclists, PROZZIES and the like so as to get home quick for pie an chips and a good session of wife beating, and brain dead window licking.
Alas, I’m a pup so meh what do I know, but I will say, apologies for me rant [emoji38] [emoji16]
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