adam277:
I’ve known drivers refuse to drive rigids
refuse to drive Dafs
refuse to do deliveries and only do collections
refuse to do anything London
refuse to use A-frame trailers only artics
refuse to do deliveries unless a drivers mate came along.
I am not saying any of these are unreasonable, just examples.
I like/d DAFs, prefer A frames to artics, with hindsight would walk/run away from anything involving handballing loads and/or local/multi drop.
Would also still prefer a constant mesh manual box.
Luckily for me I’m out of the job.
Better quality easier work driving high end cars around the country.Ive even learnt to enjoy driving auto boxes in their right place like behind a 500 hp + Range Rover petrol V8.
Any Daf you’ve ever driven would be on the preservation/show circuit now, so you have absolutely no idea what truck would be favoured by real truck drivers.
Your refusal to perform any of the basic drivers’ tasks, in your second para, demonstrates the bone idleness that was your dowfall resulting in your failure in the transport industry.
The role you claim to be performing now, is bottom of the barrel, unskilled rubbish work.
adam277:
I’ve known drivers refuse to drive rigids
refuse to drive Dafs
refuse to do deliveries and only do collections
refuse to do anything London
refuse to use A-frame trailers only artics
refuse to do deliveries unless a drivers mate came along.
I am not saying any of these are unreasonable, just examples.
I like/d DAFs, prefer A frames to artics, with hindsight would walk/run away from anything involving handballing loads and/or local/multi drop.
Would also still prefer a constant mesh manual box.
Luckily for me I’m out of the job.
Better quality easier work driving high end cars around the country.Ive even learnt to enjoy driving auto boxes in their right place like behind a 500 hp + Range Rover petrol V8.
Any Daf you’ve ever driven would be on the preservation/show circuit now, so you have absolutely no idea what truck would be favoured by real truck drivers.
Your refusal to perform any of the basic drivers’ tasks, in your second para, demonstrates the bone idleness that was your dowfall resulting in your failure in the transport industry.
The role you claim to be performing now, is bottom of the barrel, unskilled rubbish work.
adam277:
I’ve known drivers refuse to drive rigids
refuse to drive Dafs
refuse to do deliveries and only do collections
refuse to do anything London
refuse to use A-frame trailers only artics
refuse to do deliveries unless a drivers mate came along.
I am not saying any of these are unreasonable, just examples.
I like/d DAFs, prefer A frames to artics, with hindsight would walk/run away from anything involving handballing loads and/or local/multi drop.
Would also still prefer a constant mesh manual box.
Luckily for me I’m out of the job.
Better quality easier work driving high end cars around the country.Ive even learnt to enjoy driving auto boxes in their right place like behind a 500 hp + Range Rover petrol V8.
Any Daf you’ve ever driven would be on the preservation/show circuit now, so you have absolutely no idea what truck would be favoured by real truck drivers.
Your refusal to perform any of the basic drivers’ tasks, in your second para, demonstrates the bone idleness that was your dowfall resulting in your failure in the transport industry.
The role you claim to be performing now, is bottom of the barrel, unskilled rubbish work.
Yea, you do need a qualification to drive a truck. Mainly due to government bureaucracy. I would not class truck driving as a skilled job.
What Carryfast does now, driving cars to and from ports is not that much different from driving trucks.
Maybe back in the 70s it used to be a skilled job. These days a lot of lorry drivers do not even known how to change a lightbulb. Prob shock you to know how many do not even know how and when to adjust the fifth wheel.
adam277:
Maybe back in the 70s it used to be a skilled job. These days a lot of lorry drivers do not even known how to change a lightbulb. Prob shock you to know how many do not even know how and when to adjust the fifth wheel.
What is most shocking* is how many would think they do know how to adjust the fifth wheel when they haven`t a clue!
*but not at all surprising if you`ve heard of Dunning Kruger… or read some threads on TNUK!
Back in the early 70’s my boss had an answer to things like this, In his best Lancashire brogue…sithy lad if tha cant hack it tha can clock off & f*&" off I don’t think they’d get away with that in this day & age.
switchlogic:
Nothing. If I go to work for a company I’m happy to do all that they require.
You are employed as a driver not a slave IMHO.
I fear you misunderstood my point. I wouldn’t work for a company that treated me like a slave. I’m careful about who I work for and benefit from the fact I’ve never chased money. I’ve known many who do, understandably, and they are always miserable. I don’t choose jobs by what they pay but what work it entails
I’d refuse to compromise safety, even if it means putting a lucrative job at risk rather than my licence/life
I’d refuse to follow stupid rules that achieve nothing but reduce my income. Eg. Not taking more than 45 minutes of break if I’m working less than a 12 hour shift, or taking my own diversions to get around temporary traffic light snarl-ups…
I’d refuse to work for a company that says “Nine points OK” rather than the more common “six points OK” in their ads.
I’ve always refused (thus far) to cross any picket line, at least for “Standard Pay”.
Drive a Daf though? Who cares if it is slow/no guts - especially if it is agency supermarket work where “rush rush rush” merely gets your pay cut…
In any case, don’t the DAFs come up with “Overdriving” when you welly it out of a roundabout? You get marked down for driving normally essentially…
^^
In the same spirit, I would refuse to work for a company that bans me from pulling into the services for a pee without ringing in for a stop code/permission. i.e. DPD.
worked at a firm for 25 yrs till 4 months ago when i started with original firm before the firm i worked for in end who bought them out.iwas told u will do what ur payed for u will go where ever we send u london lands end anywhere the job requires it sheet chain not matter what u wil be shown what to do and how.
in end the firm that bought us out over the years changed new drivers started and started to say they would not do certain things like sheeting steel london or 4/5 nights a week.had many argument with office over thsi saying why emply them then if they will nto do what hte job entails.all y got we need drivers yes but they dont want to do any of the work so why bother.
only job i refused to do once was aldi started tipping put it in line then siad u need to put it in 4 different lines as the 4 differents flavours.i turned said u want it yes they said well u sort it i comes off the way its loaded.if mixed not my fault as i had not loaded it and was a sunday delivery.they signed for it unchecked i took video of all the pallets undamaged to cover my back.they try to make a claim against office had a go at me till i showed the video of all pallets perfect but mixed.they asked why i did not seperate them.easy i said it comes off the trl the way its loaded im not there to do their job.if u want done again then send the driver who picks it up as im not doign aldi or lidl ever again dont care if u pay me£100 for it not my job its theirs.was sent again.
i left 4 months ago and work for a firm now that refuses all aldi jobs.we do all the work that my preverse firm did which i do not mind eays simple work given job with backload details before u even left.no need to call office at all unless theres a problem left to it eaay life never pushed.
end of day if u work for a firm that does general on flats u should be prepared to do whats required of the job.if it needs chains use them sheets u learn to do and get on with it as thats what the company pay u for,ive got waste carboard for kemsley on tuesday them back load out of felixstowe which has to be sheeted that fine by be get on with and do it simple
As long as it can be done safely and legally I’ll pretty much do anything and go anywhere.
My only no’s now are
1, If I’m tramping the truck must be a high cab with fridge and microwave. (I do 4-5 nights out a week in a top spec truck now so I’m not going backwards)
2, If you deduct any breaks off my pay, I decide when and where I have them, i.e if it helps ME to have it whilst a RDC tips me then so be it, but not so I can get the next load on quicker for you. (where I am now pays card in to card out as it should be).
Only refused to go anywhere twice, once on agency seceral years ago to Wilkos as the job was a nightmare and badly run, and once on my current job as had been to the site for 3 days running and been messed about and lied to as they hated the stuff we were taking in. Had I gone in the next day I would have been banned as I would have thumped someone, boss was ok and changed the work. Been back in with other stuff since and no problem, so will go back there anytime now.
I dont usually refuse but many years ago I remember once,on the agency for this company,better not say publicly.They sent me to this warehouse in Manchester,you had to open up the yard with a key they gave you and a trailer swap using the same bay and it didnt look like nicest area and the trailer was all catalogue stuff.No sign of any security guards or anything.
I did it once buf politley told them I cant ever do that run again
We had one of those who bats for the other side in office ( polite for me ) , when he called me up for new uniform he said I must try it on , no way was I standing there I’m my y - fronts , even bending over to pull up my trousers
To be fair he was ok , it was the lesbian who said she wanted to ■■■■ me that completely threw me , I even spoke to the mrs about it , she just burst into fits of laughter , lot of bloody help she was
I don’t think they’d get away with that in this day & age.