To be fair we maybe all know guys that are making the same sort of cash mentioned. I worked for an Essex co for 10 yrs and I’m still in contact with a couple of lads.
One lives in South London, some of the agency rates are more than twice what they are up here.
I for one have never called whatshisface Carl the truckbling, an actual liar, a prize knob maybe but not a liar.
It’s just his gob ■■■■■ patronising method of speaking to us all as if he’s announcing some kind of ‘unique revelation to the plebs’ that makes him a complete pain in the ■■■■ to everybody on here.
Juddian:
Forgive me chaps me memory isn’t what it was.
I thought TruckBling was a lorry mechanic of some sort, have i got the wrong end of crappy stick again?
You’re thinking of Bking.
Ahh, thankyou MikeC, yes me memory isn’t getting any better.
However, the figures noted by TruckBling are far from unusual.
I know a number of chaps that get paid between £900 and £1100 per week self employed, another place are on £1200, thats car transporter for 5 days a week, however with slight variations its all self employed, no night out pay, dunno about tolls or parking, but the big sting in the tail especially for the top figure is that they are responsible for car damage whether they miss it on inspection or by their own negligence/mistake …quite common in one area of the country, most lads there would be taking their own insurance out to cover major mishaps, be daft not to.
There is another company paying £50k PAYE salary for regular trunking car transporter work plus about 2 nights out per week, can afford to be very selective who gets in as you might imagine, its steady work too.
The mainstream car carriers you can earn over £50k but you have to be efficient and get the right work so up to a point your face has to fit, i didn’t attain that heady figure, but £45k was reasonable expectation for someone who grafted, it should have gone up some since i packed it in too, plus nights out and ex’s obviously.
Where those PAYE jobs win for the driver, is at some places with higher earnings they get a high rate for stand down time for WTD catch up, another mainstream carrier which pays slightly less gross pays full pay during stand down (but they are away 4 nights a week), so there’s an extra 2 or 3 weeks annual holiday…swings and roundabouts.
Mind you its all serious graft, none of them are giving it away for people to sit on their arse drinking tea and the cabs are all cut down due to body design.
Then there’s that big fleet which runs out of Essex which makes all the above look poorly paid…
I’ve always fancied doing transporter’s… Is there/do you need to take any specialist course’s or the like juddian?
Its just I’m near a few large auctioneers and I know one in particular has a large driver turnover by sound of it lol…im just thinking of strings for the bow is all
Benjie, unless you go the route of applying for one of the big outfits, such as currently BCA (previously Stobart Automotive, previously Autologic, previously Walon UK and some others), whom if you fit the criteria will train you fully, then that is the best way into the game, but unless you are very lucky you can expect to be tramping, and expect to be travelling a long way to work on the Sunday afternoon or Monday morning to where you’re base is.
A large driver turnover tells you all you need to know.
The local auction houses usually have dedicated small hauliers, they too will train you but the money won’t be in the same league as the big companies, the work will likely be localish so home every night,l i used to do some auction work and i quite liked it, you don’t have to worry quite so much about single twig hanging from every tree you pass.
Very few transporter operators are prepared to take on a newby, understandable, its not just the job thats complicated the vehicles are relatively unstable compared to the norm, heights are variable but at the 16’ end of the range and its not bridges you have to worry about, they’re marked…a transporter is not the sort of lorry to learn to drive in.
The drop out rate has always been high when reality kicks in (its filthy hard work in all weathers) and the costs to train very high, so they sensibly want some previous transport employment history to judge you by before considering such a cost to them, and it doesn’t end there cos every single new driver will do some damage of some sort in their early days, the companies expect it, but they also expect the driver to learn fast.
If someone changes jobs every few months they’re hardly going to invest many thousands of pounds in training alone (damage costs can be anything) only for the newby to clear off 5 minutes later.
Transport managers or dangerous goods safety advisors can earn £1000 per week.
Seen an ad for Euro tramping paying £43k+pa for 3 week stints abroad and no shortage of lucky lucky men to fend off on the home leg. Yes live in Spain, do your 3 weeks from Britain then back to Spain similar to the Poles.
You can also earn £1000 per week cleaning Conor McGregors jock strap with your tongue & teeth. Plenty of options here lads!!!
Is this grand a week these mystery men are earning in hand or before stoppages. If in hand after normal (not dodgy self employed) tax on Paye sounds like complete (cough)ocks anyway
johnF40:
Transport managers or dangerous goods safety advisors can earn £1000 per week.
Seen an ad for Euro tramping paying £43k+pa for 3 week stints abroad and no shortage of lucky lucky men to fend off on the home leg. Yes live in Spain, do your 3 weeks from Britain then back to Spain similar to the Poles.
You can also earn £1000 per week cleaning Conor McGregors jock strap with your tongue & teeth. Plenty of options here lads!!!
Well thanks mate for ressurecting my spat with Carl aka Truckbling aka Rob K, just what I needed after 10 MONTHS !
btw they/he has been quiet lately, reckon he must have retired to Mauritius on his Grand a week savings, and is sat on the beach at this moment reading all his old payslips with a Pina Colada not sparing a though for all us …‘‘Thick ■■■■’’ s
Or more like in an RDC somwhere off the M25, boring the arses off a room full of drivers with his boasting.
Benjie83:
Anyone got any input as to weather this situation may become a more common option for the likes of rigid drivers?
As someone who will at some point be looking for opportunities, and being a noob I quite like the idea of tramping as hopefully I’d be able to just get on and learn rather than have to play hop scotch with agency nonsense, plus financially travelling to an from a job weekly would be a touch more of a benefit if something reasonably local came up…
I be back too the noob section shortly so apologies for flashing me beak
Im on rigids and im tramping 4/5 nights every week and occasionally full two week stretches, depends ob the job were running for, steel/construction stuff tends to be longer distance and max hours, chep pallets which im on at the mo is mostly much shorter days, nice to have some time in the evenings every now and then but id prefer to be maxing out
Benjie83:
Anyone got any input as to weather this situation may become a more common option for the likes of rigid drivers?
As someone who will at some point be looking for opportunities, and being a noob I quite like the idea of tramping as hopefully I’d be able to just get on and learn rather than have to play hop scotch with agency nonsense, plus financially travelling to an from a job weekly would be a touch more of a benefit if something reasonably local came up…
I be back too the noob section shortly so apologies for flashing me beak
I drive a 18T and ave 2 nights out a week but one week was 4 nights but that was Southampton to Rotherham with 2 drops in between then to Litchfield back to Southampton to carlise to broxburne to west brum to Salisbury then back to depot
I also tramp 2 to 4 night’s a week starting on a Sunday afternoon and I’m in a 26 tonner.
Obviously I miss being at home and next year plan to semi retire, but tramping is advantageous.
What’s the point of getting back in the yard at 7 or 8 pm then 're fuelling then getting home at about 9 o clock to take a 9 off and back in?
Better stopping out, taking your 11 and your night out money. As well as saving fuel in your own car you are better off for decent nights kip and a few quid extra in wage packet. My Mrs does not want me home and her having to cook a meal at 8 or 9 at night. Think of the indigestion!!
And for the record I feel there is plenty of work for class two trampers, granted artic work is more forthcoming, and probably readily available.
Being on a rigid means you will sometimes get a difficult drop. But rough with the smooth.
Benjie83:
Anyone got any input as to weather this situation may become a more common option for the likes of rigid drivers?
As someone who will at some point be looking for opportunities, and being a noob I quite like the idea of tramping as hopefully I’d be able to just get on and learn rather than have to play hop scotch with agency nonsense, plus financially travelling to an from a job weekly would be a touch more of a benefit if something reasonably local came up…
I be back too the noob section shortly so apologies for flashing me beak
I drive a 18T and ave 2 nights out a week but one week was 4 nights but that was Southampton to Rotherham with 2 drops in between then to Litchfield back to Southampton to carlise to broxburne to west brum to Salisbury then back to depot
I also tramp 2 to 4 night’s a week starting on a Sunday afternoon and I’m in a 26 tonner.
Obviously I miss being at home and next year plan to semi retire, but tramping is advantageous.
What’s the point of getting back in the yard at 7 or 8 pm then 're fuelling then getting home at about 9 o clock to take a 9 off and back in?
Better stopping out, taking your 11 and your night out money. As well as saving fuel in your own car you are better off for decent nights kip and a few quid extra in wage packet. My Mrs does not want me home and her having to cook a meal at 8 or 9 at night. Think of the indigestion!!
And for the record I feel there is plenty of work for class two trampers, granted artic work is more forthcoming, and probably readily available.
Being on a rigid means you will sometimes get a difficult drop. But rough with the smooth.
That’s sounds just like me , I drive 18t and if I get back to yard I just stay in truck as where we park truck is separate to main yard
…quite common in one area of the country, most lads there would be taking their own insurance out to cover major mishaps, be daft not to.
for ressurecting my spat with Carl aka Truckbling aka Rob K, just what I needed after 10 MONTHS ! 
