We had a couple of lady drivers working out of our quarry 15 or more years ago and they did the job as well as any of us, the surfacing gangs liked them as well back in the days when you were allowed to wear shorts! 
One married a local haulier and I still see her around occasionally, not sure what happened to the other but they brightened our days up. Surprised that there are not more around now that trucks are easier to handle, maybe they have more sense?
Pete.
My observation is that drivers are middle age to their late fifties.White males.I do wonder why there are not many lady drivers.
Is it lack of places to wash at night ?
■■■■■■_sarah:
I’m not a driver but I work for a parcel company and I’m involved in the transport side, hence the reason I signed up here.
There’s a female driver for our Leeds depot who’s a better driver than most of the male drivers employed by the company.
Do you mean Diane ■■?
Usually got her head in a book whilst waiting on a bay at the Hub??
toby1234abc:
My observation is that drivers are middle age to their late fifties.White males.I do wonder why there are not many lady drivers.
Is it lack of places to wash at night ?
Yes, that and the hours, plus manual labour lugging heavy gear off trailers at store deliveries etc. If we did have more females drivers we might see job conditions & facilities get a bit better, I don’t think women would put up with some of the ■■■■ we do. If loads of female drivers started showing up at RDC’s I bet the waiting rooms would get better.
It is odd how i see cleaners busy cleaning inside the main buiding at Strensham Msa.In the food courts they give the impression to the public they are squeaky clean.
BUT, you go in the showers and they are disgusting.
Not cleaned for a year.
Dirt and debris in the floor corners.
Broken and dirty sinks.
No hooks to hang your clothes.
Black mould on the walls.
Dirty ceiling.
The chances are that you will come out dirtier after a shower and catch a disease.
Legionaires.!!!
You are better off washing with a hose pipe in the fuel station.
gee thought you was a woman!
LaurenRebecca:
Cant get enough of them to be honest! Its in my blood! My dad and grandfather were traders, with a rather large company in the 80’s when i was a kid! And my mums side were into big plant, construction, building roads etc. I find people wierd that arent into them!
You like big engines?
Here’s a BIG engine!
Work in the rail industry so I see my fair share of em.
LaurenRebecca:
As awesome as the big new modern trucks are, I love the oldies! Cant beat old British engines!
Will you marry me?
Talking of Kate’s…
Reminds me of a trip back from Italy when we were on for Merzario (Tivoli tpt) back in the 90’s, met a young lady called Kate pulling for a guy from Swindon who’d never pay more than £2k for a unit (allegedly). We were coming home at the top of Frejus, it was her first round trip and she was nervous about coming down a mountain on a national ( it was only motorway on the Italian side back then)
My mate (we were double manning) said don’t worry, follow us, if you get into trouble flash your lights run into the back of us and we’ll slow you down.
Alas on the way down we stripped the teeth off all the gears in 3rd on our somewhat dubious twin splitter, our brakes started to overheat and the truck all but ran away.
At the bottom she met up with us and had to do a trailer change with one if her company’s dafs that had spat half it’s pistons through the sump. We meanwhile changed our underwear.
Lovely lady though, very pleasant and very professional. I heard she was recently driving for Whites.
Derf:
Talking of Kate’s…
Reminds me of a trip back from Italy when we were on for Merzario (Tivoli tpt) back in the 90’s, met a young lady called Kate pulling for a guy from Swindon who’d never pay more than £2k for a unit (allegedly). We were coming home at the top of Frejus, it was her first round trip and she was nervous about coming down a mountain on a national ( it was only motorway on the Italian side back then)
My mate (we were double manning) said don’t worry, follow us, if you get into trouble flash your lights run into the back of us and we’ll slow you down.Alas on the way down we stripped the teeth off all the gears in 3rd on our somewhat dubious twin splitter, our brakes started to overheat and the truck all but ran away.
At the bottom she met up with us and had to do a trailer change with one if her company’s dafs that had spat half it’s pistons through the sump. We meanwhile changed our underwear.
Lovely lady though, very pleasant and very professional. I heard she was recently driving for Whites.
ahh that’s nice innit, when your too old to do the job you have still got your memories,but most folk don’t want to hear them
Gembo:
LaurenRebecca:
Cant get enough of them to be honest! Its in my blood! My dad and grandfather were traders, with a rather large company in the 80’s when i was a kid! And my mums side were into big plant, construction, building roads etc. I find people wierd that arent into them!You like big engines?
Here’s a BIG engine!
Work in the rail industry so I see my fair share of em.
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holy cr*p!!! thats huge! 
Lauren Rebecca. How about being a freight or passenger train driver for a living ? Well paid. Lots of exams to pass.
Big engines on that job.Toby Carvery.
LaurenRebecca:
holy cr*p!!! thats huge!
Is the correct response…
You’ll go far.
toby1234abc:
Lauren Rebecca. How about being a freight or passenger train driver for a living ? Well paid. Lots of exams to pass.
Big engines on that job.Toby Carvery.
Oooh thats an idea!! But trucks are in my blood Im afraid! So ur stuck with me on the roads for now! 
the maoster:
LaurenRebecca:
holy cr*p!!! thats huge!Is the correct response…
You’ll go far.
Haha!! 
Well I’v had good training in my chosen career paths so far! Nightclub manager, and driver! The banter between the two are more similar than you may think!!
It’s not the size it’s how you use it
irish lorries:
It’s not the size it’s how you use it
Only guys that are not endowed ever say that, those of us that are don’t need to.
toby1234abc:
you go in the showers and they are disgusting.
Not cleaned for a year.
Dirt and debris in the floor corners.
Broken and dirty sinks.
No hooks to hang your clothes.
Black mould on the walls.
Dirty ceiling.
The chances are that you will come out dirtier after a shower and catch a disease.
Legionaires.!!!
You are better off washing with a hose pipe in the fuel station.
and you expect a cleaner to go in there gods man never in a million years
a agencya cleaner would
