Have to agree, not only the drivers are well turned out but their wagons are immaculate too. Dunno how they keep them so clean, I reckon they must park up if it rains!
Judging by one of their drivers I was chatting to this week, they spend nearly every minute of their time on bay polishing, cleaning washing etc.
He certainly did, was even disappointed when he got a green light cos he had to put his polish away!
Just proves my theory that most decent drivers will look after a truck if they are in it all the time, whereas cab hopping means they get demoralised cleaning up after others so stop caring.
How strange. I loaded in South Wigston thurs and i saw one of their drivers polishing away too.
Uniforms are utter ■■■■■■■■, just a way of taking away your individuality, and if you think the so called customers give a second thought to it, sitting in their immaculate offices while the minions are the ones you deal with you are sadly deluded!!! Delivering on time and at the best rate thats the vital part not some wheel jockey tarted up like a catwalk model… bah humbug!!!
Have to agree, not only the drivers are well turned out but their wagons are immaculate too. Dunno how they keep them so clean, I reckon they must park up if it rains!
Judging by one of their drivers I was chatting to this week, they spend nearly every minute of their time on bay polishing, cleaning washing etc.
He certainly did, was even disappointed when he got a green light cos he had to put his polish away!
Just proves my theory that most decent drivers will look after a truck if they are in it all the time, whereas cab hopping means they get demoralised cleaning up after others so stop caring.
polishing a wagon makes a decent driver? I never polish my wagon, it gets washed about once a fortnight. Oh well I’ll never make “decent driver grade”.
Always makes me laugh when Stobarts get slagged of for the green uniform, when its mostly black. Yet you see hideous brown uniforms like UPS and Gregorys.
And some companies that seem to favour vile colours like maroon for the work trousers. At least with black trousers I can put a jacket on and not wander round the shops/services/town centre advertising the fact i’m a driver.
Dents issue green tops and green trousers! Sorry for sounding like the fashion police but its just wrong! (Christ next I’ll be starting topics about sun glasses)
Incidentally a wee birdy tells me that some of us are on the verge of getting a different uniform…
Pulled a tipper for 11 years grain,feed,coal,sand&gravel etc and the gaffer could never get his head round how i could come back on a friday as clean as i left monday. Personally i just can’t stand looking or feeling grubby and dirty
I once spent 4 yrs working for Exel Logistics back in the late 80’s early 90’s and they supplied short sleeve light blue shirts with collar and navy ties and i used to wear them quite a lot although not much in the summer i’ll admit but i always like to dress smart. Even when i was on agency i brought some cheap blue polo shirts and matching sweat shirt to wear just to try and stand out a little.
So what about firms that supply no uniform or overalls at all, and there are plenty around?
Rather than wear and risk damaging clothes they have purchased themselves, many will simply make do with whatever bits of old uniform they have left over from previous employment.
toby1234abc:
one firm i have noted seem to be untidy are in Highbridge in Somerset, they look a mess for the ones i have seen out and about, they do bricks and general haulage with blue trucks.
Old worn out work boots with laces or string missing, or not ■■■■■■■, with jogging trousers, the public image and all that.
Firms that give a decent uniform but the wearer adds or takes away his own unique clothing to make a bad appearance.
If it’s the firm I think you mean I know a few drivers there, and I know for a fact they don’t supply trousers only polos, and one hi viz rain jacket non renewable, that is why you see their drivers walking around with them discoloured with stuffing hanging out of them, if they supplied decent kit I’m sure that their drivers would wear it.
toby1234abc:
The firm that goes to Europe from Barry in Wales, with yellow trucks, their drivers are very scruffy.
It does not take much effort to buy some decent work trousers from Dickies or a good builders merchants, for trousers with lots of pockets to put the mobile phone in.
And work boots, you pay more for but last longer.
axletramp:
So what about firms that supply no uniform or overalls at all, and there are plenty around?
Rather than wear and risk damaging clothes they have purchased themselves, many will simply make do with whatever bits of old uniform they have left over from previous employment.
thats what i did when i was at nuttalls spent nearly 6 month driving an orange artic with nuttalls all over it with 3663 t shirts i always looked smart and clean but was just wrong
I miss proper uniforms you get in the UK.
At Swifts we had 3 pairs of trousers, 2 jackets, boots and 7 shirts.
At Fed ex we had countless stuff … 2 lined jackets, 1 top coat / anorak, 1 body warmer, 4 pairs of trousers (2 lined). 2 pairs of boots (DM’s, 6 long sleeved shirts and 6 short sleaved every year.
Tesco was similar.
TDG had the worst kit I ever wore, green with orange trim including jacket lapels, I looked like a coop milkman LOL.
Over here…
At St Ann’s I got a nice jacket at the start with my name embroidered on it, 2 polo shirts … that was it.
At Foodliner, I have 2 regular jackets, 1 summer jacket and one really good Carhartt jacket and 7 polo shirts every 2 years.
I don’t understand the polo shirt bit over here, in winter they do this strange thing putting short sleeved shirts over long sleeved ones so they keep warm but still have the company name showing … I will not do this as I refuse to look like a twonk.
