Why do builders merchants insist that you have to ask before you enter the yard when the yard is empty,if you drive in,you will be asked to leave the yard and wait in the naughty corner,until told to come in.
toby1234abc:
Why do builders merchants insist that you have to ask before you enter the yard when the yard is empty,if you drive in,you will be asked to leave the yard and wait in the naughty corner,until told to come in.
That rule really bursts me too. I report to the yard ■■■■■■■■ to inform him of my arrival. “Wait outside please driver, we’ll give you a shout when there is room to come in.” I don’t have a problem with that bit. The bit that pees me off is that their own trucks and builders in their vans and 7.5tonner just breeze past you and straight into the yard filling the yard up even more, meaning I’ve got to wait even longer to get in and get tipped.
damoq:
toby1234abc:
Why do builders merchants insist that you have to ask before you enter the yard when the yard is empty,if you drive in,you will be asked to leave the yard and wait in the naughty corner,until told to come in.That rule really bursts me too. I report to the yard ■■■■■■■■ to inform him of my arrival. “Wait outside please driver, we’ll give you a shout when there is room to come in.” I don’t have a problem with that bit. The bit that pees me off is that their own trucks and builders in their vans and 7.5tonner just breeze past you and straight into the yard filling the yard up even more, meaning I’ve got to wait even longer to get in and get tipped.
I sorted that little problem at MKM in Driffield, after driving into an empty yard, i got “oy you outside now” I said fine just get your gaffer top come and sign this as refused and I’ll be on my way, funny how there didn’t actually seem to be a problem anymore.
scotstrucker:
Abbatoir and carcas recovery,bring a clothes peg,a dead cow sat for a week will blow up with gasses inside the body,i have seen them explode,you can imagine what comes out.
Livestock,again,a patient driver for this,you can chase a pig for hours,if it decides not to go to the death camp with its buddies,cows can charge you,if they have a calf nearby,they get mean and nasty.it has it’s advantages aswell though, the smell that eminates in a checksite means you aint gonna be kept too long lol.
Have to say I loved that job. Worked in Wales, farmers were great and always brought me a pint if we met up in the pub. Yes it was smelly, disgusting, especially if the carcasses exploded or the winch pulled them apart. Do it again any day, coppers never pulled me 
Has to be stripping out Tilt’s outside In the winter. Snow ! Rain ! WIND !! A real ■■■■■ to put back on once the wind had got hold of the sheet… 
Geoffo:
Has to be stripping out Tilt’s outside In the winter. Snow ! Rain ! WIND !! A real ■■■■■ to put back on once the wind had got hold of the sheet…
Hmm Tilt Stripping. Care to explain in more what is involved please? Piccies? Videos etc?
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My vote goes to the collection of farm casualties,bloated carcasses that go bang!!!And tilts,you can cancel the gym membership,there was nobody around to help me,and if there was a driver,he would run off,if the sheet did not line up,you had to put a few holes in,drive down the road,stop and put it back in correctly.The movement would resettle the sheet.
fuzzyduck:
3663…if you’ve done it you know what i mean!!
+1
And I passed a 3663 lorry this morning with hazards on with black smoke belching out of underside of cab , I’ve never felt happier seeing a lorry going up in smoke. Did feel for the driver though! , crap start to a Monday morning !.
Owt to do with collecting cash, especially they can,t have it unless you get x amount of cash. Spuds and veggie delivers to canteens and cafes etc are no fun. One prick in a works canteen was a cook and used to talk with a French accent and made out he was a chef. He cooked chips for the great unwashed in a factory.
owner driver was the worst for me. everything just annoyed me and was hassle, so much nicer when someone else deals with the ■■■■ and you walk away each week with your wage and no worries.
one of the (if not the worst) to carry is fish meal 
^ yeah that stuff stinks to high heaven
burnley-si:
one of the (if not the worst) to carry is fish meal
Them demulder sealed tipper men must have no noses ,i followed one last week and it was making me gag.
Tarrman:
Pimpdaddy:
+1^^^
My number 1 is tesco for taking 3+hrs to do something that can be done in other places less equipped in 20min!!!
Some Sainsbury sites are following close behind now with this whole stupid ‘no cab sit’ policy, what absolute ■■■■■■■■…!Ok so I’m a wannabe driver but just having a nosey through the forum. The no cab sit thing is silly but its derived from cases where drivers have pulled off the bay when its on red. This happened to my mate on goods in at my work (Iceland RDC), the PPT Truck was half on the ramp and half on the trailer when the driver for some reason pulled off on a red resulting in a big mess. These PPT trucks weigh about 2 tons, not what you want on top of you.
Now before you mention handing in keys etc, I know and I fully agreee with you, it shouldn’t stop drivers sitting in their cabs (really why should it?), but thats another story!
Hopefully one day it will be me complaining that I cant sit in my cab!
Anyway, enough of my random rant, back on topic…
at morrisons you have to lock the cab, pull on their red line lock, hand your keys in and sit in a small room. with a red line lock there is no way of moving the trailer so the rest is overkill
war1974:
^ yeah that stuff stinks to high heaven
i used to take spare set of cloths and a black bin bag, take the old fish meal smelling cloths off and burn the bloody things lol
A recycling jetter tanker cleaning sewers. Hot summer days along the Quay at Lincoln when lots of people enjoying drinks and lunch outside the pubs and we turn up to clean the sewers. Absolutely stank for miles around and really peed all and sundry right off. I didn’t work for that lot very long
scanny77:
at morrisons you have to lock the cab, pull on their red line lock, hand your keys in and sit in a small room. with a red line lock there is no way of moving the trailer so the rest is overkill
Can’t be Gadbrook. It’s a free for all in there. In the main yard at least where the chilled bays are, goods in drivers have to hand in their keys, but can sit in the cabs. Everywhere else theres no keys being handed in, air line locks, nothing. I’ve taken loads out of there and had blank looks off warehouse staff when tried to hand my keys in to be loaded. Worst bit is having to make your way, on foot, from your cab on the other side of the yard to the transport office to collect paperwork with no walkways and shunters flying round from every angle at warp speed.