Hi, As some of you maybe aware that I am a new pass class 1 and have been driving for 1 month now. As a newbie you can imagine it takes me a little longer to reverse onto a bay as normally need a shunt. But I must Admit the worst part is Trying to reverse onto a bay when you need a pee. ( specially for a new pass)
Does anyone have anything to share about what they dont like about being a HGV driver?
Thanks
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Having to constantly fix damage and issues caused by steering wheel attendants, who just swan off home into the sunset leaving trails of destruction in their wake, they call themselves hgv drivers 
For me it is the contemptuous way that drivers are treated. I just can’t fathom why we are looked down upon do much.
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Thanks guys some genuine feedback here. I wish something could be done to address all these issue.
I’ve noticed companies don’t care about drivers as they will just get the agency to cover. I think that makes things worse for drivers. Hopefully when this IR35 comes in then maybe things will change for drivers and the attitude towards them.
I guess everyone has forgotten about the drivers role and keeping the country flowing since lockdown eased.
When fueling and then a sudden urgency to need a ■■■■
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talknonsense:
For me it is the contemptuous way that drivers are treated. I just can’t fathom why we are looked down upon do much.Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
When you see the way some drivers behave and dress it’s not surprise. some drivers can be extremely rude to inbound/outbound staff so in some cases it’s only natural that they begin to treat us all with contempt. Although it Obviously some of the inbound/outbound staff are just self righteous ■■■■■
joeyd:
Traffic. Sooner the whole country locks down again the better, it was paradise.
Won’t argue that one.mate of mine was 1 hour quicker from Edinburgh to Manchester 
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> Won’t argue that one.mate of mine was 1 hour quicker from Edinburgh to Manchester
Twice as fast (or more) before we had limiters 
whisperingsmith:
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> Won’t argue that one.mate of mine was 1 hour quicker from Edinburgh to ManchesterTwice as fast (or more) before we had limiters
Made my job which is local work a hell of a lot easier cheers ray
stuwozere1:
- Being away from my kids
- Being away from my wife
- Creature comforts
- Dealing with d***heads on a daily basis
- Loaders
- Planners
- Traffic
- Gatehouse staff
- Jumped up prats
- Reversing when dying for a [zb], only to find the services 2 miles away from the lorry park
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After 48 years of doing that i have to question why you are doing it,
1st kids before wife!!!
2 no dealing with ■■■■■■■■■ planners in other jobs
Finally the rest is part and parcel to what the job is all about.
If you want family life tramping is not the way, if young and single best job in the world.
Finally no one forced you to accept a relativity low paid high hours job .
Sorry for being brutal but that is the true live of a lorry driver.
Good luck in your future
Asad_uk:
Does anyone have anything to share about what they dont like about being a HGV driver?
My top two gripes are the long hours, and having to endure too many idiotic, dangerous, unaware drivers on the roads. Lockdown was a ■■■■■■■■■ come true.
keeping your vehicle cleaned,polished and spotless inside and out,and to be informed while you are on a week off,that some ■■■■■■■■■ that cannot drive,has damaged your motor and it won’t be repaired because it is still roadworthy and legal 
why do i bother 
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When I was driving what annoyed me more than anything was other drivers driving like morons which inevitably leads to us all getting a bad name.
Early in my driving days I was proud to say I was a lorry driver but latterly I was ashamed and did not want to admit the fact. Now when anyone askes all I say was I was invovled in various types of training.
joeyd:
stargazer148:
joeyd:
Traffic. Sooner the whole country locks down again the better, it was paradise.Won’t argue that one.mate of mine was 1 hour quicker from Edinburgh to Manchester
I didn’t hit a queue on the M25 for about 6 weeks, only problem was getting back to the yard too early and being given another run
Sounds good i work for local council so we were put on job & knock 
The-Snowman:
- Leaving in the morning to go to work
- Everything that happens until im finished and heading home
100% true
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I was involved in the transport industry for many years. In my experience the biggest and worst change for driver has been the implementation of legislation. Some regulation in any industry is good, but with EU legislation it appears a never ending barrage. Drivers hours, health & safety. technology etc. have changed the nature of what it actually is to be a truck driver. By definition then it changes the type of individual that is attracted to such a profession.
Some examples. I would say some decades ago that truck drivers by nature, especially long distance ones, were an existential type of person. They enjoyed their freedom to get the work done on their terms. Things like, here is a load for Spain off you go and see you next week. The work was done and the boss didn’t care as long as it was done.
EU hours directives and such over time squeezed out much of the freedom. Technology and having a person in an office looking at your progress also served to diminish freedom.
With technology it helped to break down the job into constituent parts. This serves to cheapen the role of the driver. Examples Sat Nav and Google maps allowed a person of lesser standing to navigate across Europe.
All the above is portrayed as progress and sold as being safer. My argument is that the industry lost, and continues to lose, drivers with vast amounts of experience. Not alone their own experience but the possibility that they would educate new drivers. Personally I would prefer an experienced driver working a little over his hours or pushing the boundaries of health and safety as opposed to a novice with different skill-sets. The older model too probably got more work done per truck, with less accidents.
We now have whole industries of legislation creation within the EU, Health & Safety and Technology (driver-less trucks) that have vested interests to maintain their prerogative. The reason the drivers lost out harks back to the old saying “you can’t legislate for experience”.