so who on here drives an HGV

age · Post by **age** » Jan 10th, '07, 20:32

As title says

I know ANDYcbr runs a training firm !

Any drivers on here ?

Age

Dynasangel · Post by **Dynasangel** » Jan 10th, '07, 20:44

My mum's partner past his HGV licence last week

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Jan 10th, '07, 21:49

Depends what you'd want it for?

watters · Post by **watters** » Jan 10th, '07, 22:53

my old man has drove arctics for about 10 years but the closest i get is loading the back of them at work lol!

age · Post by **age** » Jan 10th, '07, 22:57

CvPiper wrote:Depends what you'd want it for?

Need back ground as I hope to change jobs this year !

Ae

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » Jan 10th, '07, 22:57

Spawny does.

Here's his profile on swb

member454.html

Or let me know what iy's for and I'll give him a ring.

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » Jan 10th, '07, 22:59

Gsxrage wrote:
Need back ground as I hope to change jobs this year !

Ae

What do you mean?

age · Post by **age** » Jan 10th, '07, 23:02

Mike Daytona600 wrote:
Gsxrage wrote:
Need back ground as I hope to change jobs this year !

Age
What do you mean?

E.g Whats the going rate of pay !

Age

AndyCBR · Post by **AndyCBR** » Jan 11th, '07, 08:37

Pay ranges from about £7.50 to £8.30/hr for Class 2 work (Agencies), Class 1 work around £9 - £11/hr depends who your with. After 8 hours & Saturdays time & half. normally guarantee 8hrs.

ADR licence or HIAB ticket add another £1 to £2/hr.

Buy your own tractor unit (2nd hand £10k to £30k) owner drivers get up to £1700/week trunking work out of the docks!!

hope this helps

shonasdad · Post by **shonasdad** » Jan 11th, '07, 23:41

HELL £11.00 PER HOUR.
If only try working for evans transport i have a full ADR and hiab and i was on about £7.00 an hour
Or work on bulk tippers i have done for the last 5 years and earn £8.00 per hour and work your saturdays for flat rate. i drove distance for over 10 years and got out of it last year and went building, home every night got time to my self and earning just as much a week, sod driving any more the fun has gone out the job its all push push now. I do miss the life but no way would i work for the hours i was for the money i was on anymore....

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Jan 12th, '07, 20:30

As you know i'm on 7.5 ton multidrop.

Prob a bit small to what your after.

I do on average 70/80 drops and 20/25 collections a day around Exeter.

TNT pay is about £9 an hour but i do about 60 hours Mon/Fri and it ain't easy work.

I prob do have one of the better runs though and it is nice being out and about alll day then stuck in a office.

age · Post by **age** » Jan 12th, '07, 21:47

Blimey wrote:As you know i'm on 7.5 ton multidrop.

Prob a bit small to what your after.

I do on average 70/80 drops and 20/25 collections a day around Exeter.

TNT pay is about £9 an hour but i do about 60 hours Mon/Fri and it ain't easy work.

I prob do have one of the better runs though and it is nice being out and about alll day then stuck in a office.

I am getting fed up with working within the same walls !

I think 10 years is enough !

Age

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Jan 12th, '07, 22:14

Gsxrage wrote:
Blimey wrote:As you know i'm on 7.5 ton multidrop.

Prob a bit small to what your after.

I do on average 70/80 drops and 20/25 collections a day around Exeter.

TNT pay is about £9 an hour but i do about 60 hours Mon/Fri and it ain't easy work.

I prob do have one of the better runs though and it is nice being out and about alll day then stuck in a office.
I am getting fed up with working within the same walls !

I think 10 years is enough !

Age

I know what you mean. I hated it when i was a mechanic for 7 years being stuck in side the same shell all day with management watching my every move and breathing down my neck.

Thought about doing my class 1 as the Trunk drivers i know are on great money for the little work they do. But then again i would hate driving up and down the motorway everyday at 56mph bored stiff.

But be warned all, new law coming in. All vehicles over 3.5 ton are going to be limited to 56mph. Its going to be a traffic jam out there.

age · Post by **age** » Jan 12th, '07, 23:37

56 mph ! ah well I am getting tired of doing 156 all the time

Gona get my test through Andycbr.

Got my D2 and Medical form on the way.

Age

Mervin · Post by **Mervin** » Jan 13th, '07, 09:00

I driver a truck on poor wages but then again not many hours a week and get the same pay (but no night out money) if i am not working as it is a speciliast job i do and you cannot just pick up a driver anywhwere atr a moments notice (live shellfish)
try it mate see how you get on 56 mph has it fun at times I:E the Antwerp ring road at 56
Merv