Get your feet up mate and have a brew!! Im on £20ph, if they want me to wait 4 hours... I'm waiting 4 hours 😆

Work for Morrisons and you don’t have to unload anything… they treat their drivers like drivers, not as unloaders.

I went to drive fuel tankers - all job and knock, £65k a year, 4 on 4 off. Best driving job out there.

Stop moaning and get on with it! I need my sausages

See, I do this, and I'm paid to sit and chat with mates. Watch a movie and get paid to do so ..I'm new to trucking 1 year experience.....its the easiest job I have ever done!

As long as I’m getting paid I’m happy to sit watch Netflix 👍🏻

I’ve got a class 1. Valid digi card & up to date cpc. Still seeing jobs advertised offering £12/hr. the only way I’d go back to driving is if I took home £200 per day. For an easy day. No more than 10 hrs max. Otherwise you can stick it up your arse.

I wouldn’t b complaining 4 hrs pay for absolutely nothing #living the dream

HGV class 2 starting salary 20/hr, HGV class 1 starting salary 30/hr, and no CPC BS! Problem solved but the question is that highly corrupted British government just won't do it. The question is, why? Put the government on min. wage and see how fast things change.

It’s my favourite thing about the job. Straight on that bunk 😴

There is also a shortage of warehouse operatives. I've never seen so many vacancies... with sign up bonuses.

Thats why its best to do ADR, get paid 70k for delivering fuel to petrol stations not much physicsl work involved

That's bad to see - We always have respect and a good relationship with our regular container drivers as we know they've been up since 4am to do felixstow or southampton to midlands run up to us for 8.30am. With 40 footers we always give them an approx unloading time - that can be over the 3hrs with heavy handball out, but we let them know when the heavy ones are, or the quick ones at 2hrs so they can get their heads down. Also always offer them use of facilities / free coffee machine etc if they need. We are small independent company though - I guess easy to see how the big corporates don't care. Good vids too, thanks Jay - been subscribed for some time. Cheers

yep i quit hgv class 1 driving over 11 years ago was bad then had ADR ect. done all types of work. the gov knew the problem years ago .but like everything else nobody give a damn. never saw my son grow up i worked so many hours.its not just about money its eveything else as well if grant shapps thinks he will solve it overnight he is much mistaken .buckle up for shortages so crazy 🤪

same problem everywhere with all the distribution centres - goods in staff are promoted off the warehouse and don't wanna be their, and neither do the people in the warehouse so drivers are seen as an inconvenience.

We have a turn around at ASDA of 1 hour. Most of the time I achieve this, but the lorries have to drive through warehouse and if they're not on schedule, you've got your pallets being broken down all over the place.

I seemply cannot understand how aneyone could possibly turn down a job where, not only can one work twice as long as others for less money, but also risk losing it all in fines if one makes the seemplest of misstake !!!

Well done Jay for making people aware what a difficult Job HGV work can be at times. The real problem is too many vehicles on the road today, 37 million on our small island. I drove all different types of vehicles for 40 years, I take the bus now lol 😂 I will say this though. The trucks today are far more comfortable and reliable than some of the old ones. No power steering. No heater. No sleeper can or night heater. No air assisted drivers seat. No automatic gearbox box etc. The list goes on. It wasn't until the early 1970s when Volvo and DAF come over and that shook the British lorry market up and finished it eventually and I'm not surprised. I learnt to drive in a Bedford TK tipper, it was like a ice box sometimes in winter in a wind tunnel lol 😂😂👍🇬🇧

These big distribution depots use your vehicle as extra storage

There’s no real shortage, it’s just places like that are so slow and inefficient. Drivers can’t do the work if they are stuck there!

Last time I was at tesco Livingston I was told 5 hours. Phoned my company and they gave me another code. Spent 3 hours going back and forward to touchscreens. While Reed boardall and tesco are talking to each other. Giving me codes that never work. I refused the load after those 3 hours were up. I dropped the trailer up the road and quit the job that morning. Give me aldi any day! Lidl has it's moments but make friends with the right staff it's a breeze.

I agree. At least 6 times I've given up trying to deliver to Tesco. You're lucky of they ever answer the bell at the gate

4/12 hrs I waited at Morrisons. I got a split break and was able to do 4 ...15s in a week. Happy days. Watched Netflix. Fell asleep. Had coffee. Cooked my dinner. Best job ever. 😂🎉

I’ve almost had this issue, I’m currently working for Culina and ASN number wasn’t working with customer number 3 hrs and 30 minutes in total it was only in West Midlands 2 weeks ago.

Company’s should charge waiting time

the wages as hgv driver are crap , long hours , no parking , stress and all the BS driving rules that comes along with it

£8.91 an hour in Scotland. for 60hour weeks. That's why no one wants to do it here. Absolute disgrace. We've got a shortage here yet the government aren't willing to help people get through their tests, would rather get cheaper employment from elsewhere.

The likes of Tesco and the others are just using you as extra storage whilst they load outbound trucks then unload you once space is made...I could never do RDC work the shit you guys have to put up with is a joke

Lidi 40 minutes to tip 4 hours for paperwork? Aldi can be a joke as well can take 2+ hours to tip mixed load and the fun tipping yourself for no money? When you firm gets money for you to tip it !! I sit at Tesco everyday and get paid to sit there .

Lmao, same here in Tesco Distribution centre in Ireland, the three stages 1-> youre early, -> youre not booked in until --:-- 2-> youre on time -> weve no bay, park up 3-> youre late-> youre f---ed 😂

You better look after the drivers as they are the backbone of the economy.

Only 4 hours!! I went into a Stoke supermarket RDC, you all know the one!! I'm still here after 5 years!! I went in with a full colour of hair and now I'm totally grey! They still haven't changed the flea ridden sofas with collapsed seats!! I feel like it's groundhog day!! Can I set up a gofundme to pay some ex special forces to get me out of here. Please... P[lease... Pretty please!!

That's what puts me off going for my class1, no hanging about with class2

I had this kind of thing before when I did agency driving. I said it could take hours, I was on £21 per hour so I said do t rush 😂

Msm won't tell you this. Easier to blame brexit.

I'm the same! I work for a chilled food distribution center. Our arrival times are always hours out, so often have to wait hours for my load! Yet a simple phn call to say what time I will be there, means I turn and burn! So why can't my office make the call?cos that shift of planners has gone home and they don't care so long as the job is done and I'm bk within 15hrs! They do a 7hr shift and expect us to do a double shift cos it's legal!

I'm not arguing but from my perspective as a manager, I can barely run a shift with the staff I have, and when that container or HGV doesn't arrive on time or arrives whenever he wants because it doesn't have an allocated time slot, it all becomes a bit difficult and frustrating.

The one job I refused to take on as a haulage operator was delivering to RDC’s and supermarket sites, you just get used as mobile storage. They’re just using the haulier. You can’t afford to lose a vehicle& driver for 4-5-6 hours or more.

I work in a shitty factory €15 euro an hour,no pressure,feel sorry for guys who drive a big truck and the pressure and responsibility that goes with it,you are not paid near enough

Meanwhile here in ireland, lad rang me the other day to drive 8 miles to his house, pick up his truck(already loaded) and drop 12 miles away. All done in 2hours - €100 cash as couldnt get anyone else

Know your pain!!. Went to collect a trailer from Tesco RDC Livingston.....3 hour delay, after already been there for 2 hours, Sainsbury RDC East Kilbride in and out within an hour

I work for a company called Arrow XL in Chapelhall Scotland and it takes us 30-40 minutes to tip and Double Trailer! Tesco have always been the same,Shambles

Well said 👏 and now getting letter through the post because there desperate for drivers now should of looked after hgv drivers in the first place

I’d love to do my class 1 but do stgo work My bro is class one. He told me to stick with 3.5t No tacho etc But sometimes I drive 9-10 hours a day straight apart from drops (10-15 mins each one average) I’m on the road just like you lads n lassies just a bit smaller 😂 My bro said this 40k wage bubble will eventually burst yet others say they can’t drop it once it’s gone up ££

Sweet 4hr power nap whilst getting paid sign me up

You are so right... I used to work for a company doing general haulage and absolutely hated getting rdc where I couldn't unload the trailer myself... thats why I'm now a tipper driver easier work and a easier trucking life

I used to deliver bread to tesco stores and what a absolute nightmare make friends with the backdoor guy or girl definitely makes things move faster

You can get 50k for HGV so 4 hrs is worth

A few years ago I did a delivery to Tesco at Weybridge I waited 27 hours 3 days before Xmas.

4 hours sitting playing video games on my phone and getting paid for it. When can I start?

I unload 32 pallets and get the Empties back on in 45 mins for Aldi

4 hours wait is the dream , never understood drivers who whine about being paid to wait around, especially if your a tramper.. bit different if your on days and need to be home

Do you not get paid by the hour Jay? Keep me all day if they wish.

Sorry Jay no driver should be tipping themselves fook lidl n aldi....they should employ people ....

Sounds a fast turn around for Tesco Jay. At least your not looking at nighting out on the bay!.

Got out of it 4 years ago after 28 years class1, miss the craic but dont miss the job.

Who wants to drive at 50mph in a Tesco’s crappy truck. No thanks

And you’ve got to sit in a horrible drivers room. It wouldn’t be as bad if you could stay in your truck!

4 hours for ONLY 24 PALLETS where I work we unload on average 13 pallets snd over 2 oversized totes in under 25 minutes

Tesco need to get into modern times

Stuff will be outa date by the time the load is off lol

Hgv2 £6.30 ph, why i quit,.. Shite, pcv1... £3.68ph... More on dole and that is f*n bad

I would use this time to read a book and write notes . This job is amazing.

4 hours sitting in the cabin that's one of the best jobs. Come to my factory for four hours and you will never come back

Slight re correction, tip yourself at Lidl in 40mins and then wait 2 hours to get your paperwork back.

4 hours? Work for the agency so you get paid for the hours you sit while being offloaded. I spend the time watching KZfaq or reading my ebook while being paid 18 pounds an hour I love it. Wouldn't change it for any other job in the world.

After 25 years of being a full time trucker i hung my boots up.We get treated like crap buy businesses,other drivers and councils unlike other European countries who value truckers.There are parking spaces and shower facilities at each garage.The UK is crap for truckers.I would consider working just weekends only other then that i am pleased to be away from the bs!!!!!

Jay come on man, you don’t get paid by the delivery, sit back, air con on and chill my friend

5 hours in Tesco’s Daventry last Saturday Jay ,, shocking. Missed my booking by 10 mins because of traffic delays so i was parked up in what as known as the sin bid until they could unload the trailer 🤬🤬🤬

Yep! I agree!!! Ive sat for 9hrs just for 15 pallets 😅

It takes that long to get through a tesco checkout!

I was at Boots, last week 5 .5 hrs,2 hrs in waiting area and 3.5 hrs on the bay.

Maybe if Tesco treated there staff better than dogs some work might get done..

I want a job where I end up waiting 4 hours for other people to do theirs and I'm on paid time 😂 You've done your part in getting up early and delivering the goods to site, how they choose to mess around after that doesn't affect your £££

I delivered to BMW last Monday..8 hours i sat with side curtains open waiting to be tipped. It got so late they “didnt have time” to reload me. It is beyond ridiculous

Bloody ridiculous, that kind of waiting time must be costing the industry millions every year..

4 hours sat there on phone , snoozing, enjoying the sun , etc and being paid 😂

Sitting around for 4 hours getting paid to do nowt? Yes please pal.

My longest wait was 9 hour wait for a well known online retailer and in the end I got pulled out without a SINGLE pallet being tipped

I was at CO-OP RDC in Coventry Friday I waited 3 hours to offload 5 pallets, since Stobart got the contract its gone to pot cause they prioritize them over third part companies its just wrong so wrong.

It's the consequences of the shitty systems of "just in time delivery". Corporations kid us that its for our benefit, instead of the truth which is it means they don't hold stock . Its simply about them lining their rich share holders pockets, and means we get lower quality fresh foods that have been frozen or chilled to within eight hours of going rotten, but they get to keep their money in the bank longer. The consequences are the drivers get treated like shit and the slightest hiccup in the chain causes chaos. All the skill shortages we face across all industries are the result of greedy people who contribute nothing showing zero respect for working people as employees or consumers.

Loads of people want to do this job.

Aldi and lidl were built during the German recession after the 2nd World War. Built completely on efficiency, hence why they've been so successful. The likes of tesco would need there entire system rebuilding from the ground up to be anywhere near as efficient.

Drive a cement tanker, best thing I ever did.

Without sounding stupid, do hgv drivers not get paid while they wait those 4 hours? Or do they only get paid while actually driving?

Sub contractors should bill Tesco’s for waiting time

Hour rate I would happily sit there 4 hours 😂

Keep on trucking mate 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

I've found alot of the warehouses are over stocked, most of the time waiting around is down to this

A bus driver makes £15.45 Monday to Saturday and £16.50 on Sunday and a Hgv loading and unloading a lorry makes £15.00 m/s and 17 on Sunday 😂😂 that’s why nobody wants to do that job anymore

Pay these incredible men and women more, a lot more. I think of these poor devils every time I shop for food everytime I make a large meal for my family and friends I owe these people everything they are why my work never runs out. They are why I can sample the world from my little house in Texas and why I don't complain if prices are up. Thank you thank you thank you.

Sometimes, it's not about getting for the 4 hours . It's just a waste of resources.

Im a hgv driver and tbh mate unless your paid by the mile i wouldnt complain, 4 hours is time for kick back and relax

after 40 years, I feel your pain.

Out of curiosity, what does this class as on the tachometer? Other work? Rest? I’m currently doing my licence so just curious..

I do and I love it and they pay me a fortune 👍🏼

And you’re an employee or owner driver?

i quite tesco chepstow, when they offered us a 10k pay cut, to go to avonmouth

Wouldnt recommend hgv tramping to noone ! ABSOLUTELY not !

If my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle 😤