Don’t you end up spilling most of your load over our lovely roads though???

Where have you go lovely roads?

On class 2 for the last year and class 3 for a year would be nice to get on class 1 but not a chance in hell not where i live anyway thinking i may just have to quit and try agency.

How are you finding it on thr boxes?

@@AshleyHaleUK as your video says it’s a really good starting point in the industry quick set ups at the ports some places can tip or load you with in 30 minutes some can take 4 hours just luck of the draw the hours are definitely longer in this line of work but I’m happy to keep on going with the industry every day is a learning day for me the thing that got me interested in the industry was not only driving the trucks but also the variation of loads as there seams plenty of options that can come available with time

@@theswifty10 Only stress sometimes is getting a good empty box, some are absolute shite, a lot of places check the box's and you are pretty certain to get a good one, a lot of docks don't though and leave it to the drivers, i hat to reject four MSC 20' box's at a dock last week as they had remains of animal feed in them, was well over two hours there (after my loaded box was off) as each time you knock back a box they punt you to the back of the que, not that bad any morning but pretty shite on a Friday afternoon when you want to get home at a decent time, you get a written warning in my place if you get an empty box rejected on a customers site.

@@Markycarandbikestuff I’ve not had a bad empty box for loading at the moment but have a had two jobs moaning at me for import products being damaged over the cranes putting holes in the roof which you can get understand to be frustrating but being a sealed unit until delivery there is no way of knowing what it’s condition is I’m on curtain work next week as it’s a bit slow on the containers at the moment well more hit and miss with the ships coming hopefully it’s back to normal soon

Absolutely. Company who carries their own goods treat the HGV as a tool to deliver those goods. They making money on the goods, not the truck. If you working for someone who is making money solely on the HGV truck you are more likely to be treated as inconvenient by your employer.

Now days the only way to get that (at least 1 year) experience is with an agency - and in a way you can find what type of work you enjoy,

Sounds like a very interesting job. I would love to do some proper lingerie and or wide loads!

Agreed. If you want the experience, get on with it. You might find something that you like that you weren't expecting.

@@AshleyHaleUKagreed I’m a new pass myself and have got a contract with a major company that does bulk, curtain siders, fridges and box work and sometimes flatbed I won’t disclose details here but I should gain experience on all of them

I did 2 years on buses then got my C+E license took a horrible multi drop class 2 job and 3 months after that took a class 1 job doing RDCs and supermarkets. No good having the license if you don't use it so I agree take something you don't have to stay long.

This is true. I'm just trying to give an overview of each of the jobs. Never going to get everything in about every job.

Get in to the offices and speak to the people face to face. It will go down better than a call or email. Even if its just to arrange a time to come back

It'll come and don't turn nose up at 7.5 tonne work as it'll give HGV Expereince making you an experienced HGV multi-drop driver for the bigger work?

@@Ro-mm6tq ..Thanks, and it’s the companies and insurance who are turning their noses up at us rosie cheeked new drivers. Will keep applying though

There are many ways to get in to it, agency work is probaly one of the better options because you can do a varity of work and find what you like, but it will mostly be general haulage and multidrop for one of the supermarkets, especially round my area.

Good Luck out on your own! Let us know how you get on!

I did 2 years on buses, Stagecoach paid for my PCV license then I went and did my C+E test in January but only class 2 jobs would take me I did 3 months multi drop class 2 and hated every minute it but then got accepted for class work just doing trunking and some supermarkets. 2 years experience on the buses definitly made it slightly easier for me to get work.

@@gravemind6536 Ahh 2 years, you didn't have to pay back the training bond then, i'm sure they'll come after me for their £1,500 soon 😆 Don't ever want to go back to the buses if i can help it, prefer cargo that doesn't talk back 😆 but the category is useful if i ever get desperate and really need a job, bus companies don't seem at all fussy. Now i've got my foot in the door on class 2 just looking to steadily build up my tacho time so then if the worst happens and i ever get binned off, i can always jump on agency. Hopefully i'll get on well here, took on as a cover driver so should learn a lot of stuff. Currently driving the 8 wheel RoRo's (hook loaders) but should learn skips next, then tippers, wagon and drag, roadsweeper and bin lorries, and then hopefully get shunted up to the artics.

I remember doing that the first time, I did a video about Southampton Dock and London Gate way to help people understand them. Any tips for the docks?

@@AshleyHaleUK Sorry I'm not experienced in any roles, Currently saving up for my lessons with all Theory passed.. Just find the container side of HGV driving quite interesting and wondering if that would be a good start to pursue as a new pass. I will be checking out your video now on Southampton and London Gateway. Thanks

Ah miss read it? Dock work is easy check out @truck it Prayle he does a lot of it to.

When you become a container driver , you have to pass a test on most of the docs u enter. They all pretty easy but I did find Southampton test a bit tricky. Edit: also good luck in Felixstowe If you have never been there before, ok when you no what’s going on but takes some getting used too

I have to go airseide on the night shifts. We're doing the runways works in there. What company is advertising the job?

@@AshleyHaleUK off hand can’t remember I was having a good old google yesterday and it came up. Will have another look soon

Let's us know how you get on.

Don’t bother it really is nor worth the hassle trust me.

Along as you can pass medical then you can drive. Legally they can't discriminate, if anything it would help because your old and less likely to drive like an idiot.

Brilliant, thanks for that.@@AshleyHaleUK

My husband started at 57 and hasn't been out of work since. I'm 52 and starting out. I think they like older drivers cos we're sensible (apparently 😆).

@@lifeincookieland btilliant!

Not always, depends on who it's is you start working for. I didn't have any of these issues when I first started.

@@AshleyHaleUK Who gave you your first start that you didn't have to go through working for cowboys to get one year under your belt.40 yrs in this game an it's the only way in

I worked for a local small company. Who had vans and Class 2 trucks. Lots of local contacts and national connections. I was never asked to break the rules or do things that were dodgy. He always paid for parking if needed. Never had to pay for minor damaged such as a wing mirror I knocked off. Trucks were regularly inspected defects fixed etc. Not every company is like that, I know there are some companies that don't follow the rules that don't repair trucks. Unfortunately, some areas of the country that is what the haulage industry is like and there are local places to me that are like that, but luckily for me I didn't join a company that was like that.

To get into Class 1 work you unfortunately have to work for cowboys who can't get bums in seats.I had friends in reputable companys who said got to get one year under your belt an then you can start with us.That was 1978.Its a much lot harder now

@user-nl4li1pj8l i did class 1 work for the same company after about 10 months. They decided to grow the company, so I paid for the class 1 license myself, and they moved me over. Like I said, it's not going to happen like that for everyone, but you don't have to work for cowboys to get the experience.

Never did that. My mate who passed his test before me did that. He said it was a good job, very easy to learn and start to understand the rules etc

True. Got a video planned about that. Keep an eye out for it.

Definitely what you want!

My worst nightmare wasn't low bridges it was low tree branches, lost count the number of times i was trying to T Cut scratches off the roofs of cars on the top deck before a delivery, also reversing cars up icey decks in the middle of winter, loading 10 cars at 4 in the morning, up to axles in mud in a field, flat tyres, flat batteries, frozen windscreens , never again .

Me too, it's no more distracting that talking on the phone, hands-free whilst driving. I have abandoned many videos because the situation has changed on the road. Most of these videos are filmed over several 10s of miles, and the editing makes it look like it wasn't.

I'm glad to hear it! Which one was the best?

@@AshleyHaleUK Hi Ashley, I think Tramping as I got to see all of the Country.

I would have to agree. I enjoy what I'm doing now, but do muss travelling up and down the country

I saw a dpd class 1 job couple months ago for £14.75 ph in reading