Hey i'm currently going in my for Class 1 licence, just wondered if there were any Truck drivers on here and if you had msn so i could maybe ask advice and stuff over the next few weeks if need be

 

Yeah mate I hold a class 1 and would endeavour to answer any q's you might have, add me


Luciano

 

i drive a wagon..............but dont need a "class" licence

 

Ditto what Charlie said.

I've got class one and two, or Cat C and C+E as they now are.

Si

 

i have a class 1 mate,but don`t do msn

1 out of 2 ain`t bad

dave

 

Thanks guys, be in touch probs.

 

and me

 

So what kind of haulage are u all in ? Tankers ? General stuff ? Agency ?

 

delivering the company drive fors own goods, so lots of empty running as no back loads etc.

 

how much does the license cost?
been thinking of this.

 

I used these in Ancoats, would recommend them
http://www.elgv.com/

 

i used to do groupage into europe,and greece.

pick up from leeds airport,travel down to coventry airport and un-load/re-load then head to amsterdam or brussell`s airport then jolly around europe for a week or so.

used to do about 2000-2500 miles a week

not my thing now though,a very very lonely life.

left that and went into heavy recovery,roll-overs accidents etc.
my old truck


got sick of 100+ hours a week.

now i just drive a barrier rig

dave

 

Thats the question innit - do i do any work i can get ? try specialize as in Tankers etc but i need my ADR too, saw an advert for NEXT last week Ł24000 a year, i guess at least you know where you stand then if i get a job like that.

Im learning with Scania on their driving experience courses, its about Ł1800 quid though

 

you only need adr on like petrol tankers etc...
not being funny but the chances of a newbie getting a job on the fuel tankers is slim..
adr is useful though even on general haulage..

other question is are you will to be away from home? if you are then general haulage is what you want, if you aint then look for a trunking job for one of the big retailers/super markets. not bad money and home every night..

horses for courses mate

 

If your on an agency then yeh, there is different types of work out there so I would say take whats offered, and find out what kind of work you enjoy and dislike.

 

i have my tanks and packages in adr

you will struggle getting a tanker job though,i tried and it seems a catch 22 situation though.

you can`t get a job without experiance,you can`t get experiance without a job

the firm i went to,i offered to do a week for free with a driver.
flatly turned me down,if that don`t show i wanna learn i don`t know what does

best of luck mate

price has sure gone up since i passed mine was about Ł700

dave

 

you are joking right?

adr is used more on a hell of a lot of tankers than you think,petrol isn`t the only dangerous substance hauled by tankers.

just as a side note,out of the 7 normal groups (not explosives of radioactive)

which is the worsted group?

dave

 

thats not how it was meant. I also said that it is regualary used on general as well...

dont know adr mate so couldnt tell ya.

my advice was if he was aiming to get on tankers is adr worth it, as how many tanker places carry adr are going to give a newbie a drive??

didnt mean it really that it wasent needed as such..

 

this may help you regarding your adr
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cdg.pdf

courses for tanks and packages last 5 days,packages only 3 days.

might be worth doing the course of your own back first (about Ł500)

gives you a lift up the pecking chain

dave

 

I would go for toxics.

 

no to toxics mate

 

oxidising agents and peroxides would be my guess on the fact that on that list it isnt the one that makes you think of hazards...

 

oxidising agents and peroxides,no

good guess though

 

honestly..........ADR is a p.o.piss..................its an easy week

 

Gases then, as you generally cant see gas.

 

It is if its funded for you Pete

 

gases, no mate

it`s group 9

i will give you an example as to why

all the other groups,the items you can see/smell touch etc.

class 9 Miscellaneous has all the odd ball items in that don`t fit into a normal group.

as an example as to whats in it.

abstesos


it is a killer,you can`t see when airbourne.
yes i know you can get sheets of it,but the sheets don`t kill you,the fibres do

it kills you years and years later

dave

editted as put in wrong class

 

class 7 is radio actives...................9 is misc............u wont do 1 + 7 they are a different ball park.........millitary etc

 

sorry pete i put in wrong number

have editted it now

dave

 

I drive a 32 ton 8 wheeler bulk tipper and an 18 ton 4 wheeled curtain sider. I have my ADR, but as above, vey few new drivers will get to drive vehicles that come under the ADR scope.

I started by Trade Plating with Uniloads based in Warrington - lonely life out on the road, but I drove everything from full weight artics on magazine tests, to small vans, bin lorries (nice!) to brand new prototype trucks. Loved it, but not the lifestyle.

Now I do 7-5 in this:







And I get to drive a JCB



And a Lambo too! (Tractor not the car )



Si