I mean what do you do? Is there a school you go to to learn then you get your license and get a job?

Or do you get trained for the job?

Just wanna know really, was looking at the pay and hours and it aint that bad really.

 

Get your HGV and apply for a job...


I would think so anyway...

Doubt there'll be a course on how to deliver LOL


HGV's arnt cheap btw

 

there you go mate lots of info there

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...&highlight=hgv

 

mother trucker sorry..

I think deano on here is a trucker... when he's not rentinhg his arse out maybe worth pm'ing him

 

Sorry mate was about to give you tips on becoming a fucker

You fancying a career change?

 

You basically have to go thru the HGV, I think you have to start on the smaller trucks (class 2) for so long before you can go for your class one, and then start as a temp, cuz no one will take you on without experiance, the only way to gain experiance is driving for an agency...

Dunno where you've been lookin mate, but the wages per hour (unless you work for a really good company) are piss poor, yes you get paid well, but you have to work for it, i'd say most Drivers, especially while temping yor on 60 to 70 hours a week...

 

Thinking about it. While insurance sales is good, and I enjoy it, not really enough money in it unless I'm earning comission on it. Depends on when the new system is in how much I'll make.

 

Being a trucker from an insurance sales man will be a big step wont it...


Not saying dont go for it...

 

yeah it will... but thats kinda half the point

 

You could always do what I done.

I went for a job at Brake bros and they paid for my hgv trainning and test and medical
I had to sign a 2yr contract which is fair enough.

Theres plenty of Employers out there that will do this for you, you justr have to look around.

Works out alot cheaper

 

wages are piss poor mate i was doin for a while got my licence thru the Army, and have worked on Agency`s for 10 years now its not good working 14 hrs a day mind, but you have to do it to get the coin built up unless you can get into a good firm but you only make the money by staying out a few nights a week and with me just havin the first nipper it was a no no. Dont get me wrong some firms will pay good but without expierance you got more chance of platting snot mate.

Hope this helps kind of

Andy

 

A friend of mine recently started driving for morrisons/safeway thru exxel logistics, they payed for all his training tests etc put him through the lot at no cost to him the only stipulation was that if he left the company for another job within 2 years he had to front for all the training etc apparantly there is quite a few companys running similar schemes now because there is quite a shortage of hgv drivers out there.

 

ive been a class 1 driver for 16 years
yep the money is good
yep the hours are long

but my advice to you is dont do it mate
it's hard out there day in day out
to many idiots on the road

 

cost me Ł1600 class1 an class2 is a crap job police always checking your tachos checking if lorry is over weight nice big fines keep gettin points on the plus side can do gd burn outs

 

Amen to that!

Unless the rules have changed since I got mine, you can take your class 1 as soon as you have your class2 licence.

 

CORRECT

 

Fair play mate, wasn't entirley sure

 

There are a lot of pitfalls in the industry so get it right.

Get into the right company that are willing to invest in you, IE ADR, CPC etc...

You can earn a lot of money being a self employed driver and work for several agency firms.

Get you medical first, apply for your provisional, do your theory then take you training, couldn’t be easier

Im sure there are plenty of people on here that can give you advice

 

roadtrain got me though 1st time on class2 and 1 nice people there an give u all the books an cd 2 pass the theory test

Roadtrain Ltd
Truckworld Oliver Road
Grays Essex RM20 3ED
Tel: (01708 890953)

 

hey up mate am a trucker got my class 1 in the army left after 11 years
came out driving i do 60 hours a week lots of knobs on the road but i do take good money home and i do not do nights out and only do mon-fri
go for it you only live once

 

Good advice there

What license do you need to drive a coach?

 

you really dont want to do that

 

a psv license

 

A PSV Stu, i have both

Manual PSV and Manual HGV Class 2 and i managed to get both companies to pay for all fees and test

I've done bus driving, coach driving and now truck driving

Although my current employer paid for the class 2 and i prob only use it 2 or 3 times a week

Good thing to have tho.

 

pcv license bus drivings sposed 2 b ok mate does it earn 400w an only works a 8 hour day with class1 container work i earn nice money just ur b coming bk 2 the depot 2 go home an then ur get a call 2 reload then u got a nite out

 

here Stu as a trucker.....