PeterD

Guys i need help!

I got my class 2 last month and im off for a week just now so im looking about trying to find work with good wages.

Can anyone give me tips or point me in the right direction of places to try etc?

All help VERY appreciated

Pete

(i will reply to this but im outside working on the car as well since its stopped raining )

Cheers

STUCOS

iTrader: (8)

Good wages dont come with hgv driving,but you could try driver hire,manpower etc,think most agency,s start at about £8 an hour


cheeRS stu

PeterD

tried driver hire but they wanted me to do 7.5 tone driving.

its a fooking nightmare!

taz010671

I work for WARBURTONS BAKERIES(not sure if there is 1 near you) and get around £26k per year which aint bad for approx 40 hours per week.Start at 4am but normally home by 12.30

banhambuilt

sadly there ain`tmoney in it as there used to be

you thought about combining the driving with other work etc?

i work as a barrier man on the motorways,we use hgv`s for everything,did 40k last year

might be worth concidering mate

heavy recovery driver,crane driver,tanks?

dave

PeterD

Taz ill look that one up bakeries never even occured to me i thought it was outsourced

Dave do you have anymore info on that mate (who and where sort of thing), a bit more than just driving would be perfect whats a barrier man bif you dont mind me asking?

sorted the leccy's on the S1 if anyones interested

Tangodeltasierra3

www.jobstoday.co.uk

the milk deliverys are early starts but its £21k plus if u search

big_wig_074

i did a bit driving bin lorries,not massive wages but short hours,effectively afternoons off and auto boxes and the same routes so easy life.
then i scored well with my first tacho'd job through an agency paying me 450 a week for class 2! been there 6 months (longer than original contract)and now theyre asking if i want to be permanent staff! i deliver plants (yep like flowers etc)all around the country to focus diy and garden centres,fairly long hours but not the most difficult job in the world and i get to listen to what i want to on the radio! and of course they may save me a load of cash and sort me a hgv1 license out!
my advice is get around EVERY agency near you,and take the jobs youre offered,then when you find one you like bend over backwards to help them out and they will look after you,has worked for me so far,ive taken 2 days off in 6 months and i dont mind at all!can be a bit stressfull but so is every job,plus i get to see cool cars on the roads,meet hot polskis in the nurseries,check out the hot legal school girls when they going to and leaving school,and see the countryside,there are some beautiful views out there!

scottbrown

meradiths??? (sp)

big_wig_074

yes mate,r a meredith

scottbrown

cool beanz

have heard they a good lot

big_wig_074

yes mate,keep me in work and pay very well compared to others,no way i could earn this much through driver hire etc....not by a long shot!

Tangodeltasierra3

How can u only have 2 days off in 6 month when there are set breaks you have to take after so many days/hours ?

big_wig_074

as in 2 days holiday?i just take my weekends off and not really bothered about taking leaveas i enjoy it!

PeterD

big_wig_074

Sounds class mate do ya think they'd have a branch (oh the pain!! ) up here?

or an equivelant lol?

Just not sure what to do with my licence as i cant afford to drop wages

GraphiteGray

iTrader: (1)

Im 24 and got my LGV 2 licence earlier this year, couldnt find anyone willing to take me on (under 25 and no experience) so i joined an agency to get the miles in

The moneys resonable and at first i got to do a variety of jobs, which was good because to i got to try different types of HGV work (food, general haulage, skip work etc) For the last few months i have been working for Travis Perkins delivering building materials, agency paid for me to go on a Hiab course which was cool

Have done about six months now and im on the lookout for a permanent job, i would like to do some general haulage work and go off travelling around the country but jobs like that are hard to find

big_wig_074

id just get around to every job agency in your area and wait for a decent one to come along. i wouldnt take less than £8 an hour though

PeterD

is it just a case of getting into an agency and waiting till they offer you something decent?

I phoned a company in glasgow today who said they only do temp but can currently guarentee 40 hrs min, dont know what the rate is though

would that sound reasonable for a while because i was quite shakey about it?

big_wig_074

i was lucky,my agency found me this job in 24 hours!!yeah,if they can guarantee 40 hours your ok i would have thought,ask what the rate is.
320 a week (£8 times 40) is about 250 take home i think so can you live with that?
its better to get guaranteed hrs in my opinion as then your deffo earning a set amount,and if the can guarantee the 40 you may be working more but never less so you can budget for the basic and any extra is a bonus!

PeterD

I've got a few ideas from this thread so im gonna get up early and phone a few places tomorrow

then polish the car again

ill post how i get on

CheeRS all

big_wig_074

good luck fella!

Tangodeltasierra3

Check the agency pay a minimum 8hrs shift too, you should get loadsa work pre Xmas - be elaborate about with experience too but not lie too much to drop u in shit.