AndyGranger

After it being cancelled twice
Arn,t Tractor units fun off the lights
Had to take this back to main agents at dinner
Goe,s like foook on it,s own

Si B

iTrader: (59)

Congratulations Andy, got my training starting in the next few weeks, just waiting for the provisional to come through.

Can I ask roughly how much the course cost you? I've been quoted £300 from one guy for Class C, and a few local companies said £600-£800 for Class C and a the same again to do C+E (which I'm planning on doing)

Who are you working for? Any tips or pointers?

Cheers
Si

M7 COS

Congratulations mate!!!

AndyGranger

It did,nt cost Me anything
But it cost work £900 ish
2hrs a day for 5 days then test a fortnight later but should of been on the saturday of my training week
£300 sounds mega cheap mate
I think the test fee is about £80?

Nikki

Well done huni

Now learn how to disconnect the limiters in em babes,,,,,much more fun

AndyGranger

I work in the garage for hovis (british bakeries)
All our Rigid,s and units are dummy fused so only us in the garage know where they are

markk

iTrader: (2)

did mine about 8 year ago, tbh decent tractor units drive 100 times better than any car ive EVER driven !!! and yes , are fookin wicked from the light 0-40mph i would take on almost anything !!

RSeb

well done mate and yes isnt drivin f#ck off big trucks quality, espesh without the trailer on go like stink dont they!!!

AndyGranger

Should be doing my class 1 in a coulple of week if work pay if not it,ll be january

Deano

Nice one matey

Wait until you start pulling 45ft trailers

Oh and when summers here you can perve through the sun roofs of chics cars

I woud just like to say thats not what I do but other drivers have told me about

S2martin

Congratulations fella


Martin

markk

iTrader: (2)

AndyGranger

I remeber years ago trying to steer trailers for my old man from the back never mind the front

nickyboy

A friend of mine runs a fleet of the daddy trucks (Renault Magnum) but as yet hasnt let me lose with one

K3V HA

Congrats mate, do you work for Heanor haulage?? my mate works for the fabrication company that shares the same entrance/site.

AndyGranger

No i work for British Bakeries at Watnall
I know the owners of Heanor haulage and most of the garage staff there

Greg Shepherd

congrats m8

well done

Nessie

well done

Ragtop

Well done Andy....

Is it C1 or C2 you've passed... ???

Si, I got my trainig free thru the Government training scheme.. Only downside was having to go to college for 2hrs a week to get an NVQ in sucking eggs (driving, loading, etc...)
My C1 trainig is being paid for by the agency and has a two year tie-in (normal practice at most places)..

If you wanna pay for it yourself...

Prov lic = £12
Medical = £80
Theory =iirc £30ish
Lessons = anywhere from £30 - £60 PER HOUR (bank on £40)
For a rigid you usually get 20hrs (5 x 4hr stints).. For an Artic you'd usually get 8-12hrs as all you really need to learn is reversing.. You already know how to drive a large vehicle after all...
Test is about £90, but that's going up soon (if not already) to over £100, plus you need the use of the training vehicle (to take the test in) for another couple of hours (depending how far away the test centre is - I've head of drivers travelling 200 miles just to take their test)

Don't forget you DON'T need to take another madical OR theory test to do C1 after you've got a C2..


Roughly £1500 for a C2, and £400-£500 for C1

HTH's


Luv
Chrisie...

AndyGranger

Chrisie
It was Cat C The old (class2)
Artic is C+E
And 7.5t is C1 i think???
Been quoted £580 for my class1
4x2hrs mon-thurs then test friday morning

nomad

thats a very important part, ive seen new drivers who dont even know how to unhitch a trailer never mind rope and sheet/spread load/get from a-b etc,etc.
every bit of knowledge helps to get a job. cheers nomad

Matt

nice one bubba

a big 10/4

alan rainbow

well done for a gimp in a tigra

JamboRS

i start my training this friday with ritchies in glasgow .works puttin me through mine(brake bros)costing them £900 5days training plus test,need to stay for 2 year with company or you pay it all back got test next thursday11th(shittin it)

AndyGranger

I agree there martin totally!!
To be honest i think you should also do the training/test in something thats loaded aswell!!
As they behave totally different when empty!!

Shings

Good lad

Simon

Well done chap now get on the road and join the traffic jams

simon

Matt

20 years from now................andys kid........

AndyGranger

Her word,s not mine!!
"Tell him he can kiss goodbye to his bollox next time i see him"
And i don,t think she meant she was gonna gobble you either

Matt

hello donna

Ragtop

Whilst that sounds like a good idea, I think i'd tend to disagree..

Yes they handle differently, BUT in both good and bad ways... It's alot easier to drive a 2/3 loaded truck than an empty one as the weight holds it steady... and empty truck bounces all over the shop and the steering is more vague, but a loaded truck will obviously roll more and stop slower..

IMHO.. And if you can learn to drive an empty truck slowly, then going even slower when loaded will come more naturally... !!!


So Andy, Are you gonna go C1 soon or give it a bit in the rigids..??
I can garuantee that if not already, it'll only take a week in a 23 tonner before you really wanna move to an artic.... (not that rigids are rubbish, but you'll feel ready to move up)

I've had my C2 (Cat C) for 6months now and driven loadsa different trucks with the agencies.. It becomes second nature to drive whatever you're given, and now I don't think twice about the size... They're as easy to drive as a car, so i can't wait to get in a C1 and learn summut new...

Touch wood, I should be delivering at Xmas in an Artic.... 19days and counting...


Luv
Chrisie...

Ragtop

Have you got any previous driving experience..?? i.e. have you worked up from 7.5 tonner's or just gone from Car to truck...??

Only reason I ask is that if you do take a bit of time within each catagory, it gives you a chance to learn the ropes so as you move up, you haven't got too much to think about...
i.e...

The 7.5 tonners taught me everything I needed to know about paperwork, RDC procedures, parking on bays, waiting 4hrs for the paperwork.. , etc....

With this knowledge under my belt I could then concentrate on the rigids.. Using, loading and strapping techniques with curtainsiders.. Tail lifts, fridge partitions, etc.. And obviously the extra width and height

So... When I move up to a C1 (soon) I should only have to worry about the actual driving, and not where to park when I get there, or what stuff I need to take with me, blah, blah....

Hope that makes sense... ???



Luv
Chrisie....

AndyGranger

I,ve been bought up with haulage all my life
Dad had own haulage company
Uncle and cousin have
And my other uncle is Transport manager for a International tanker company down south
I was roping and sheeting before i hit secondary school
Could say it,s been bred into me
Ideally i want to get my class 1 then stay off the road as much as possible for 2 year untill that poxy probation is up

*Becca*

well done! my hubby(andyescos) passed his last friday so now he can drive the fire engines at work *Becca* xx

SS1

iTrader: (3)

congratulations.. ..but nothing is more funny in my work
than getting a container driver not undoing there twistlocks
then drive away..with lorry underneath ..
hoist it 20 foot up in the air then fook off with it
..we call it fishing..locks on ive got a catch and away
your unit goes "joking"

alan rainbow

WHATS THIS IN BRED BIT YOU DINT TELL ME YA DAD WAS YA UNCLE

AndyGranger

my mum is actually my sister
They originate from a place called Aspley i here it,s rife for incest down there???

alan rainbow