Becoming a HGV driver (connor)
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From: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 19:31 Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <1hq3jzm.tjbvwcie3uzgN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH > says... > > > It's a relatively unskilled manual job. > > Of course it is. That's why nearly all employers want a minimum 2 years > experience and the test failure rate is higher than for cars because > anyone can walk off the streets and do it. Well, they more or less can. 2 years experience is feck all in my field. > > No-one gets 'head hunted' for > > that kind of work. There may be the odd recommendation along the lines > > of 'he's a decent driver', but it's hardly being 'head hunted'. > > > I got offered 50% to jump ship from one company to another in 1997. > When I did agency work, I was asked for by name by most of the agencies > clients. That's recommendation, not head hunting. > > Aside from that, almost every truck I see has a banner on the back > > advertising vacancies. > > Such as? I've seen Reed Boardall and a couple of others. TGD and Wincanton to name a couple. > > So it seems they will accept almost anyone. > > SO why all the posts on Trucknet et al from newbies who are constantly > coming up against the "must have 2 years experience" lark? > > > Transporting temperature controlled products is hardly rocket science. > > See your sentence below. > > > I've trusted some right muppets to look after temperature controlled > > goods. > > > So I guess it must be then. Driving a truck is a relatively unskilled job - I've met enough drivers in my years in retail to know that a lot of drivers are only doing it because they're unemployable in most other fields. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 19:32 Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <1hq3kq1.1e15vlb1p6iykcN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH > says... > > > Semi-skilled manual workers don't get 'head hunted'. That's what happens > > in senior management / directors positions. > > Really? Depends on the job doesn't it, especially if it's a very unique > one. > > > > There's a difference between being approached on recommendation and > > being actively 'head hunted'. > > > You'd not know. And why would that be, then? You obviously know very little of the industry in which I work, other than how to get pallets from one place to another. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 19:32 Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <1hq3kth.qddzxy1ocpp10N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH > says... > > > So, are you claiming that all the jobs for 'blue chip' companies (All > > the big high street retailers in general) are all shite, then? - or > > should I say that, in general, all the major haulage contractors in the > > UK are shite employers? > > > Name one blue chip company you've seen advertising for drivers. TDG and Wincanton. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Conor on 9 Dec 2006 19:33 In article <1hq3nu1.1ge3wzu15afcfpN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH says... > Oh dear. This is something I know a lot about. Yes, there has been > stockbuilding going on during October and November, but delivery volumes > in December are just about at their peak. > Most food manufacturers have been winding down for the past fortnight. -- Conor The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
From: SteveH on 9 Dec 2006 19:36
Conor <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote: > In article <1hq3nu1.1ge3wzu15afcfpN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH > says... > > > Oh dear. This is something I know a lot about. Yes, there has been > > stockbuilding going on during October and November, but delivery volumes > > in December are just about at their peak. > > > Most food manufacturers have been winding down for the past fortnight. The manufacturers may have been - although this will only apply to frozen and ambient manufacturers. However, the stock held in distribution centres is quite significant at the moment. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |