Ending the Chapter: Why I Decided to Quit

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  • Опубліковано 4 гру 2024

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  • @Ironz89
    @Ironz89 7 місяців тому +4

    Good luck with fridge work ridiculous start times midnight onwards

  • @edwinknight5204
    @edwinknight5204 8 місяців тому +3

    Handed your notice is in is all you have done. I could see it coming by your tone for a few weeks. Although I expected you to move to days.

  • @Scott.mac889
    @Scott.mac889 8 місяців тому +2

    Fridge work is class. I loved it. Tip for sleeping keep in on continuous and within a few days it’ll be humming you to sleep. I always park next to fridge boys when i’m out

    • @Truc-KInG
      @Truc-KInG 8 місяців тому +2

      Mental lol

  • @TruckerJane
    @TruckerJane 8 місяців тому +1

    Really glad you’re not giving up driving. Good luck in your new endeavour. Mel

  • @daveratcliffe5601
    @daveratcliffe5601 8 місяців тому +1

    You had me worried there!
    I did fridge work & loved it. Worked for the big supermarkets. Was easy enough work. With your background it won’t annoy you at all. Hurry up & wait!! Enjoy & keep up the great video & work

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому +1

      Good stuff! I hope so 🤞🏻 It’s a gamble changing but it’s something I’ve wanted to do (and try) so hopefully all goes well and it turns out to be a positive move 👍

  • @rickreid8572
    @rickreid8572 8 місяців тому +21

    These trucker vids are all identical. They bang on about how fantastic the industry is etc- but it's not going to end well. Sleeping out in a lorry - the guy looks exhausted- this is no way to live- shifts destroy you- mentally physically and the relationship- jumping from job to job to job...exhausting....get out while you still can...do some pen pushing job at the civil service...its only a matter of time until the next job comes to a crashing end....how is it a new challenge? moving a steering wheel down the same roads... making vids to break the monotony.... get the hell out and save yourself...

    • @stevebroadbent7528
      @stevebroadbent7528 8 місяців тому +4

      The job is what you make it. I did it from 1972 to start of this new year. You should have seen the shit we were driving in the 70's .

    • @KeithFroggatt-k4d
      @KeithFroggatt-k4d 7 місяців тому +3

      Can we be friends you sound a bungle of joy

    • @andybirchenall1113
      @andybirchenall1113 6 місяців тому +1

      I don,t blame anyone who leaves this industry sadly its not the fun it used to be

    • @alanconsidine8432
      @alanconsidine8432 3 місяці тому

      I agree after 19 years trucking every haulier offers you great promises and yet all the same return easy for 1st few weeks and then load on the work.
      It is a profession and if hauliers companys treated it like that too be great as I enjoyed the up keep of the truck and driveing but it's all deadline and push hard and safety goes out the window some time to get the job done which is wrong. But I still enjoyed it great experience with different roles and hoping to get part time work to keep me from going back full time

  • @AMxlly
    @AMxlly 8 місяців тому +1

    Good on you mate! Good luck on your future endeavours

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Much appreciated! Thanks buddy 👍

  • @RobertPersonalTrainerTrucker
    @RobertPersonalTrainerTrucker 8 місяців тому +3

    Good move . Fridge work is much easier cleaner work and generally much better paid ! It’s a no brainer I reckon . Good luck with your new endeavour

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Fingers crossed!🤞🏻 I hope it’s a good move but we shall see when I get started 👍

  • @Nighttrunker
    @Nighttrunker 8 місяців тому +1

    Well done Billy onward and upwards we have a certain amount of time to earn money for our family and make the most of it

  • @kevinsallows9709
    @kevinsallows9709 8 місяців тому +2

    Hi Billy good luck with your new job and the future

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Thank you Kevin 😊

  • @emmyvine
    @emmyvine 8 місяців тому +2

    Same heart dropped thought you were completely leaving industry when saw heading 😂having myself just got in to it knowing how hard it is ,you have have inspired me from the beginning with the training from mainstream Goodluck and hopefully you will be able to keep doing your video's with new company's as we will miss you otherwise

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому +1

      I can record so it’s ok. Thanks Emmy for your kind words 👍

  • @LukeZalimba
    @LukeZalimba 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck Billy. We met in Knauf Immingham few months ago.
    Also am sure i saw you on A14 heading southbound near Kettering..I was heading North.

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому +1

      Hey buddy, yes remember you well. Good to meet you. I’m always up and down the A14 as that was a regular route for me 😊

  • @rldlogan8022
    @rldlogan8022 8 місяців тому +1

    Just past my car to class 1 and going through the hard path of getting that first job
    It’s hard but I’ll get there just keep trying!!

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Well done bud. Keep trying and the Job will come eventually for you 👍

  • @stevedean1602
    @stevedean1602 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck mate. Good thing about this job plenty of variety for us to try 😎

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Absolutely! Thanks Steve 👍

  • @douglasvick9703
    @douglasvick9703 8 місяців тому +2

    Lorry Driving is either ""In The Blood ""or not ...Myself 81 annd still Cab Happy UK...Europe....and Beyond.....Still Loving It.!!!!!!

  • @Brian-nf6bt
    @Brian-nf6bt 8 місяців тому +1

    I said to you some time ago get a job nearer to home that dartfrod crossing is a pain if you want to get home from the yard,fridge work is ok ,better find out about washing out,keeps some waterproofs you might have wash the trailer yourself.

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Cheers Brian. Your right! Dartford is a nightmare if you want to get home. I’ve heard but I’ll keep a set with me 👍

  • @jameswilliamson4728
    @jameswilliamson4728 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck 🍀 Billy with your new driving job.

  • @NathanBrett-b5y
    @NathanBrett-b5y 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck to you billy mate 👍 passed you on the m1 the other day 💪🏼

  • @ItsRyan.
    @ItsRyan. 8 місяців тому +2

    Billy you need to sort your mic’s out.. With headphones it’s only coming out of the right side. Left is completely silent

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому +1

      Everything seems ok on my side. Strange 🤔 I’ll go back and have a look. I do need maybe repair the mics. Thanks for the feedback Ryan 👍

    • @ItsRyan.
      @ItsRyan. 8 місяців тому +1

      @@billyhgvuk Yeah it’s strange as I’m
      Guessing nobody else has mentioned it.. Other videos from different people are fine, Just yours but the music you play is fine too that’s both left and right but I’ve noticed it on a couple of your videos now mate
      Good luck with your new job too! Look forward to seeing you tackle fridge work

    • @ItsRyan.
      @ItsRyan. 8 місяців тому +1

      @@billyhgvuk Tried my airpods and my logitech headset and both of them are only right side audio mate

  • @taffdavies35
    @taffdavies35 7 місяців тому +1

    Finished on hgv tramping back in january, now driving ambulance patient transport for allmost the same money, but, better work life balance.

  • @NathanBrett-b5y
    @NathanBrett-b5y 8 місяців тому +1

    I don’t blame you! Anything is more money than baker!
    I do a mix of container work and fridge work! If fridges doesn’t work out for you, let me know and I’m sure we can sort something out with containers!

  • @paulnaylor5387
    @paulnaylor5387 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck my friend...enjoy ur new job👌

  • @fullonminerz
    @fullonminerz 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck with your new job billy!

  • @iandodds4441
    @iandodds4441 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck in your next adventure fridge work is what you make it you should enjoy it 👍

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Thanks, will do! 👍

  • @pludgy
    @pludgy 8 місяців тому +1

    my heart dropped when you said you were quitting trucking lol… all the best with the new job, Billy! 🎉

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Thank you buddy 😊

  • @jacul3697
    @jacul3697 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck in new job mate

  • @ItsRyan.
    @ItsRyan. 7 місяців тому +1

    When do you think a new vlog will be uploaded?

  • @brandonmwangi892
    @brandonmwangi892 6 місяців тому +1

    How much was you making a week

  • @marcstruckingpage
    @marcstruckingpage 8 місяців тому +1

    Good vlog buddy, good luck in your new job 👍

  • @markpayne8761
    @markpayne8761 8 місяців тому +4

    Still be the same mate, long long hours poor pay bed work bed work, no family time unsocial hours up silly o'clock 13+ hours a day , advise any young people keep away from HGV DRIVING, get a apprenticeship , horrible industry to get in , keep away

  • @jamesmarriott3667
    @jamesmarriott3667 8 місяців тому

    Hi Billy, all the very best with the new job, have a great weekend with the family 👍👍👍🚛

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Thanks, you too! 👍

  • @LA-fr7fx
    @LA-fr7fx 8 місяців тому +1

    Good luck with the new job 😊

  • @truth3358
    @truth3358 8 місяців тому +2

    Best move your doing fridge work is clean work

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому +1

      I hope so buddy - cleaner work is what I want and hopefully it’s a little better. I’m looking forward to it 👍

    • @truth3358
      @truth3358 7 місяців тому +1

      I do fridge work and I tramp but only do 1 drop a day

  • @callumkemp2648
    @callumkemp2648 8 місяців тому +1

    Billy are u planning to do bits of European and bits of uk and bits of Irish work with fridges

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      No! Just UK work at the moment. But who knows what the future holds 😊

    • @NathanBrett-b5y
      @NathanBrett-b5y 8 місяців тому +1

      You offering?

    • @callumkemp2648
      @callumkemp2648 8 місяців тому +2

      @@NathanBrett-b5y no but just for his UA-cam vlogs it would be good to see on his channel

    • @callumkemp2648
      @callumkemp2648 8 місяців тому +1

      @@billyhgvuk will it be a merc again or what truck u driving this time

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      No idea yet.

  • @matthewdoyle3877
    @matthewdoyle3877 7 місяців тому +1

    If more HGV drivers stuck together, industry would be so much better

  • @helenlloyd6564
    @helenlloyd6564 8 місяців тому +2

    After nearly 30 years tramping I have decided to semi-retire. Trunking 2 nights a week. Trucking is more than a job it is a way of life, especially tramping and European work. Family life doesn't exist. Leaving early hours Monday returning late Friday or running out of time running in Saturday morning. Home for only a day and a half. Strain on relationship, home life, family life, putting up with bad driving, R.D.C's attitude, traffic jams & hold-ups, telematics, driving rules/ hours, working time directive, tacho laws, V.O.S.A., potential fines, diesel theft & thieves, truck stops & service areas. There are good things too, not many only a few.

  • @chrisbrayne5263
    @chrisbrayne5263 8 місяців тому +2

    So just to be clear , have you resigned 🤔

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Yes buddy - resigned!

  • @thegreatunknown8014
    @thegreatunknown8014 8 місяців тому +1

    After 22 yrs i quit,happy times!After 1 1/5 yrs i'm back!Trucking is an adiction!

  • @bernardscott1783
    @bernardscott1783 8 місяців тому +1

    Listen to your head mate and your daughter is only young ones

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Thanks buddy. Thats a big reason for me 👍

  • @tcrpz
    @tcrpz 7 місяців тому +1

    plenty of work in kent mate 💪🏼

  • @marylees6238
    @marylees6238 8 місяців тому +1

    Welcome to the fridge mob.
    I know where your going.
    Green and red and have a Mint Fleet!

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      Thanks 😊

    • @Billy_W
      @Billy_W 8 місяців тому

      S T by any chance? 😁

  • @jacul3697
    @jacul3697 8 місяців тому +1

    You are joking is it 1st of April? 🙄

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      😁 No! It’s all genuine 👍

  • @Truc-KInG
    @Truc-KInG 8 місяців тому +1

    Tramping fridge work Billy?!?! I hope you're a deep sleeper and got thick skin. Aren't fridge trampers the most hated on the road. If you have ever slept next to a fridge trailer you will know what Im talking about ;] good luck mate.

    • @likhwadube5937
      @likhwadube5937 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah 💯 that was my first thought. When you park your noisy fridge trailer next to other truckers you get all the dirty looks and people driving off to avoid you!😂

  • @ofpWolf
    @ofpWolf 7 місяців тому +1

    That's some clickbait right here

  • @jockwilson-b8d
    @jockwilson-b8d 8 місяців тому +3

    Not allowed to park in depot,,what a joke

  • @HamptonSimon
    @HamptonSimon 8 місяців тому +1

    So many soft people in these comments.

  • @tonydavid2997
    @tonydavid2997 8 місяців тому +2

    You have only had your licence for 2 years and your on your 4th job lets c how long you last on fridges .when you have a load on your back for the markets 8 deliveries starting at 10 in the night you get them up then you might get parked up till he finds you a load … try sleeping with that fridge running all day or night it’s getting near the warm weather now you blert .dont they teach you kids how to change a light bulb or strap a load down now . Why strap a load down and stitch the curtains up how do you check if the straps are loose un stitch the curtains again the chassis’s is were you should grab hold of with your ratchet ex army looks like you were a cook not in a infantry regiment i hope i was did 10 years your number is probably 312 your first 3 work mine out 246 yes early 83 so get a grip of your self and buy a fukun map am 65 now i was on my way to bagdad when you were in your dads bag ill know the fridge man in kent who i guna give you a try its a car you are driving not a wagon get a wag on with a gear stick not a automatic happy hunting bill you cosmic ray of light

    • @ldus
      @ldus 8 місяців тому +5

      Get back into your care home Tony.

    • @billyhgvuk
      @billyhgvuk  8 місяців тому

      lol … 😊

    • @stevedean1602
      @stevedean1602 8 місяців тому +2

      Fell asleep reading that you dinosaur 😂

    • @NathanBrett-b5y
      @NathanBrett-b5y 8 місяців тому

      I’ve been to different jobs. But I have more real life experience and training than a lot of others.
      I’ve done containers, fridges, freezers, curtainsiders, flatbed, low loaders, hiabs, tankers and walking floors. You tell me that it isn’t valuable for employers and work 👀

    • @tonydavid2997
      @tonydavid2997 8 місяців тому

      prick yet another blert with a idiot re mark I boxed in the paras mate 2para I couldn’t still bang you on the chin get a life and grow up you child