How Much I Got Paid For My FIRST Class 1 HGV Job!
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2020
- I get asked constantly:
How much do you get paid?
Is HGV driving worth it?
What's the hourly rate in HGV driving?
In this video, i show you my actual wage slip from my VERY FIRST Class 1 HGV driving job.
Hope it answers some questions for you!
Business Email: GLADeady@Yahoo.com
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Well done your content always cheers me up during the pandemic YOUR THE KING OF THE ROAD!
Refreshing to see an honest decent chap. Keep up the good work buddy.
Absolutely brilliant video 👌🙂 I love your honesty and transparency mate, keep it up. These videos are really helpful
Well done Gareth,looks like things are finally starting to come together for you,I am so glad,as you fully deserve it mate.you look and sound like someone doing something they enjoy and getting the benefits that come with it.Best wishes to you and the family,look forward to the new vlogs,stay safe and keep on truckin'.#thumbsup
I looked at going on the HGV's when I left the army 10years ago, I was promised my license's when I finished a tour of Afghanistan but was wounded and pensioned off so they didn't let me take them, landed a engineering job and have worked up to management, now the redundancy wheel is turning I'm all booked onto my course and seriously thinking of doing it, I think I would enjoy it and after 5 years dealing with other people's pish the solitary life seems appealing.
Really enjoy you videos, like anything...it sounds like the money is there if you do the graft. Looking forward to starting training. Keep up the good work bud
Thank you for your service!
How are you getting on with lorry driving?
What ever you think Deady good luck in your new job mate. I’m sure you’ll love it👍
Im in a great paying job but which i hate, looking for other options and your honest video which is a rarity in the you tube fraternity has given me food for thought, exactly what i have been looking for, well done mate. 👍
I have been shunting trailors for 4 years on the yard, this year I will do my class 1 test and I will be watching your videos too 👍🏼👍🏼
Top man! Good luck!
Nice open honset video, hat off to you for being so open. At the end if the day as long as you and your family are happy thats all that matters. 👍
Congrats mate looking sharp with the new haircut looking forward to seeing your new work and job!
Just subscribed Deady great videos even for the non truckers out there. At end of day you do it for your family. Even people where i work on very good wages a month still moan about there wages some folk are never happy. Keep up the good work mate
Congratulations on your new job mate hope everything goes well for you mate keep up the good work and be safe mate.
Great vid I’m going to sit my class 1 few in a months and seeing the wage difference from class2 to class is well worth it 👍🏴
I’m on a lot more now. Old video that like.
Love your videos! Love how honest and open they are. Just started my route to getting my cat c. Medical on the 7th then on we go. Keep them up you've answered so many questions for many of us who don't know any truckers.
It's not always about the money if you enjoy what you're doing, but £10 an hour for a skilled job is very low. Your weekly wage with the overtime is not bad, but you're having to work so many hours for your pay packet. If I were you, I would always keep a look out for higher paying companies. I wouldn't settle for any less than £15 an hour, especially during these times as you're very much needed my friend.
Well done 👍 thanks again for all the up from info about the industry. Look forward to up and coming content
More to come!
Good on you for putting this one up. It's never been about the money for me so much as I enjoy the lorry driving and just needed enough to make the family comfortable, the hours are mostly agreeable too. Glad to hear the new job is going well. Take care.
Great vid deady looking farward to the new vlogs at your new place 🤞👍👌💪
Niceone fella, persistence paid off💪
Bang on pal ! I’ve been driving class 1 for 5 years now and I still love it yes there are shit days but mostly they are good. Same as you I started as Agy to gain experience I dropped on with a good company and with hard work they took me on ! 😁 the best thing I ever did
Happy days mate!
How do you come about starting with a company Anthony? Do i just phone up an they will put you through training or is it better to get the training done yourself then apply?
@@epaderm3940 You will have to have your stuff ready to go these days mate no matter what trade or line off work your in unless you manage to find a company that is seeking to teach you their way train you up exactly how they want you..cheers
all that matters is u enjoy it mate you'll never work a day if u do at the end of the day that is above the average salary if ppl dont like it they can always walk and find something better keep up the good content mate
Great honesty , hope the new job is going ok , keep the vlogs coming
Good luck to you. Your honesty is refreshing. I drove class1 for 8 years, like you i loved it at the start but it eats away at you, the hours, the lack of facilities etc. I left the game in 2016, it is disgusting you can earn more in a supermarket stacking shelves when you are driving something that is 44t. Money isent everything ,but it is important. We are knights of the road, and are treat like plop
Just looking today there are quite a few jobs paying £15per hour+ in my area. I would think I'd probably have to be careful if it's salaried cause they could end up making you do overtime for no extra.
Well done Deay i knew well you would make it keep doing it very inspiring :))
Love this video just subscribed for more , full appreciation of your honesty and payslips, I myself are 2 modules away from a class 2 my target is class1 good insight into the industry cheers lad from Belfast
Start on class 1 next week🙌, had enough of the class 2 work so if you see someone struggling with the parking in one of the services.... you will know that’s me 😅 keep up the good work bud👍
Great video Deady very informative about the money you earn,like you said it's the career path you took
Thank you for your channel! I’ve enjoyed your videos and followed you through your training 😉 I’m 41 and a bus driver in the West Midlands.... I’ve mulled over doing my HGV license for about a year now but anxious about the fees and failing and not finding a decent job where I can be home evenings and weekends..... still unsure whether to take the leap but I’m so glad it seems to be working out for you!
If you still haven't done it, and are looking for work, the jobcentre put me in contact with free training/licensing etc for getting a Cat C - and then there's plenty of companies paying to go up to C+E!
@@williamstrachan ive been driving buses in and around Manchester for the past 25yrs and HGV driving is starting to look very attractive
Tell the truth you are just as well off staying on the bus . I drove buses and lorries for 24 yrs .. if you do your hgv just do class 2 . Then your ADR you'll end up with roughly the same money . If you can get on the course. There are loads of company's that will put you through class 1. Just remember the bus is regular money . I know people that took there hgv and never got a job at it . They are back on buses in debt . So think careful first. I ended back on lorries only because I got made redundant.
@@gsx1400madboy do the test for class 2 and stay on bus . Unless you are sure . Remember if you fail your medical you lose the lot . Keep driver care with the union .
Hi Gareth,the wages that you get are good for you doesn't matter what others say as long as you're content with the money you earn. You can earn more at jobs like adr tankers ie hazchem/fuel ect but as you are happy with the job and getting what you're doing that's all that matters, stay safe Dave.
On the nail Dave Moore,, happiness is key to a work life balance 👍👍👍👍
Thanks a lot mate!
Thank you so much for sharing this information with the viewers online.
I am doing marketing research about HGV drivers and the job nature. Your videos have helped me a lot.
Hi interesting video, been driving HGVS for 35 years , the money I earned 10 years ago still earning same today , long long hours , getting up silly ok , any younger people thinking of HGV career, don't get involved as nobody is representing the driver in the industry ,hauliers cut cut the price as the driver suffers with poor pay and long hours choose a different career path with less hours ,social hours and more family time , think before entering a horrible industry
Another good vid mate I no you love your job well done
Cannot wait to see where your new job is ☝️
Really enjoy watching these videos mate
Nice little video pal glad your enjoying your new job 👍
Congratulations deady keep up with good job mate👍
Thanks for your honesty Deady very refreshing indeed
Thanks for this video mate just what I wanted to see 👍
Thanks for another great, honest video Deady. I've come from 20 years of working in investment banks in London so I've had to make some pretty big adjustments with the drop in money but so far I can make it work. I'm pretty much on the same page as you, just enjoying the work and I while I see a lot of the more experienced drivers are disillusioned with the industry I have worked across a few industries and I see that in all of them. If you do a job because you have to I think it gets like that, and don't get me wrong, we all have to do that to a degree but I've chosen this route as I have always enjoyed driving and I think that is a major reason I am enjoying the job so much (plus I seem to be working for a great company that transports a wide variety of goods). God knows, I even enjoy the waiting around, I just accept that is what it is about and use the time as best as I can.
I never did the Van > Class 2 > Class 1, I was lucky to a Class 1 role straight away so a big learning curve but I expect that going through the whole range makes you a better driver and gives you a better idea of what it is you actually enjoy.
I think you are right buddy! You explain that better than me haha!
Even when you go from Van>Class 2>Class 1 it's still a steep learning curve lol! Still scary as hell when you are moving something really heavy haha!
Do you ever ram into the back of cars you don't like? I would.
Hi, I've just watched your video and I'm hoping that you're earning a lot more now . The country has finally realised what an important job we do to keep everyone fed and clothed .
It's a shame the Tories have started up freedom of movement again for truck drivers. The good wages won't last.
Alright mate congratulations on the job doesn’t matter who’s earning what it’s what makes u happy been following you since u started as I was looking to do my class 2 around the same time. I am now a class 2 HIAB driver and love it as I see it I get payed to seat there playing my music seeing the views with sun on me what store or warehouse job does that keep going mate
Love every video mate I’m a driver in the army so all these videos opens my eyes up for when I come out to civvy street 👍
You can do some few days of agency work on leave or weekends etc to gain some experience . Civvy HGV jobs are not the same as squadie ones .
I here ed stobarts takes armed forces personal on I really want to do a good hgv job have loved driving the man sv
Cheers for the video pal, you give a hood insight, best of luck with the new job 👍
Love u mate, Yr a good man. No surrender.
Great video pal. As others have already mentioned in the comments section, you could be making a lot more working for other companies, but it's not always about money, it's also about the company you work for and the people you work with. I'd say that earning a xyz type of money while having a great time is a thousand times better than earning a bit more while dreading coming in to work.
Tbh, l am thinking about going in to HGV and suddenly had become fascinated by driving a lot bigger vehicles since l passed my test for category B in 2018 with out any previous points, convictions or fines. You are inspiring me, by making this video and l don't care about the pay but what l do care about is the freedom of the open road and working alone. At moment, l am working in SIA on £9:15p hour and ain't even earning £10.00 hour which we should all be on as key workers mate. I am considering, regardless of pay doing my HGV course when l pass the forms for my category E and C license. It say l got to complete a medical report form, also a eye sight check evaluation report before l can even be considered for my provisional HGV card mate. This l know should be no problem, l always maintained good health and diet balance with a brilliant eye sight with out glasses. I hope you will succeed in what you are doing, as l know one day l too may inspire others that are passionate of driving a good example.. Take care on road pal, all best. 🤝
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To get the exact weekly fugure..should times monthly by 12, and divide that by 52. Great too have an insight tho mate
Recently got into being a HGV driver and I love it. At the end of the day it's what you want to do with your life. These people who complain about the wages they got to understand it's their view. If they don't like it do something else. Let the people who enjoy it do the job and you crack on with other things. Everyone is different. If everyone agreed on the same things and liked the same things the world would be a very boring place.
All the best with your new job Deady mate! Inspiration to me and your attitude to everything is so refreshing rather than most people doom and gloom.
All the best mate! Keep trucking and stay safe!
I've been a truck driver 30 years until 2 years ago loved it good luck to you in your career
Fair play mate money not all that matters I’ve been driving 34 years love the job good luck with new job mate
Good man helping people, thanks
No problem 👍
Hello, long time no see! Congrats. Been away for a wile, rolled my ute. Congrats on the new job.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us I'm looking in to doing HGV 1, I'm going for it. Ignore the negative comments the money sounds good as long as you are earning mate that's all that matters. Good luck for future.
Personally I would be very happy with a take home wage like that or close to it,working for it knowing I’d have it in the bank at the end of month would keep me going.going from shitty jobs to earning that will be great for me....hopefully soon my training can start,can’t wait...love driving and working alone.👍
Grest vlogg has always and very honest from you keep up the good work 👏
Belated good wishes, I do understand all that you have said, you seem to have a good head on that shoulders of yours bud.
Great video, what most people don't realise is that we as HGV Drivers are the most regulated industry in the UK (more than a brain surgeon) crazy isn't it!! The wages are not good enough when you put into perspective the hours and cost of keeping your licence, great job though and I've been doing it for over 20 years and wouldn't consider anything else. Congratulations to you for taking it up as a career, its young people like you that are very much needed in our industry to keep it going 👍
Hope you have fun in your new job 😎
Me too mate haha!
Hello DEADY i so happy you got your FIRST WAGES you have a good DAY and keep SAFE in HOME 🏠 and FAMILY 👪 and DRIVE SAFELY ALI-M-MOGUL
Great video mate 👏👍
Thanks for the vlogs, I've got my class C test in 2 weeks and jumping straight on class one. I've been on the taxi's 10 years, similar wages, completely random but anywhere from 400-800 a week. But always after a week where you earn a lot you get a big repair bill
According to u which is better? Taxi or truck!
@@sadamch6639 hi. Its actually impossible to say, as there's so much difference in both jobs... I never did my class 1 due to lockdown, and I am doing class 2 currently, over taxi'n. But I did taxi's 13 years. Wagon driving your away from the house for long hours, whereas taxis you can come & go, but potentially nipping in and out all day & night. On a side note, I personally think there's more money delivering takeaways on ubereats and justeat than taxis, as to have a taxi on the road is mega expensive nowadays, but to deliver you'll make less but spend a hell of a lot less
Well done mate 👍👍👍 keep on trucking man good work hopefully good few years in the job back to work soon for me in a youth club
Fingers crossed for a quick return to work for you buddy!
@@Deady2012 cheers pal
To get accurate weekly you need to x monthly by 12 then divide by 52 so - 2403.33 x 12 = 28,839.96 divide by 52 = 554.61 per week divide by 49 hours = 11.31 per hour
He gets paid every 4 weeks so he gets paid 13 times a year not 12
Thinking of doing my class 2 then class 1 .Been a Network Engineer for 17 years and need a change .
Sound like your from Lancs was in Blackburn the other week installing IPCCTV cameras.
Good video mate.
1st full week as a class 1 hgv driver,
I can honestly say I've loved it,
Not doing it for the money, doing it because I've always wanted to do it.
Do what makes you happy, my advice, if you're doing something you don't enjoy, stop doing it, if there's something you've always wanted to do, just do it, life is way too short.
Keep up the great work
Good win today also
Mot
Happy days mate!!
Its not all about the money. At my age it's about quality of lifestyle. I personally think you should be doing more overtime so us older guys can take it easy😀😀.
Best of British luck Deady on your new job .
Thanks a lot mate!
Reall good vid pall! very helpful
I’m a 38 year old roofer and have been grafting all my working life,
I was looking to get my hgv license as I could do with less manual labour in my life. Getting on lol.
i’ve done my medical sent off my D1 I think it was called and have a job to go into if I choose to continue with big wheelers.
But let’s cut the bull 💩..
That is not a good wage for a trained professional like yourself and you are a professional. You really shouldn’t compare yourself to somebody working in Asda.
No offence to them people but you shouldn’t.
My five day week is from 7am until 4 but gone by 3 most days I get 600 a week after tax.
I couldn’t survive with four children on your wage I work most weekends as well. Fact is I’m struggling to find a job where I will get paid more than I do now.
I take my hat off to you mate I really do and wish you all the best.
I Don’t expect a reply lol 👊🏻🏴
Good stuff Deady stay safe pal
Fair play on the details all the best for the future
Cheers buddy
Great vlog as always
As much as much as the money is important etc driving a way of life and its the flexibility that driving a truck on your terms gives a person and with agency driving a driver gets to choose what work they want to do and the hours they want to do and driving a truck which the majority of the time issitting on ones posterior holding a steering wheel looking at the countryside with arm out window with tunes on the radio enjoyibg life and 12 and 15 hour days just fly by and are easy to do
The way of life and the open road are a bigger draw to to the job and being able to plan your day within a given tineframe to stop wheree you want to eat and when you want to eat etc
Ienjoyed my 8 years driving a 7.5t on agency as never had any desire to drive anything bigger etc but as i am abig fan of vanlife etc i tried to live vanlife but work got too flexible which left me without enough to pay my bills etc whilst living vanlife etc ive had the one day a week and 2 days a week and sometimes the no days a week etc but wouldnt have swapped the last 8 years as an agency driver driving a 7.5t truck for anything
I start my first class 1 job on Monday. Been with the company a while now but a slot has finally been made available and I can’t wait.
Love your vids, keep it up. Considering that you are "new" in the business i think its descent money. Here in greece we get paid a lot less than that and i ve been doing this job for 15 years. Also we work minimum 12 hours per day and on average 6 days a week.
Thanks for watching mate!
You are a slave
Happy for you mate. I'm still driving myself after leaving the tools behind. Still only on class 2 but its skip loaders and I'm on £12 hr and finished for 5pm daily so suits me down to ground. Good luck to you in future pal keep safe..
Bet you’re glad you put the tools down lol. I absolutely hated it haha!
@@Deady2012 yeah had them ring me a few times asking if i wana go back. Haven't fully hung my tools up yet as i did it for 15 years and still have doubts now and again but for now its a no lol
Jason Birtwistle No one ever rings me 😂 Must be coz i was fluffing useless hahahahaha!
@@Deady2012 hahahaha. Gota say i miss the £1000 a week summer wages but certainly not the £300 winter ones lol. Tbh i miss the on site banter more than anything
Jason Birtwistle I don’t miss standing in piss pooring rain on 4th lift watching Brickies & Civils knocking it on head for the day whilst i’m still spinning the spanner.
Or getting ya finger trapped inbetween 2 5fts on back of truck in December... lol!
Been watching you for a while due to do my class 2 next week after waiting to do it since March. Your honesty is very refreshing and your opinions on any subject are pure.
Keep at it im sure you'll find your own way of being rewarded. Stay blessed man 👌🏽
Thanks a lot mate! Good luck with your training! Fingers crossed for you buddy!
@@Deady2012 passed my theory, hazard perception and cpc mod 2. Practical starts next week
That is what I was EARNING 21 YEARS AGO, NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!!
Good on you Deady keep safe and well buddy and all keep safe and well catch up with you next week buddy
Mark from Leeds......get in Leeds,we are going up buddy ....I drive a 7-5 tonner,and back at work on part furlough so maybe 3 days this week so happier days ahead ....keep on trucking my Leeds United truck driving fan .....M O T,we are going up👍🙏piece out
I think the pay is relative to a few things. The value of having a unique skill, the pressure, stress the job brings.
As you say, it's a job you do that you personally enjoy. Good for you mate 👍
Thanks for your info
Good honest video 👍🏻 If your happy that’s all that matters 😄 I’m a truck driver in the mobile medical industry fir the last 20 years and still love it 😊 It cosmetics me my first marriage but I’m still driving trucks lol 😆 Keep safe buddy
If you are paid monthly and want to work out your weekly wage, multiply your monthly wage by 12 and then divide by 52.
I make it £554.61 per week.
£11.32 an hour.
Exactly..... this is problem with industry & its for a 49hr hour week .... employee can't even work out wages
@@paulyoung5073 £11.32 wow wouldn't get out of bed for that I am better of now doing 4 on 4 off for 15.50 then 24.00 quid an hour after 8 hours it suits me as I am 56 yrs old now do not want any bull shit hassle with stupid hours and defo No nights out if I get a longer say to Reading will most likely pull about 10 hrs for that two hours over time sometimes I do 5 days .
Well done for being so honest
Thank you for that. It's really useful.
Great video man
with that wage, i think i will stick with my Van driving! and 50 quid nights out :D, thanks for share that information mate,
Top man. Stick wi your van. If you love it, happy days.
@@Deady2012 now with this Corona virus, i have lost my job lol, so i think to get my first step to the truckies world :), keep recording videos, i am learning so much from you!
Sent away for my D2 and D4 forms for my cat c provisional today. Looking forward to it. Very good time to start with there being a significant shortage of drivers.
Worked out where your working. I sub to one of the other drivers. Wink, Wink.
Money not great but you it’s a job you enjoy, it’s secure and especially in this crises when everyone’s getting laid off. Awesome work bud 👍
Great video buddy good to see what you earned but obviously each company pays different rates I'm currently forklift driving and iv checked the other warehouse companies in my area and forklift drivers are on a lot more to what my company pay for warehouse work that's why I asked them about my hgv licence and can earn £2000 a year more on the road so can't wait for this bloody covid to do one so test centre can re open so I can get my test done
I love trucking and always wanted to work doing HGV but sadly underpaid for the size of lorry. I earn roughly the same and I have a private pension included and drive a 3.5 tonner and get £70 per night out and paid by the hour as I sleep. I was looking to work in HGV but they treat drivers badly. Love the vid mate
You drive a standard 3.5t van and sleep in it? Do you just sleep in the drivers seat?
@@TheAnglan pad the seats out and lay across, ideally I’d like a sleeper cab but company too tight
@@sharapovamad who do you work for with nights out in a 3.5t? Cheers
🚛 that’s some space cab you’re in‼️
Get yourself some new bedding now 😁
And a make over 👍🏼
Keep her lit 🔥🚚
Hi bud new to the channel, im definitely going into the hgv life having spent nearly three years bus driving . Its the exams etc i can not stand but needs must .
Hope everything going well at the new job don’t need to rush to do a vlog I can wait
less than 10 quid an hour for this job is day light robbery concidering the amount you have to put in to get your licence and how much you have to work, if it wasnt for lorrys drivers the world would stand still
yeah i thought it would have been much more. my mad dedicated peasant delivery driver friend in amazon is hitting that shit with his own van. with bonuses of courses
I had warehouse order picker jobs that paid the same or slightly more in Holland. Driving a low lift forklift. No 44 tons in the middle of the road, no stress, no customers to face and no paperwork.
Stop this nonsense that lorry drivers save the world. Without shop assistants we would starve, without cleaners hospitals would close, without power station workers we would have no heat or power. The list goes on. We are all cogs in the machine.
Great job ,bro.best regard from Malaysia
I spent 10 years working my way up to management, got a management job turning over a million pound a year for the company for the past 3 years. the stress of managing staff, spread sheets smashing targets to get myself that £150 bonus every month rarely happened and your first pay slip is £200 month more that what I get standard. Lol never so happy that I'm leaving the firm to go driving like my father and brother do.
Have you left hows it going?
Mate I feel for u it's not worth it cause all the stress and everything and pressure u will be much better off driving your truck and all good
Good luck youngster 😉✌🇬🇧
You may work away but you will all benefit in the end.well done mate.who ya workin for now then.👌👌
I would love to become a Hgv driver but I get £11 an hour delivery shopping for Waitrose! Just don’t see the point of all that training etc to do it!
Fair enough pal!
Deady 2012 tbh I will probably do it as I love trucks lol
Type 27?
@@tomscanlon3021 yes mate we have 1 type 29 as a spare as well
Unless you have an urge to travel long distance from one distribution centre to another like the thought of sleeping in your lorry, finding somewhere clean enough to feel comfortable showering, like eating rubbished food, then yes spend the money getting your licence but it ain’t cheap and unless you are going be in this industry for a good period of time and your family is going to be able to except this life style you may get lonely out there but so will wife or partner think about it, then save your money you are not going to earn much more than you are at the moment, but you will no doubt be doing more hours that will give you more take home pay but at what cost? Think long and Hard and ask guys that have been in the industry a long time, ask the question would you encourage your son or daughter to be a truck driver !
Keep them wheels turning Deedy keep safe mate.😎
It’s a shame HGV drivers don’t get paid more, considering all the skill needed and responsibilities involved in the job. Thanks for the video.
Happy with the wages me.
Deady 2012 sorry Deady, that came across wrong. It’s a good wage, but I think you deserve more for what you do.
Just retired from 35 years on the road. Class 1. Loved it 😍😁