Reasons Not To Be A Truck Driver
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Reasons Not To be a truck driver, it's a job I love but there is always a down side. In this video I discuss the possible negitives you may encounter during your career.
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The main problem is, nobody is paid FAIRLY. Meaning paid all the overtime, night hours and weekend hours. Period.
Great vid Kev, thanks ;) I've been a Class 2 HIAB driver for 2 years now and I love it. The money is not ace, but I am more physically fit than I pretty much have ever been and I'm 47 now. There is a lot of moaning from other drivers, but it's mainly about money and we should get more for what we do. The roads are busier and more tricky to deal with and getting to the places employers want you to go is not easy. I drove lorries when I worked on a farm when I was a teenager and loved it!! I ended up as a manager, got really unfit and unhappy and had to look into myself in order to make a change, and I love driving lorries and so that was my natural draw back to being a happy soul. They move at their own speed and will not be rushed for no bugger and I love that :) Keep up the good work amigo ;)
Just passed my Class 1 on Wednesday 😁
As a distance driver myself I agreed to 99.9% of your quotes especially other road users!!! spend a lot of time down Dartford area and people are just in one mad rush to beat you, they don't give you room at roundabouts even if straddling lanes to hold some back they will run up partly on the path to pass it's suicide in my opinion,
I personally enjoy the job it's the poor wages that's drawn me to chase up another career......but then again my dream to become a commercial pilot has always been on the agenda it's the funding that held me back, I'm pleased to announce that I've now been accepted by a finance company to fund my training,
might as well go balls out I figured we live once there's nothing to lose but a whole lot to gain.............Stay safe out there drive.
Negativaty is spot on i love my job and the amount of dont do it i got from fellow truckers was shocking 4years in ive bought a house and a new van and my family want for nothing.I AM THE MAN KEEP ON TRUCKIN.....
Passed my class 2 a month ago got my cpc at the end of this month only being 21 I'm hoping to be like yourself an enjoy work so no Monday blues. can't wait to get started now
Rye Xj6 how you finding it?
Doing the same here mate, managed to find a company that wants to train me up so i can get my Class 1 license... luckily i have 4.5 years experience as a courier.
Yeah I passed my class 2 when I was 21 back in 2000.
Good luck guys but don’t expect to much everyone is different your circumstances will change as you get older relationships and children a big one that throws a different light on Trucking, but if this is what have chosen to do good luck, One piece of advice don’t let your boss make you do things that are illegal or borderline there’s a lot of the them including the big players, remember your license is your living and VOSA will not hesitate to take it away along with a very large fine. and your boss won’t back you up that’s almost guaranteed.
In regard to this video. I am a newly qualified class 2 driver and i am starting to really not enjoy it. I was really hyped and jumped through hoops to get my licence. I have had agency work that has completely paid for all my training and tests, so there is no monetary loss to me now. Other vehicles piss you off so much, it makes you so mad, coz you're a professional driver and most car drivers do not know how to drive. I may go back to van driving, less stress. I will see what happens in the coming new year and i hope i enjoy it. Be warned those of you thinking of getting your HGV licence. There is a massive hype of obtaining it. This fades as time goes on and you see the reality
did it get any better
Spot on. Late career change to Class 1, but I love the job for all the same reasons. Negatives are manageable.
KevTee that's why I can't move from good hourly paid Tippers & use my Class 1.., seeing my kids every evening is too precious!.., it's frustrating because I want to experience class 1 but definitely not right now.., it's good you've found a happy balance, steer clear of the minging showers & miserable gits!, safe trucking & keep up the informative vlogs👍
Hey Matt, yeah it's difficult to balance family life with class 1 and for me family always comes first, I'd never be able to be out Monday to Friday, you can never get that time back.
I've been very lucky with the hours I work, being able to experience nights out in an artic and also plenty of family time.
Fortunately I don't have to go near the showers and the miserable gits tend to keep them self's to them self's 😂 take care mate and and keep it shiny side up 👍
Spot on Kev, but attitude is everything. With the correct attitude you can make the other bits work for you.
Keep smiling mate
JD
kev 100 per cent right m8. I passed my class 2 in july 2017. I started this journey because I thought I was stuck in a dead end job. I used to see vacancies on website stating hgv driver 1 or 2 with 30000 a year. This drove me apply for the licence. I still member the first day I went to local driving school the first thing thing lady said to me was " so you here to make money". I literally couldnt answer the question thinking what to say. Anyway I failed few times and eventually I passed my test. The class 2 licence has costed me few thousands of pounds. Anyway when I passed I laterally couldn't find any work. I applied for different jobs and whoever replied to me asked for how much experience I have had and once I told them that I was new, the answer was sorry m8 our insurance wont cover new drivers. Eventually I was offered a job for class 2. As I mentioned earlier I was already working in social services therfore I just didnt want to leave my job straigjt away cos I wanted to know first what was this class 2 driving all about.
so I said to the manager if I could go out with someone for few days before taking up the full time role and leaving my current job. He agreed. I satrted to go out with another driver and realised within few days that it was a pretty hard for the money that was being offered. £8.60 plus meal allowance. The work involved of multi drops around leeds at times doing home deliveries. At time we went to some residential streets where you wont be able to get the truck around on your own. That scared the hell out of me
Therefore, I decided not to leave my current job and I told the manager that I can do some part time driving for them if they required however they declined.
I joined few agencies however was wanrned by my friemd who is a class 1 driver that beware the agencies will throw you right at the deep end jobs with shit trucks etch.and once you fuck up a job they wont call you back. I exactly new my driving skills therefore I took his advice and statred to look for a job where there wont be many delieries and fit in with my current job. I thank god that I found part time work. I have done quite a few long distamce runs for them . What I have experienced so far is that it is one of a hell of a boring job sitting on your bum all day. The traffic most of the motorways is horrible. I was thinking of upgrading to class 1 but now I wont. Most of the class 1 jobs are to stay away for 4 nights sleeping on laybys. Fucking hell I cant even think of doing this. Sleeping in a truck for 4 nights no chance. To cut this long story short. Hgv driving is not a career its a dead end job. I sould have used my brain in the first place and should have looked for another part time job on the side alongside with my contracted job. Please don't befool yourself when you look at these vacancies on the internet. HGV DRIVER'S 30000 POUNDS A YEAR. Its all bullshit, if they pay you that much they will suck the life out of you. you will have no family, social life whatsoever. This job will turn you into a miserable mong as most of these driver look. Kev is absolutely right I have experienced this myself. Whenever. ive been to a services or a delivery point they wont say hello or hi to you except staring at you.
Spot on on many points, but in my case I actually wanted to drive a lorry, my grandfather and uncle drove one and i sent most of my school holidays in trucks, so I doone my class c on the side, got it quit my job, done dirty quarry work for a while, got my c&E and went on the artics. Love my job.
You either love it or hate it. I did 10 years of Class 1 and loved every minute of it. You're clearly not cut out for it.
Think you missed the context of the video, I love the job but was explaining the down sides that may put others off......
My comment was directed at Mumtaz Zafar..You're right there are plenty of downsides to the job also - it's whether you can live with these and keep working or not, and jack it in. I've seen guys do both.
Ahhh ok my apologies, thought you were responding to the video, your comment just appeared so I it was me that didn't get the context of your reply 😂
Excellent points,also HGV drivers have the highest overall exposure to air pollution.Spending hours during work sitting in the same position means that back pain is inevitable.
4am starts delivering multidrop in Central London in a 7.5 tonne for £10 an hour, then the nights away, £25 barely covers the parking fees, it's a highly stressful job, all responsibility lies with the driver and penalties and fines are common. It can be a depressing experience getting half way through the day and carrying a parking penalty or a yellow box penalty that just cost you half your days wages or more. There just isn't enough reward for the risk/effort. Long haul work is fine but you won't see much of your family, and theres the risk of break in or robbery. A great and honest vid Kev
You forgot to mention about the over the top legislation, over regulated, vosa dvsa harasment, easy to get in trouble, how awful is the tachograph when youre doing multidrop pallet network. very easy to get a fineticket or lose youre hgv licencee these days.
Spot on mate this is why I got out of this under paid and over the top hassle and bullshit job
Multi drop is alot easier to manage your breaks , if you have to stop an take a break u do that .....alot of people cave in to them transport planners them planners some with out a car licence ..... Judy say no my time is up I'm on a break an I'll be there when u r ....I did it for 12 years ....last 2 years of it - timings on a sat nav ( 30 drops on sat nav) we got planners an mangers out on the route an god did it cause some shit ...did it by the book an we was hours out of the plan .....did things change !
I’m thinking about taking up HGV driving at my dads company where he delivers prestige cars, just weighing out the pros and cons of this career path. Thank you Kev! 🤟🏻
Did you do it
Really enjoyed the video Kev,and if I'm being honest a person with your traits would do well in any career, your well spoken, well mannered and have the right outlook on life. If we passed each other at the services I'd say hi back.
Thank you for the kind words Ben, I'll look forward to a chin wag over a coffee should our paths ever cross 👍
You could add waiting for 5 hours at a RDC for 5 or more hours to your list.
Good video and very well made with some good points.
Thanks mate, just wanted to balance things out 👍
Good way, of telling more the positive side of the job; hopefully you have changed it a lot, for the future!
Great video, positive attitude is essential and my biggest challenge is other HGV drivers. Be it in the UK or North America, too much ignorance and arrogance. They have a high opinion of themselves and think the trucking industry will come to a standstill without them, I wish there were unity amongst drivers, we'd make the industry with strength in numbers but will never happen. Great video.
I agree mate, I've never been in a more depressing place than a drivers waiting room, drivers seem to talk themselves into bad mood 🤣
Become a class 1 driver and work for royal mail. 39k for. 35 hr week, home everynight. Most are on around about 45k with a few hours overtime and shift allowance. There basic is about £19 per hour. Night shift allowance is £108 per week. Most duties the driving content is about 20 off hours. Your trailer is loaded/unloaded for you and your not tying up loads in the wet. Some people might find it boring driving from RDC to RDC/MAIL CENTRES but nobody can beat them on pay. The only thing is you need to be a postman first in most cases£24k per year or start through an agency doing the odd hours for royal mail class 1. If you work in the London area you get an extra 5k London allowance both for class 1 and normal postie.
Night out money 30 years ago £25. Night out money now 2019 £25. Yeah so sign me up. Said no one ever
Thats a little unfair, It's £25 because that's the tax threshold, nothing to do with industry rates remaining the same.
@@KevTee why tax threshold?
Because you get taxed on night out money over £25 and the Inland Revenue sets the amount.
@@KevTee sorry but that's no justification for not paying an amount to cover your sustinence. If they paid you over that you would be taxed at 20 % which on £25. Woukd be 6 quid Then they should pay more to cover it. It's piss poor pal sorry. I get offered nights out all the time. No way no way
FFS £25 for a night out , i was getting £15 a night (tax free) in 1989 for driving a 7 and half ton motor on a normal licence which was a lot of money in my book as i was on £2.50 per hour
I quit as a HGV driver last year. My main problem as a HGV driver is waiting around times. I’ve pulled up to a site numerous times and left 2-3 hours later. In fact I’ve had two occasions where I’ve waited 6 hours. I’m a class 2 worker, and I was hoping I could get into class 1 work by taking my test. But after reviewing situation and seeing that they don’t get paid a great deal more, I don’t think I’m going to bother. Don’t think it’s worth the hassle and stress of getting your truck down small tight roads etc. I think I’d rather just work as a van driver. Easier to drive and not much difference in wages.
I'm loving being a van driver, less stress, same money, I started at 7am today and I'm now sat at home drinking a coffee with my feet up at 2pm 😂 #vanlife
Hi buddy nice video and I can agree and relate to all the points you make. I know too well the feeling when ppl just don't wanna chat at all and have learned to respect it and normal can tell before I even attempt to engage with them. I try to create a better atmosphere wherever I go amongst others and cheer people up as best I can.
keep up the good work buddy +1 sub from me.
Hey CJ big welcome to the channel, enjoy watching your content. It's funny how you can just tell who not to engage with, it's a majority unfortunately. Makes no difference to me though, I'll keep flying the happy flag. Hope to see you out on the road bud, keep safe 👍
Great vid mate. Class 2 at the min. I wanna make the move to class 1 but think I'd struggle missing the kids. Find it hard enough now doing 5 nights a week!
I'm thinking of doing HGV training. You haven't put me off; I will probably only do class C to begin with, as I prefer driving round town/ shortish distances to long monotonous motorway journeys. Videos on UA-cam are helpful. I'm 50; presumably you would say that's not too old. I get the impression you were 40+ when you started?
Great. The points you figure out, I did not quite think about some of them but they are very important, Work related stress and negetivity, long hour of work, heakthy live style these are very important in life , You ate right "it is important that you enjoy what you do to be mentally healthy.
I was thinking to join HGV driving but I decide not to after seeing your vedio. Thanks and keep it up
100% agree with you kev ,spot on
A bumpy old road your on at points on this journey Kev
I say hello to drivers at services and 8 times out of 10 they ignore you or dont even look at you it baffles me
Cheers Chris, I actually had someone say good morning the other day without me initiating it, I nearly fell over with shock 😂
@@KevTee i would of fell over and rolled down the slope bk into the shop
As a car transporter driver we unload on the road most of the time and get people having a go because where we have to stop. What the don’t understand of when your 16ft whit brand new or even used cars you get to the drop point with no damage your not going to risk going down the road where there a possibly low trees that are hungry for you’re damage bonus
I know what you mean Lee, it's never easy when trying to make deliveries when you're forced to park in inappropriate places, especially when there's a financial impact. I find the best way is to smile politely and get on with my day, sometimes no reaction is the best reaction 😉
FOR 6. I Commute to work my tube, the people are no different to the attitude to lorry drivers, I often talk to lorry drivers when they are stationary and ask about the trucks and possibly the regulations.
Class 1, & 2 £10 hour or £15 hour for ADR licence holders domestic or Tramping.
Hi Kev another great video letting the them all know about the becoming an hgv driver ect
a great video to help them if you know what i mean my friend
Great vlog, excellent points, doing my training in a couple of weeks i found this very helpful!
Hey paul, glad you found it helpful but don't let it put you off, I'm very positive about the job but just wanted to add some balance. good luck with the training and keep us updated with how you're getting on.
Thanks Kev, it's not put me off in the slightest, its nice to hear a balanced view, i will definitely keep you posted : )
hi i am disgusted to hear the wages are poor its really sad that. i am about to invest a lot of hard earned cash to obtain a class 2 licence after giving up cab driving for many years.
@kevtee I like the idea of splitting the week videos kev sunday being the topics good idea looking forward to next sundays vid 👍
Cheers Brian, I hope it will be beneficial, gives people the choice then, if the vlog stuff isn't your thing you know to skip the Thursday videos and vice versa 👍
Loving the vids, new subscriber, drivers are the same here in Ireland. I have my c+e but still driving c vehicles, hard to get the work with no experience.
+P K hey welcome to the channel and thanks for watching. Yeah experience is always an issue, not sure how they expect to get experienced drivers without giving new drivers experience 🤔
This is what I am finding with getting my first job, they always state 1 year experience essential. So what happens years down the line when nobody is wanting to spend a few thousand gaining a driving cert and all the old school have retired.
Great video Kev!
lol I can go a full week without scrubbing me nackers!! Gotta love the scratch and sniff ah?
What's your opinion on trips over to Ireland? You get a cabin and meals better than sleeping in the cab don't you think?
I am a driver in the US. I drive a chemical tanker. Our facilities here is ( maybe) a little better than yours in theUK..
Although we must pay for showers( i usually get a free shower everytime i refuel( most large T/s 50 gals or more.. 1 free shower that can be accumulated..
I drive all over the US and Canada..
Here that is referred as an OVER THE ROAD( OTR) driver..
Yeah most countries facilities are better than ours, it's best for us to be as self sufficient as possible as it's not always possible for us to get parked near to facilitate with the huge lack of parking in truck stops.
Would love to have a go at trucking over in the States, love the long distance stuff and it seems you guys are afforded a bit more space on the roads and treaded with a bit more respect. safe travels bud 👍
Same to you... sir!
Another in depth video great job
Cheers Dennis, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
great video again as you can see im a coach driver and have great respect for truck drivers ive always been chilled and not streesed not worth it. if i ever see you in services or i pass i will give a wave (you might think why is a coach driver waving lol)
Hey darran, thanks for the kind comments, we're all in it for the same reasons mate, shouldn't be any animosity between any professional drivers but we don't live in a perfect world.....I always try not to hold you guys up in the middle lane and give a quick flash back in again. If i see you in the services you can get the coffees in using your special coach driver discounts 😂
All very Yoda..........and true!
I past class one in Jan this year got my first job in may for agency doubled manned I could tell he wasn't to pleased at first but then we was ok started chatting and had a good shift I hope there all like that
Congrats on the first job liz, lucky you didn't have to night out double manned 🙈 you will get the good with the bad but the good far outweighs the bad. Good luck on your next run and keep us informed with how your getting on 👍
Kevtee, with regards bad facilities..you should start naming and shaming them, maybe embarrass them into cleaning them...likewise make a list of the good ones...I'm sure other drivers could help with this.
please can you do a vid of some food prep kind of food you take with you or even better some on the road tramping cooking haha that will be awesome eggs beans fish on a camp cooker or some thing how do you make food on the road any way love your vidz mate thanks a lot let me no what you think about the vid idea
Got to get in front ive had some near misses because of this and they don't get there any quicker than what us HGV drivers do
Hi Kev would you say the lack of facilities in this country for drivers is a scandal . Traffic commissioners expect drivers to be professional and rightly so . But nobody wants to treat us as such . People in prison for murder get treated better than tramper drivers . That's why I gave it up and work for a supermarket now . Stolen diesel slashed curtains no parking or stuck in a layby with no toilets . Maybe we should get compensation for slopping out . Still love driving but sometimes this crazy country drives you round the bend . We were snowed off for one day last year and I had a woman stop me in the middle of the road to ask if I had milk and bread on my truck .One day just think what a drivers strike would do . But then we would be the bad ones hurting the economy .
Facilities for drivers are few and far between, not big enough and are always filthy considering the cost. I'm never keen on doing nights out due to the stress of finding adequate parking with facilities. We're desperate for more secure parking with clean facilities and healthy food that won't bankrupt us every night.
Totally agree Kev .Great channel btw hopefully one day lorry drivers will get the recognition they deserve .
Reasons not to take any job in Britain ,certainly for the lower paid sector
Question for you Kev.
Can your employer plan you for a 15 hour shift and can they plan you for two Monday and Tuesday?
Yes they can mate.
hi I'm a 20 year veteran of the industry. not anymore though i left.. not a good job
terry stewart I think 20 years would be enough for anyone, I'll be impressed if I last 20 years 👍
I'm passionate about driving trucks i loved it kev
been allover uk ireland Europe
but the operators and the industry make it a realy bad job.. so good luck kev
have a good one 👍
terry stewart thanks Terry, the industry has definitely changed over the years, who you work for makes a massive difference, I've been lucky so far. Take it easy mate 👍
stobart. sawyers.gsm european . dhl.
securicor uk irish div.
john miller. allways.tpt. currie European
been busy😂
@@terrystewart1763 sawyers were terrible back in the .90,s might be better these days, other irish firms were good. i drove 20yrs then packed it in, 15yrs later just renewed licence so some time this yr i will be driving again but on my terms part time only
£10 an hour??! My niece gets £9 at TK MAXX 😱
Go work at tkmax then on 0 hours contracts and actually having to work. Driving a truck isn't brain surgery 👍
80% of sound is background noise run video thru noise canceling filter !!! or add subtitles
I understand about some drivers Being miserable, I think the reason for most of them is , they don’t cream themselves about their job like you do ,they’ve probably had the shitest week ever and they’ve been mugged off by some bell end goods in wimp telling them they’ve missed their slot because they were stuck on a closed section of motorway that didn’t show on the signs until they’d gone past the only junction that would of let them avoid it ( personal experience) you also forgot to mention about aggressive security guards ignorant booking in staff and most people you come across,, not all these people are pricks ,, but a good percentage are . It’s changed for the worst since I started 30 years ago , I keep hearing about how we are worth more money , you get nowt without trucks ,, it’s all shite ,, the only people thinking and saying this is us drivers , nobody else gives a fuck , the company I left last year had just dropped the money for new starters, who were gonna be doing the same as guys on £75 a week more ,, wtf is that about ,, anyone thinking of hgv for a living, take you Mrs n kids away with your £3000 it costs to get a class one and when you get back , stack shelves at Tesco for more money than a hgv driver ,, adios
This coment is bang on more people need to see this comment im a class 1 driver and changing career this year
Phil Wint , good luck in your next career Phil , as this job is a load of shit
The relationship between cars and trucks aswell as vans and trucks is very bad
Absolutely mate, a bit or respect from everyone would go a long long way 👍
1. God Dam car drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Truck driving is a shit job little pay for all that responsibilities and having cpc costs tacho costs and not to mention licence costs
How can anyone enjoy lorry driving is beyond me. It's shit
How about we just say as it is, first of all is an unbalanced way of living for not that much money extra. There is an old japanese saying that a man`s life should be divided in 3 equal parts 1 part for working 8h, 2 part for resting 8h and 3 part for himself! Now any time you brake that rule and you incline to any more than another is going to end up bad, poor health, you can not eat properly, rest, wash yourself, I hear about drivers doing europe falling like flyes because of hearth problems, you can not have a social life, not to speak a relationship, if you do at some point you are going to be 3 in that :))), anxiety for living in a cab for 12 f hours a day and the list .....can go on. I consider myself lucky and I get to be in bed most of the nights but in 8 diffrent companies usualy you do a min of 10 hours and 12 so prepare for a pattern of work and legume after because if you add the comute....is going to be an extra hour so after 12-13 hours a day good luck with the rest guys
I completely agree with what your saying and balance is important. If you do what you love then part 1 & 3 become the same so I actually have a spare 8 hours for family time. I don't believe anyone should settle for doing something for 8 hours plus that they dont want to do but many do.
£10 p/ hr not worth the cost and hassle of a licence, especially for class 1 and how much the job effects health and lifestyle
I'm just getting back into it after a year break being self employed, however I am tired of the insecurity . Start tomorrow on fridges which I have never done but hey ho, got to be in it to win it :)
Hi Mr A, love being on fridges, got to be the easiest work after containers, just back up to the bay and stick the kettle on......sleeping is fine once you get use to it and be prepared for the abuse from other drivers in the services, I avoid the services and usually stay on customer sites or a quiet industrial estate. Hope tomorrow goes well 👍
ah I am delivering to convenience stores haha, more graft involved. Consider it an upper body workout
Ahhhh Yeah not quite the same, relish the challenge and enjoy the free gym membership 😎
haha indeed
Convenience stores.....for customers maybe !!...deffo not for lorry drivers !!
Been there,done that,still having the nightmares...LOL
Well go stack shelves in Tescos then
Tell me you don't understand the video without telling me you don't understand the video 😂😂🤦🤦
Manual over auto ive driven both and i will say this auto gives u more time over the course of ur day as for manuals i was pulli g scrap steel from salford to liverpool docks in the course of the day i do think that u can lose mins with going up and down the gears every juctoin rab or other sections of road with a auto its just push that gas pedel. And ur off by the time u have changed gear the auto is a head of u by a full artic plus so u alwAys seem to be chasing. Autos thats my opinion but u will have urs
How can you love your job when you drive a man truck ......oh dear
Ummm I don't 😂
@@KevTee I'd rather a wheelbarrow than a Man truck
better just with a baby wipe shower in uk
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