Eddie Stobbart: Trucks and Trailers

[Bradgate]

Someone told me that Stobart drivers are paid around £8 per hour. That equates to £16.5k which sounds like very little money, less that half what I earn, and I am very far from wealthy.

Does anyone know if this is the real figure? Are they really so poorly paid?

[iva cosworth]

Parp.........Fionas on next week.

And that idiot Mark Dixon showing off by kissing Tim Fox

[tyrewrecker]

Bradgate said:

Someone told me that Stobart drivers are paid around £8 per hour. That equates to £16.5k which sounds like very little money, less that half what I earn, and I am very far from wealthy.

Does anyone know if this is the real figure? Are they really so poorly paid?

http://www.stobartgroup.co.uk/careers/drivers/lgv-c-e-class-1-shunter-teesport/

[Laurel Green]

iva cosworth said:

Parp.........Fionas on next week.

Will look forward to that.

iva cosworth said:

And that idiot Mark Dixon showing off by kissing Tim Fox

You can't go saying things like that about Stobart's top pinup driver, even if he is an idiot and a tt.

[iva cosworth]

Laurel Green said:

iva cosworth said:

And that idiot Mark Dixon showing off by kissing Tim Fox

You can't go saying things like that about Stobart's top pinup driver, even if he is an idiot and a tt.

He doesn't float my boat

[Fun Bus]

tyrewrecker said:

Bradgate said:

Someone told me that Stobart drivers are paid around £8 per hour. That equates to £16.5k which sounds like very little money, less that half what I earn, and I am very far from wealthy.

Does anyone know if this is the real figure? Are they really so poorly paid?

http://www.stobartgroup.co.uk/careers/drivers/lgv-c-e-class-1-shunter-teesport/

And that's shunting - not nights out and on the road.

£8.00 an hour is utter crap - some drivers earn £40k a year in all different areas of the industry, not just Stobart.

[chilistrucker]

Bradgate said:

Someone told me that Stobart drivers are paid around £8 per hour. That equates to £16.5k which sounds like very little money, less that half what I earn, and I am very far from wealthy.

Does anyone know if this is the real figure? Are they really so poorly paid?

firstly, this show is so o.t.t, i'm sure most know that, but i bet there are plenty that don't and just believe the bull/hype.
as for money. there are a hell of alot of people in the industry that would regard £8 p.h a good rate.
when i was on general and told people what i earned per week, they thought it was good money.
then i told them how many hours a week i did for said wage, they soon changed their minds.
i'm lucky that i've found a lory driving job, that pays a decent wage, but as with most thngs in life, it comes at a cost.
depends what you want outof life i suppose.

[tyrewrecker]

Fun Bus said:

And that's shunting - not nights out and on the road.

£8.00 an hour is utter crap - some drivers earn £40k a year in all different areas of the industry, not just Stobart.

Indeed and 25k

[SmoothCriminal]

This programme is jokes honestly the drama and suspense kills me sometimes, also some of the st they get up to whether it be driving a loaded wagon onto wet grass or yesterday's oh noes Parked cars!!

Best one had to be Stobarts road train! Geeze it's only a wagon and drag.

[Laurel Green]

SmoothCriminal said:

Best one had to be Stobarts road train! Geeze it's only a wagon and drag.

[soft-smooth-voice]This is not any old road-train, this is a Stobart wagon & drag road-train.[/soft-smooth-voice]

[Fun Bus]

Like I've said before:

"One false move and the trailer could be TOTALLED!"

No, it'll just need a 15 minutes TLC from a fitter before it goes out on a night trunk.

[phil-sti]

Bradgate said:

Someone told me that Stobart drivers are paid around £8 per hour. That equates to £16.5k which sounds like very little money, less that half what I earn, and I am very far from wealthy.

Does anyone know if this is the real figure? Are they really so poorly paid?

It's about £8.20 plus a £13 per shift tax free meal allowance and a £3.50 driving bonus on days.

Trampers earn a lot more as they also get £22 overnight money.

[iva cosworth]

Would all drivers proceed to their vehicles and start your engines in 15 minutes please

[Laurel Green]

Parp!

[iva cosworth]

Artic driver can't handle rigid shocker.

Shirley it was an easy day for him in a much smaller truck

[Laurel Green]

20% extra load and 20% more fuel efficient? Does not compute.

[Bitofbully]

Laurel Green said:

20% extra load and 20% more fuel efficient? Does not compute.

20% more efficient across the fleet due to 20% fewer runs... I think you misunderstood.

How many more crap trailer / penis jokes can they make?

[phil-sti]

Well it holds an extra 4 pallets. I'm assuming the fuel figure comes from the amount of journeys they will save.

[Laurel Green]

Bitofbully said:

20% more efficient across the fleet due to 20% fewer runs... I think you misunderstood.

How many more crap trailer / penis jokes can they make?

Then I must have miss-heard as I thought he said 20% more fuel efficient.

[XG332]

That one Manuver turn in the road was tense, had me on the edge of the seat!