Eddie Stobbart: Trucks and Trailers
Discussion
Not really FB. 44ft is still the limit, although longer trailers are under trial now. But even prior to the current regs, trailers were still 40ft,not much in it & tallboys have been around forever, so not really very different. What has really changed is the technology around the vehicles themselves.
phil-sti said:
Some of what your saying is correct to be fair but there is good business reason behind it. Stobart have historically had very little work out of Scotland, so getting work back to England for half rates is better than running empty for nothing.
So what in anything else would be referred to as 'Yield Management' ?...obob said:
Harry summed it up perfectly to me. I genuinely don't see why anyone finds this even mildly interesting.I thought Ice Road Truckers was bad....
Just watched the clip again, brilliant
Edited by SWoll on Thursday 23 February 14:19
FunBusMk2 said:
Don't worry, nobody is forcing you to watch it. Plenty of people do enjoy it and find it interesting.
Thanks for that. It's clearly popular as it's back for a second run.Can anyone explain what it is about the show that appeals to them though? I'm genuinely intrigued.
Having seen a couple of episodes all I got was
Lorry gets stuck in traffic.
Lorry takes wrong route..
Lorry has trouble reversing into tight entrance...
Lorry is carrying perishable items and must get there on time....
Repeated again and again.
Edited by SWoll on Friday 24th February 09:31
Justin Cyder said:
There's always a good business reason behind winning. it's the way it's done on occasion that I dislike. Stobart have used their weight to bully plenty out of business.
Still, it's the way of the world, the big fish eat the little fish, I'm not so naive that I don't get that. I just laugh at the highly editorially controlled fluffy documentsry that has f
k all to do with the way haulage works in the real world.
The CEO of Stobart may have some bad news in the next week or so. Still, it's the way of the world, the big fish eat the little fish, I'm not so naive that I don't get that. I just laugh at the highly editorially controlled fluffy documentsry that has f
k all to do with the way haulage works in the real world.
Living close by to where some senior members of the Stobart empire began, they are not the kind of people I would want running my FTSE 250 company, either.
So do we get to see the trampers being given their notice in this new series? Or mention of the depots they have closed, or even the rumours they have lost the 'fizzy pop' and the 'supermarket' contracts.
Oh and that some of the Irish drivers are striking and they have been asking English drivers to go over and cross the picket line?
Or will they be using the program to 'sell' the new franchise thing they have going, the one that the employed drivers didn't take up, as they didn't want to be owner/drivers under contract to only one company?
Hmm, probably not, just more tight deadlines and fragile cargos!
Oh and that some of the Irish drivers are striking and they have been asking English drivers to go over and cross the picket line?
Or will they be using the program to 'sell' the new franchise thing they have going, the one that the employed drivers didn't take up, as they didn't want to be owner/drivers under contract to only one company?
Hmm, probably not, just more tight deadlines and fragile cargos!
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