hgv driving

[baldy1926]

Hi a friend of mine is thinking of a job change and doing a bit of lorry driving.Does any one know what the pay is like now and the if the job market has improved at all.
Thanks.

[s55shh]

one of my employees is planning a career change to HGV driving. So far its cost him many hundreds to get trained. He reckons that he can earn £12 per hour but the agencies that I have looked at offer minimum wage for 7.5 ton multidrop and a quid more for class 1. And they all seem to ask for minimum 12 months experience.

[K87]

Dads been doing it all his life. I reckon he earns around 32k. He goes out sunday evening and comes home friday morning. Ie. 5 night shifts, parks where he finishes, and has to entertain himself for that day whereever he is.

Personally I think it would get very boring and would drive me crazy being out all week but he enjoys it.

[jagracer]

K87 said:

Dads been doing it all his life. I reckon he earns around 32k. He goes out sunday evening and comes home friday morning. Ie. 5 night shifts, parks where he finishes, and has to entertain himself for that day whereever he is.

Personally I think it would get very boring and would drive me crazy being out all week but he enjoys it.

Smae here only I go out 4am Monday morning and don't get home until 12 or 1pm X 5days a week. Similar money but jobs are scarce at the moment plus if you are just starting out you also need the CPC from the outset which is another 35 hours training.

[K87]

Yer i think jobs are pretty scarce. And the license fees are into the thousands so unless you can get a company to put you through it.

Dad's been with Stobarts for about 15 years. How about you?

[Rob13]

I know guys on the petrol taking home £50k. Theyre putting the hours in but its good money.

[WestYorkie]

I know of a Bus driver thats home every night (and sleeps). Nearly £10ph and theres no stress of rushing to multidrops etc.
Get a lot of stick but the benefits are there over H/LGV

[baldy1926]

thanks for the replys,i forgot to say my friend is female,dont know if that would help or hinder getting a job

[ymwoods]

Watched some cop programe last night about the crack down on HGV drivers messing with the Tacho's so that they could pretend they were on a rest period when actually driving (something about taking out a fuse) and they said the cost to go from a car driver to licensed HGV driver was 2k

[jagracer]

baldy1926 said:

thanks for the replys,i forgot to say my friend is female,dont know if that would help or hinder getting a job

It would depend on how big her boobs are

[phil-sti]

K87 who is your dad, i work for stobarts to

[K87]

Well I won't put it on the internet lol, but he's based at Crick.

[phil-sti]

im the operations manager at trafford park

[baldy1926]

jagracer said:

baldy1926 said:

thanks for the replys,i forgot to say my friend is female,dont know if that would help or hinder getting a job

It would depend on how big her boobs are

34d
and i know this needs pictures you cant have any

[ymwoods]

can't...or won't?

[baldy1926]

dont think she will let me

[ymwoods]

Damn these women and their "privacy"!

DAMN THEM ALL!