Hi all, ive recently passed my Class 1, ive been offered fulltime 7.5t permanent with royal mail and a class 1 tanker doing milk bulk collections from farms
Rather confused on what to go for as both pay similar
On one hand 7.5t will be a cushy easy one with RM but then on another hand im chomping at the bit to get behind a artic and worried i might get stuck on 7.5s for a long time
What do you all think is a better choice as im stuck 50/50 between them
Binksy:
Hi all, ive recently passed my Class 1, ive been offered fulltime 7.5t permanent with royal mail and a class 1 tanker doing milk bulk collections from farmsRather confused on what to go for as both pay similar
On one hand 7.5t will be a cushy easy one with RM but then on another hand im chomping at the bit to get behind a artic and worried i might get stuck on 7.5s for a long time
What do you all think is a better choice as im stuck 50/50 between them
If the monthly wages are about the same then which gives you the better life balance 
The current LGV driver shortage is going to be around for a long time so there will always be a very good chance you could switch to the other
Binksy:
Hi all, ive recently passed my Class 1, ive been offered fulltime 7.5t permanent with royal mail and a class 1 tanker doing milk bulk collections from farmsRather confused on what to go for as both pay similar
On one hand 7.5t will be a cushy easy one with RM but then on another hand im chomping at the bit to get behind a artic and worried i might get stuck on 7.5s for a long time
What do you all think is a better choice as im stuck 50/50 between them
Depends what you want .
Metaphorically, driving an artic doesn’t make your ■■■■ bigger.
I’d go with 7.5 tonne. Much easier, less hassle, much better pay, reasonable job security and you get to go home regularly.
Good luck!
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I read elsewhere that milk is pretty straight-forward to do, and you don’t wait hours to get loaded (not sure about the other end).
Downside is it is a fluid, but good experience should you want to do fuel tankers later.
I’ve never done milk as a job but I did grow up on a dairy farm, from what I can see it was a pretty decent job, pull up milk tanks are waiting full connect up and off ya trot.
But that’s just my family’s farm others might not be as easy and accessible.
One thing to bare in mind is farms aren’t known for Thier spacious entry roads.
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I drive class 1 tankers doing milk collection, and as a previous poster says it ain’t a bad number… loading / offloading is a doddle, connect 1 pipe and press a few buttons… no hand balling, cages, curtain siders to battle with. Couldn’t be easier!
Having said that the challenge comes with where you are making your collections, farms are often well off the beaten track, tight country roads, and some tricky reverses to get to the milk tanks. All this magnified in the winter months when the bad weather hits. If you can do farm tank work, you can probably cope with anything after!
Plus points milk work is often early starts, and I’m home every night which suits me. Tanker work also opens a lot of doors work wise, get your ADR and you could do petrol etc
quite often companies require 2+ hrs hgv experience before they let you loose on tankers as you are dealing with a live load…so if you get the chance, it’s probably a good experience to gain over other work
2+ yrs obviously, not hours… this wouldn’t be very much!
I would go for the tankers. Its relatively clean and easy work, you will be home every night and some of the delivery points will really help you to improve your driving skills. Also, it gives you time spending driving an artic. This alone will be a major advantage over 7.5t work if you were to decide to move on in the future
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The current LGV driver shortage is going to be around for a long time
Never thought I’d see ROG write that!!
Pete S 