Searching for companies is a bit of a minefield because lots of smaller companies offer services online.
Who are the biggest firms? Or who might be paying the best money do you think?
Appreciate any help lads.
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out.
Best payer Fomoco, chances of getting on there nil.
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out.
The new car retail sector is on its knees because customers don’t want EVs and the government has imposed punitive quotas on ICE powered sales.
It’s that bad that sales executives are often now doing what little trade plate work there is to give them something to do.
A truck load going anywhere in a day no chance.
Carryfast:
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out.The new car retail sector is on its knees because customers don’t want EVs and the government has imposed punitive quotas on ICE powered sales.
It’s that bad that sales executives are often now doing what little trade plate work there is to give them something to do.
A truck load going anywhere in a day no chance.
Completely out of touch as per usual, and spouting utter tripe
Willy Biggs:
Searching for companies is a bit of a minefield because lots of smaller companies offer services online.Who are the biggest firms? Or who might be paying the best money do you think?
Appreciate any help lads.
ECM are probably the biggest, not all their work is from factory to dealer, many transporters are relocating hire cars to depots, airports, one way returns. Lease and re manufacturing companies use them to move cars to auction sites, car supermarkets etc.
Trade platers and single car carriers are expensive as pairing up a trip may be difficult, delivering a car to Dingwall and collecting the next one from Dalry would have no profit in it, dealer transfers are an unwanted cost the garage has to swallow to keep a customer.
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out.Best payer Fomoco, chances of getting on there nil.
I agree with the above statement. Don’t do it. We had the best days on it which will never return.
BCA one of the bigger companies but with a high turnover of drivers around the country which raises the question as to why. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure it out. Never a high turnover years ago.
Scroll down this page; It gives a top ten list of car transport operators. It may help you in your search of company names.
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One reasonable size company not on the list local to me is Carlson.
I know a chap who works for them. He enjoys his job.
Carryfast:
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out.The new car retail sector is on its knees because customers don’t want EVs
Then why are sales of EVs at record levels? Why in countries like Finland are almost all new cars sold EVs?
and the government has imposed punitive quotas on ICE powered sales.
It’s done no such thing.
Conor:
Carryfast:
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out.The new car retail sector is on its knees because customers don’t want EVs
Then why are sales of EVs at record levels?
EV sales form 15% of the new car market.
A new car market which still hasn’t made up an overall 34% fall in sales.
The rest of your post is as credible as that.
Which part of the new car transport sector do you actually work in.
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out..
Would you care to cast your eye over this as an example? Why do you say it won’t be a good job?
uk.indeed.com/viewjob?from=apps … 261875327c
Thanks
stu675:
Juddian:
Yes, don’t do it mate, the best days are over it’s played out..
Would you care to cast your eye over this as an example? Why do you say it won’t be a good job?
uk.indeed.com/viewjob?from=apps … 261875327c
Thanks
First off you’re out in a cut down cab 4 nights out a week, that can easily stretch into a 5th night (think getting back to a Kent base on a Fri afternoon), if you don’t mind a low cab then that’s neither here nor there.
The vehicle will be several ft longer empty, and several yards longer than normal artics when loaded, this can mean bigger headaches than usual for parking, running at 16ft loaded (13’3 typically empty), what’s the parking situation, can you park where you want is parking paid.
Remember too an 11 car transporter handles like nothing else, ok once you get used to them but unless you get the weight distribution right (not always easy when trying to fit mixed loads in drop order) they can be unstable, think tail wagging the dog.
Other than that there’s little or no information about the type of work other than nationwide dealer deliveries, wage appears to include various bonuses and there’s no mention of hours involved, my experience tells me hours will be maximum.
Presumably its based at Sheerness or Purfleet, haven’t the foggiest which operator this is for.
It might be a good opportunity it might not be, if its agency they were normally purely hourly paid at one time but it sounds like this is based on a company pay scheme re the bonuses, check the pay scheme very carefully they can be complicated and remember it takes a long time to get up to speed in this game, so those bonuses might be pie in the sky for a while at least.
The job might be flowered up at interview time so go in with an open mind ie is the bonus scheme based on teh number of cars delivered easy if its one drop not so fast if its 5 drops spread over 200 miles, i’d also like to see the vehicle you will be driving before committing, if you are swapping between vehicles covering hols etc that will be most unpleasant.
I know a driver who did this for a fair few years and although I was always in envy of his wages as he was earning nearly double the amount I worked, the job made him ill and he had a nervous breakdown from the amount of hours and stress that the job caused him. You might think that he is the type of person that is ripe for a breakdown and possibly a weak minded sort. not at all this man is a very strong minded person and said that he would never return to transporters again. I asked him for advice on doing this work and he simply said stay well away.
Thanks both, very much. As a new pass it’s not what I’m looking for immediately, but as someone interested in cars it seems like an obvious ambition. Shame.
stu675:
Thanks both, very much. As a new pass it’s not what I’m looking for immediately, but as someone interested in cars it seems like an obvious ambition. Shame.
Don’t be disheartened, the truck industry is contantly changing, the car game could have a resurgence once the govt eventually realises the new world order’s net zero ■■■■■■■■ is pie in the sky and something else entirely.
Never thought i’d end up doing what i am now, never been better off or had so much free time, you’re just starting out if you cast your net around you’ll find your niche which might be in a completely different sector.
The chap Yorkshire Tramper is referring to earned every penny of his money and then some, seen the same symptoms in myself (or rather wifey did) and i got out just in time.
Some of the smaller companies might run artic trailer tri-deckers, no peak these days. Often pulled by regular tractor units so decent living space. Usually 8 car so less earning potential, probably not much more than curtainsider work.
It can be interesting though, company I worked for did a lot of lease so round Ind estates or direct to home. Better than an RDC! On the other hand I once loaded 9 Corsas in stair-rod rain but still better than an RDC.
Depends where you are based really, keep your eyes open. We had a young lad that’d collect or deliver cars from out of the way places to the major road network with a van and trailer. He enjoyed it and it was a way in.
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When you arrive at a the port or factory, it rains, when you arrive at the dealer it rains, when you park up for the night, your cab is 8’ further forward than the rest of the lorries. I loved doing car transport with a closed 4 car carrier, but would run away from an open deck 11 car transporter.
Hard to argue with most of the advice you’ve been given but if it’s something you want to do then don’t let others put you off - find out for yourself!
Nothing that Juddian has said isn’t true but for a bit of balance there’s elements of the job that make it better than you’re average driving job. Anyone can drive a lorry to a Lidl DC, put it on a bay and cry their eyes out because they’ve got to get on the back with a pallet truck, and yes, most of these would hate car transporting. You need a bit more about you than the average driver, you have to be able to think for yourself and there’s still some job satisfaction because of that. Yes it’s hard work, yes it can be stressful, yes the best days are gone money wise. Yes the cabs are tiny, but if you’ve earned decent money that day, trust me, all you want to do is sleep anyway, not sit up all night posing with your fairy lights on in your big cab. True I could probably earn as much some weeks for a lot less work and stress on a curtainsider but I probably wouldn’t be on my way home at lunchtime or earlier on a Friday with it, probably wouldn’t be getting 33 days holiday and paid wtd stand down. No doubt there’s better jobs out there but there’s certainly worse ones too.
To answer your original question - BCA, ECM, Carlson, Woodside, GBA, DCC, Acumen, Alto, STVA. More chance with some than others and obviously depends where you’re based. Good luck!
crunch13:
Hard to argue with most of the advice you’ve been given but if it’s something you want to do then don’t let others put you off - find out for yourself!
Good advice, I have always gone with that philosophy too, however it also depends entirely who is giving the opinion to decide if it could be right for you, only you know that. I went on my friends advice with car transporters and stayed well clear because I knoiw him and if he broke down through it then I would probably be the same, juddian has worked in that arena and so his advice seems to be pretty much from the horses mouth and something to take a note of. One mans floor is another mans ceiling and all that.
Yorkshire Tramper:
crunch13:
Hard to argue with most of the advice you’ve been given but if it’s something you want to do then don’t let others put you off - find out for yourself!Good advice, I have always gone with that philosophy too, however it also depends entirely who is giving the opinion to decide if it could be right for you, only you know that. I went on my friends advice with car transporters and stayed well clear because I knoiw him and if he broke down through it then I would probably be the same, juddian has worked in that arena and so his advice seems to be pretty much from the horses mouth and something to take a note of. One mans floor is another mans ceiling and all that.
Very true! And I wasn’t digging you out at all mate, you offered an informed opinion and I offered mine. Ultimately up to the op but it’s good for them to get different views.
Crunch is quite right, it can be a satisfying job, and its a hell of a lot more pleasant in the summer.
Its a funny old game though, there’s no sort of just about managing it or half measures, you either take to it or you don’t, many really experienced drivers have tried it and it doesn’t work out for them.
This is no slight against them, really good drivers many but it just isn’t for them.
Arguably it was easier when i started, the wagons were simpler for loading and most motors only carried 8 or 9 cars, starting out on an 11 car carrier is being thrown in at the deep end, there’s more combinations of loading method than you could shake a stick at.