I’m used to spending my life in the inside lane as the Irish and Lithuanians tear past me at warp 60, but even I have to overtake occasionaly and more often that not, it’s Asda I overtake.
Why are their units so slow? Has someone, probably a resident of Planet Health and Safety, got it into their head that having their units running around at 85K’s is safer? Or is it to save a cup of diesel per run?
What ever it is, it’s a stupid idea and if I were driving, I’d find it very frustrating.
Asda units run slow because they have a VEMIS unit in which the drivers have to keep happy, IE 9.6 mpg minimum , overspeed, idle time, harsh braking, they even change gear up way before they need to & don`t change down till the min. Company rules made up by some collage graduate on his or her very first real job, if you can call working for ASDA a real job & not as TESCO staff call ASDA the last resort. Iam a happy agency man & yes it used to be agency was the last resort but ASDA now have that crown, and they seem very happy with that title.
I wondered if there was some “spy in the cab” equipment.
Don’t they realise that they are making the roads less safe by forcing all this overtaking and having drivers concentrate on stuff other than tarmac?
85 is ok anyhting les is idiotic
nomad98:
Asda units run slow because they have a VEMIS unit in which the drivers have to keep happy, IE 9.6 mpg minimum , overspeed, idle time, harsh braking, they even change gear up way before they need to & don`t change down till the min. Company rules made up by some collage graduate on his or her very first real job, if you can call working for ASDA a real job & not as TESCO staff call ASDA the last resort. Iam a happy agency man & yes it used to be agency was the last resort but ASDA now have that crown, and they seem very happy with that title.
Is that an ExHell run depot ?
Why are their units so slow? Has someone, probably a resident of Planet Health and Safety, got it into their head that having their units running around at 85K’s is safer? Or is it to save a cup of diesel per run?
I tend to run at 85k anyway - gives me a couple of k spare when I am overtaking !! Frustrating when you start, but once you get used to it actually less stress…
G.
I used to drive for Asda out of Portbury when it was run by Tibbet & Britten . It was a cracking job then. We had loads of time, good kit, plenty of overtime (if you wanted to do it), good rates & conditions. Decent bunch of drivers, & managers who knew what they were doing. (most of the time)
Then Asda took over, and then Wal-mart bought Asda. The place went downhill overnight.
Suddenly we had mission statements, team leaders, jumped up school kids who didn’t know the front from the back of a truck but told you how to drive them anyway & best of all was the " Wal-mart chant". Don’t ask. Time to get out!
It’s no wonder then that they only want to drive at 85 kph because going back to an Asda RDC is like going back to school, where all the rules are stuck to the walls & the staff are treated like children.
However things are now taking a turn for the worst as Wal-mart & it’s non union beliefs take a hold on the Asda workforce. It seems now that strike action is going to happen because the GMB & Asda are at war.
i worked at asda york back in 84-86 as a fresh faced innocent bright eyed young man straight out of school ( yes i know,a lot can happen in 20 years )
and was told on my first day that i HAD to join the union. asda was a closed shop in them days.
seems to be very differnt now.as we all know in these modern times,to many idiots straight out of college thinking they know it all.
Well i hope asda employees go on strike forever and save us all the hassle of attending their tossy depots …
Seriously i,m refusing any asda tips now , i dont care if i get disciplined for it , rather that then go stir crazy in one of their depots trying my hardest not to punch an employee … 
If you do punch an employee , put a little twist on the wrist when you connect & tell him ." That bits from Harry !"
…or preferably the boot! 
If you’re stuck behind a slow moving supermarket trolley on a single track road, phone the appropriate transport office. Tell them you and half a million customers are stuck in a queue behind their wagon. The transport office will then phone the driver of the offending trolley and tell him to pull into the next available lay-by or suitable safe place to stop off the carriageway.
They don’t want potential customers put off using their shops, by becoming annoyed with their trolleys holding them up.
Simon:
If you’re stuck behind a slow moving supermarket trolley on a single track road, phone the appropriate transport office. Tell them you and half a million customers are stuck in a queue behind their wagon. The transport office will then phone the driver of the offending trolley and tell him to pull into the next available lay-by or suitable safe place to stop off the carriageway..
no they wont as they dont have phones in asda wagons
and i know they arent bothered about QS etheir
ps the emis is noting to do with 50 mph on the motorways its just drivers draging the job out so they dont have to go out again.
get back too early get shafted with an other job
jon
ex asda wakefield
Simon:
If you’re stuck behind a slow moving supermarket trolley on a single track road, phone the appropriate transport office. Tell them you and half a million customers are stuck in a queue behind their wagon. The transport office will then phone the driver of the offending trolley and tell him to pull into the next available lay-by or suitable safe place to stop off the carriageway.They don’t want potential customers put off using their shops, by becoming annoyed with their trolleys holding them up.
Sounds like you’re encouraging drivers to break the law there mate. The limit is 40 wether you drive a “supermarket trolley” or a all singing, all dancing, leather clad spotlight laden topliner.
Were all out there to earn a living & I’ve driven both. I think you’ll find that the ones in the trolleys are less stressed, at home every night & get much more in their wage packets.
Life’s a Gas:
Simon:
If you’re stuck behind a slow moving supermarket trolley on a single track road, phone the appropriate transport office. Tell them you and half a million customers are stuck in a queue behind their wagon. The transport office will then phone the driver of the offending trolley and tell him to pull into the next available lay-by or suitable safe place to stop off the carriageway.They don’t want potential customers put off using their shops, by becoming annoyed with their trolleys holding them up.
Sounds like you’re encouraging drivers to break the law there mate. The limit is 40 wether you drive a “supermarket trolley” or a all singing, all dancing, leather clad spotlight laden topliner.
Were all out there to earn a living & I’ve driven both. I think you’ll find that the ones in the trolleys are less stressed, at home every night & get much more in their wage packets.
but why do they have to drive at 31 mph instead of 40mph like the ■■■■ i was behind today ,must have thirty cars behind him im not asking him to break the law just keep moving 
Personally, I like driving for Asda - they give you the runs and let you get on with the job without hassling you, and the drops are usually fairly easy. You don’t end up running behind schedule just because you stick to 40 on single carriageways (and yes, I’m including the time I spend pulling over to let traffic pass).
I can’t say I’ve noticed that the speed limiters are set particularly low; I don’t drag the day out unnecessarily, but I do stick to the legal limits (and within my own driving capability).
The only things I don’t like is the amount of time spent waiting around - at the depot waiting for a run, and at the stores waiting to get tipped. It’s unusual to have a shift with less than 3 hours waiting.
TAZ MAN:
Life’s a Gas:
Simon:
If you’re stuck behind a slow moving supermarket trolley on a single track road, phone the appropriate transport office. Tell them you and half a million customers are stuck in a queue behind their wagon. The transport office will then phone the driver of the offending trolley and tell him to pull into the next available lay-by or suitable safe place to stop off the carriageway.They don’t want potential customers put off using their shops, by becoming annoyed with their trolleys holding them up.
Sounds like you’re encouraging drivers to break the law there mate. The limit is 40 wether you drive a “supermarket trolley” or a all singing, all dancing, leather clad spotlight laden topliner.
Were all out there to earn a living & I’ve driven both. I think you’ll find that the ones in the trolleys are less stressed, at home every night & get much more in their wage packets.
but why do they have to drive at 31 mph instead of 40mph like the ■■■■ i was behind today ,must have thirty cars behind him im not asking him to break the law just keep moving
40 mph is the maximum speed limit, not the minimum.
Slow down, chill out, earn more.
I think we’ll see alot more of this in the next few weeks as Asda drivers are in dispute. Maybe they’re working to rule. Can’t say that I blame them.
Life’s a Gas:
I think we’ll see alot more of this in the next few weeks as Asda drivers are in dispute. Maybe they’re working to rule. Can’t say that I blame them.
thats why they are so busy then with agency drivers stocking up the shops. its getting like xmas there already.
Life’s a Gas:
I think you’ll find that the ones in the trolleys are less stressed, at home every night & get much more in their wage packets.
Yep, good isn’t it?
MrFlibble:
The only things I don’t like is the amount of time spent waiting around - at the depot waiting for a run, and at the stores waiting to get tipped. It’s unusual to have a shift with less than 3 hours waiting.
You get paid for it though so it’s all good. 
Coffeeholic:
You get paid for it though so it’s all good.
Yes, I get paid for it, so I can’t complain too much, but I often find “enforced rest” to be one of the least restful things I can do. Personally, I’d rather be out on the road driving than stuck in the RDC waiting for a load.