robroy:
(Dare I say it ?..unless maybe if it’s unionised.)
Or specialised. Much of my sector (animal feeds) is own-account on the delivery side though some of the simpler drops can be contracted out, but a combination of needing the right vehicles (bulk blowers/tankers and Moffett-equipped rigids) as well as knowledge of the particular quirks and pitfalls of farm deliveries, and the fact that it’s quite seasonal, mean that most keep it in-house.
Own account, and unionised.
Most drivers look at the bottom line EG: the pay, when if you’re going to be doing the job for a number of years you should also look at the benefits an employer offers.
Like holiday pay based on you’re average earnings, hourly pay, not some ponzi bonus scheme, pension, staff discounts and bonuses all training and licences paid for sensible hours, it may take a number of years to find the work you like, the best jobs are never advertised its all about who you know.
The only downside with lots of own account work is having to work with and share vehicles with the most idle dirty and incompetent “drivers” you will ever come across.
mike68:
The only downside with lots of own account work is having to work with and share vehicles with the most idle dirty and incompetent “drivers” you will ever come across.
That might be true at your place but without wishing to brag, farm delivery work is not for the idle or incompetent.
Sidevalve:
mike68:
The only downside with lots of own account work is having to work with and share vehicles with the most idle dirty and incompetent “drivers” you will ever come across.That might be true at your place but without wishing to brag, farm delivery work is not for the idle or incompetent.
They wouldn’t do work like that the clowns I work with, they would get stressed about the mud and the narrow country roads, go on the sick for a couple of months then refuse to do any weekends and days longer than 8.5 hours, would be funny if I were joking, I’m not.
Cars. Hard work but a Monday to Friday job and £200 a week (in the bank) more than general haulage.
Any company whose main source of income is not haulage. In other words a company like a manufacturing company who run their own lorries. You’ll find usually everything done by the book and no rushing because the transport department isn’t expected to make a penny.
^^^^ this, where the transport is really part of customer service
The pay may not necessarily have the highest bottom line, but when you divide the pay by the hours worked, the average hourly rate can be quite an eye opener.
Judehamish is quite right about the cars paying well, i did it for years and enjoyed it mostly, but you earn every penny and then some on most pay schemes.
This thread really needs subsections.
Easiest job
Most enjoyable job
Best paying job
Most complicated/skilled/hard job
Nice place to work, decent attitude etc.
With the amount of ■■■■■■ idiots on the road,nowadays…even the cushiest of jobs,turns into a 15 slog.
Currently in my 4th accident of the week.
adam277:
It is pretty crap and if I’m taking a tacho break its because I gotta handball a pallet or some other crap. .
Ken.
commonrail:
Currently in my 4th accident of the week.
Christ mate. Are you sure that you should be driving? 
Juddian:
^^^^ this, where the transport is really part of customer service
The pay may not necessarily have the highest bottom line, but when you divide the pay by the hours worked, the average hourly rate can be quite an eye opener.
With the added caveat that, if you come from a hire and reward background, you may find some of the working practices frustrating, and the planning even more inept than you’re normally used to; empty mileage is a concept they simply do not understand and any efforts or suggestions you may make to improve efficiency are often met by a blank stare.
Think I’m gonna create a tally chart for a week and find out which firm has the fattest drivers at my usual MSA.
Sidevalve:
Juddian:
^^^^ this, where the transport is really part of customer service
The pay may not necessarily have the highest bottom line, but when you divide the pay by the hours worked, the average hourly rate can be quite an eye opener.With the added caveat that, if you come from a hire and reward background, you may find some of the working practices frustrating, and the planning even more inept than you’re normally used to; empty mileage is a concept they simply do not understand and any efforts or suggestions you may make to improve efficiency are often met by a blank stare.
What i find more annoying coming from a background where every penny had to be hard earned are the minority who have (or rather had, as they are all but gone) these rare jobs who haven’t got a clue how fortunate they are, and take them for granted.
I suspect many of the good own account jobs would still be there, if only employees had given a crap and been reliable and conscientious, instead of milking the sick pay and not looking after the job or the customer well enough by coming up with a million excuses to avoid doing a days work…the irony being mostly they were never asked to do anything like a hard days slog just do a fair days work, nope can’t even manage that, goodbye the good jobs 
commonrail:
Currently in my 4th accident of the week.
Taylor’s?
Juddian:
Sidevalve:
Juddian:
^^^^ this, where the transport is really part of customer service
The pay may not necessarily have the highest bottom line, but when you divide the pay by the hours worked, the average hourly rate can be quite an eye opener.With the added caveat that, if you come from a hire and reward background, you may find some of the working practices frustrating, and the planning even more inept than you’re normally used to; empty mileage is a concept they simply do not understand and any efforts or suggestions you may make to improve efficiency are often met by a blank stare.
What i find more annoying coming from a background where every penny had to be hard earned are the minority who have (or rather had, as they are all but gone) these rare jobs who haven’t got a clue how fortunate they are, and take them for granted.
I suspect many of the good own account jobs would still be there, if only employees had given a crap and been reliable and conscientious, instead of milking the sick pay and not looking after the job or the customer well enough by coming up with a million excuses to avoid doing a days work…the irony being mostly they were never asked to do anything like a hard days slog just do a fair days work, nope can’t even manage that, goodbye the good jobs
Ain’t that the truth? I used to do a lot of agency work for British Telecom before it all moved to Magna Park; never come across such a bunch of workshy whingers in my life. Not long after they moved the all-singing all-dancing computer system went down for a fortnight; I’d turned down the offer of a transfer because of the commute distance and had gone onto summat else, they begged me to come back cos I had the knowledge of the old manual system, made an absolute killing for three weeks cos none of the permanents would do overtime to get them out of the crap.
Sidevalve:
Juddian:
Sidevalve:
Juddian:
^^^^ this, where the transport is really part of customer service
The pay may not necessarily have the highest bottom line, but when you divide the pay by the hours worked, the average hourly rate can be quite an eye opener.With the added caveat that, if you come from a hire and reward background, you may find some of the working practices frustrating, and the planning even more inept than you’re normally used to; empty mileage is a concept they simply do not understand and any efforts or suggestions you may make to improve efficiency are often met by a blank stare.
What i find more annoying coming from a background where every penny had to be hard earned are the minority who have (or rather had, as they are all but gone) these rare jobs who haven’t got a clue how fortunate they are, and take them for granted.
I suspect many of the good own account jobs would still be there, if only employees had given a crap and been reliable and conscientious, instead of milking the sick pay and not looking after the job or the customer well enough by coming up with a million excuses to avoid doing a days work…the irony being mostly they were never asked to do anything like a hard days slog just do a fair days work, nope can’t even manage that, goodbye the good jobs
Ain’t that the truth? I used to do a lot of agency work for British Telecom before it all moved to Magna Park; never come across such a bunch of workshy whingers in my life. Not long after they moved the all-singing all-dancing computer system went down for a fortnight; I’d turned down the offer of a transfer because of the commute distance and had gone onto summat else, they begged me to come back cos I had the knowledge of the old manual system, made an absolute killing for three weeks cos none of the permanents would do overtime to get them out of the crap.
For a whole three weeks? What did you do with the money? Invest in gold? Diamonds? We should be told!
TiredAndEmotional:
For a whole three weeks? What did you do with the money? Invest in gold? Diamonds? We should be told!
Since you ask, it went a long way to buying this, for which I paid £2600; still got the bike and it’s conservatively valued at twice that today. 
