Class 1 arrogance

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Bloody Class 1 drivers - amateurs the lot of them !!! - Did i mention that i pull 2 x 53 ft trailers and gross 63.5 tonnes :smiley:

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That picture has been doctored. Itā€™s really just a lowly class 2 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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mickyblue:
That picture has been doctored. Itā€™s really just a lowly class 2 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

I`m not that good with Photoshop, thats why I drive ridiculously sized trucks for a living :stuck_out_tongue:

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FarnboroughBoy11:

DaiDap:

FarnboroughBoy11:
:lol: I hate arriving at these threads late!!!

Youā€™re never late when you drive a V8.

Ohā€¦ :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

:laughing: I like that!!

While we are on the subject of class 1 and 2 arrogance, who is your mate Dai?

I was tipping 3 pallets of bricks when this peasant of a rigid driver blocked the forkie from getting at them, ā€œonly got one pallet mateā€ he saysā€¦ Shame I can be just as awkward, I got the fork lift driver to put some pallets in front of him so he had to wait until I was done anyway, sad thing is he had about 20 ft behind him still and could have cleared my pallets with his cab in the first place. :laughing:

Just to add, he did actually seem alright, no malice involved or anything.

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I am the said peasant and driver of this vehicle, although you might have estimated i had 20 foot of space behind me you did not calculate i had to unload with a tail lift and due to other vehicles there at the time if i had gone back any further i would have then had to drive forward to take the 1 pallet indoors as contract states i have to deliver indoors not outside.

That said, i did not take any notice of the pallets in front of my truck, it did give me the chance of going over to the tea van to get a cuppa, i think i might have said that to you at the timeā€¦ Sorry if i got in your way, it is not my intention to annoy anyone at anytime, Dai did tell me i was featured on this forumā€¦ If i see you again at the same place the tea is on meā€¦ I have great respect for all drivers especially class 1 drivers, although some do annoy me sometimesā€¦lol.

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russjp:
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Thats a furkin tiddler mateā€¦have a look at our aussie cousins, grossing 100 + tonnes ā€¦4 trailers, were just the puddle jumpers here on our 44 tonners. :unamused:

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Iā€™ve been in an 18 tonner puddle jumper all week on nights trundling up and down the A1. With the exception of several of Eddieā€™s king-of-the-road super truckers that refused to flash me after having the audacity to overtake them, every other trucker flashed me in. :smiley: Iā€™ve also earnt more this week driving a puddle jumper than Iā€™ve ever earnt driving artics. :astonished:

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I do class 1 and 2 and anything else I can get as long as they pay my hourly rateā€¦I couldnā€™t give a toss what it is!! :laughing:

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True matey, as long as its legal and roadworthyā€¦its what goes in the bank at the end of a week.

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I do find that Stobarts donā€™t flash anyone in at all.

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Class 1 or 2 are treated the same at work.
It depends on what other quals you have that count.
ADR & Lorry Loader counts for a lot more than just having hgv1 or 2.
Anyone who swaggers round the yard will soon be told to loose the chip on there shoulder!!!

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mickyblue:
I do find that Stobarts donā€™t flash anyone in at all.

Thatā€™s strange, I find they are the some of the keenest to flash other artics in. If you ignore the first flash, theyā€™ll keep on flashing until you come in.

Maybe they donā€™t flash you in because youā€™re just driving a big van? :laughing:

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Contraflow:

mickyblue:
I do find that Stobarts donā€™t flash anyone in at all.

Thatā€™s strange, I find they are the some of the keenest to flash other artics in. If you ignore the first flash, theyā€™ll keep on flashing until you come in.

Maybe they donā€™t flash you in because youā€™re just driving a big van? :laughing:

I never flash in the big vans cause theyā€™ve usually got Rent a Wreck self drive or Joe Bloggs rental written on the sides, and driven by someone who thinks that their billy big rig :laughing:

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xantic:

FarnboroughBoy11:

DaiDap:

FarnboroughBoy11:
:lol: I hate arriving at these threads late!!!

Youā€™re never late when you drive a V8.

Ohā€¦ :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

:laughing: I like that!!

While we are on the subject of class 1 and 2 arrogance, who is your mate Dai?

I was tipping 3 pallets of bricks when this peasant of a rigid driver blocked the forkie from getting at them, ā€œonly got one pallet mateā€ he saysā€¦ Shame I can be just as awkward, I got the fork lift driver to put some pallets in front of him so he had to wait until I was done anyway, sad thing is he had about 20 ft behind him still and could have cleared my pallets with his cab in the first place. :laughing:

Just to add, he did actually seem alright, no malice involved or anything.

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I am the said peasant and driver of this vehicle, although you might have estimated i had 20 foot of space behind me you did not calculate i had to unload with a tail lift and due to other vehicles there at the time if i had gone back any further i would have then had to drive forward to take the 1 pallet indoors as contract states i have to deliver indoors not outside.

That said, i did not take any notice of the pallets in front of my truck, it did give me the chance of going over to the tea van to get a cuppa, i think i might have said that to you at the timeā€¦ Sorry if i got in your way, it is not my intention to annoy anyone at anytime, Dai did tell me i was featured on this forumā€¦ If i see you again at the same place the tea is on meā€¦ I have great respect for all drivers especially class 1 drivers, although some do annoy me sometimesā€¦lol.

Thats fine it was all done tongue in cheek no big deal, no malice no probs :smiley:
I must admit that there is certainly some length to your truck, longer than most 4 wheelers.

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No offence taken . Iā€™m there again tomorrow to get in someone elses way probably. Thereā€™s not much room there at all. My truck is long with a nightmare of an overhang and it donā€™t like turning either. It does make you look like you canā€™t drive sometimes.

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russjp:
Bloody Class 1 drivers - amateurs the lot of them !!! - Did i mention that i pull 2 x 53 ft trailers and gross 63.5 tonnes :smiley:

lolā€¦i was thinking the same ā€¦bloody saskatchewan 63.5tons ,we can only gross 62.5 in Manitoba on local quarry work. :laughing: :laughing:
jimmy.

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DAF95XF:

Contraflow:

mickyblue:
I do find that Stobarts donā€™t flash anyone in at all.

Thatā€™s strange, I find they are the some of the keenest to flash other artics in. If you ignore the first flash, theyā€™ll keep on flashing until you come in.

Maybe they donā€™t flash you in because youā€™re just driving a big van? :laughing:

I never flash in the big vans cause theyā€™ve usually got Rent a Wreck self drive or Joe Bloggs rental written on the sides, and driven by someone who thinks that their billy big rig :laughing:

But DAF my big van is a class 2 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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DAF95XF:
and driven by someone who thinks that their billy big rig :laughing:

Says the Coach Driver. :wink:

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MikeCunn:

DAF95XF:
and driven by someone who thinks that their billy big rig :laughing:

Says the Coach Driver. :wink:

Not as of todayb :wink:

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DAF95XF:

MikeCunn:

DAF95XF:
and driven by someone who thinks that their billy big rig :laughing:

Says the Coach Driver. :wink:

Not as of todayb :wink:

Nice one, good luck. You joining the big boys club and becoming a real driver? :slight_smile: