Despite the virus crisis, for the past couple of weeks I’ve been sent to a massive distribution centre because white goods and tv’s are still selling well. It’s only a year old, and it’s so big that you feel like you’re taxiing around an airport and need one of those yellow cars in front of you with a ‘follow me’ sign’ on top to help you find your bay.
When you check in at the security lodge for the guys to examine your documents, you can see they have a fully fitted kitchen with sink, built in microwave and fridge, plus an en suite toilet. I could happily live in that lodge. You then have to drive to the reception to be allocated a bay. The first time I went, I thought I’d been sent to the wrong place. The driver entrance resembled the entrance to a hotel, and when you walk in, there is a reception desk with two girls sat there with piped muzak playing in the background. The girls are very friendly and immediately invite you to take a coffee from the machine as they find a bay for you. If you happen to be hungry and have a microwave meal, one of the girls will take it for you and heat it up in their staff area while you wait.
It goes without saying that you may remain in your cab throughout loading. They just ask that you put your trailer brake on and put a plastic yellow chock under a wheel. Not a hi vis to be seen anywhere except in the warehouse which is to be expected.
When you leave the complex, you have to stop at the lodge for security to put a seal on the trailer. Then, when you drive past the lodge, the security guy stands there and waves goodbye to you before disappearing inside. Before anyone jumps in and says ‘he probably fancies you mate’, the other security guys do it and wave to other trucks too, as if they’ve been instructed in a memo to wave to ‘our departing drivers’. It’s a truly Trueman Show type experience at that DC.
Every time I leave there, I think if Carlsberg did distribution centres……….
youtu.be/rNDuQiR8Pjg
So, does security wave to you as you leave??
I took a picture of a DC security bod waving at me just last week.
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msgyorkie:
I took a picture of a DC security bod waving at me just last week.
Careful mate. There’s a TN member who goes ape ■■■■ if you post a picture of him on here. Just warning you 
Where’s the photo of the girls? 
that photos been shopped, that’s just black marker pen on his top lip.
Not sure about the girls, but yes over here security guards do acknowledge you when you leave the premises
and coffee machines, toilets and showers are available at the gatehouses
citycat:
Despite the virus crisis, for the past couple of weeks I’ve been sent to a massive distribution centre because white goods and tv’s are still selling well. It’s only a year old, and it’s so big that you feel like you’re taxiing around an airport and need one of those yellow cars in front of you with a ‘follow me’ sign’ on top to help you find your bay.
When you check in at the security lodge for the guys to examine your documents, you can see they have a fully fitted kitchen with sink, built in microwave and fridge, plus an en suite toilet. I could happily live in that lodge. You then have to drive to the reception to be allocated a bay. The first time I went, I thought I’d been sent to the wrong place. The driver entrance resembled the entrance to a hotel, and when you walk in, there is a reception desk with two girls sat there with piped muzak playing in the background. The girls are very friendly and immediately invite you to take a coffee from the machine as they find a bay for you. If you happen to be hungry and have a microwave meal, one of the girls will take it for you and heat it up in their staff area while you wait.
It goes without saying that you may remain in your cab throughout loading. They just ask that you put your trailer brake on and put a plastic yellow chock under a wheel. Not a hi vis to be seen anywhere except in the warehouse which is to be expected.
When you leave the complex, you have to stop at the lodge for security to put a seal on the trailer. Then, when you drive past the lodge, the security guy stands there and waves goodbye to you before disappearing inside. Before anyone jumps in and says ‘he probably fancies you mate’, the other security guys do it and wave to other trucks too, as if they’ve been instructed in a memo to wave to ‘our departing drivers’. It’s a truly Trueman Show type experience at that DC.
Every time I leave there, I think if Carlsberg did distribution centres……….
youtu.be/rNDuQiR8Pjg
So, does security wave to you as you leave??
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Dipper Dave has been to less salubrious brothels
Most places I load I only see one person.ususlly happy to see ya , Well except at AGP soymeal Aberdeen sd and it’s no one at all , load details put in computer , door opens go in and five mins other door opens ,stop at computer screen tap load I’d and papers etc border crossing , ace comes out and that’s it your on the way south it’s a brand new plant. Even gets axle weights correct. And here’s the thing my quickest time 11 mins from log in to log out
