When I was at Wincantons there was a rumour that they were going to weigh the big blokes on His&S grounds cos truck seats were only designed for 25 stone! Don’t think it ever happened! Wincantons can’t get drivers as it is.
Guy who used to live opposite me, who we called “chippy” (he wasn’t a carpenter, he always seemed to have a bag of chips with him) 
He owned a Austin metro, but was so fat he couldn’t really fit in it. He had removed all the seats, including the rear ones and then had the driver seat welded just forward of where the rear seats would be. Every morning he’d stuff himself in the car which would take him about 5 minutes. Once in it, it was quite a sight to behold.
Last time I saw him, after being away from the area, he’d lost probably 70% of the weight.
I often wondered if he got stuck in the metro and only got out once he’d thinned down.
Beau Nydel:
When I was at Wincantons there was a rumour that they were going to weigh the big blokes on His&S grounds cos truck seats were only designed for 25 stone! Don’t think it ever happened! Wincantons can’t get drivers as it is.
Stagecoach do this on the buses. Anything over 18st you get taken off the road and sent to fat club
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driver
hammertothefloor:
The thing always baffles me is how larger folk get in and out of the truck on ferries. I’m over 6ft and 17stone 8lbs and I find it hard at the best of times. If you were 5xl do you just never leave the cab on the boat? [emoji23]Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk
Very true. 
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driver
Are you saying they’ve dropped the expected standards and now let anyone drive for them?
Yes hutpik, i quite agree…Knew kenny for most of his life, even before he started international he asked me for help…we both lived in Charlton, part of London, we drank whenever we were both home, as we were members of the Greenwich Town Social Club…and we met a few times when en route to the middle east, or even when out there, but one hell, of a guy, despite his size he had the biggest heart…i also worked with his dad years ago, when he was on Tarmac also in charlton, in the good old days when transport actually meant something, and bosses had done the job themselves…i wont bore you with the rest, as you obviously know already…have a great weekend mate.
Wheel Nut:
Have they measured your head yet? [emoji23]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Spot on…
Heisenberrg:
Wheel Nut:
Have they measured your head yet? [emoji23]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Spot on…
Best joke of the year, priceless he would need a globetrotter to fit him
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driver
Thats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers… 
Do Stobarts still insist on a tie?
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
Do Stobarts still insist on a tie?
No Andrew, the tie went 15 years ago. Still a very smart uniform though. They even cater for the outsized driver.
UKtramp:
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
If you are who you say you are i can’t wait for reports in a week or two, why because your working for the biggest cowboy out there ie cheep under cuts anything and also will do it for nothing
As i said a cowboy big time and you get taking in bye the snotty uniformDo Stobarts still insist on a tie?
No Andrew, the tie went 15 years ago. Still a very smart uniform though. They even cater for the outsized driver.
nightline:
UKtramp:
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
If you are who you say you are i can’t wait for reports in a week or two, why because your working for the biggest cowboy out there ie cheep under cuts anything and also will do it for nothing
As i said a cowboy big time and you get taking in bye the snotty uniformDo Stobarts still insist on a tie?
No Andrew, the tie went 15 years ago. Still a very smart uniform though. They even cater for the outsized driver.
Are the quotes a little mixed in this post? 
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
Do Stobarts still insist on a tie?
No, the tie is gone. You do actually get a choice of costume…
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
Do Stobarts still insist on a tie?
Judging by the state of the driving I’m not sure they even insist on a licence nowadays.
Les Shoes:
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
Do Stobarts still insist on a tie?
Judging by the state of the driving I’m not sure they even insist on a licence nowadays.
Where have you got that idea from? Stobart drivers are among the very best.
UKtramp:
Les Shoes:
AndrewG:
nightline:
I remember when the channel tunnel opened I think it was the first week and who is sitting in front of me only a Stobart driver
Now this was the time they had to wear a shirt and tie and before we got on we were told the air conditioning was not working
There was mister Stobart sitting there with the sweat pouring out of him and i says why don’t you take your tie off and he says i can’t because i am not allowed and if I get reported for it i get sacked
Now that’s a dedicated driverThats me out then, T shirt (or no shirt) shorts and flops/ trainers…
Do Stobarts still insist on a tie?
Judging by the state of the driving I’m not sure they even insist on a licence nowadays.
Where have you got that idea from? Stobart drivers are among the very best.
By ‘among’ I’m assuming you mean ‘share the roads with’
T shirt size “s” trousers “28”
truckyboy:
Had a mate of mine who was a trucker, and a middle east driver too…he weighed 36 stone…steering wheel dug into his belly…ended up marrying some thai bird, after his mum died and left the house to him which he sold, furnishing her and her family, but got called back to the uk for a court case regarding a false benefit claim…anyway he died in his hotel room, as the case had been adjourned because he couldnt fit in the witness box…you couldnt make it up…maybe some will know him asEgg on legs( kenny bowkett )
Truckyboy, im sure we have spoken about this in the past. I`ve met Kenny, AKA Egg on Legs, AKA Kenny the Egg, and I wouldn’t have believed the description until I met him personally. As you say,a very nice bloke.