I am currently a single vehicle green light operator OF2021088 and I’m soon applying for a major change to my operators license to 5 vehicles and 7 trailers once we have moved in January.
May I kindly ask some drivers what you would expect to earn as a salary or hourly rate? Based on being a tramper driver Mon-Friday working out from Boston-Lincolnshire on general haulage, approx 56 hours per week, trucks will be Euro 6 Daf XF’s 65 plate or newer.
You are probably pitching the rate too high for the area, youll have Stan, Slav and his mates queuing around the block for £13+/hr in Bostongrad. If you want to be picky, weed out anyone with any points or endorsements, and youll have more candidates with clean licences than you ever want.
£38K all in (night out money, meal etc) and you`ll still have m queueing around the block
peirre:
You are probably pitching the rate too high for the area, youll have Stan, Slav and his mates queuing around the block for £13+/hr in Bostongrad. If you want to be picky, weed out anyone with any points or endorsements, and youll have more candidates with clean licences than you ever want.
£38K all in (night out money, meal etc) and you`ll still have m queueing around the block
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Agree with some of the above. At least £10.50 ph, £25 per night out, + parking paid, £ and whatever the HMRC say is allowance for meal, try to employ locals with some sense, English as a 1st language, there are some very good EE around, but hard to find, If you pay well etc, word gets round and you can then pick and choose, alternative is ask friends to recommend people…
peirre:
You are probably pitching the rate too high for the area, youll have Stan, Slav and his mates queuing around the block for £13+/hr in Bostongrad. If you want to be picky, weed out anyone with any points or endorsements, and youll have more candidates with clean licences than you ever want.
£38K all in (night out money, meal etc) and you`ll still have m queueing around the block
Thank you for the advice Peirre-I would rather pay the top rates of the area to have the best drivers with experience and a clean licence like you mention.
I really thought that C+E drivers willing to stay away were as rare as a four leaf clover.
Agree with some of the above. At least £10.50 ph, £25 per night out, + parking paid, £ and whatever the HMRC say is allowance for meal, try to employ locals with some sense, English as a 1st language, there are some very good EE around, but hard to find, If you pay well etc, word gets round and you can then pick and choose, alternative is ask friends to recommend people…
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Thank you very much.
So the bloke wants good drivers and is prepared to pay for that, that’s good. You all moan that the jobs crap and the pay is ■■■■■ so what do you do, tell him to pay less unbelievable now wonder the job is ■■■■■■ or are you jealous somebody might be earning more than you for less hours
I cant believe there are drivers posting that the rate is too high!!
Mate, pay top dollar and you will attract the better drivers. Pay £10.50 an hour then all you will attract are the Mr Ski’s who will do more damage than good.
robthedog:
So the bloke wants good drivers and is prepared to pay for that, that’s good. You all moan that the jobs crap and the pay is [zb] so what do you do, tell him to pay less unbelievable now wonder the job is [zb] or are you jealous somebody might be earning more than you for less hours
red7jase:
Id be surprised if there is 38k plus night out in general haulage and 56 hours. And your gonna pay parking. didn’t them rates were in general
I have done the business plan chap-plenty of money in general haulage to pay a fair wage to the driver.
msgyorkie:
I cant believe there are drivers posting that the rate is too high!!
Mate, pay top dollar and you will attract the better drivers. Pay £10.50 an hour then all you will attract are the Mr Ski’s who will do more damage than good.
To all of the above just to let you know I am not moaning about the salary being to offered I’m just surprised that an employer is actually willing to take money off his top line to pay the driver that wage.
But I’d much rather swan around in my v8 for £9 an hour and clean it when I park up and at the weekend
I am currently a single vehicle green light operator OF2021088 and I’m soon applying for a major change to my operators license to 5 vehicles and 7 trailers once we have moved in January.
May I kindly ask some drivers what you would expect to earn as a salary or hourly rate? Based on being a tramper driver Mon-Friday working out from Boston-Lincolnshire on general haulage, approx 56 hours per week, trucks will be Euro 6 Daf XF’s 65 plate or newer.
I was thinking 38k per year paye?
£25 per night out? With parking and meal?
Any constructive advice would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Our drivers are on roughly that for around 60 hours per week, give or take.
msgyorkie:
I cant believe there are drivers posting that the rate is too high!!
Mate, pay top dollar and you will attract the better drivers. Pay £10.50 an hour then all you will attract are the Mr Ski’s who will do more damage than good.
Remember that it’s Lincolnshire where the local average wage is well down on the national average. I’m all for pitching a pay rate well above the local going rate which iirc is £30-£32k, but pitching a sky high rate seems crazy,
didn’t them rates were in general
