Me, I started in the cab with my dad, as soon as I was out of nappies that was it for me, I did quite well at school but had no interest in making use of any exams, all I wanted was a steering wheel in my hands.
Started off with a Transit Luton, then a 7.5t D series, then I was a bit naughty & drove artics underage, got nicked on the M6 in an old Sed Ak with a 180 Gardner & it all came on top, lost my licence for a month & went back to 7.5t until I was 21.
Then the big day came, 21 at last, passed my test 2 days later & within a month I was heading for Italy in a 2800 Daf. Since then I’ve been to every country in Europe, East & West, Scandinavia, Turkey 5 times, Morrocco twice & Tunisia once, seen some fantastic sights & met some wonderful people, I’ve been held up in strikes & avalanches, seen things that people only dream of.
Then it all went wrong, I listened to a bird who thought I was capable of bigger things so I ended up in the office, I could do it no problem but I hated every minute, then I went road testing/writing for a magazine, loved that but the £ was no good, went back on the road & bought my own lorry, ended up with 5 on the road & spent the next 5yrs chasing people for £ so I got out of that & went selling lorries, not for me really, the £ can be good but the current supply situation means that I had to pack that up too.
So I ended up back on the road, best thing I ever did, I’m back where I belong, behind the wheel & loving every minute, as my thing on the left says I’m currently aiming a series 2 FH12 500 Globetrotter around the country on the boxes, not for long though.
Canada is calling & I’m off out there in the next month or two, just wrapping things up over here & I’m off, going to have myself an American adventure. There’s a big Kenworth waiting for me & I’m going to achieve another dream, how many bankers, accountants or computer programmers can say that
This lorry driving lark ain’t just a job, it’s a way of life