Carryfast:
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There’s not much point in just providing fictitious details because with just three main employers for my working life it would defeat the object of providing an account of my work history and I’d be in a no better position anyway.They want real useable contacts.
They don’t know who’s on the other end of a phone from Adam, and you’ve got time on your side so would be believable if you gave them a friends number but said he’s a retired TM. Anything is possible with a bit of thought and effort!. The only thing you’ve defeated is your chance of a job as I assume you didn’t get it?
Carryfast:
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There’s not much point in just providing fictitious details because with just three main employers for my working life it would defeat the object of providing an account of my work history and I’d be in a no better position anyway.They want real useable contacts.
They don’t know who’s on the other end of a phone from Adam, and you’ve got time on your side so would be believable if you gave them a friends number but said he’s a retired TM. Anything is possible with a bit of thought and effort!. The only thing you’ve defeated is your chance of a job as I assume you didn’t get it?
It ain’t done over the phone it’s a no option online application form.
The only contact provided was an ( incorrect ) e mail address so I phoned the ( rather nice ) secretary at their recruitment who gave me the correct e mail address.The reply provided on that was you must go through the online application process and you must answer all the questions.
Give the NHS a mate’s phone number as a checkable work history contact.Yeah right.Which part of answerable to = name of person and the address of the company didn’t you understand.
Do you really think they are that stupid.They contact the company ‘first’ ‘then’ they ask for the person by name as provided.
They don’t phone a mate on his mobile at the pub.
Your idea would completely defeat the object of their vetting process.
The same issue applies when applying for airport security cleared jobs among others.
It’s a joke.
As I said a DBS check and tax and NI records should be all they’re allowed to ask for and use as a check against the details provided regarding employers and if the places and dates match that should be enough.
From leaving School
YTS Platts Harris (Parts dept)
Bunting Agri
Unemployed 6 months
Dairy Supplies
Platts Harris (service dept)
Driving starting weekend agency in 1996 whilst still agri fitting in the week
Freight services agency, mainly Exel at Brinsworth on the Sainsbury’s work
BRS Agency, Exel on Toyota suppying the factory
Redferns (lasted 2 weeks before I jacked)
Yvonne Palmer Agency, NFT, Corby Chill
Banner Plant
Canute
RSL Distribution
QS Agency, NFT, Taylors, Robinsons, Allgoa, Deb
Turners (Powder tankers)
Dobros (small container haulier)
QS Agency
Hryziuk Haulage (tarmac haulier on Powder tankers)
Self employed running family farm and relief driver mostly for Hryziuk Haulage and Alan Haywood, plus working for local Agri contractor for 3 years
QS Agency, Able Agency and Best Connection, NFT, Stobart, Gist, Shepherd Distribution, DHL (Thorntons), Taylors, Synseal
SRS Rail Systems Ltd
Self employed as a linesman on railway
James Baxter Haulage
JIMBO47:
switchlogic you have my best wishes , after my “accident” in march i know as well as you do that life changes in an instant and not for the good!,my memory is also shot along with other brain related stuff,eyes etc. But enough of that.so newest first…GDT enterprises grain hauler… J.D******* end dump. BBCL super B gravel/sand hauler ,mixer driver… len dubois trucking distance driver. thats canada out the way. and iirc 7driving jobs 1981-2008 some a dayor two only and one job 21yrs lol . sorry if spelling ,set up wrong as typing at 175% as eyes wonky. james
Oh that’s sad to hear, we’ve both had our struggles then! I really hope things are getting better. Thankfully for me I’m mostly better now, just slightly less mobility and aches and pains that I’ll probably have for the rest of my days so it could be very very very much worse. How things get better for you. If you ever need to chat to someone who’s been in same position I’ll PM my email to you
Wheel Nut:
Can you remember the car accident, or is it earlier stuff comes back to you first?
No not at all, this year up to accident and latter half of last year at least is a total blank, nothing at all, and frankly the accident is the one thing I hope never comes back to me! The pain must have been insane I was so smashed up. It was bad enough 3 weeks later when I woke from the induced coma
Wheel Nut:
Can you remember the car accident, or is it earlier stuff comes back to you first?
No not at all, this year up to accident and latter half of last year at least is a total blank, nothing at all, and frankly the accident is the one thing I hope never comes back to me! The pain must have been insane I was so smashed up. It was bad enough 3 weeks later when I woke from the induced coma
Hi Luke, glad you are recovering. I used your thought method of driving the route in my mindfor remembering drops I hadn’t done for a while. It works!
In chronological order ish :
Spiers of Melksham 1973
H T Transport
G L Baker
Buxted
Smiths of Keynsham
Radclive International
Associated Dairies (Asda)
Ross Foods
Speedfreight International
Unigate
GB Express
Prince Transport
R Hucker
Eurotrans
Bowyers
Everett Transport
Mortimers (now Broughton)
Wincanton
Mortimers again
Wincanton Chilled
Woolworths
Wincanton Chilled
Honda
Iceland
Morrisons
Samworths
Opex 2016
Retirement Ahhh!
Sprinkling of agency work in amongst those.
Most fun and lucrative in the 80/90’s Mortimers.
Countries:
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Belgium
Holland
Germany West & East
Denmark
Sweden
Poland
Swiss
Luxembourg
YARDDOG:
Hi Luke, glad you are recovering. I used your thought method of driving the route in my mindfor remembering drops I hadn’t done for a while. It works!
Thank you kindly. Yes great isn’t it, great way to refresh the memory and give the brain something to do
I would just like to add that I have never presented a CV to anyone to gain employment. It has been of my opinion that when transport companies in an area seem to use the same pool of drivers, it quickly gets established who is OK and who is not to employ. I have not ever been sacked or dismissed but have always left firms in good faith and able to return to their employ on some occasions multiple times. I feel this is the norm for many in this industry.
YARDDOG:
Hi Luke, glad you are recovering. I used your thought method of driving the route in my mindfor remembering drops I hadn’t done for a while. It works!
Thank you kindly. Yes great isn’t it, great way to refresh the memory and give the brain something to do
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i use that thought process in a somewhat different manner as if i cant get to sleep cos im thinking about buying or selling something,then i either try to remember pace by pace some good times out exploring with my now deceased best pal dog,then the other option is trying to visualise coming of the ferry,and visualising the view through the windscreen flat lit on the 75.
on the plus side,i usually can overtake anyone i see in front of me in a flash,and on the down side,ive never made it as far as gretna without either having fallen asleep,or getting a tug from the cops or vosa…
Glad to see are getting better, Switch. I’m a bit behind, I thought you were still on for Virginia. Anyway here is a list of those who have helped me in gainful employment during the last 40 odd years.
Southern BRS
Emerald Transport
A. Dowell and Sons
Bartrums
Cordier
J. Silver
I. Berwick
United Carriers
F.J.Archer
P and M
SV Transport
Nursery Trades
Harradine
Bonfield
MCD
Severn Trent
Cowan Bros
Newell and Wright
Deben
H. Weber
Exel
MFH
Big Freight
Flying Eagle
Penner International
Ruby Truck Line.
Countries:
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Germany East and West
Austria
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Iraq
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Canada
United States
Mexico.
^^^ you’ve missed Estonia and Finland of the list
I was actually born in West Germany in Hanover, my dad was 1RHA at Belsen Bergen…
And yes I’m painfully aware of the history of that place…
I no doubt know your old man!
You must’ve been born after 1982 then ya brat.
Small world isn’t it?
Smiths of Scotter
Trebleman
G&S international
European Road Freight
DSV
Neill and Brown.
Europe west and the odd one in the east.
I no doubt know your old man!
You must’ve been born after 1982 then ya brat.
Small world isn’t it?
Smiths of Scotter
Trebleman
G&S international
European Road Freight
DSV
Neill and Brown.
Europe west and the odd one in the east.
