Evening all. I new on here and after some advice.
Me and the wife are both class 1 drivers she has just paswed we
Are looking for double man long distance work. Any
Advice where to start looking in the North East what companies
Would best suit thus type of work.
Might be an idea to try North East Truckers FB group for suggestions
Thanks for replying mate. I dont have facebook lol
We never have had it me or my wife. Believe me
Would be easier sometimes if we did but after not having it from day one we just kept refusing to get it after seeing all the daft things that went on it.
If you’re after proper long distance stuff then the company base won’t be much of an issue, surely?
If only going to work once every couple of weeks is it important?
I know of one couple who double up as drivers, but own their truck.
As employees, very few seem to regularly double man. There isn’t as much distance work around as years ago.
Not much UK work stands regular double crews now.
We looking to be away as much as possible we renting our home out and hoping to only be home the bare legal minimum. Uk or European work would prefer European but as long as wo away working we not to bothered what or where. I’ll keep looking something will happen eventually. Fingers crossed
Yeah, FB is a bit of a cesspit of foul garbage, but just putting a question out there might potentially lead to a couple of pointers.
What you’re looking for is a bit specialist, it’s rare to meet someone who does the week-after-week tramping you’re after, most these days are just Monday to Friday with the occasional Saturday run in.
Here’s a thread from 2011 that is similar to your question, I don’t even know if half of the companies mentioned are in existence still, but it’s a starting point
Not a personal recommendation, but try Alcaline in Kent and Rogers out of Northampton.
I doubt many companies are actually set up for what you want, but those two have some longer runs and might adapt for you?
Good luck anyway.
Good luck with finding that, double man is very rare except with time sensitive work.
I did it for tnt and the reason tnt did it was because they would charge the customer air freight charges and then sent it by road with 2 drivers, its all this 24 hour service crap
The nearest to what you’re looking for would be events work
Even on the same tour driving separate trucks you would be together, some last for 6 months and longer
Do you know any company doing events work.
Night And Day have moved Eire.
If you intend doing lots of Euro work a UK passport will have issues attached because of the 90 day rule.
If you have an EU passport then you may be employable by an Eu company, with just a 3rd country passport it is more problematic.
Recent Irish ancestors? Get Eire passports and your options widen.
Morning Mickandclaire, I am so interested with your post. My husband and my self also think about to do long distance in team driving. I am honest not really find Many, mostly event, do you find something? Any luck maybe?
Leicester city transport tried many years ago to hire husband and wife teams as driver/conductor didnt work a good way to wreck a marriage
If me and my Mrs did a h&w team, a stipulation would be an inverter to use her hair straightners, and all the food taken out of the trailer food box for a make up bar.
Also a guarantee that there were shower facilities every night and a Truckstop with a nail bar and hair stylist …bless her.
That would be just so she could keep you tidy for the moaster!
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What! You mean your trailers don’t have that? 
Good morning.
Yes we did find a company called otool they do frozen and chilled food in fridge units we where offered a Scotland run doing 20 hour days then sleeping in the truck in the yard so no night out money but they have teams that do Italy and back 3 months on then 3 weeks off I belive it’s an Irish company but they have a base in Scotland. We not there now. Good luck hope you find something and if so let me know cheers.
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Would that be the O’Toole with dark-blue and white outfits? Lots of Scanias?
The 3 months on, followed by 3 weeks off, sounds an interesting idea. I imagine that getting in week-end rests might be awkward.
I am sure it would suit some people, but not all. But each to their own of course.
Dont knock facebook , it has its uses like finding old friends and especially if you into hobbies or such for joining groups and buying and selling.