I went to another agency today, to see about filling in my spare days with work from them.
My appointment was at 10am this morning and when i got there, The office was run, all by young girls! (not that its a bad thing. Anyways, i spoke to this girl and she got me to fill in a [zb] load of forms…u know, the usual application/WTD contract ect ect.
After about 30 mins of mind numbingly boring form filling, i got given a “questionarre” and it basically went through asking me things about driving/ HGV related! And one of the questions was…“What is and why is it called a fifth wheel”?..Now, my answer (which i know and have also been told is right) was…“A fifth wheel is the locking mechanism to hook upto trailers and its called a Fifth wheel because its place above but inbetween the 3rd and 4th axle (if applicable)
Now, i didnt know that i was going back to school but, the girl was marking them as if it were a test…And she marked me down wrong for that question! You wanna know the answer on her little “answers sheet” (that she heavily relied on) was? " its called a fifth wheel because it holds a fifth of the trailers weight” (word for word, she even gave me the sheet to go through my answers!)
Another question was…" where about is Ely"?..Not a clue, never been but i now know that its in cambridgeshire…although i have a m8 called Ely so i thought she was taking the ■■■■!
And finally, the thing that really made me feel like i was wasting my time was, they asked me for my Birth certificate and me being (or so i thought) maticulous, i had aload of foto copys of said certificate but they dont accept them copied ( fair enough), But they had my licence (both parts) AND my passport! what the hell is the problem?
I can name and shame on request because i felt like this “firm” were just mickey mouse! The agency i`m currently with were straight forward and honest, these just seem like the many agencies that power-recruit, although they dont actually have any work going!
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And she marked me down wrong for that question! You wanna know the answer on her little “answers sheet” (that she heavily relied on) was? " its called a fifth wheel because it holds a fifth of the trailers weight" (word for word, she even gave me the sheet to go through my answers!)
Sounds a bit like their application process. On the last one I did for a DH office it included doing little drawings on pictures of roads as well. But they didn’t give you any crayons to colour it in with!
Ely and his mate Enoch both live in the Black Country.
Enoch wus a-towing of his boat along the cut,
When under a low bridge he found his mules ears daint fit.
He tried to chisel out the bricks for the donkeys ears to pass
Up comes Eli an ses to him: Yo ar a silly ■■■.
Why do yo dig two trenches & let the blighters feert goo through,
The grournd is softer than the bricks, its easier on you,
But Enoch pozzles over this an answers with a frown,
It tay his feet as wo goo throo, its is noggin years, yo clown.
Actually you are wrong about why a fifth wheel is called that:
It goes back to the days of horses and carts and was the name of the mechanism that allowed the front wheels to steer. Carts had four wheels - so this was the fifth - simples.
I went to another agency today, to see about filling in my spare days with work from them.
My appointment was at 10am this morning and when i got there, The office was run, all by young girls! (not that its a bad thing. Anyways, i spoke to this girl and she got me to fill in a [zb] load of forms…u know, the usual application/WTD contract ect ect.
After about 30 mins of mind numbingly boring form filling, i got given a “questionarre” and it basically went through asking me things about driving/ HGV related! And one of the questions was…“What is and why is it called a fifth wheel”?..Now, my answer (which i know and have also been told is right) was…“A fifth wheel is the locking mechanism to hook upto trailers and its called a Fifth wheel because its place above but inbetween the 3rd and 4th axle (if applicable)
Now, i didnt know that i was going back to school but, the girl was marking them as if it were a test…And she marked me down wrong for that question! You wanna know the answer on her little “answers sheet” (that she heavily relied on) was? " its called a fifth wheel because it holds a fifth of the trailers weight” (word for word, she even gave me the sheet to go through my answers!)
Another question was…" where about is Ely"?..Not a clue, never been but i now know that its in cambridgeshire…although i have a m8 called Ely so i thought she was taking the ■■■■!
And finally, the thing that really made me feel like i was wasting my time was, they asked me for my Birth certificate and me being (or so i thought) maticulous, i had aload of foto copys of said certificate but they dont accept them copied ( fair enough), But they had my licence (both parts) AND my passport! what the hell is the problem?
I can name and shame on request because i felt like this “firm” were just mickey mouse! The agency i`m currently with were straight forward and honest, these just seem like the many agencies that power-recruit, although they dont actually have any work going!
Sounds a bit like their application process. On the last one I did for a DH office it included doing little drawings on pictures of roads as well. But they didn’t give you any crayons to colour it in with!
LOL, you aint far off m8…it starts with GO and ends in NEW!
I went to another agency today, to see about filling in my spare days with work from them.
My appointment was at 10am this morning and when i got there, The office was run, all by young girls! (not that its a bad thing. Anyways, i spoke to this girl and she got me to fill in a [zb] load of forms…u know, the usual application/WTD contract ect ect.
After about 30 mins of mind numbingly boring form filling, i got given a “questionarre” and it basically went through asking me things about driving/ HGV related! And one of the questions was…“What is and why is it called a fifth wheel”?..Now, my answer (which i know and have also been told is right) was…“A fifth wheel is the locking mechanism to hook upto trailers and its called a Fifth wheel because its place above but inbetween the 3rd and 4th axle (if applicable)
Now, i didnt know that i was going back to school but, the girl was marking them as if it were a test…And she marked me down wrong for that question! You wanna know the answer on her little “answers sheet” (that she heavily relied on) was? " its called a fifth wheel because it holds a fifth of the trailers weight” (word for word, she even gave me the sheet to go through my answers!)
Another question was…" where about is Ely"?..Not a clue, never been but i now know that its in cambridgeshire…although i have a m8 called Ely so i thought she was taking the ■■■■!
And finally, the thing that really made me feel like i was wasting my time was, they asked me for my Birth certificate and me being (or so i thought) maticulous, i had aload of foto copys of said certificate but they dont accept them copied ( fair enough), But they had my licence (both parts) AND my passport! what the hell is the problem?
I can name and shame on request because i felt like this “firm” were just mickey mouse! The agency i`m currently with were straight forward and honest, these just seem like the many agencies that power-recruit, although they dont actually have any work going!
Anyone else been through this sort of process?
so, what happens if the truck only has 2 axles?
lol, i knew this was coming…i`ve just been out for an hour and while i was away, i thought “■■■■!, i meant to put 2nd and third”…if third axle applies
Thanx for the heads up though.
@ Santa, i heard that fifth wheel tale too, but chose to go with the more “upto date” one Plus i`m only a pup so horse and cart is unheard of
And one last thing that really made me chuckle…this agency is supposed to be a top supplier of drivers to the industry…if thats the case, how come theyve never heard of the “drivers CPC”?
Me: “oh, and i have a CPC card too”
Girl: “CPC, do mind me asking you what that is”?
Me: “It`s a new way for the government to bleed every experienced driver dry”
Girl: “sorry for asking, its just that we`ve never heard of it before”!..
lol, i knew this was coming…i`ve just been out for an hour and while i was away, i thought “[zb]!, i meant to put 2nd and third”…if third axle applies on every two axle unit that i have ever seen the Fifth wheel has def been in front of the drive axle not behind it, but its still known as the fifth wheel
on every two axle unit that i have ever seen the Fifth wheel has def been in front of the drive axle not behind it, but its still known as the fifth wheel