From what I have seen the combination trailers leak milk all over the place! Came along side one in traffic on th M4 and told the driver he seemed to be leaking milk. He told me the trailers were crap, payload was awful and the tank part leaks like a sieve!
mksteve71:
Ramon123:
I’ve seen these advertising for Weekend drivers at Aylesbury & Hatfield.
I’m looking for some weekend work,what type of work is it ?
Trunking - store deliveries - shunting ?Pcl is all sorts arla is trunking and bulk farms only
Cheers.
Tis one of these
The tanker bay at Hatfield is a nightmare.Tight to get in and always ask somebody to guide you in.
A few bays are worse than others.
Good canteen upstairs.Cheap.
There was a big farm i went to by Tiverton for Arla.
If you miss the turning for the farm,you end up stuck in the village and need a crane to get out.
The farm has a steep slope.Ice or snow,the tractor pulls you out.
I found Arla a good firm.
I did milk cage drops to supermarkets on nights.If a driver had not collected the empty cages,you end up taking more.
One store banned one driver so they stopped the use of their scissor lift to unload with.
So had to use the tail lift which took longer.
mksteve71:
Not to sure if I like it yet and that’s day one
430 merc triaxe decker tets on top tank on bottom
Tip tets in Lichfield
Load raw milk ashby
Always run at 44T
12hr day £10 p/h
Are those day cab axors running on gas lng r they any good
mksteve71:
Ramon123:
I’ve seen these advertising for Weekend drivers at Aylesbury & Hatfield.
I’m looking for some weekend work,what type of work is it ?
Trunking - store deliveries - shunting ?Pcl is all sorts arla is trunking and bulk farms only
I’ve seen Arla wagons delivering direct to supermarkets here up North, so presumably from their Leeds depot. Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco etc. in whichever areas they serve & they serve all Asda’s. They seem to farm out the fiddly convenience stores though, don’t know who to.
mksteve71:
DrivingMissDaisy:
largebloke1969:
my heart bleeds £120 a shift ■■?He’ll be rostered on for weekend work, early starts, late starts etc., not that clever really. Probably working for PCL rather than direct for Arla so that 12 hours will be very elastic!
Oh no I do not work for pcl
Arla driver thanks
So are Arla paying on a salary basis now instead of hourly rate?
Hourly rate
Happy sole:
mksteve71:
Not to sure if I like it yet and that’s day one
430 merc triaxe decker tets on top tank on bottom
Tip tets in Lichfield
Load raw milk ashby
Always run at 44T
12hr day £10 p/hAre those day cab axors running on gas lng r they any good
Sack of ■■■■ 430bhp running at 44 ton all the time gas makes the engine lose torque mines done 33873km on a 63plate and already slips in 8 & 9 gear
mksteve71:
Sack of [zb] 430bhp running at 44 ton all the time gas makes the engine lose torque mines done 33873km on a 63plate and already slips in 8 & 9 gear
Enjoying it then 
nick2008:
mksteve71:
Sack of [zb] 430bhp running at 44 ton all the time gas makes the engine lose torque mines done 33873km on a 63plate and already slips in 8 & 9 gearEnjoying it then
Still undecided to be honest you would struggle to find an easier job aylesbury tip Lichfield reload ashby back to aylesbury but we’ll see
mksteve71:
nick2008:
mksteve71:
Sack of [zb] 430bhp running at 44 ton all the time gas makes the engine lose torque mines done 33873km on a 63plate and already slips in 8 & 9 gearEnjoying it then
Still undecided to be honest you would struggle to find an easier job aylesbury tip Lichfield reload ashby back to aylesbury but we’ll see
dunno I do, load Bristol - Plymouth tip - Bristol finish 28k 5 week rota max 4 shifts followed by 2 off min
mksteve71:
Happy sole:
mksteve71:
Not to sure if I like it yet and that’s day one
430 merc triaxe decker tets on top tank on bottom
Tip tets in Lichfield
Load raw milk ashby
Always run at 44T
12hr day £10 p/hAre those day cab axors running on gas lng r they any good
Sack of [zb] 430bhp running at 44 ton all the time gas makes the engine lose torque mines done 33873km on a 63plate and already slips in 8 & 9 gear
Thought they would be bad at full weight on gas they choose the wrong truck the volvos on gas are a much better tool and the gas which is being used is a blended mix off natural gas and a biogas mixed together which they then can call it BIOgas bit of a joke really it’s like putting 2 diffrent grades of fuel in your car and hoping it works when you mix the 2 gases they question is what grade of gas you then get to much ethane in duel fuel trucks and the engine will knock hope they have done there homework 
Two drivers for the price of one now…and not top dollar either!
DrivingMissDaisy:
‘…Two drivers for the price of one now … and not top dollar either…!’
Am watching with interest fella’s, but have been advised that PCL are rotating six days on, two off, five on, one off with an average ten hour day - some doing 5-6 drops/day 
That’ll be three days off every fortnight then - which is 25% less time-off than locally available that pay 12-15% better - but we all know that there’s more to life than the £10/£12/£13/hr for weekdays, Sat’s & Sun’s respectfully 
Many local dudes are seemingly wary of it - whilst my jury is sitting-out with courtesy & admiration for those braving these opening months as this chicken-liver watches on.
Is Arla employment only available via PCL?
A mate of mine was repeatedly advised to put an application in at Hatfield Peverel when on agency which would have been handy for him in Witham. He repeatedly asked what the shift pattern was only to be blanked. Eventually he figured the only way to find out for certain was to put in an application. They showed him the first 12 weeks of his shift pattern. NO weekends off! They were advised to put it where the sun don’t shine…
DrivingMissDaisy:
Silver_Surfer:
Surely to god that is top heavy unless they load water as ballast in the tank. I would not be taking a top loaded decker with nowt in the liquid bottom deck for love nor money.A full load of tets gets you up to around 44T depending on actual product carried.
Still none the wiser! So do they put tets on the bottom deck in the milk tank as well as the top deck?
Your man was saying he loads tets on the top deck, nothing in the milk tank bottom deck & then back loads milk in the bottom tank.
Surely this is unstable if you’ve got 15 tonne of tets on the top deck & nowt in the bottom milk tank?
Am I being thick?
Silver_Surfer:
DrivingMissDaisy:
Silver_Surfer:
Surely to god that is top heavy unless they load water as ballast in the tank. I would not be taking a top loaded decker with nowt in the liquid bottom deck for love nor money.A full load of tets gets you up to around 44T depending on actual product carried.
Still none the wiser! So do they put tets on the bottom deck in the milk tank as well as the top deck?
Your man was saying he loads tets on the top deck, nothing in the milk tank bottom deck & then back loads milk in the bottom tank.
Surely this is unstable if you’ve got 15 tonne of tets on the top deck & nowt in the bottom milk tank?
Am I being thick?
You’ve got it bang on there, but according to the drivers, they’re fine to drive. I thought the same, I’d be dreading moving from middle to inside lane into the ‘tram tracks’ or adverse camber roundabouts, but the drivers I’ve spoke to all said they were fine.
What’s the weight of the empty milk tank on the bottom deck? Could that possibly balance it out?
waynedl:
Silver_Surfer:
DrivingMissDaisy:
Silver_Surfer:
Surely to god that is top heavy unless they load water as ballast in the tank. I would not be taking a top loaded decker with nowt in the liquid bottom deck for love nor money.A full load of tets gets you up to around 44T depending on actual product carried.
Still none the wiser! So do they put tets on the bottom deck in the milk tank as well as the top deck?
Your man was saying he loads tets on the top deck, nothing in the milk tank bottom deck & then back loads milk in the bottom tank.
Surely this is unstable if you’ve got 15 tonne of tets on the top deck & nowt in the bottom milk tank?
Am I being thick?
You’ve got it bang on there, but according to the drivers, they’re fine to drive. I thought the same, I’d be dreading moving from middle to inside lane into the ‘tram tracks’ or adverse camber roundabouts, but the drivers I’ve spoke to all said they were fine.
Ok so. Blimey i’d be gingering it big time with nowt in the milk tank & a full shoot of tets on top at 44 tonne. Perhaps they aren’t max height trailers but even so…