8.5 hours in ANC, Newcastle under lymm and then was told drop it and take an empty from the trailer park. The organisation was just unreal
Not a really long wait in the grand scale of things but bloody annoying non the less. A few years back when I was on fridges I had a full load of frozen foods into a cold store on an old airfield just out side of Grimsby, arrived at 1am, parked up outside for a 9 hour and rolled in at about 10.30 to be confronted by a queue of about 15 artics and one loading bay. On advice from a departing driver I took my paperwork to the goods in bod for confermation that I was in the right place as these people had another store in Grimsby itself. After being told yes drive you’re deffo in the right place I returned to my lorry and patiently waited for my turn to tip, 9 hours later just as I’m about to back onto the bay I’m asked for my paper work. A quick scan of the paper work and then came those 6 little words that I will never forget “You’re in the wrong place drive”. Apparently I had the wrong sized sprouts and they had to go to their other store. To add insult to injury I arrived at the correct location to find 6 loading bays and me the only lorry in there.
If I include a 9 off then 18hours at next doncaster , 10hours asda adc Lutterworth Friday gone
Often been parked up for around 20hrs, either been told to come back the next day or had to wait for the office to come back with a load.
3 and a half days to do a trip from Hickson and Welch at Castleford to a timber yard at the Hague just off the M1 Huddersfield / Wakefield turnoff (36?) (about 8/10 miles? ) Two tankers of some wood treatment concoction containing some very nasty chemicals. We set off from Rothwell, Leeds about 8am Wed morning, loaded at H&W and arrived at wood yard afternoon. We were asked to offload by tanker pump and flex up about 50 yards from storage and 30/40 ft in the air. Refused to do it as too dangerous when uncoupling and draining down. Had to wait until Thursday for fitter to come from H&W to connect electric motor up on a floor level mixing vessel.
He eventually arrived at 2pm , fitted starter motor to pump, pressed button and it blew up, he’d fitted the wrong starter motor. Waited again until he could come back Friday again 2pm when he fitted correct Starter motor. This one worked so I started pumping into mixing vessel. after about 5 minutes I noticed a stream of liquid, very similar to the one we were carrying running down the adjoining disused railway line in the wood yard. Shut down and went to investigate. Someone had left a blank plate off the back of the mixing vessel and as I was pumping it in it was running out as fast at the back. Shut down and waited for H&W who were responsible for construction to send a fitter out through the night.
Finally got tipped Sat morning and yes we did get paid through (3 x 10 hr days + 5.5 x1.5 Sat) as per S&R daily rates. Ah the good old days.
ROG:
Shoshaye:
I arrived on Monday morning with a load of silica and they were broken down. I left on Friday afternoon …What did you record for that time … rest?
More importantly, did you get paid for all 5 days?
yes mostly rest, I popped down to Asda a couple of times with the unit so it wasn’t too bad, I got paid waiting time but not for sleeping, it was my most profitable week ever,I just wish I could get more weeks like it.
When I passed my test nearly 3 years ago I was told “there’s loads of driving jobs and you’ll earn a fortune” I’m still waiting !!!
dreamingofoz:
Not a really long wait in the grand scale of things but bloody annoying non the less. A few years back when I was on fridges I had a full load of frozen foods into a cold store on an old airfield just out side of Grimsby, arrived at 1am, parked up outside for a 9 hour and rolled in at about 10.30 to be confronted by a queue of about 15 artics and one loading bay. On advice from a departing driver I took my paperwork to the goods in bod for confermation that I was in the right place as these people had another store in Grimsby itself. After being told yes drive you’re deffo in the right place I returned to my lorry and patiently waited for my turn to tip, 9 hours later just as I’m about to back onto the bay I’m asked for my paper work. A quick scan of the paper work and then came those 6 little words that I will never forget “You’re in the wrong place drive”. Apparently I had the wrong sized sprouts and they had to go to their other store. To add insult to injury I arrived at the correct location to find 6 loading bays and me the only lorry in there.
Lol.
philgor:
kindle530:
Arabella:
I thought Don Bur, at Stoke were bad,Don Bur are bad, they make the worst crappiest trailers ive ever had the misfortune to pull. Do they know what a spirit level is? The bumpers on ours are nearly touching the ground.
Rant over…as you were!
I bet they use nyloc nut’s though and are built in Europe…
LAG’s tautliner’s are built in china, (no I’m not joking), and not a single nyloc nut or locking washer on the trailer any where, spent over an hour going around the trailer tightening the bolt’s up, it’s shocking…
Them LAG trailers look totally rifkin as do all Dutch built trailers.
toby1234abc:
Thinking aloud here.Can you leave the truck and get a plane back to Bristol?
Can another driver get out there or meet to swap trailers or units?
Will you see Gorillas in Uganda up in the hills?
I saw the film with Forest Whitaker who played Idi Amein.
Can you pull out and cancel the loading and run empty for something else.?
Visit the Jenner museum in Thornbury,Slimbridge bird sanctuary,Blaize castle,Durham park and house near Bath and Hooters by the Watershed night clubs and trendy cafes.
Bristol Zoo,Clifton suspension bridge and some very old ship in the old harbour.
Regards Tobybobs the official tour guide.
Yer tiz on your left.Yer tiz on the left my lovelies.
Well played Sir, well played.
longest wait ive had was 3 days, waiting for an oil rig supply boat to come into aberdeen, that had the generator on that i was swapping over with a non faulty one , mind you the firm whos boat it was gave me the use of thier van so i could get out and get some food in 
We need an update on this.Will Luke and Bertie manage to get to Bristol for the weekend ? 
Why is Bertie going to live in Bristol? Is there something you want to tell us Luke?
JLS Driver SOS:
Maybe get a piece of cardboard write on it, in Hungarian “Free Coke” and get your arse back to Bristol, silly but tempting.
Let me help: “INGYEN KÓLA!”
Sir +:
We need an update on this.Will Luke and Bertie manage to get to Bristol for the weekend ?
He will, loaded southern Hungary Wednesday afternoon and just got on a boat in Calais now.
Typical driver, always moaning it can’t be done, then it’s all fine 
I’ll look out for him them in the Bristol area over the weekend.
I watched the Virginia video on fuel saving competition between drivers.
I thought that the giant live computer screen that displays luve aerial coverage of where the trucks are located very impressive.
One truck in La Coruna was under a canopy at a factory andnot ioshown on the screen.
The boss seemed down to earth and a good chappie to work for.It all started with one truck with milk powder work.
The drivers are trained in Gdp Pharmaceutical transport and Adr.The thing is would they put up with a Tobester driving for them.
I do not think Bertie will be happy as he abused me on Facebook.We had fisty cuffs st dawn in Lloret del Mar many moons ago,since then me and Sir Bertie have not spoken.
Do not mention the bus trip to Legoland.
Dennisthemenace:
JLS Driver SOS:
Maybe get a piece of cardboard write on it, in Hungarian “Free Coke” and get your arse back to Bristol, silly but tempting.Let me help: “INGYEN KÓLA!”
You’d be very popular then or very un popular when people realise it’s the drink & not the marching powder you’re handing out!
OVLOV JAY:
Typical driver, always moaning it can’t be done, then it’s all fine
You won’t ever find me saying something can’t be done. 750 horses under the right foot makes most things possible. 
1,750km in 21 hours driving