toby1234abc:
Thats an issue of your own making. You should pull them to the back of the trailer and have them hanging out the sides. On ours we have securing wires on the back corner posts to hold them up out of the way so you can load 26 pallets and not trap them.
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I just apply common sense which given what I see around me on a daily basis seems to be in very short supply. Its not my fault a large amount of lorry drivers are inherently stupid. The fact you made that remark clearly places you in the stupid camp. The intelligent ones wouldn’t have seen what I did as anything other than common sense.
In today’s society, where a police person can make an injury claim for stubbing a toe on a kerb (I think it failed but they tried) you really cant blame insurance companies for insisting that these rules are enforced,
Santa:
In today’s society, where a police person can make an injury claim for stubbing a toe on a kerb (I think it failed but they tried) you really cant blame insurance companies for insisting that these rules are enforced,
Trouble is, if you just meekly roll over and accept turd like this then soon you will be wearing full PPE including hat and goggles and be seat belted in your cab, while they tip your trailer…
My usual reply this to ask for a letter confirming they are taking le the legal control of the vehicle including insure as you are legally in charge of the truck
tommy t:
Maybe aldi and lidl should adopt this policy and start employing wharehouse staff
The lack of warehouse staff is part of the reason Aldi & Lidl are able to be so cheap. It ain’t happening. Their bubble will soon burst the moment prices start creeping up because of extra staff.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see more places adopt Aldi’s & Lidl’s self load & tipping policy in years to come. The H&S will miraculously get re-thought once they realise the money they can save.
alix776:
My usual reply this to ask for a letter confirming they are taking le the legal control of the vehicle including insure as you are legally in charge of the truck
Would such a letter actually wash at a roadside inspection?
tommy t:
Maybe aldi and lidl should adopt this policy and start employing wharehouse staff
The lack of warehouse staff is part of the reason Aldi & Lidl are able to be so cheap. It ain’t happening. Their bubble will soon burst the moment prices start creeping up because of extra staff.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see more places adopt Aldi’s & Lidl’s self load & tipping policy in years to come. The H&S will miraculously get re-thought once they realise the money they can save.
I always thought aldis lack of staff was to remind us that they didn’t take kindly to coming in 2nd twice…hence the reason why a lot of mercs and vw cars have the ignition key on the wrong side…
All the quarries in this area will not allow a driver to climb up onto the back of a vehicle, whether its rigid or an artic. Once you are of their premises its up to you, as they are not liable, if you get hurt.
Delivering plant to sites is great fun. Went to unload a digger. Forklift driver informed me I couldn’t climb on the back… Site manager wasn’t impressed when he seen me driving off up the road with the digger. Got an exception for driven plant on that site. Doesn’t let me on back to place straps on towerlights though!. Have to strap as best we can till off site then sort it by side of the road. Increasing the danger levels to me no end!
Like most plant hire companies these days, our trucks are kitted with guard rails, access points, extendable walkways etc etc. yet some sites still insist you can’t go on the back. Madness.
Dave the Renegade:
All the quarries in this area will not allow a driver to climb up onto the back of a vehicle, whether its rigid or an artic. Once you are of their premises its up to you, as they are not liable, if you get hurt.
But they put a sign up saying tipper bodies must be clean though. I’ve got a ladder at the rear on both sides plus one up behind the cab, and I need them. One minute a load of muck, then topsoil (sticks unless the floor is shined up), then stone etc. My boss is specifying a ladder for my new wagon, if the bodybuilder says no, he’ll go elsewhere.
toby1234abc:
‘…Some depots do not allow drivers to climb up in their trailer for health and safety they say…’
My place works the opposite by too often asking us to ‘get in and check its the right load’ when doing a “load security check” - because the warehouse monkeys too often get it wrong.
Meanwhile, corporate ‘going the extra mile’ & ‘demands of the business’ wants tight gate times met
Carry the chimps/Climb-up/Rush-rush? Hmmmm, I don’t think so…
I respond that I’ll willingly wait (or will put the trailer back on a bay) to let the warehouse supervisor do the checking - since its his troup of gibbons that too often get the wrong load/trailer - as well as reducing the risk of me falling in or from their Blue Chip ten year old, rotten grot-boxes
rob22888:
I wouldn’t be surprised to see more places adopt Aldi’s & Lidl’s self load & tipping policy in years to come. The H&S will miraculously get re-thought once they realise the money they can save.
Just what I’ve been saying for a while now. Imagine if Tesco’s was self load/tip, they’d save an absolute fortune on wages.
Have just finished my first week at Lidl, Northfleet and I have to say it works rather well and keeps you fit.
