Well the chance has come up for me to go back to the small family haulage firm I left this time last year
I only left because of the planner (who him self has gone now )
I will be doing curtain siders again but not many silly o’clock starts like containers
The only thing is I’ll be giving up a 24plt truck for either my old 68 plt XF or a 65 plt XF but no agency driving it when your off
Am I off my rocker going back or was I off my rocker leaving in 1st place as I was there 2 years ?
Ps I’ve also put on 2st doing boxes
Nowt wrong with going back. I’ve said that a few times on a Saturday morning waking up beside a familiar face!
You do what suits you, not what you think others may think mate. I’d go for it, especially the two stone bit, that’s never good for you.
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Thanks @maoster
And the fact I’ve never got rid of my inverter or CB and other bits
So I knew one day I would go back
Yep nowt wrong at all with going back if you know the job suits you, and when the dodgy planner has gone.
Why bother what you will be driving, it dont matter.
I now drive a motor I actually love, doing a job of work that I love, but I would go back in a heartbeat tomorrow if not 1 but actually 2 my old firms still existed, who were both good people to work for, who valued and looked after their drivers …not so much with my present firm sadly.
Jeez I’d even go back on an Actros working for them.
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Yep do what suits you. I’ve just left one the easiest night jobs you will find to go and work out of Aldi!
Its graft compared to my previous place but good money for minimal hours and 5 minutes from my front door.
I’d have no problem going back to a previous place if something doesn’t work out 
Long as you left on good terms no shame in going back.
I’d go back to place that gave me my first chance at driving granted was 15 years ago so might of changed a bit.
Only issue is the money they pay is rubbish
I’d go back to previous employer in a heartbeat, no shame in that. That’s why it’s always best to work your notice and don’t burn bridges. If you get on with them the door’s always open to return ;
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I left my now current boss on good terms to pursue a management career, but the company went bust. My boss rang me up last year, and asked me if I wanted my job back, same run, same truck, (I got brand new on a 69 plate) and couldn’t be happier.
I am now the custodian of a brand new V5 FH with a private plate saying my name, and I look upon the fact the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
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Sounds like a good boss that values you.
I’ve been in that situation before in the past, and it makes all the difference.
You do not realise how well off you were to you start working for a bunch of ■■■■ s.
Few and far between mate…stick with him.
ffs If i was you i would give up, you dont know what you do want ??.
you are very good at blaming someone else for the reason you left,
We have a wheelbarrow if you want to come and Drive that ? as thats about all you are fit for,
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Forgive me TN for I have sinned.
The temptation was to great, and the lure of the road was too great.
But the self imposed summer retirement is over & I’m back on the road again for a couple of days a week to get myself out of the house and stop the cabin fever.
I did a couple of days this week on agy for a local shaky outfit doing Amazon trunking from Ferrybridge to Coventry.
Next week I’m looking at an own account company that do supermarket fit outs across the country driving everything from Luton vans to artics. They are paying £16-£20/hr for getting there on time and opening up the curtains. Some of it is double manned but not maxed out to ensure that you get the truck back.
So the plan is to do 3-4 days a week and not work Fridays, what could possibly go wrong 
Welcome back to the dark side mate.
I reckon if I had the chance to take a ‘summer retirement’ I’d be wanting to make it permo, it’s bad enough starting back after a week off.
Everyone is different, but I could not think of anything worse than doing that sort of work, flitting between different employers and agencies, and jumping in and out of one dirty minging truck (I’m assuming they will be mostly in that state, judging by some of em in our yard’) into another…and doing just days …or worse still, nights.
I’m a confirmed and seasoned tramper, and I like my own (clean and tidy interior) truck…
I aint the kind of lay by, pot noodle,.wash with wet wipes, minimum rest/maximum hours type teararse tramper either,.that is even worse than the options above, but I STILL have that ‘owner driver’ mentality after all these years…(apart from the hours as I do just 4 days now)
I expect you find the ‘living in a truck’ thing (or tin box as you guys say 
) horriffic.
But each to his own eh…(until next summer at least. )
Btw @Mr Alpine…a tad harsh
The lad only asked mate.
Ha Ha have you looked at his track record ? always someone else fault why he left ?,
I know they cannot be all like you ? but you have the right attitude lol plus you have seen it from both sides,
Retirement is not all what its made out to be ? the problem with doing nothing is you never know when you are done lol
Thats why i still ■■■■ about with them still.