If this is in the wrong place, I apologise. But the normal pages seem to be years old
We are looking for a class 1 tramper based near Newport, Gwent with fridge experience please
Send me a PM if you are interested and I will contact you.
Sorry but you have to have had your licence for 3 years (insurance) and no, we don’t accept Ltd.
good_friend:
no, we don’t accept Ltd.
Good on you. Too far for me but good luck.
the maoster:
good_friend:
no, we don’t accept Ltd.Good on you. Too far for me but good luck.
Thanks. I originally advertised on FB. What a waste of time that was!
Sounds like a two manned job, need for a tramper and a supporting fridge technician, they both can fit in the cab, lorries commonly have a companion’s seat on the nearside
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Sounds tempting 
Go on…
Hours?
Pay?
Mon-Fri? 4on-4off?
6-5 
To be fair, if you’re struggling to find a driver in South Wales, you’re doing something wrong… 
… I’ve been giving it more thought, as that of the “fridge experience” kept me scratching mine’s head…
Of course! it surely means that the tramper in question has to be able to endure a running fridge while trying to sleep; and deal with the annoyance caused by such running fridge’s engine among fellow comrades in the vicinity, particularly those also trying to get a hard-earned rest.
the maoster:
good_friend:
no, we don’t accept Ltd.Good on you. Too far for me but good luck.
The commute is a bit of a stretch for me, too. 
Where’s the Trucknet resident fridge expert when you need him-I can’t even remember his name 
Beau Nydel:
Where’s the Trucknet resident fridge expert when you need him-I can’t even remember his name
Uktramp
blue estate:
Beau Nydel:
Where’s the Trucknet resident fridge expert when you need him-I can’t even remember his nameUktramp
That’s the…no,I’m not going there
the nodding donkey:
To be fair, if you’re struggling to find a driver in South Wales, you’re doing something wrong…
Not any more mate. As many on here will know, I worked for Forfarmers for a long time. when I joined in 2005, it was very much “dead mens’ shoes” and I was very fortunate to get in. Nowadays, like pretty much every other company which employs HGV drivers, they are struggling to recruit.
Sidevalve:
, they are struggling to recruit.
What are they willing to pay?
stu675:
Sidevalve:
, they are struggling to recruit.What are they willing to pay?
There’s that, but also the continuing expectation that you give up any semblance of a home life, for as little as they can get away with.
Still no response from the o.p.
Sidevalve:
the nodding donkey:
To be fair, if you’re struggling to find a driver in South Wales, you’re doing something wrong…Not any more mate. As many on here will know, I worked for Forfarmers for a long time. when I joined in 2005, it was very much “dead mens’ shoes” and I was very fortunate to get in. Nowadays, like pretty much every other company which employs HGV drivers, they are struggling to recruit.
For Farmers Carmarthen…
. HGV Class 1 Driver
Forfarmers
78 reviews
Forfarmers in Carmarthen SA31
Job details
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Pay
£33,064.73 a year
Job type
Permanent
Full-time
Shift and schedule
Overtime
Weekend availability
Monday to Friday
That’s salaried, for Monday to Friday, plus weekends as and when…
I take it that the silence of ye O.P. means that the job on offer is not considerably more attractive
Sidevalve:
[struggling to recruit.
Struggling to recruit drivers because they must get their artic, let alone fridge, ‘experience’ somewhere else considered as less important
double post sorry!
good_friend:
the nodding donkey:
Still no response from the o.p.Sorry ND, like I said, I don’t come on here much anymore and got distracted by a couple of damaged trailers!
We plan to move to Newport but atm we are based near Hereford. Sorry but I can’t be more accurate than that.
You clear £750 a week including ‘night out’ money. 5 days out of 7. Permanent role
Yes the 'fridges are run overnight. Our trucks have 'fridge and microwave at the very minimum and the majority are Volvo. (One DAF and one Scania V8 atm)
I am looking for 2 drivers atm and one of the trucks is manual (Jan '22 Volvo) if someone would prefer that
Now queue the number of people complaining about money. Any questions please just send me a message and I will get a notification
good_friend:
good_friend:
the nodding donkey:
Still no response from the o.p.Sorry ND, like I said, I don’t come on here much anymore and got distracted by a couple of damaged trailers!
We plan to move to Newport but atm we are based near Hereford. Sorry but I can’t be more accurate than that.
You clear £750 a week including ‘night out’ money. 5 days out of 7. Permanent role
Yes the 'fridges are run overnight. Our trucks have 'fridge and microwave at the very minimum and the majority are Volvo. (One DAF and one Scania V8 atm)
I am looking for 2 drivers atm and one of the trucks is manual (Jan '22 Volvo) if someone would prefer that
Now queue the number of people complaining about money. Any questions please just send me a message and I will get a notification
Thanks for the response good_friend 
At that rate, you will struggle to get a driver, definitely a good driver. After taking the night out money off, it looks like about £12 -13 per hour, and you want weekend work for that aswel.
Most companies now pay over £13 an hour, many pay more, because of Tesco (Magor) Asda (Chepstow) and the close proximity of Avonmouth. All the big players are in Newport, offering a variety of rotas, paying extra for weekend work.
I’m not having a go btw, your business, your conditions, just saying.
Good luck.
I didn’t think you were having a ‘go’ and thanks for the best wishes.
It’s a small, family run company and they are a decent lot so I am trying to help. That £750 is clear, after tax etc. so a little more than you think, but not much, I agree. I’m their TM so I really try not to get involved with accounts as much as I can
Oh well, I have put it on Indeed now so we will see
I was making about that money tramping ship containers for Maritime in 2004.
The nickname is too obviously too fishy, the depicte donkey and writing tone suggests contempt for those unfortunate fellow persons who fell into being born regarded as servants and peasants in rural Britain; which by the way, the donkey is truly convinced they should feel grateful for being granted the opportunity to subsist on crumbs.
Probably donkey sees himself as one of the masters as he may get a bigger crumb, which is still a crumb, not a piece of the cake, cake is only for the master. And such depicted donkey may be spot on, for he might be deluding himself in a délire de grandeur when he is just serving as the master’s minion
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