We put all ours out to grass driving loading shovels 
Muckaway:
Are they bred or manufactured somewhere? Every firm surely has one? We’ve got one that has to follow someone allday and can never park in the right place to load (just put the wrong material on one as I’m fed up explaining it to them).
But “he’s driven for Sainsburys’ in the past”…
I think the last sentence mr muckaway sums it up to a tee.
Looks like the pink ladies will be frequent visitors into your quarry. I ll see you there on my next visit…
lightning:
Muckaway:
Are they bred or manufactured somewhere? Every firm surely has one? We’ve got one that has to follow someone allday and can never park in the right place to load (just put the wrong material on one as I’m fed up explaining it to them).
But “he’s driven for Sainsburys’ in the past”…I think the last sentence mr muckaway sums it up to a tee.
Looks like the pink ladies will be frequent visitors into your quarry. I ll see you there on my next visit…
Check what Cemex load you with is what it says on the ticket; One of Ralph Adams drivers tipped 4-20 on the type 1 today. His loading card said type 1, his ticket said type 1 but they dropped 4-20 from the hoppers instead. I spoke up for him as they did it to ne once with 4-10 instead of 2-6mm.
8wheels:
We put all ours out to grass driving loading shovels
You beat me to it!
Northern boy:
We had one driving for us he is now in the warehouse. He would get lost as soon as he left Wigan.
I bet he couldn’t find the shutter door!
Once had a driver from cemex follow all the other drivers to our site in Newport from Cardiff and when I read his ticket he had GSB on like the rest, but was type 3 not 1 and his delivery address was miles away! Other side of Cardiff… Never saw him again, he was gutted when I told him, he looked like he was going to cry when he rang the office! hahaha he was foreign…
“Boohoo Russian, Bulgaria - no problem…”
One of ours drove from Wakefield to Newcastle without his card in. When quizzed he said he forgot. When asked why he didn’t he see the dash warning light telling him or the display on the tach head he said he couldn’t see them as he had his map book open on the dash over his clocks.
He was convinced he’d done nothing wrong, wasn’t his fault.
we have 2 useless drivers at our place, ones done it all, you name it he’s done it but hasnt a clue how to hitch up a drawbar 
even though he was supposedly on wag n drags for a well known parcel firm
and the other thinks he’s done it all as he came from Stobarts but hasnt got a clue how to get anywhere unless its either off the M1 at Crick or the M6 in Carlisle , you can tell him as he;s the one with not 1 but 2 sat navs and the open truckers atlas on the dash, he;s that good he rang me up for directions the other day asking how to get from Cannock to Weston under Lizard on the A5 
When I worked at DBC we used to collect our keys and paperwork from a shed in the yard, one morning one driver collected the paperwork with his name on and just grabbed the keys for the truck that he often drove. Once he’d got to Tunbridge Wells he discovered that he’d got a vehicle loaded for North Essex and the vehicle he should have taken was sat in the yard
When on coaches was chatting to a driver from another firm one day and heard this little gem.
They had a newbie start who had a private hire then P.M school contract day. He was told by the boss that after returning the PH to the school and doing the afternoon contract he wouldn’t have enough time to do the 20 odd miles back to the yard and must take a 45. It was a regular (3 times a year) run so everyone knew to complete the contract then take a break.
They have a fairly new fleet, all electronic destination boards and wheelchair lifts etc.
Anyway, Mr newbie arrives back in the yard way earlier than he should have. Boss asks him how he managed to return the PH, do the contract, then get back so quickly.
The reply?
“I didn’t need a break, I had “sorry not in service” on the front when I drove back”
He didn’t last long apparently…
A Good few years ago in Tarmac Clitheroe a new relief driver loaded up for Northenden, Manchester. It was the first load coated load out @6AM. About 3pm after doing 4 loads (THOSE WHERE THE DAYS) weighbridge man shouts over 16 tons to Northenden!!? What ? that went out first thing! i know trouble was the reply the loads in Northallaton!!! the driver rang in saying he,s looked all over for the address,used most of the diesel and could the weighbridge man help!!! 
We had a guy load from Wimbledon to Richmond, Surrey,ended up in Richmond, Yorks then ran out of diesel on the way back, suffice to say he was not a local resident!(good ole sat nav) this is absolutely true!
Someone off this forum asked me in a PM if i had ever made a mistake and i answered yes obviously everyone has.
When running out of Grimsby which is the end of the line it is always A180 then M180 and you start thinking where you are going when you reach the M18,its either right or left no other option this particular morning i woke up with a start, ■■■■ i am supposed to be tipping Frigo’s at Kings Lynne, i had just travelled 49 miles in the wrong direction so i was the most useless git that day and i hope the person who asked me reads this, everyone has bad days.
Years ago a colleague was rung by the office and told he was due at ‘norrich’ the next morning at 8am, he pointed out he’d need an early start and would have to leave the job early to get home to get some kip. Back at the yard he picked up the paperwork which had the address as the site and road he had to work at plus ‘Norrich’ as the town with a postcode that matched Norwich.
So, being in a large slow crane (72m boom, 52t) he left base at about 2am for the 5 hour drive over from Manchester.
Got there, spent an hour looking for the place, the customer didn’t answer their phone and so off he went to the local police station. They searched and couldn’t find this address and eventually at about 9am the office called, wanted to know where he was. He replied he was there but couldn’t find the address, even the Police couldn’t and the guy wasn’t answering his phone. Address was confirmed but a different postcode was given. A Northwich postcode.
However, the girl in the office still pronounced it as ‘norrich’ as in ‘norwich’. Manager came on, had a rant, driver had a rant back moaning he’d spent 5 hours on the road and would take even longer to get back as it was daytime now, and more traffic!
Boss sent another unit out to deal with the job, sent the 62m up from Coventry to deal instead and he drove back to base, told to ‘be in the yard’ next morning. Next day he was there, washing his truck, and had bought some bags in, in case he had to ‘empty his truck’ and the manager came down for a rant, and the driver let him finish, then handed over the paperwork. He pointed out the postcode, one for the centre of Norwich and not Northwich and the manager went back up the office.
I’d had a similar one where a customer wanted me on Northampton Road and the office hadn’t confirmed which city and being based in the Midlands chose that as the city. Erm, nope. North of England somewhere. Took me about 4 hours to drive there an when I got there they told me they didn’t need me now and did the job on Ladders, so had to pop into a local depot to refuel before getting back to base. Still got paid for it though, and after that they tightened up. Verified the address back to the customer and checked spellings and counties if necessary.
Still didn’t stop me being sent to Northampton Road in Northampton. I think there are about 7 there 
Postcode, yeah, NN1 1AA it was listed as. Turned out to be some petrol station on the A45 over towards the A14 Oh, and I got there and the truck was unsuitable, as the customer had mixed up feet and meters. They needed 60 meters not 60 feet, so the little 20m boom truck I was in wasn’t going to work was it…
I have driven past the junction on more than 1 occasion last time was going to Hull ( I think) should have taken the M62 from the A1M but nope went past then realised so carried on down to the M18 & went that way instead
One day was going to Manchester area from Newcastle was on the M62 before I realised where I was & had to stop & think for a min to see if was on right road 
Take it most of us have been useless at some time or another
Some will admit more than others
I have to admit that i have made mistakes in the past.
Years ago i worked with a chap who just could not reverse to save his life, and yet according to himself he had been a driver for over 30 years.
When he came back to the yard, i would go away, because it was pitiful to see his attempts.
People would take the p**s, but he just seemed to be oblivious to it.
JLS Driver SOS:
We had one, started on the Monday, on the following Thursday tried to drive a 15’6" under a 13’6" bridge at about 100kph, with his girlfriend illegally in the passenger seat in Luton somewhere, very messy indeed, apparently his catchprase was “well they cannot kill you or make you pregnant” but in his case our boss tried both on him so I heard.
Who said it was illegal? If there’s a passenger’s seat then the insurance covers a passenger. I think you mean against company rules/policy?
■■■■, listening to some of these stories makes me feel a little better 