My earnings would be almost inline with Muckaway except with the addition of £35.00 shift allowance, a clean lorry bonus (£40 a week). As I’ve stated I typically work 6 hours a night 5 nights a week. On the rare occasion I night out then that’s another £25 (sadly just been reduced)
So a quick bit of maths gives me £23.00 p/h however if you break this down over 10 hours a night it 's £13.8. That’s AFTER I’ve buggered about with tax and NI. As there as people driving artics for £7 per hour I don’t reckon tippers pays that bad at all. This is based on a typical week with no nights out.
In fairness I don’t draw that as a wage from my business but it’s what I charge.
Tipper Tom:
My earnings would be almost inline with Muckaway except with the addition of £35.00 shift allowance, a clean lorry bonus (£40 a week). As I’ve stated I typically work 6 hours a night 5 nights a week. On the rare occasion I night out then that’s another £25 (sadly just been reduced)
So a quick bit of maths gives me £23.00 p/h however if you break this down over 10 hours a night it 's £13.8. That’s AFTER I’ve buggered about with tax and NI. As there as people driving artics for £7 per hour I don’t reckon tippers pays that bad at all. This is based on a typical week with no nights out.
In fairness I don’t draw that as a wage from my business but it’s what I charge.
Wish our gaffer would introduce a clean cab bonus. I swear by a clean cab, coming in early when I’ve been off for a few days it more to ensure its clean. Some drivers do let it slide & the boss threatens to take their driving bonuses off them.
I can understand what your saying but all my mate’s on tippers are lucky to take home 300.00 a week.
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If they are hauling dry stone for the quarry firms there’s zero money in that!If firms tried paying that sort of money round here it would be in the local papers “unexplained fire at lorry firm 20 tippers destroyed” or come Monday morning yard full of lorries all minus wheels & batteries, been sold to make up wages
splitshift:
I can understand what your saying but all my mate’s on tippers are lucky to take home 300.00 a week.
If they are hauling dry stone for the quarry firms there’s zero money in that!If firms tried paying that sort of money round here it would be in the local papers “unexplained fire at lorry firm 20 tippers destroyed” or come Monday morning yard full of lorries all minus wheels & batteries, been sold to make up wages
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The muck firms that pay crap wages tend to be the ones who drive like idiots and drive across the tip at full speed. Good to start with but anyone there long term or been in the game a long time tend to be ■■■■■■■■■
See one this morning flying across pitsea tip wich is real rough with the body full up ffs
splitshift:
I can understand what your saying but all my mate’s on tippers are lucky to take home 300.00 a week.
If they are hauling dry stone for the quarry firms there’s zero money in that!If firms tried paying that sort of money round here it would be in the local papers “unexplained fire at lorry firm 20 tippers destroyed” or come Monday morning yard full of lorries all minus wheels & batteries, been sold to make up wages
The muck firms that pay crap wages tend to be the ones who drive like idiots and drive across the tip at full speed. Good to start with but anyone there long term or been in the game a long time tend to be [zb].
See one this morning flying across pitsea tip wich is real rough with the body full up ffs
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I know of one firm in West Yorkshire who during the recession stopping paying drivers overtime and decided to pay all drivers a flat rate of £X per hour no matter how many hours you do meaning they were taking home less than the other firms in the area.
The company I work for:
Flat rate of £7 per hour upto 40 hours
Then overtime rate of £10.50 per hour for 40 hours upwards
Then a driving bonus of £12.50 per day (However the boss may increase your bonus if you’ve had a good week)
Then a monthly bonus of £50 per month.
We have a fuel bonus but I’ve never got it, driving a MAN auto on locals normally loaded both ways it’s nigh on impossible. Our artic drivers get the best figures then the Scania rigids. Re looking after your wagon, I think mine’s tidy enough considering there’s no washdown facility…Have to rely on a friendly fitter when my lorry goes back for it’s 2 weekly check.
Muckaway:
We have a fuel bonus but I’ve never got it, driving a MAN auto on locals normally loaded both ways it’s nigh on impossible. Our artic drivers get the best figures then the Scania rigids. Re looking after your wagon, I think mine’s tidy enough considering there’s no washdown facility…Have to rely on a friendly fitter when my lorry goes back for it’s 2 weekly check.
Ouch! We have the use of an jet wash at our yard and there is a rota for Saturday washing for drivers as 2 drivers come in to wash, works out at roughly every 6 weeks. Some drivers do not like the idea of working on a idea & give their Saturday shifts to someone else.
SH-07:
Ouch! We have the use of an jet wash at our yard and there is a rota for Saturday washing for drivers as 2 drivers come in to wash, works out at roughly every 6 weeks. Some drivers do not like the idea of working on a idea & give their Saturday shifts to someone else.
It doesn’t bother me, I don’t own it after all. Got a good wheelwash so I’ll run it through it a couple of times every evening/afternoon. On the bright side I haven’t washed a single lorry since May 2012. At my last place they had a Saturday washdown rota but giving up part of my weekend to wash lorries is not my idea of fun.
switchlogic:
Yes I would, and have done before. In fact I think 8 wheelers are the most fun truck to drive.
Fun Yes and the safest, more chance of turning a corner in zb conditions than being pushed straight on by two driving axles and only one steering, as in 6 wheelers.
if not I wouldnt mind a trying it
(kept well clear of the idiot)