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Peter Armstrong
Caldari
5punkorp
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.11.16 17:14:00 -
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Edited by: Peter Armstrong on 16/11/2006 17:14:05
Well i am currently in the British Army and live in the UK London and next year in Jan i going to do a resettlment course in HGV (Trucks) in class 1 and 2 also with Fork lift. Now as i trying to learn what wages what are good and bad and have some sort of idea. I was woundering on what advice u can give me. Remember Army life different to civi life so i nervous about the change I going to face.
What i am asking is that people in Truck driving or HGV whats ur advice in starting off. What should i mainly look for and what wages do u think is good?
I am looking at Royal mail but a driver said get into a agentice? to get experiance and then try for Rail Mail. Now if i gain experiance in class one I would want go to Royal Mail Logistic which be good morney and all they do is drive!
Is there a good website for HGV work other than jobdenterpluse? Remember i havent got it yet and hope to pass in Jan next year.
Sorry for spelling or bad gramma and thxs for the advice in advance.
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Peter Armstrong
Caldari
5punkorp
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.11.16 17:51:00 -
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 Originally by: solidshot
I used to drive artics but gave up as i found all the new laws and regulations were a pita, for the best pay you either have to spend all week away from home sleeping in the back of the cap or find a company like exel or similar who do supermarket deliveries. A good company doing supermarket deliveries should be paying around ú10 per hour last i heard but you will have to put up with hassle from spotty little jobsworths when makeing your deliveries.
thxs for reply! /me taking note
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Peter Armstrong
Caldari
5punkorp
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.11.16 19:28:00 -
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Originally by: solidshot
have to get the forklift licence renewed every three years as well  as i was told when going for a job with a 11 year old licence 
U sure about that? i never heared about that
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Peter Armstrong
Caldari
5punkorp
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.11.17 17:29:00 -
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Originally by: solidshot
Originally by: Brolly
A guy who does deliveries at our store claimed he was on ú48K per year, that's doing agency work. He could have been talking out of his arse, but HGV is still a bloody well paid job imho and there are always peeps looking for drivers.
some jobs are well paid others are total ****e, and some employers force you to break your legal driveing hours sometimes making you drive over 90 hours per week just to take home ú250 or so, and if you complain they just threaten you with the sack knowing full well that there are plenty of eastern european drivers available now that will work these hours for less úúú than you 
ah yer i hear about some companys train them how to do more hours of driving. Thing is with me Law is Law and if they sack me then i show my record of driving and take them to court! So stand by if they try!
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Peter Armstrong
Caldari
5punkorp
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.11.17 21:50:00 -
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Originally by: Viktor Fyretracker
well as a teamster(the truckers union)you probally have better health care then an NHS can provide.
true and if its part of the job that i can get free health care then that great. I may drive in the states but i hear that the US like UK truck drivers to be behind the wheel for 4 years first before they transfer to US etc is that true?
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