Hgv ?

Reacher

Reacher

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Anyone here a HGV driver, or has or plan to etc...
Is it a worthwhile thing to get licenced for ?

Was a news thing before end of last year, about driver shortage etc.

What realistic type of wages can be earned and different aspects of HGV to look into.
 
Reacher said:
Anyone here a HGV driver, or has or plan to etc...
Is it a worthwhile thing to get licenced for ?

Was a news thing before end of last year, about driver shortage etc.

What realistic type of wages can be earned and different aspects of HGV to look into.
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Isn't 2can a hgv driver?

And my family owns a wrecker, a big truck that recovers other hgvs etc. Many people who are former wrecker drivers or just mechanics have switched over to hgv drivers, taking the agency work for £20ph+ at times..
 
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GhostOf2Can said:
40-55K a year is common now

I do 4 on 4 off so work 160 days a year once I’ve took holidays and earn north of 45K now

I’ve got pals on agency earning £1500 a week
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does it look to continue like this for a while ?
Is the better money in staying away for days ( trunking ? ) or could you earn good money doing like days regular hrs, no sleep overs etc..
wouldn't mind days, nights, weekends etc but like to get home everyday lol.

Will companies / agencies take on newly qualified drivers or do they look for x amount of experience...
 
Just do day work on agency pal

£250 - £300 a day mon to fri

No ones arsed about experience atm as they are so short of drivers
 
Going rate around here is like £10-11 an hour I think. Think to get to a decent salary they have to rack up the hours, weekend work, overnight allowance, maybe get more for having ADR for explosives, or long distance continental work etc.
 
Richard Dick said:
Going rate around here is like £10-11 an hour I think. Think to get to a decent salary they have to rack up the hours, weekend work, overnight allowance, maybe get more for having ADR for explosives, or long distance continental work etc.
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Where do u live? That’s a low rate that is
 
GhostOf2Can said:
Where do u live? That’s a low rate that is
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Yeah, I've had drivers tell me that wages have hardly went up in the last 15-20 years. Most of these firms rely heavily on Polish drivers and are having a hard time keeping staffed lately so this might change soon.
 
Richard Dick said:
Yeah, I've had drivers tell me that wages have hardly went up in the last 15-20 years. Most of these firms rely heavily on Polish drivers and are having a hard time keeping staffed lately so this might change soon.
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Old Johnny flip flop will drive for peanuts tbf

£20 an hr is common on days mon - fri on agency where I live. £22 on nights. Don’t get me wrong there’s still the odd firm or agency trying to pay shite but no one I know would dream of working for them
 
Reacher said:
Anyone here a HGV driver, or has or plan to etc...
Is it a worthwhile thing to get licenced for ?

Was a news thing before end of last year, about driver shortage etc.

What realistic type of wages can be earned and different aspects of HGV to look into.
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Proper dead end job that mate. Unless you’re an owner driver.
 
GhostOf2Can said:
Old Johnny flip flop will drive for peanuts tbf

£20 an hr is common on days mon - fri on agency where I live. £22 on nights. Don’t get me wrong there’s still the odd firm or agency trying to pay shite but no one I know would dream of working for them
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Johnny flip flip? Is that racism.
 
GhostOf2Can said:
They are grafting like fuck for it mate tbf

I prefer to work a lot less these days or I’d do it myself
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You ever speak to wrecker drivers? I genuinely rarely meet people who work as many mad hours as they do. Our wrecker almost runs 24/7 through the cold months.
 
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