How Much Does A Truck Driver Earn In The UK?
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
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Good to see you fully recovered and back in the truck mate!
I stumbled across this video as I’m starting training next week for class 1. I subscribed straight away, great content buddy.
thanks for the update dude. seriously i like your attitude towards work.
Good to see your in the truck again and feeling better, wishing you season’s greetings from us to your family, take care and see you on another vlog soon 👍🏻
Hello Nige
Merry Christmas Raul, wishing you all the best glad that you have fully recovered from convid.
Glad you're feeling better and back driving. Thanks for the video and the info about the industry wages. Looking forward to more videos. Stay safe.
Buna! Raul I like watching your videos! I have been driving class 1 now for 5 months. Your thoughts and insights to the industry are very informative thanks for what you do! Merry Christmas!
Thank you, glad I can help, merry Christmas to you aswell
Excellent video thank you for the information I am looking to get into industry myself from 2022 thank you for your advice .
Another awesome video buddy. Keep em coming and keep well. 👍
Good to see you back,well and back at it ,the b&m comment was funny,keep the good work up great video's,wish you and your family a merry Christmas 🥳
Raul
Totally agree with you .
We need to stick together on this one !!
Great to see you back! 👍
Well done Raul Good to see you back on business glad that you did survive the covid sh!t 🤠😎
Glad you're feeling better Raul, great to see you back Man. Stay safe.
Much appreciated
Love your channel Raul keep them coming
Good morning Raul. Glad you've fully recovered and great to see you back.🍉
Great to see you back Raul👍
Nice to see you back 👍🏻
Good stuff mate! 👍🏻 love watching your videos for advice and knowledge, been driving class 1 for about 3 months. I’ve been working for an agency in Manchester, mainly doing container work out of hull and Liverpool.
Great to hear!
Hey ,I'm doing my class 1 in july 2022 and want to start with container work . which agency are you at ?
@@giib which agency can I apply
Good to see you back.
You doing well...... love your videos! I agree to the salary! Dont settle for less
Interesting video, nice to see someone talking about the actual numbers. I'm an Englishman living In New Zealand, always good to know what's happening back in Blighty.
Hope you keep getting the good money.
time to go back 25 is bad here
Thanks for the very useful information as i am considering to join....it really helped me to understand..!!!
All the best
Another great and informative video
Great content. I passed Class 1 in 95, worked 12 yrs and left the industry. I recently got my CPC, took a refresher, and I'm back baby. Signed up with an agency, passed a driving assessment, and it seems I have work. Got Tacho manual entry/ refuelling/ adblue tips off CZcams, but you're the top guy!...…..
Good stuff!
Your so right about sticking together about higher money but sadly not all drivers will do that.Great vid as always👍
@Bev Patterson: Unfortunately you're absolutely correct!
He's expecting new drivers to keep the standard while there are drivers on 12/hr
MY class 2 test is booked 4th Feb. How do I make sure I go for the higher pay? I'm looking at Jack Richards right now.
You're**
@@eclectic1982 hope u passed bro
Great news your back on the road, hope your family is ok
I totally agree with you Raul I'm now retired from the industry, drivers need to stick it out forcing firms to keep the wages high. Pleased to see your better from Covid and back to your work, good luck with the campervan i'm watching your progress on the vlogs, cheers mate 🚍👍👍
Get rid of all agency drivers.
The rates will rise.
Hello phil❤
Good to see u back in truck mate.
Hi raul good vid your right to chase the better rates I've done all that supermarket work years ago but not for me now getting to old for the hard work but it is good exercise for younger men don't mind Aldi on the electric truck that's it keep trucking man
Well done for doing it Raul, anyman should only be expected to do that type of work for 3 days max, take care Raul 👍🏻
All the best, great video
Many thanks
I love the word : "not ideal, not great but not bad" so so good enough yeah, thanks for the vlog, make me open some point of view
Great Channel I learn a lot from it 👍👍
Glad to hear it
Hope you good mate nice vlog!
Welcome bro 😉 I'm happy you are well
Thanks pal 👍
I'm taking my test on Monday and I'm looking forward to this😂😂👍
Glad to see you back to normal mate. Id love to get into this industry but just cannot afford the training etc. Avaidly looking for somewhere that will pay for the training if i stay with them for a bit in the south wales area. Fingers crossed, the search continues.😁🤞
Good luck pal
Great video! I am doing my class 1 training and test in Feb. My current company is offering a job as soon as a pass. Wages are not the best but its a good start to get experience then after that I will follow the bigger wages.
Good luck!
do you drive class 2..
@@johnman8554 I have a class 2 licence but currently working in a warehouse.
Another great video! I have my class 2 driving test next week and my class one in March 22. Being one of the new drivers it is awesome (and refreshing) to watch an video showing what the industry can really be like. Don't worry brother, I WILL chase the good money haha! Take care, looking forward to the next video :)
You can just jump straight to class 1 driving test all you need is a category b licence. You don’t have to do class 2 before class 1 anymore 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@Ti-do6pz that's what I'm doing now my test is on 19 so for now after 10h on rigid I have 22h on articulated with done first day done and I can say is smooth as crazy and a lot better to drive then rigid. I can really feel size and weight but so far I'm so impressed how smooth is.
How much can make new drivers mate
@@ertanturabi4741 three thousand pound a week
@@Jason-pe2hq Don’t think that much mate
Nice information bro.
How much can we save money pr month
Still waiting for provisional to come then I can do my mod 1 for class 2 sick to do death of waiting now like watching ya vlogs Raul keep up the good work
im doing class 2 multi drop at the moment first driving job , and that's hard work and brutal :) class one in march
Been driving class 1 for 3 yrs now after 30yrs of fixing them, I only do agency work at weekends doing days and love it, the£ is very good too, unfortunately though facilities at a lot of places poor and some places you literally have jump through hoops to use them
Raul love your video's
Great vlog Raul. Morrisons drivers dnt touch the load. They drive to store and park it. There not aloud in the trailor. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year.
Thanks for the info
They're not allowed in the trailer.
100 procent I agree with you
I've only been driving class 1 for around 9 months and the first 7 was delivering to the store you are in the video, was in stitches when you was saying how shit it is 😂, when I was there dhl had the contract and payed decent wages with a good overtime rate and you could just work 42.5 hours week and no pressure to do overtime, they also just left you alone to do the work. Culina are just about to take the contract over and are paying £10.60 an hour day rate with no overtime rate, a bit more for nights and weekends but still shocking for the work you do, the warehouse staff are on more money than the drivers. They even had the cheek to say "just work more hours and you'll make up the difference" 😂 (I left a couple of months ago but a lad that still works there was telling me).
I really hope drivers don't go there so it forces them to pay more, I completely agree with what you say, it's up to the drivers to set the wages not accepting shit pay. Especially for jobs like that where you're having to maneuver through 7.5t zones and really tight yards as well as self tip.
I left for a company that pay more and I'm delivering to big dc's with huge yards and sit watching Netflix while it's being unloaded. It's up to the drivers coming through to set the conditions and pay moving forward, especially with bulk of drivers retiring within the next 15 years. They can not survive without the new blood coming through.
hi mate im looking at doing my class-1 soon, fed up of working in construction sites getting piss wet through in the winter and freezing cold and then roasting hot in the summer - working in every weather leaving my house at 6am to start work at 7.30am then i finish at 5 and get home 6-6.30pm so out the hours for 12+ hours but i get paid for 9 hours, granted its good money works out £20-22 per hour but its self employed so no holiday pay etc.
What sort of money are you earning now mate? just interested to know if its worth me doing it or not - i would prefer a day job obviously but if i had to tramp for maybe like 2 or 3 nights a week i wouldnt rule it out!
Raul, hi again,
Haulage companies are offering £10/hour only, and we can only squeeze £600 a week - Gross Pay, if we include all nights out
O/T I know four major companies offering these wages - today! I have challenged each one if them and they won't concede so I just don't take the job! In fact if I look at 20 jobs they all offer £10/hour, today, December 2021.
But the agencies are offering £12, £13, £14, £17/hour. You seriously won't get more than £10/hour from haulage companies, which is stupid because drivers now go to agencies and then the haulage companies have to hire from the agencies and pay far more than if they paid their drivers a fair wage - so the cheap paying haulage companies are shooting themselves in the foot by not offering their own drivers a fair wage and so it goes on.
True. Not only that They will take any driver without experience and will cost in insurance when the damage is done. Plus return of a load then they need to cover that to get it delivered. It goes on and on.
Unfortunately you are right. Absolutely ridiculous
First drop was in Tesco Middleton . You past my house mate 😂😂😂 and yeah Prescott gates opening strange way . I've been there too 😂 good luck mate 🇵🇱
Nice one
19:46 You should always merge in turn. There is no need for cars to merge early and cause a long queue of traffic although for a HGV I would understand the need to merge early. Also those roadwork signs may of been left over from the night before if night works are happening.
The highway code says merge in turn when signs tell you to do so. Usually 200 yards before. Doing it early just makes miles of ques instead of short cues.
Havent you both just agreed with each other?
Best channel on trucking out there 👌🏼
I appreciate that
@@Raul689 I’m looking at a potential career change to HGV so finding your videos very informative! 👍🏻
Hi Raul, love you content pal. I'm a new pass, currently with a local agency, daily rate £15.50ph, Saturday morning £21ph, did a job only yesterday for a local company, brand new DAFs, store delivery in London 🤣 only working the odd shift due to my full time job
Nice one pal good luck 👍
What do u recommend as a new driver mate?i am doing my last test cpc next week.whats mistakes we have to avoid.Good luck
Finally... Been waiting for a new video bro... Got my test in the new year
Good luck pal. Remember the black decoupling procedure
Hi mate did u pass.i am getting into this industry do you recommen it?is it easy?
@@ertanturabi4741 my test is booked for Tuesday... I pasted the part a (reverse test) today that was easy
@@CARTALKUK well done mate they say hard to find job if I have no experience is that true
@@ertanturabi4741 I work for Hermes as a van driver so when I pass I have a class 2 job but I know others who passed and got a job the next day.... Just remember once you have done the hazard and theory test to get your tacco card it's £32
Your so right buddy, if drivers simply dont do jobs for crap money, the money will only go up. The cash has certainly gone up here in the south west, though you still see jobs for class 1 trampers at £11 p/h....but there are plenty about for £15+. Im only class 2, but earning up to 1k a week, though thats going to drop down to 750 now....
Welcome back pal talking wages going crazy my son is 18 an a carpet fitter in Leeds he's making 300 pounds a day easy 6 days a week
Nice!
You have the right attitude Raul top rate no nights out And the more bling on a truck roof bars V8 less wages
Have to tell you, good firms in Essex paying 7.5 tonne £15.00-£23.00 through to class 1 £20.00-£30.00...ps all brits are from somewhere else originally and the best stay, hence its a Great Britain thanks to all the good folks who came, worked hard and stay!
Good job
How do you make left and right side width judgement of your truck
100% correct
Raul, I think you need a head polish ha ha lol. Glad your better, must have been a concern. HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS. Regards to you and your family.
Thanks, you too!
Quick tip mate, clean your mirrors. From the camera angle all I could see was grey…the sunlight obscured about 80% of view
Was not that bad in reality. The camera exaggerated the light a bit, but good tip 👍
Hello sir watching your video very interesting about the wages in UK as a truck driver really makes me wanna come over. I'm also a truck driver and bus driver Im hoping one day if I get the chance to come I'll message you.
I did a bit of tesco work.. piece off piss! 1 run up to newcastle/durham area. Tip a decker and back! Job done!
im from durham lol
Salut Raul , imi pare bine ca ai revenit cu truck vlog-urile 😁 poti sa imi spui si mie cu ce agentie lucrezi pentru pay rate-u ala ? Ca si eu stau prin zona ta
salut. nu pot da nume aici. cauta-ma pe fb te rog
I can’t agree about the lane closures and joining the open lanes way in advance. Unless there is a red X over the lane then it’s still open and should be used up until the lanes close. If people want to sit in a lane or two, miles in advance of the lane closures, then I’m driving past and pushing in at the last minute, saving myself 5-20 minutes. It’s what the Highway Code recommends as well.
I work for a company that pay by the shift, work is pretty clean little to no load interaction, problem is I do 9/10 hours then wages are good, if my shift takes 12/13 hours then not so good its out of my hands every day ha
The money has always been there always,. The greedy bosses and managers have taken the cream over the last 20 or so years. Basically at 5pm they all go home in there fancy company cars and also turn there phones off. What ever left in the pot is drivers wages . That's exactly what's been going on . Our turn now for a big slice of the cake
I've been watching a few of your vlogs. 👍 I've just passed my class 1 but keep finding jobs saying 1 year experience. How do I get started ? I've put my name down on 2 agency in Lancaster but worried if I will get work. Working my notice at old job before I find out if I've fooked up or not. Any advice welcome.
Just keep trying pal, it's difficult at the beginning
Morrisons drivers don’t tip the wagons, that’s left for the store staff, currently trying to do my class 1 but the waiting times are longggggg
Thank you Raul, pretty interesting 👌 What agency are you talking about?
Absolutely I’m coming off buses because they don’t pay that great got my license and Cpc ready to be on a class 1 truck also from another country and also won’t start wages like shit as my license cost me so much
That's what I'm doing now my C + E straight licence with test on 19, so far after 10h training on rigid I started 22h on articulated unit. First day done and I can say is smooth as crazy and a lot better to drive then rigid. I can really feel size and weight but so far I'm so impressed how smooth is. I always wanted drive big lorry I'm from Suffolk so here is Felixstowe port and a lot container job going. Wondering how they pay you 🤔? Is this per hour even you are waiting for unload box or pay you when drive? I know there could be long days on containers but its easy clean job any opinions about that job ? Have wonderful New Year Raul 2022 ✨ let's stick with right money 💰
Usually the pay rate is per hour, but some companies are trying to push a fixed daily rate. depends what you are doing tbh. I personally prefer the hourly rate. Best of luck
@@Raul689 thank you
24:30 It might have changed since I last did Asda (13+ years ago), but I was certainly self-tipping. It was ambient deliveries on pallets, using a pump truck. Sometimes onto a loading dock, sometimes getting the pallet to the back of the trailer for a FLT to take them off.
I had a similar problem to you at B&M - the pallets of tinned food and similar were ridiculously overloaded and I often struggled to move them.
I work for Asda (shop floor) and a lot of the time the deliveries are late so the pallets you see are what we have to work as it is, as in they don’t get split down to other pallets to whichever aisle they’re supposed to be on. Dragging them huge pallets out from the warehouse to shop floor with a manual pump truck gets very tiring day after day, like you know they weigh a ton. And trying to navigate them pallets around ignorant customers is a pain in the arse!
@@Mw2JaCkJRR Yeah, I think that the people that work in the warehouse forget that they've got powered pallet trucks and perfectly-flat concrete floors, whilst we've got to move the same pallets under human power, and often uphill or over uneven surfaces.
@@misterflibble9799 I wish the same could be said for the store I work at, we have one electric PPT for the whole store and our ground is bumpy as hell!
The store I worked at we had to drag stupidly heavy pallets up an uneven broken concrete slope. It was crazy.
@@ScottPC Same here, nightmare
Hi, When drivers deliver to Asda, I see them sitting in the truck while another person unloads it, just what you would like, all cages too.
Needed a direction in career paths currently work in barjob which i have come to realise is poor wage for quite a physical job ie moving kegs and carrying multiple drinks trays sure is nice to have customer interaction however i think doing something like this would be good but hard work nonetheless.
I’m planing on being a driver next year
Great Video, can you recommend any decent Agencies that pay well and look after you? Cheers
I'm about to do my practical test soon. I have no family, single... I have not attachement at all. I keep looking around on the internet for jobs around my area and the wages advertised are between £13 up to £20 (the highest I've seen was £24 for a job hauling filming equipment to film sets). As a new driver I assume I'll be on the lowest of wages obviously but can I realistically get to the higher ends of that wage after a while ?
Like I said I have no attachments so I'm willing to sleep in the truck, willing to work nights, week ends... Man, if I could I'd really want to go off and drive around Europe too.
I have financial issues that need sorting out so I'm looking to maximise my income as much as I can and HGV driving seems like a good solution to that. I'm not the most sociable of people and I enjoy working by myself (always have. In my current job, I was alone for 3 years and they introduced some new co workers, it's not going well, I can't stand the bitching and gossiping).
I'm ready to do anything but I'm wondering if it's realistic to expect £4000 a month ?
A Romanian driver who comes to the warehouse I work at showed me his payslips and they're crazy... I have to say that he lives in the truck 3 months at a time. Can UK drivers do this too ? Go away for 3 months at a time ?
I know what some will say; that I'm dreaming and wanting to do too much as a beginner, that it's no fun living in a truck... I understand. But I'm willing to sacrifice a few years of my life to get to where I want to be financially.
I used to go out 3 months at a time back when i was single and without kids. That was the most depressing and stupidest thing i ever did
@@Raul689 can u reach 4.000£ in month with this tho?
I totally agree while ever people are willing to work for poor wages then employers will happily keep paying them. I’m lucky I suppose in that I get £17ph already for days/afternoon shift. We work 4 10 hour shifts a week. No Saturdays and 2 out of 3 Sundays. The most we work is 3 days without a day off. It’s class 2 work we do not class 1. The class 1 drivers in our company are on a different pay deal to us. They’re on annualised hours so they end up on a bit less in reality. However all they do is drive. We actually deliver to our shops, although everything is on wheels. I’d be unlikely to leave to do another driving job. Unless someone is paying me the same or more just to drive and nothing else.
Sound like a great job 👍
@@Raul689 I did agency work when I first got my license. I know there’s plenty of crap jobs out there. Delivering laundry was particularly heavy work. Now I deliver sausage rolls, steak bakes etc ( you can probably guess who I work for ). It’s far from perfect but there’s much worse jobs out there. Finishing between 10pm and 1am depending on what run you’re on isn’t for everyone.
Hi Raul. Thank for good knowledge I'm glad.
You tell about agencies. You working on self employ, LTD or normal agencies ? Greetings !!!
Ltd is pretty much history. Now most of them only hire PAYE drivers
Hi from France,
Hey,great to watch your chanel,welcome back.
I think that you've hit the nail on the head,it's shit money to do a shit job and unfortunatly it doesn't get any better.
I drive a petrol tanker here in France,for an English petrol company and it's alot of work but it pays the bills.
I wouldn't recomend Transport for any-one,after 38 years in the industry,it's just a mugs game.
But hey,love your chanel,your English is just amaaaaazing.
Have a great day.
Thank you my friend. Great advice 👍
@@MsWagons hi there Chris,hey, have a great day.
you say its a mugs game but then i work in construction doing steel reinforcement - i earn £20-£22 an hour but its self employed so no holiday pay etc - i leave the house at 6am get to work for 7ish and start at 7.30am to 5pm (get two 30 minute breaks during that shift) then i get home around 6.15/6.30pm so im out the house for 12 hours or more and get paid for 9 hours a day - work in the rain/wind/cold during winter and boiling hot weather during summer... now if i could have an easier life and earn a little bit less i would consider doing my class01.
Hi Roul, great video as usual however regarding to salary hgv drivers in the UK well, not much changes in overall. England class1 35k/year class2 around 30k/year, Scotland a bit less and NI class1 25-27k/year classic 20-25k/year. Forget about 50k-60k a year what fake MSM says. You'll never get it. BTW driving a forklift truck you'll earn much more money then hgv driver so don't even bother to become as a new hgv driver.
Good point
Forklift drivers earn more than a lorry driver? Seriously?
I'm just starting out my CE journey as I've passed my practical do you have any tips on getting work I'm a coach driver now everyone wants experience they would rather take someone that has had the licence for years and hasn't driven. my coach is large i have 5 years under my belt but its not respected I'm thinking about going with the agency for a few months then till something permanent comes up and in a year do my ADR
It's hard times to find jobs now, especially with no experience. Sign up to as many agencies as possible and keep trying 👍
@@Raul689 thanks appreciated
im sure its easy to tell new drivers not to take shit wages but sometimes the good paying ones always ask for 6 to 2 years experience so i guess many new drives dont have many options
That is true
do you think it's also worth getting ADR license to drive something like a petrol tanker for even higher rates?
I had it for 5 years, never drove tankers. Only worth doing adr if you have lots of experience
Lorry wages around Spalding area are very bad indeed.
Great video but you’re wrong about merge in turn 😂
Watching from Africa,Uganda all mi life i pray always to be a trucker in the UK but hope one day it will come true wat amazed me was the hourly wages 17 pounds are over 68000 shillings and an average job this side a full day from 8 to 5 you are paid just 5 pounds but i hope one day aw make it💪💪💪💪
Best of luck pal
I’ve never done store deliveries but am seriously considering it.., I’m on less money for easy class 1 work and job is local & pretty secure…, but store work nearby offering £18-£20ph paye.., difficult decision as job security is crucial with a family to support & I’ve heard agencies can be hit or miss with work offers, especially after Xmas 🤯great vid as always 👍
After Christmas agency work is dead
I second what Chris has said in this thread. Keep your easy local gig.
Hello Raul,im 22 yo and i took the trucker exams,it is worth right now in mid 2022 to go in uk for work?
Depends mate... Diesel is expensive and all prices go up. you can have a decent leaving i supose. it's not easy getting jobs with no experience
If the queue is miles long you suggest that everyone jumps into one lane miles ahead instead of utilising full capacity of provided infrastructure? How does that make sense?
If the queue is miles long no, but if you see the signs you should start filtering. That's my opinion
@@Raul689 Rarely do you get a situation where the queue starts at the signs. Unless it's 3am. Even then, if you start merging at random distance from the actual merge point it creates more chaos than if people go down to the end using all lanes and merge there in turn, like a zip. That's why we have laws, because more experienced and intelligent people think things through, rather than use their "opinion".
Such a great english my friend
Parked next to stobart and saying 1500 pounds per week…more like 4 weeks for stdumbard.
Hi mate make a similar vedio about 2023 as well pleas 😊
Good day, watching from South Africa, would really love to get an opportunity to drive in Europe or England, any advice or direction would be appreciated. I have super link experience.
in Europe it's much easier than in the UK right now to start your career. the only barrier is language
Any good agency suggestions in London please?
Niece video,
Can you please recommend some recruiting agencies? I would like to get truck driver job in UK 😊
Just search the jobs on indeed or other recruitment sites. Good luck
Hi brother just quick advice looking first job in my class 1 ! Thanks
Chris is right. Amazon or hermes. Easy job
@@MsWagons no sorry night job definitely not for me family circumstances ((