BEST ADVICE FOR NEW HGV DRIVERS
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
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yet another agency shift , this time a CLASS 1 HGV doing multi-drop deliveries. vlog EP 6
-PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ALL BASED ON MY OPPINION.....
today marks my 8th shift amongst driver agencies, hopefully this vlog provides a small insight into the different type of work an agency may give you, as well as what day to day life is like for a multi-drop driver. I give my personal opinions on what its like tips and hints ect. PLEASE NOTE BY NO MEANS AM I RIGHT OR WRONG THIS IS JUST MY OPINION AND HOW I LIKE TO DO THINGS MY VERY OWN WAY.
I covered a longer shift starting at 0900hrs and finished at 1800hrs for £17hr, I drove a class 1 to multiple locations, delivering food related pallets and other metal and wooden goods for various different companies, who offloaded all my pallets, x18 pallets and lots of local stops.... I REALLY HAD TO WORK FOR THIS ONE !!!!
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Hello Kev, As a you-tuber-(V,Logger) you come across as very entertaining with given good interests for us HGV drivers or those looking to come into the HGV Industy. I've since watched three of your videos and the last one was the DPD video, Liked all three of them. I will certainly be looking forward to watching many more and catching up with your previous completed videos as I said they are joy to watch, more so educational too. Many thanks from me Steve here in Manchester.
Passed my theory and CPC on Tuesday. Practical training and c+e tests booked in Jan. really enjoying your content. Thx
Cheers for the heads up on here mate, really appreciate the advice on your channel. I'm recently new qualified class 1. Thanks again.
Ahh congrats mate !!! And thanks for the support !! Hopefully you land on your feet!! 👊🏾
Really good content - Thank you 👍👍
I think the best piece of advice I got for multi drop was you can’t be bigger than your shadow, if you can see your shadow 👍
Beware if the delivery/collection address is on a BUSINESS PARK - they're not really configured for HGV'S bigger that 7.5 ton. They're designed for Jenkins in his black company Audi to attend a business meeting. INDUSTRIAL ESTATES however mostly are and usually, but not always accommodate larger HGV'S. Great sound advice. If in doubt, park up and go for a walk and check it out.
Great Advice
Big kev dont no if you still get comments on this but in your next vids when you doing your drop of can you show when you going in and turning round in palces keep up the good work
Tramping is the way to go class 1 been doing it for years and money is very good no hassle fk that agency pish
I would have the agency would have sent over the documents ie licence cpc tacho, juat a thought
Thanks for the advice. I've been lucky enough to get on a free HGV bootcamp. Can you recommend any agencies for when I complete the course?
I couldn’t recommend one as they are all so different and location has a big part to play on your rate of pay however my advice would be call a few up and wroght down the ones that offer the best rates for your time !!!!
This is the exact same thing I'm doing full time at Freightroute. Money's shit but they gave me 2 weeks training so not chucking me straight out on my own in an artic. Imo it's the best experience I could be getting because of the places I have to get in and out of. They'll give me my ADR soon too. For me it's a stepping stone. The work itself is a piece of piss.
Which place allow you to not be on your own so you can gain experience❓️
@@ringmaster996 I meant as in signing on with an agency. An employer expects the person to get on and drive.
Hi mate I’m a new pass class 2, I’m currently employed but looking for experience before I leave my old job, will agency have work for the odd day or 2 every week or will most work be longer term? Cheers
Congratulations Mate and thanks for watching … my advice is join a few local ones and explain your situation and make sure you enter an ADHOC 0hr contract where you choose when you want to work
Best advice I can give for new drivers is get out fast .
Teach it
Will have my first day tomorrow hgv 2 the company sounds decent. 1 week training so they train me up and have a driver so just basically teaching me the way how they do it. However this is full time job with 6 months probationary so i can walk out anytime hopefully all goes good.
That’s brilliant mate get your experience and venture out if you can …. 😅
Best advice from a 25 year veteran. Dont do it its shit. simple
Lol
Took you 25 years to realise
No just 25 years to tell others
Yep drove Artics for 15 yrs and never again. crazy early and hours and lots of them
41 years for me 4on 4 off nights for 46k it’s a shit job most of these agencies only pay minimum wage
Palletizer
my dyslexia got the better of me for sure 😂😂🤦🏽♂️
Maybe agency disclosed or certified tour qualies before you arrived for the shift(s)?
BTW...informative vlog....all too few focus upon the all too common but avoidable, ultra-low pay rates....none should have unpaid breaks when expected to look after truck during rests? As not many office workers take a break expected to look after offices? Also, base rates available are now widely available at £18.00- £20.00/hr with OT after 8 hrs. Maybe why so few stick with HGV as reality is 60hr weeks for pay available elsewhere at 40hr weeks? But the driving is very, very enjoyable away from awfully low pay, awful conditions as in NO Toilets often available anywhere other than side of road after 2000hrs?
Hi what sat nav do you use ?
I got one from Halfords £199…
Garmin Dezl 580 LMT-S HGV Sat Nav with Full Europe Maps
What's it like ? R u happy it ?
@@mob9677 Are use that and a combination of Google Maps and it does the job mate 👌🏻
Okay thanks mate 🙂
Hi im watching your video. Wich country is this?
He’s in the UK
The uk mate 😅
Why would you do multi drop on class 1 when you can do 1 drop on class 1???
Multi drop is common for class 2 and with class 1 you can do 1 drop and back, very easy.
Why eat burgers when you can eat salad and get skinny ….. everyone’s got their own preferences and tbh I don’t choose the work I just tip up and crack on. If that company says it’s multi drop with class then that’s what it is … who am I to say otherwise 😂 🤷🏽♂️
@@TRUCKERKEV no I was just thinking, you keep saying do multi drop on class 1 lol, you can get paid more on class 2 doing multi drop and it’s a lot easier, most people get class 1 to do 1 long drop and back. I thought people stick with class 2 for multi drop, for new driver it will be a nightmare doing multi drop on class 1
@@TRUCKERKEV the only reason I hear people do multi drop cuz the pay is a lot higher cuz it is high demand and no one wants to do it
@@mohammedqasim3657 yer 1000% it’s way more work ect but it was the best thing I did and gave me the confidence and experience I needed to take on any job… buy yer it is a lot of work and there are definitely better jobs out there
paletizer
Got to say my man that was BAD advice to give not to do up straps and curtains because it's less than 1 kilometre away
I should have used better words mate because it was legit 100m in fact all I had to do was go one hanger forward 😂🤦🏽♂️