Opening league fixtures are as follows:
Leeds (a)
Brighton (h)
Wolves (a)
Villa (h)
Liverpool (a)
West Ham (h)
On paper not the worst, but then you look back at our recent campaigns and suddenly every match is tough.
Over the past three...
Change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day.
My advice is to get an automatic truck so you can concentrate on the other parts.
I drove on nights a few years ago, for a firm that had a contract for Asahi (was mostly pallets of Tyskie)
We were briefed on what to do if the 'police' pulled us over
Namely stopping, locking the door, and holding up a laminated sign that said...
If you're serious, because it's not cheap getting a HGV license these days, go for a Class 1 and if offered the pet-reg test, go for that as well. You might also be offered the chance to get a PSV license to drive coaches - that too is worth...
A lot depends on where you live, check out indeed. Also there's plenty of youtubers out there to give you a feel for the industry.
In a nutshell:
Plenty of 4on4off work out there
Plenty of 'any 5 from 7' usually a sliding rota over a two month...
What does the boss say?
Do you like driving that much?
Have you spoken to a professional in the industry right now with numerous years of experience to draw upon?
Apparently it's quite stressful, and deadlines and traffic and not having any...
Let's get the silliness out of the way first - prostitutes, murdering etc etc.
Right, I'm considering jacking in my job and retraining to be a HGV driver.
Anyone got any experience of the profession? Top tips, pros and cons etc.
As for why...