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- Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:52 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Can you advise me what to learn additionally, or recommend some app? English is not my first language
- Replies: 68
- Views: 1514
Re: Can you advise me what to learn additionally, or recommend some app? English is not my first language
I would have given you a license for sure
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:20 am
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: How have any of you gents or ladies gone about tramping when you have kids at school and the other half works
- Replies: 22
- Views: 674
Re: How have any of you gents or ladies gone about tramping when you have kids at school and the other half works
Working nights HGV is not to be underestimated, your concentration has to double, it really takes its toll on you, the strain of not falling asleep at the wheel is hard going sometimes
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:46 am
- Forum: Transport managers | General discussions
- Topic: Failed the test on something I thought wasn’t my fault. Advise please.
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1063
Re: Failed the test on something I thought wasn’t my fault. Advise please.
Unfortunately they have to fail a certain %, you were unlucky
- Mon Sep 12, 2022 5:25 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Quick question as I haven't experienced this before, if you have a new tyre fitted and the wheel has come off
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1997
Re: Quick question as I haven't experienced this before, if you have a new tyre fitted and the wheel has come off
I've been doing mine every week for 2 years now. I've never snapped a stud and neither have Any of the lads in our yard. If your snapping studs with a torque wrench your setting it wrong. if you don't wind back a wheel nut before retorqueing, then yes, you will stretch a bolt. Constant torquing up,...
- Mon Sep 12, 2022 5:13 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: Quick question as I haven't experienced this before, if you have a new tyre fitted and the wheel has come off
- Replies: 108
- Views: 1997
Re: Quick question as I haven't experienced this before, if you have a new tyre fitted and the wheel has come off
We torque our own wheels as a matter of routine. Weekly at least.
- Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:38 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: I'm finding even with agency, can't get Class 1 work as all asking for least 1-2 years experience.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 4786
Re: I'm finding even with agency, can't get Class 1 work as all asking for least 1-2 years experience.
Stop doubting yourself, I passed 3 weeks ago.. I’m now pulling double deckers on a class 1 and never driven a class 2 in my life, there’s plenty out there taking on my guy! Apply, apply, apply
- Thu Sep 08, 2022 1:58 pm
- Forum: HGV truck drivers | General discussions
- Topic: I'm finding even with agency, can't get Class 1 work as all asking for least 1-2 years experience.
- Replies: 130
- Views: 4786
Re: I'm finding even with agency, can't get Class 1 work as all asking for least 1-2 years experience.
Same, passed class one in 2014 but 99% of agency work is class 2, and actually in most cases class 1 is only £1 per hour more, is it worth the stress? It’s never a waste mate, always good to have an extra string to your bow.