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newnum wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 8:32 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 8:31 pm I've spent 20 years trying everything to turn the volume down on the missus but sod all works

please share if you eventually find it lol

share it my arse, if I ever find it I'll auction it , I'd never have to work again

I've spent 20 years trying everything to turn the volume down on the missus but sod all works

roderizz wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 4:28 pm

Ewentz wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 4:27 pm

roderizz wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 4:27 pm

sad mate so much of it happening

too rite mate. Quite surprised mind they seemed to do a lot of scrap and they always seem to be busy..

yeah I don’t know ins and out but they did have a few things running didn’t they

always be a busy fool

Jasonya wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:48 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:47 pm How many have you seen go skint? None so that means it’s all good so get buying a truck and join rest of them

gonna need a v8 to keep up with you

still won’t get anywhere near me

How many have you seen go skint? None so that means it’s all good so get buying a truck and join rest of them

You'd have a fun time muckshifting. Haha I've actually done that! luckily had some top machine drivers who weighed it for us! Don't think my scales work as they always show -1650kg or something when the body is level! It will do because the scales don’t work until it’s raised he’s prob not even rai...

KeThesoy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:31 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:31 pm

KeThesoy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:31 pm

he could bring your p45 with him

mine??

no the driver who would run out of fuel

oh ok I thought that’s what you meant

KeThesoy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:31 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:30 pm

KeThesoy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:29 pm So if it was 31980 and you was low on fuel would. You not fill up with fuel as it would put you over 32000

run it out and call boss and tell him come and pick your truck up

he could bring your p45 with him

mine??

KeThesoy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:29 pm So if it was 31980 and you was low on fuel would. You not fill up with fuel as it would put you over 32000

run it out and call boss and tell him come and pick your truck up

KeThesoy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:29 pm So if it was 31980 and you was low on fuel would. You not fill up with fuel as it would put you over 32000

good point

I have about 7-8 mins and got pulled last week and nothing said

Karl_Red wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:06 pm

paul.mitro wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:05 pm Buy a truck start a YouTube channel make a fortune
Works for trucker Tim

ashville got everyone's attention saying he can make 50k a month turnover

turnover is vanity net profit is sanity

Jrba wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:21 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:21 pm Manual entry. Don’t ask me how to do it cos I don’t have a scooby doo

Have a look on YouTube, they have a few great instructional videos.

never needed to so no point

Manual entry. Don’t ask me how to do it cos I don’t have a scooby doo

Call or email otc and ask them I have no doubt they’d be very helpful I imagine I wouldn’t get a straight answer from them, But I might try just for peace of mind, I’m fairly confident restricted is correct, I just had that nagging doubt at the back of my mind. precisely that & yet they expect ...

Call or email otc and ask them I have no doubt they’d be very helpful

Your suggestion is what? For me to own a trailer and be the driver...! I'm just looking for someone to load me up and see how much they charge per mile for this intercity haulage, Basically, how much would be paid for per miles? have you bought the trailer? Not yet, To be fair, I'm going to buy one...

BAMLLONEM wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:51 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:51 pmYou’re mad

Your suggestion is what? For me to own a trailer and be the driver...! I'm just looking for someone to load me up and see how much they charge per mile for this intercity haulage, Basically, how much would be paid for per miles?

have you bought the trailer?

You’re mad

Any of you tried doing 20mph in a lorry?? Didn’t think so. So quick to judge and put man out of work but he might have a family depending on him there's usually speed bumps and the the uneven surface on the worse roads in Europe. All vehicles can be fitting with a program in the ECU that prevents a...

Any of you tried doing 20mph in a lorry?? Didn’t think so. So quick to judge and put man out of work but he might have a family depending on him um, yeah, right, perfectly possible to drive at 20mph in a lorry. I've driven around London in a 44 tonne wagon and drag and not had any sort of PCN. I no...

Any of you tried doing 20mph in a lorry?? Didn’t think so. So quick to judge and put man out of work but he might have a family depending on him

It’s a load of sh**, like doing a plumbing course to be a carpenter!!

I get what your saying and good on you everyone does it there way, I never saw my son grow, I vowed not make the same mistake with my 3 grand children you can’t get that that time back. f**k kids mate they don’t appreciate nor care what you do for them and will still not think twice about throwing ...

I get what your saying and good on you everyone does it there way, I never saw my son grow, I vowed not make the same mistake with my 3 grand children you can’t get that that time back. f**k kids mate they don’t appreciate nor care what you do for them and will still not think twice about throwing ...

I gave up working every hour god sends in the 2008 when the quarry the company I subbed for just shut the quarry and sold it on to private back stabbing company in a massive recession and told us f**k all. They turn back on us after many years of loyal and a good service, Tarmac did the same in 199...

I gave up working every hour god sends in the 2008 when the quarry the company I subbed for just shut the quarry and sold it on to private back stabbing company in a massive recession and told us f**k all. They turn back on us after many years of loyal and a good service, Tarmac did the same in 199...

I gave up working every hour god sends in the 2008 when the quarry the company I subbed for just shut the quarry and sold it on to private back stabbing company in a massive recession and told us f**k all. They turn back on us after many years of loyal and a good service, Tarmac did the same in 199...

I found when I was running 7 days a week and some nights too things were getting overlooked so where “your man on a Saturday morning” cheap as chips would be going round the trucks looking for stuff to do so they would carry on working for another week now you ain’t doing that cos they are working ...

I found when I was running 7 days a week and some nights too things were getting overlooked so where “your man on a Saturday morning” cheap as chips would be going round the trucks looking for stuff to do so they would carry on working for another week now you ain’t doing that cos they are working ...

I found when I was running 7 days a week and some nights too things were getting overlooked so where “your man on a Saturday morning” cheap as chips would be going round the trucks looking for stuff to do so they would carry on working for another week now you ain’t doing that cos they are working s...

a generalisation! I agree some are not up to the right standard, but some form of training is needed as drivers also get things wrong. what you expect when they get pulled from pillar to post by these so called experts handing out dcpc courses?? You ask them a serious question and watch them they b...

a generalisation! I agree some are not up to the right standard, but some form of training is needed as drivers also get things wrong. what you expect when they get pulled from pillar to post by these so called experts handing out dcpc courses?? You ask them a serious question and watch them they b...

he's delivering the CPC course. There are endless official documents where all the correct information is available but loads say the dcpc information is so needed and handy…………………evidently not. The ones running the course don’t have a clue themselves a generalisation! I agree some are not up to th...

As a CPC trainer, is forum the place to check? where else is he supposed to check? Obviously not a Cpc course you all rave on about he's delivering the CPC course. There are endless official documents where all the correct information is available but loads say the dcpc information is so needed and...

jinChat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:00 pm As a CPC trainer, is forum the place to check?

where else is he supposed to check? Obviously not a Cpc course you all rave on about

Simmore wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:39 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:38 pm

Simmore wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:38 pm And on top of that you are not laying under it must night and weekends in the piss down of rain and freezing your nuts of

fitters are there for that

and that why you lose money you lazy sod

moneys not everything health means something

Simmore wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:38 pm And on top of that you are not laying under it must night and weekends in the piss down of rain and freezing your nuts of

fitters are there for that

In order to be a millionaire you gotta start off with £5m

Keeps you off drugs and any other bad habits because the trucks ARE a drug and won’t share your time and devotion with anything else so in a sense it’s a good thing

Be quick. They are changing the Operator Licence Rules again next year, plus it's going to be mandatory to upload your Live banking to TC every 6 months to prove you have the required money in the bank at all times for how many Vehicles you have. where did you get this from? my transport manager gi...

Adampu wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:24 pm Be quick. They are changing the Operator Licence Rules again next year, plus it's going to be mandatory to upload your Live banking to TC every 6 months to prove you have the required money in the bank at all times for how many Vehicles you have.

where did you get this from?

What's wrong with washing ya wagon on a weekend or every other weekend? At least it's your truck your cleaning and taking care of and not gettin paid to clean someone else's. I take my Mrs with me ,she doesn't mind helping out. Helped me check every wheel nut at weekend. Some weekends she helps me ...

robert_road wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:14 pm One tip buy the best tyres u can afford

so when the rebar goes straight through it you can whinge!!

Navaris wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:01 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:01 pm Yes go for it, a couple of weeks later you’ll be the proud owner of a raptor pick up and Range Rover sport and you’ll wander why you didn’t go for it earlier

guess ur not doing 2 bad then..

just a vermin driver

Yes go for it, a couple of weeks later you’ll be the proud owner of a raptor pick up and Range Rover sport and you’ll wander why you didn’t go for it earlier

Makes me laugh how many tm’s are piping up laying down the law when it only seems yesterday they was having a hissy fit themselves over not being able to invoice in limited company too!! Not all of us have short memories

The O licencing system is there for road safety and fair competition. If you can't afford to employ drivers on PAYE, I'd say you need to re-evaluate your business model. I understand a lot of companies are going out of business in these difficult times, but there are also a lot of companies that ar...

They don’t care about your feelings and sentiments, either do what they say or they’ll chop your head off simple as that

the worst thing about this when faced with conduct hearing in front of tc will be he or she realizes it’s not a clear pass and yet kept going that for me is conviction without a second thought as opposed to going down an a road or motorway with a low bridge that doesn’t allow you under it but you c...

the worst thing about this when faced with conduct hearing in front of tc will be he or she realizes it’s not a clear pass and yet kept going that for me is conviction without a second thought as opposed to going down an a road or motorway with a low bridge that doesn’t allow you under it but you ca...

Handy if the clown carrying out gate check knows what he’s looking for but a lot of them don’t

kiermo wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:40 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:40 pm

PaularkGet wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:37 pm Sacking him you should give him a pay rise & tell him to crack on

hard to find nowadays, they won’t even complete their 9 hours in this day and age let alone go over

speak for yourself

always do

PaularkGet wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:37 pm Sacking him you should give him a pay rise & tell him to crack on

hard to find nowadays, they won’t even complete their 9 hours in this day and age let alone go over

Nah don’t even think about it. Industry is on its ass big time, never known it so bad in all my lifetime and no sign of it getting better either. If you’re fortunate enough not to have to run a truck consider yourself lucky and let the hauliers fight each other to offer you best price and you sit th...

I wouldn’t be trying to question the tc’s recommendations/expectations it’s quite simple they are the boss so you either comply or press the surrender button. Any other way will only land you in deep

Employ them on a zero hours contract so that you only pay them when they are working, not ideal but same as they are on now. surely that falls under unfair competition doesn’t it when all the other companies are having to pay their paye and ni, holidays and pension contributions? on zero hours you ...

dannyboo wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:22 pm Employ them on a zero hours contract so that you only pay them when they are working, not ideal but same as they are on now.

surely that falls under unfair competition doesn’t it when all the other companies are having to pay their paye and ni, holidays and pension contributions?

I suggest your spouse make an agency who recruit your ltd drivers and supply them to your company... This is not a legal advice... seek a professional one... Please God, give me strength 🤦🤣 What planet are you on🤷🏻‍♂️🤣 believe it or not this is still quite common and yes the companies in question h...

wintt4freen wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:35 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:34 pm

wintt4freen wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:34 pm

it's not okay for you? 2 sets of rules in this world bud..

exactly what a load of bollocks

aye but that's how it is

it will be as long as you’re all ok with it

wintt4freen wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:34 pm

Frankho wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:33 pm If it’s ok for Dvsa to do it at roadside then guess what??

it's not okay for you? 2 sets of rules in this world bud..

exactly what a load of bollocks

If it’s ok for Dvsa to do it at roadside then guess what??

As long as the inspection can be carried out adequately and as per requirements then it’s not an issue. But now they get under the vehicle would be the mystery part I’d say. Roadside inspections are left wide open to scrutiny. insertion?? 🤣 inspection. sorry not picking points but thought I’d misse...

Rikkins wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:30 pm As long as the inspection can be carried out adequately and as per requirements then it’s not an issue. But now they get under the vehicle would be the mystery part I’d say.
Roadside inspections are left wide open to scrutiny.

insertion??

You have to have ""available credit"" if you have an overdraft, credit cards or even a credit facility with your garage, that all counts. It doesn't need to be cash in the bank. I have never heard of a credit facility with a garage being accepted by the TC. nor me, talking out o...

Thank you for clarifying the situation. I'd also like to say, it's good to have you offering your professional advice on this forum for free, and hopefully, you'll gain some new clients 😀 but I still don’t get what it’s there for if it can’t be used? My understanding is that there has to be an AVER...

It isn't a matter of safety once it's back to the yard, but you haven't a spare truck and have a driver with nothing to drive, what do you do? You fit it, but you only have £10k in the bank and it's going to cost £10k to get back on the road, what do you do if you can't borrow the funds from elsewh...

Not all operators need a FS of £20k-£100k do they 🤷🏻‍♂️ If you only had 2 trucks and a engine blew on one of them, quite easy say goodbye to £10k+, how many small operators will have that coin to hand. The FS is a safety net and it's quite understandable why it has to be available and why we have t...

It's for emergencies, breakdowns, etc. You can use it Frankho, but it needs to be paid back asap. It can't be used just to help out with general day to day expenditure. If you need to use some of it to buy a truck, etc, then you are best to open a line of communication with the OTC and have a plan ...

Thank you for clarifying the situation. I'd also like to say, it's good to have you offering your professional advice on this forum for free, and hopefully, you'll gain some new clients 😀 but I still don’t get what it’s there for if it can’t be used? It's for emergencies, breakdowns, etc. You can u...

I'm aware there are many ways of demonstrating FS, but many seem to think it can't be touched at any cost 🤷🏻‍♂️ I've had an operator in this position and the TC was fine with the situation as we communicated with the TC before the facility was used. We had a clear plan in place to reinstate the FS ...

Did it with friendberry years ago dunno if they’re still around not heard of them for ages

Christmas time hard for those already facing an uncertain future

A lot of ifs and buts, save egg on your face and begin a dialogue with operator to establish what is actually going on. You could possibly save a lot of stress upon yourself and quite possibly your job as tm too. The tc’s have created this hostility between operators and tms by installing a tm act a...

alcwzy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:17 pm If he/her wiped your arse for you would you take that as done? Or would you want to check yourself to save skid marks??

not really valid question cos after the fitter checks lorry for pmi do you then check it after him? You entrust a mechanic but not a “competent person”?