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My first job in class 2 I was watching “how to strap your load on RUclips 😂”. 10 minutes before my first shift. 2 years later have my class 1 test next week.

I'm doing over a grand a week in a rigid, however it's central London based. Tomorrow's pick up is Tower Bridge, ( Production and audio equipment) John Henry's studio today, Truck driving in Central London is intense though, top tip imho. I always drive in Central London with the radio off and Windows down, 20 mph limit so not as if windy. You need all your senses is my point, good luck and take your time.

Today I’ve started the process of becoming a hgv driver and have my medical in a few weeks time! Excited and nervous ☺️ thanks for the insight

Im a self employed courier delivering parcels out a van. I make £550 a week after tax and do 45 hours. In 7 years ive never taken a break and every single shift from minute 1 till finish is is go go go. For people like myself the idea of hgv work sounds fucking bliss so the pay/work/lifestyle would make up for everything people complain about being a hgv driver. Might have to change my career path...

ADR class 8 corrosive tankers. Class 1 national and international. Full week tramping. £56k+ if you hammer the hours. Keeping it legal but going strong. Just been offered £65k on ADR gas tankers....shift pattern was shocking....no thanks, better the devil you know... 😎

Hi in Lucy last year I told u that my mum was killed and me join the police so I’m now in the 👮 last week I pass all my training tests go my worrier so so far I’ve arrested 2 hgv driver for drink driving both were British 🇬🇧, and I’ve also stop truck theft, so this in ☝️ week. Keep safe drive safely

yes its really difficult, applied to all hgv 1 jobs in the uk even 100 miles outside of my area but no luck, i passed 2 months ago - next week ill be going into the offices with my CV and will be wearing a suit (overkill but im desperate at this point lol) - strange i see so many class 1 drivers on the road and im wondering how the hell did they get that job without having any experience its kind of frustrating but gotta keep going. i spent 4k training and the trainers said there is soo many jobs out there and they need hgv drivers so bad but no response from them, and now that i have given them all my money they stopped responding to me! sometimes i feel like its my race because im not white and trucking jobs lets me honest is quite a right wing sort of industry , a lot of hgv drivers are your typical brexiteers sort of person cockney and they dont like to see other races in their industry - they wont say it out loud but most of them thinking like that. its a shame. but i am now 43 years old so need to get a move on because i changed careers quite late and not getting any younger. i have made 70k+ per year in other careers so im not doing this for the money more for just lifestyle i want to be left alone and want to work alone all day without people annoying me in office environment lol. but im just ranting at this point, thank you for the advice i will use it. great video

Nice bit of advice. My son around 6 months ago passed his C+E test. Prior to that he passed his C test around 7 years ago, he's now 27 years old. For safety purposes I don't think anyone in charge of these massive lorries with expensive loads should be working anymore than 45 hours per week. My son is mainly being offered driving jobs as a Ltd Company. Now bear in mind, my son is working for his Ltd Company, frees the employers from having to pay employers NI, pension, sick pay, holiday pay and from supplying any P.P.E. The wages being offered for driving for his own Ltd Company are still only around the same as working for a company as a regular employee, along with the benefits of the aforementioned being paid by the employer. This then meaning, working Ltd for his Company he needs to charge from at least £30.00 per hour. Working for a regular employer from around £25.00 per hour. The other thing is having passed his tests he finds it difficult to get jobs. Especially as a Class 1 driver due to the high insurance rates being imposed on employers. Absolute madness!

Hello Philip, I had a great instructor and really enjoyed the driving, take time to look around a do your research on training companies. Good luck 👍

£1500 a month that is terrible even £2500 is bad thats got to be the low end surely? Take home £2500 a month for a forklift driver on 12 hour 5 days a week would be easy, i know many drivers on way more than that, yeah if your talking first year then yeah but £1500 is too low £2500 take home had to be the minimum for sure if your out 5 days a week

Ah I can see why new drivers wouldn't want to enter the industry after watching this doom & gloom. Life is a state of mind and all industries have their challenges and huge amounts of change. Thank goodness things have evolved, remember iced up crittal windows and lighting fires every morning to get heat into a home - evolution is good, just run with it rather than live in the 'good ole days'. And as for CPC training, it's actually recognising it takes professionals to operate trucks and put simply, professionals train frequently, what's wrong with that...

Thank you, thought Id do a bit of research a head of time to hoepfully help me when I do go for some lessons!

What trucking sat nav do you use?

What I'd like to know is where does it stand experience wise,from class 2 to 1. Ive got just under 7 years experience on class 2 with various jobs. One of my old jobs was in house trained shunter,so i have experience with moving trailers. Im a fresh pass (3 months ago) for class one. Would it be easier for someone who had more class 2 experience to be considered going towards a class 1 job?

Just a quick question did you make it to Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

Have just passed my class 1 and am looking for work. Thanks for the video 👍

UK government have over regulated the industry - services are 3rd. world. The only money being earned in the industry is the government making up schemes which tend to cost a lot of money and take too much time

Great advice, less is definitely more, look out the window remember your legally allowed to take your seatbelt off when reversing, if in doubt get out and look and lastly don’t be c*** take a shunt…

I’m 33, looking at a career change and you Chanel has motivated me and given me a real eye opener in the world of being lorry driver. And quick tips and advice?

Boring talk

Hi What sat nav would you recommend

I was going to get a truck driver job - until I was convicted for drink driving - I take it companies won't even touch you if you have a driving conviction?

Good choice , not worth damaging the lorry, Had to do myself a couple of times, better safe than sorry.

still looking about for the actual step 1..... finding a dam job. company that put me through training no long has openings haha. ah well keep looking.. dosnt help indeed thinks a 3 hr drive to work is a reasonable comute.. only stuff it shows near me is agency rubbish, not leaving a full time job for that.. not when the pay isnt better anyway.

Pointless video - not everyone has friends in the hgv industry!

Where’s part 2? I can’t find it

Rule No 1 I wish I hadn't bothered

Hi I have failed my hgv road test 3 times now and have it rebooked for next week Is there anyone in the Northamptonshire area that would take on a learner 2 days a week for free to gain experience

Nice video m8 however, earnings as an hgv class 1 60k+ is just an fairytale on the web. In the real time, you'll never ever get this money and that's a fact. You'll be always somewhere between 28-33k annually and as a trumper round 40k max. The companies now days don't want to pay a decent wages as an hgv so don't bother. If ya work in any foreign chain supermarket as a stock loader, you'll earn even more. I get my C-E license, spend fortune and after 6 years of trucking stuck on 30k. On the Internet, there's plenty of trucking job offers with, but you'll hardly get someoneto reply. Now I working steady as a forklift operator with 42k. No hassle, weekends always home, plenty of family time. Sorry, just saying to others.

Thank you mate, ❤

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Hey Sam, I've been looking into becoming a HGV driver recently. Your videos have been a massive help, so thanks for that. I've talked about my intent to do this with a couple of friends, and they're saying it's not worth it anymore. That the wages during and shortly after Covid were massively inflated, and that you can't expect more than £35k for Class 1 now. Is this true? It's not a massive deal to me though. I think I'll love the work. Beats slaving away in factories like I've done for the last 5 years or so. Also, I'm Welsh. Can't really explain how to pronounce Llanfair-PG in text! Doesn't really translate lol

Good to see you posting again Sam, I've got my Class 2 retest Friday and have a job lined up for tramping on car transporters via my current company. So really need to pass this time. How are the plans going for Oz?

Above 4 statutory and one bad diet early death reality is, if a firm isn't willing to pay you a gross or more than £19.00/hr under PAYE then you are not going to be a respected HGV Driver as the employer isn't! The employer can't command an amount commensurate with then maintaining vehicles nor paying skilled employees a respectful rate. Time to become another type of driver if driving is your thing?

Regarding Satnavs and learning the road networks I would advise any new driver to learn to read a map and carry the Truckers Atlas in your bag. If your Satnav goes down or you lose GPS you need to be able to navigate on the fly. Never EVER rely on a Satnav, your eyes, brain, and common sense are your primary navigation devices. Trust me, I've been there when you trust a Satnav and it goes badly wrong. You don't do it twice! Agreed with patience and dealing with assholes, just back off and let them find that tree that has their name on it. Pity I didn't get the near miss with an e-scooter on camera this week.

Thank you, for this. I can't reverse for #### but I don't share the same point of view with blindside. For some reason. For some reason, I don't think twice about it. I met a guy who has long since retired, asking him for some tips on reversing....he wasn't able to share his knowledge because he was always able to do it and therefore never had a learning curve...because he's always been able to reverse, without trying which makes it a non profitable conversation .

Some people might laugh at this comment but my experience of trying to get my licence for any vehicle in a week has always been a disaster and I’ve always failed, I’m one of those guys that needs to pick up a skill one piece at a time otherwise I find it too strsssful as it’s basically information overload. But most driver training schools insist on you doing a 5 day course and your not given an option on doing it any other way, I wish you could break the practical training to weeks rather than days as it’s a lot to take in in 4/5 days, from being a novice to a test passer! But I give credit to those who can pass it in that timeframe.

The advise is good when there is a danger getting stuck, soft ground , overhanging buildings etc etc but if been driving for 47 years and this was doable, first time you were almost there .

I'm coming here after hitting 3 vehicles in 2 months reversing.

This is an amazing series of videos for any potential truck driver.

Great call drive. The average banksman/labourer has no idea of trailer length/axle configuration, same with unit, All very well waving you in from rear, but have no idea you have to take into account where cab n/s is in relation to obstacles. Had it many times where I've stopped to get out and check, with banksman raving what I'd stopped for. When shown my n/s is showing close to a bollard, picked up by my pavement mirror, they go quiet. Well done for knowing your own/your rig's limitations - THAT'S PROFESSIONAL !! 👏👍

Might have missed it but do you have any advice on reversing into like an angled bay? Was doing curtains for Nissan and struggled hard with these bags

I started off in 1984 I went to a real shockingly bad cowboy firm ,I managed to get my experience without being prosecuted then moved on to a job that I got through knowing people having worked on agency,at the time believe it or not, Time and half after 8 hrs, Same Saturday, Double time Sundays, Treble time and a day off in lieu, for the extremely rare time you worked a Bank holiday,And wait for it 12.5 maximum duty, but the maximum agreed by the union was 10 hours, I t seems unbelievable when I look back.

i would read your employment contract.. if it doesn't say anything about loading and unloading the truck then don't do it.. if it says there.. do it

It's worth it if you don't want to be owned by a company that takes you for granted.

Very helpful. Much obliged.

Another tole before Oz? Just got night hub for medical supplies...BEST EVER PAY & CONDITIONS.

Let's put it this way: I'm stuck in McDonald's working myself to the bone for nothing. I was homeless as recently as 2 months ago, actually down to the day as I type this; I've got a stalker who's making my life hell and the police won't do anything about, which means I want to leave the county as soon as possible anyway, and I don't have or want a family. I am very much a night/evening person and have gotten used to working Friday-Tuesday, 8-10 hours a day which happens to be the opposite of what most people want to be working. I'm autistic and have always had a special interest in heavy vehicles, so really my best options are either this or driving trains or buses.

Employee has one glowing benefit - consistently! 😊

Get used to being treated like vermin.