dai dog 11 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 im in a job at the minute that pays comfortably, pays the bills! its just that i dread pounding that tarmac on a daily basis! (im a 10 tonner driver) ! im all over the country! ive a baby now & want desperately to stay more local! have any of you guys had this problem? do you know any good firms to work for? ive thaught tarmac tippers? (ive got class 1). or have any of you completely changed career? if so, to what? & how did you get on? cheers guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 12,038 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 allright rhys.a i was working on new road job's motorway's etc.etc. driving 40 ton dumptruck's and 360's after a few year's i went into quarry's driving machine's it's good easy work but when it's dark and raining with load's of mist and you are on top of a mountain trying to reverse up a ramp to get under the bucket with a few hundred feet drop to the side it get's a bit hairraising but you soon get used to it i have moved from wales now and am living in the midland's and i am just about to take my test on a telescopic fork's to get on the building site's it's about £10 or £12 an hour so it's a good rate and i can come home everynight i also have 3 young lad's 5 and under so i dont want to work away any more so i would say get your ticket on a machine and give ....swansea plant or walter's up in aberdare to get a start there's load's of forklift job's going mate hope this help's ...good luck with what ever you do mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 My uncle is a class 1 driver, he has a cushy number, the trailer's are already waiting for him fully loaded, strapped up, all he has to do is reverse upto them, couple on, and he is away. What he delivers is all sorts of animal leftover's, says its a bit smelly, but the money is good, his normal working week is 50 hours, but overtime is always available, the other week he worked three 19 hour days, that week he took home more than £1000 in his hand. Go to the JobCentre website, there is usually a load of ads for class 1 or class 2 driver's, that doesnt involve lots of time away from home.... unfortuneatly for me, im only nearly 20, so can't get my class 2 license just yet........ good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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