I was a owner driver on “Tarmacs” for years long hours lots of waiting about to get loaded for nothing and on days off you will be working on the lorry and everything is inTarmacs favour,retired now and if I had the chance to do it all over again that would be the last job I would chose.
Hi mate good video, in process of getting my class 2 now, hoping to get a job with Gerrards of Swinton when I pass as I’ve heard they take new passers and train you up.
Good vid 👍🏼 Got my induction for tippers next week, looking forward to it. Drove flatbed, curtain siders and skip wagons but new to tippers. I’ll try and remember to check that all hot tarmac has come out the back 🤣🤣🤣
@Boothy how does one get it out if it gets stuck?. Is it always just a small amount you can get with a shovel or can a large amount of the load get stuck?
@@stevencorscadden5767 there are times it’s a small amount you can just whip it out with a shovel, but more often than not it’s stuck front to back covering the full bed, your 50mil base is easy to get out, sma if I remember the name correctly is just like a sheet of glue left behind, that’s not so easy 🤦♂️
Hi new subscriber. Currently in the process of getting my class 2. I’ve been driving Coaches for over 7 years . What’s the best way to get into tipper work. How easy is it to get on someone’s like Conway, Hansen or Tarmac as a new licence holder . My area is Reading. I already have Tacho, CPC and worked under both domestic and eu hours so well trained and qualified in that respect .Any advice would be appreciated 👍🏻
Hi Neil, you can't go wrong with tipper work, get your class 2 and you're set. It's literally just a case of phoning about as a few company's do take on new drivers and others want 2 years experience, you'll be trained on what to do and once you get the experience you can go anywhere 👍
@@Kane1993x want 2 years experience? Are you having a laugh? All the channel dinghy migrants are doing asphalt tipping around my area. No speaking zee English or driving licence at all.
@@natureandrelax3151 no worries mate, it's not a bad place to work to be fair, early starts but that's all tipper work, need any info just give me a shout
Sorry about the slow reply mate I didnt see this, it's just what ever best fits around your life... however, nights is easier as you mainly do motorways where as days is none stop with heavy traffic to contend with and can be at pain at home time
great footage mate im on sweepers and i’m looking to get into this.. any ideas on what the hours and the pay is like? do you get overtime rate etc? cheers man
How long did you work at gerrards mate I live near their yard I've been driving trucks for years mainly on haulage never done tippers tho but fancy trying something different do you think it would be worth me trying them out
Hi mate, worked there for about 2 years, good company to work for to be honest... tipper driving isn't for everyone as you can be sat on 1 job for around 5 hours and other times you can do 5 jobs in an hour but every day is different, ill be back when I get my license back
