What is the Best HGV Job for New HGV Driver. Trucking UK.

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What is the best jobs for a new hgv driver? Now you have completed your hgv training it's time to get a HGV driving job, but which one? Hopefully but the end of this video you'll have more of an idea of what is expected in a few different HGV jobs.

[AdamCowming]

I did class 2 tanker driving delivering LPG. It was a hard job. The worse was going to park home sites where you may have 10 to 20 little drops but took ages due to setting up and packing up. Lots of deliveries to villages and farms also. Money was really good but long days and weekends so not great work life balance however if you want to earn lots of money it a great job!

[IanBrewster]

Tesco grocery also do collections at other rdc's curtains and bay, and some awkward reversing I'd go with that to start with and probably the best money

[rolandblackwell]

I passed my hgv in 1976. i spent 34 yrs in the petro chemical industry the last 15 as a tanker driver, the best paying best conditions of all the jobs i had

[buchan]

I'm a class 1 trunker, all i do is drive, only down side is its the same route 4 nights on 4 off, drive from A to B, trailer swap and back to A, reverse onto a bay, disconnect from the trailer, fuel up and go home

[playboy]

Haha my advice to a new pass is take whatever you can get even if it doesn’t suit your schedule so it to build experience

[williambeard]

For new starters. Bay bashing is probably the best way to learn. Lots of drop and swap, reversing on some real tricky bays.
Good experience.

[AndrewJefferies-nd]

I started off on vans then 7.5 tone the class2 then class1 it’s the best way to learn you’re way round and learn to use a street map and atlas

[theswifty]

Great video I’m a new pass in November and was lucky enough to get a start in container work days full time i did have to do a weeks free assessment to get given the chance as I understand it’s a big ask for new passes to get a start but you learn so much more on the job than you did during getting ready for your test I’m enjoying the new challenges after being in the container painting industry for 17 years I always wanted to do tanker / ADR work when the time Is right

[emmettculleton]

The best job you can start Container work you just have to concentrate where you go and you driving

[vitdolinski]

earned my 1st year of experience as a store delivery driver. Used to drive 44t DD around London. Great experience especially if you're a new pass

[jamesgriffiths]

Regardless of whether you have Class 1 from the outset, I would strongly recommend against going straight to artics with no experience. I made plenty of mistakes in 7.5/18/26t rigids that would have been far worse in an artic 😓

[gregandrews]

I deliver beds to warehouses and shops all over the UK best driving job I’ve ever had.
I’m in Cornwall one week and Aberdeen the next love it

[jamezali]

Would recommend getting on the dustcarts to new pass the hours are usually good and plenty of tight reversing to get experience! 26 tonne with rear steer!
Private companies do pay more but want experience usually local authorities take on new pass! Tippers and skips are also pretty good for the hours and pay as long as it’s a reputable firm!

[stuartmolyneux]

You can tell by your comments that you've never done supermarkets at this point & only heard second hand information from other drivers.

Yes, they give you the approved route to the first shop. If you take an alternate route and have an accident, then you'll be held accountable for freestyling and you'll need to explain your reasons for disobeying the company policy.

What you failed to mention was that supermarkets can be multidrop, so the route from shop 1>2, 2>3, 3>4, 4>5 & 5>depot are never detailed or specified. It can require a fair amount of route planning & thinking on your feet in in rural areas or the middle of a major city with lots of narrow lanes/weight restrictions/low bridges etc.

The parking is not always straightforward either. Many stores are front door delivery. Your "loading bay" is the series of occupied parking spaces in a busy high street, so you can often find yourself trying to do an incredibly challenging reverse (parallel) park manoever in an urban artic without a banksman.

I'd wager money that a lot of 44T trunkers doing 90% motorway work would simply go to pieces at the thought of taking an artic down residential roads, past primary schools etc.

Many of the stores are inside 7.5T weight limit roads, next to a width restriction or near a low which side of the width restriction / low bridge if it's your 2nd/3rd/4th drop?

Well, you cant drive back to the depot, then follow the directions because you'd never finish the route and your competence as a driver would be questioned and you're supposed to know every area like the back of your hand. Use a sat nav, you say. Well, no. They are pretty useless in these situations, so you need to use google maps, satellite images and streetview to route plan.

Oh. But what about the law & the company policy on mobile phone use? That's right, it's a gross misconduct sackable offence to use a mobile phone whilst in motion or stationary. So you pull over to check your no....because you're on a red route now and the company wont cover a pcn just because you lack experience & dont know where you're going.

Hmm. Not a challenging/rewarding job, you say? I disagree wholeheartedly. If you're at the level of supermarket hgv god, then it's very rewarding to get things right because you're really good at the job.

If you're no good at supermarket work, then it can be challenging to the point of frustration. You'll get pcns for parking violations, no right turns, box junctions etc and you'll probably damage the vehicle and find yourself deep in the disciplinary procedures of the technocratic middle management.

Supermarket delivery driving is for advanced drivers who can adapt and think on their feet. My depot has 7 different vehicle sizes and you have to remember how to drive all of them. 3 artic combinations 27, 35 rear steer, 45. 4 Rigids - 26t, 18t, 16t, 7.5t

One morning you're driving a highly agile 27ft urban trailer, then in the afternoon you have a real pig of a 26T rigid with a poor turning circle.

Supermarket driving is not a beginner's job. It's a job that experienced drivers fall into once they grow weary of long hours trunking & tramping because they recognise the importance of a work / life balance. I did very little supermarket work until i was well into my 30's. Had i done it in my 20's, i would have lacked the geograhical knowledge, experience & maturity to make a success of it and become a desirable candidate for Tesco, Asda, sainsburys, coop, Waitrose, Lidl, morrisons.

[simonwestcott]

I went from 20 years car mechanic straight into plant loved it mostly. Then tippers, then car transport. Now back to tippers for a bit.

[lawrencehiggins]

The best job is 1 till 2 and an hour for dinner 😅 seriously a good tip is only work for a company who carries its own stuff

[Markycarandbikestuff]

Passed my test in 98, never planned on being an HGV driver just fell into it, business that put me through my test was car storage and distribution so i was straight onto car transporters, did that for 6 years, mostly distance UK work, for the last 10 years i've been local with containers, like you say it's easy work, no mincing about strapping down pallets TIR cords etc, would never go back to distance/nights out, just not worth it. Actually getting a bit sick of the whole game, looking to get off the road completely, at a loss what to do though.

[fingerpicker]

Class 1 20 years done most jobs i would suggest supermarket store work on nights less pressure with traffic and great to develop your manoeuvring skills and route planning height restrictions etc being in the wrong place at 3am is very different to 3pm

[AndrewReynoldFord]

For new drivers, drop and swap to begin with if you can find it. then progress from there.
Supermarkets, depends which company.
I used to drive for Budgens in the 90's and would never recommend those type of stores for new drivers unless you're confident in reversing and manoeuvring in tight spaces.

[mallry]

Id say one of the better areas in the trucking industry to start with is as a distribution/delivery driver around A small to medium sized city you will learn to pack the truck and drive and reverse around very tight areas and if you have 10-30 stops on your route you will also learn route planning to get the job done effectivly

That is just my thoughts as ive been trucking for about 6 years now