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[@joekendrick537]

Deedy I’ve done painting and decorating,worked in a factory,worked in a warehouse for 12 years.I’m now a class 1 driver for nearly 2 years earning almost double of what I ever have done before, love it. The people moaning need to get out more!

[@DeElvisTox]

I'm Polish man worked in kitchen for whole life I'm 45 now. I worked 4 and half year in truck stop and get a lot of friends drivers I met young and old some like some not what they doing. I left my job last month for 22k per year as im sick about that and decided to do class 2 and 1 back to back training in one go as i love driving. And i love your content coz you are such positive man and sending good vibes about work in this industry. I really like it!!! You keep me believe to have better future as truck driver my wife also supporting me when I'm unemployed to make it happen and become professional trucker. Big thanks we need you and others happy drivers. Now I'm excited to start soon. I got 3.8k saved to finish all tests. Well done and keep doing bloody good job ;)

[@cloudmaker]

I've been driving lorries for more than 37 years and I still love going to work, the pay has suited me and I now have a 5 bed house in the country, no mortgage, am happily married and have 14 vehicles, or toys, to play with. Previous jobs include Farm Labourer, Lime Spreader, Quarry worker, plant operator, Blasting Assistant, Dumper driver, Bagger, Swing cable shovel driver, Grease Monkey and shit shoveller. I like to think I've earned what I've got and I'll tell you all that lorry driving is the best job I've had and I can not see me doing anything else. Great video Deady and yes I would agree, you do look good fella. All the best as always.

[@matthewpizzey3261]

I spent 12 years working in an office until 3 months ago, took voluntary redundancy. I decided to re-train as a HGV driver and have recently passed my Class 2 with my Class 1 test tomorrow. I can honestly say, my mental health has improved massively! I'm happier, my family life is better and I'm currently (as a Class 2 driver) earning the same as I did, when I was in a highly responsible role working in an office

[@ianbyrne5298]

I was one of the drivers moaning and whingeing about it because i personally hated it! Because of this i left and I'm so much happier now! But everybody is different! I have nothing but the upmost respect for Hgv drivers! By the way your video's are brilliant mate! Keep up the good work!🙂

[@mikes747]

I worked in retail before I started driving for a living and there isn't enough money in the world to get me back into that shitfest! I have shit days on the road but I love it! If you aren't happy then just don't do it anymore! Keep up the good work- it's refreshing to see someone trying to show the positive side!

[@davehigson9503]

Deadly, you’ve just sat there and acknowledged that there are still many issues within the hgv industry ( ie unrealistic expectations from transport planners/managers, many companies that don’t care about your personal circumstances, drivers having the piss taken out of them)and then in the next breath you tell us you love the industry and will not stop defending it! If that’s not a contradiction I don’t know what is, I like you deadly I do, and you have shown with your content that there can be positives to joining the hgv industry, but even you must concede the way the drivers are treated regarding personal life , health and well-being, and just general respect isn’t good enough, I’m a driver of 14 years, came to the industry after a hand full of dead end jobs like yourself, I don’t hate the industry but I do acknowledge there is massive room for improvement across all aspects needed if it’s to encourage the younger generations to become part of it

[@Deady2012]

It’s not a contradiction at all, what i’m saying is that: it’s the drivers that are supposed to be MEN that need to stand up for themselves! You all say yes to stupid shifts & yes to extra nights out when you really don’t want to do it, then phone your mates slagging the planners off and the job when it’s not them, it’s you that’s causing yourself the issue! If you think you’re unpaid move. If you think the jobs shit move. If you think the planners are wankers move. Yes it is as simple as that.

[@carl8273]

Quite simply its a rutt an the unknown what I think a lot of drivers stay in the same job I've had more jobs than Richard Kimble ha 😀 but am a lot like you .no liky no drivey hahaa

[@bigbexplore]

I’ve done a number of jobs In my life including time spent in the army and working for big company’s in operator , forklift and warehouse roles as well as Hgv roles , I strongly believe Hgv drivers should be paid more for what they are doing as some of the unrealistic workloads and long hours could easily contribute to having an accident and seriously injuring someone or myself. Some of the workloads people in the industry and placing apon drivers especially in class 2 roles where there is more unloading and loading involved as well as driving is far to much I believe all Hgv drivers across the board should be on a minimum of 800 a week for an average 44 hour week then maybe you wouldn’t get so many drivers complaining and also workloads should be reduced by at least 20% so that instead of driving about like a mad Man and doing crazy hours drivers can drive normal and complete there work without cutting corners or putting themselves and others at risk this would also cut down on road rage as drivers wouldn’t be as stressed 💯💯💯💯

[@wiganjon1971]

I’ve been a hod carrier,ground worker ,window fitter…worked in the glass industry in a warehouse lifting very heavy weights daily…I’m now a class 2 driver and the hardest thing I do is get the tail lift out (I’m in the Mail industry now)…I’m 50 years old now and this is my retirement job…I could earn more but I don’t need it…my work life balance is Bob on

[@bestvidsever540]

I tell you why cos people who drove a truck for years are set on the wages and lifestyle and hate it but cant afford to change and just put up with it.

[@johnsalmons4928]

Thankyou for my 30 seconds of fame Deady but not sure you get my point,i was not complaining about the job i was saying that our skills are not equalled by the pay.firstly you say you bring home around £600 a week but your doing over 60hrs for that 1 1/2 times an average weeks hours for a normal job.secondly you can do a plumbers course on line for about£400 quid granted your not going to be the best plumber in the world but your a plumber and you can charge £40-£50 an hour. Does a plumber have to have a medical,apply for a licence do a theory test,hazard perception,35 hrs cpc, test then another test if you want to use a bigger spanner ? Then when you have jumped through all those hoops you have other things to learn-fridges,boxes,roping,sheeting,straps,chains,de-mounts,curtains,low-loaders,tri-axles,twin axles,Urbans,rear steer all of which drive totally differently also not an issue now but all the different gearboxes you used to have 4 over 4, twin splitters the list goes on.Then if your an agency driver your expected to walk into a transport drive any truck with any trailer with any load and know what your doing,so tell me do you not need skill,knowledge and experience to be able to do this?And the dude on his feet all day for a pittance is he doing one of the 3 most dangerous jobs in the uk?and does he get home to see his kids every night? Look forward to you ripping the shit out of this one! And keep up the good work pal.

[@afryscot4782]

Agreed with all of this mate. Ever since I’ve been driving wagons I’ve enjoyed my life more

[@GP-ij5rx]

Same , Easy to make the mistakes when you 1st start . You'll say yes to everything , then you'll get pissed off at it / company , only to realise it was your own fault , you live and learn with the industry.

[@johnnyward2346]

Thank you a HELL of a lot man, some of your tips and tutorials helped me - genuinely passed my class1 C+E 2 days ago and some of your vids helped - thanks bro

[@SirBioSnake]

I done security work for about a year then worked in an Amazon fulfillment centre for 5 years. Been doing hgv driving for about a year now and I much prefer it, yeah the work life balance isn't great but the job itself is easy and my employer is fairly stress free and laid back. My biggest gripes would be the piss poor services in Scotland and some places that have you waiting for 3+ hours for loading and unloading. At times it feels like there's a forklift driver shortage instead of hgv.

[@danieltidswell256]

Answer to your 1st question at 4:20 yes I worked in the supply trade for hgv goods I sold everything from suspension parts to body panels, I did this for over 16yrs from the age of 16 to around 32. I can honestly say I wasn't far off having a heart attack or something just as major. Partly because I worked with family " do not do it ever ", I've always wanted to have me hgv licence since I past my driving test at 17 & put it off for years due to the fact I got " comfortable " in my job, so when I left in Octoberish of last year I saved enough money to take my class2 " yes it took me 3trys to pass " but I did it & I can honestly say it's the best thing I've ever done, stress levels have dropped I'm not a stressy mess I'm a human being again!! Hgv driving has honestly changed me & I can't wait to take my class1 " once I've saved up again ". So if people are bitching & moaning about the job move on & do something different & try new & different things.

[@jonnywray4372]

I’m a qualified bus driver, I completely agree with you. I detested going into the canteen to listen to other drivers that have driven buses for many years and on top rate of pay and perks etc, and moan everyday that they were leaving as it was crap etc. Yet there they would be there for many years later, just quoting the same crap and can’t stand the job, yet there they would be there slagging the job off and still moan and groan, hence why I never went to the canteen.

[@80skid83]

I was a bus driver in the mid to late 00s and it was the same then. Constant moaning, at least when I had enough of the job I just simply left, no moaning.

[@frankevans93]

Ave been doing class one now for 8 months and I'm living my childhood dream of been a hgv driver. I'm on a walking floor and by no means is any of the work at all hard and I'm taking home 700-800 a week. Right from the start office tried pushing and I agree, you have to say no or they will contanstly expect it as your the driver you know what's can an cannot be done as most planners and transport have never even sat in a truck before.

[@Snowman5646cj]

I’ve worked in a kitchen, a bar, a office and even was a cop. I’ve done jobs with impressive titles and been stressed out my head. To the point I was going to the gym to bench or run the stress off. I’m now a truck driver, 10 years and counting. I love the industry, it has its faults but who or what doesn’t. I’m the happiest I’ve been in a job, I’m the least stressed I’ve been in a job and I’m the best paid I’ve ever been in a job for sitting on my arse. I think coming from a different industry into trucking gives you an complete different view of what we do. Truckers who have been truckers forever are somewhat blinded or have tunnel vision. That transport manager is out the get me or transport op etc… no mate they are just doing a job. Stop been a arse, treat them with a bit of respect and you might get some back. Good vid mate and I mostly agree, in fact the part I don’t agree with… I can’t even remember hahaha

[@marksingleton5176]

Hi Gareth, hope you’re good, well I was a chef for 25 years, and have done all grades of cooking, from restaurants, hotels, private housing, luxury retirement, but wanted a better life, so taking my HGV class 1, been driving nearly 2 years, and absolutely love it, best job ever, i work for Culina, and love it, planning is a bit dyer but if you get ya head around it then yeah, I am the same I don’t understand why there’s negativity in this world of trucking it’s a easy job, we just need to get rid of the dead wood and get younger people into to keep up the positivity up, take care

[@jasonbannister3629]

Agree with you whole heartedly, Drivers are their own worst enemies. When dispatch tries to throw you another load, just say no. I've walked away from firms where the dispatch has told me I'll be fired if I don't follow their, often illegal, orders. Believe me, when the Boss finds out why you've submitted your Resignation letter his wrath is directed at the Dispatcher not you. I left General Transport, driving Class 1 and I now drive class 2, I work 5 days a week, 10 hours per day which includes loading and unloading, no more waiting time or overnighters. You've just got to be firm with Dispatch, once he knows you will not bend, he'll stop asking and the job becomes more tolerable. Your point about Drivers ego is also valid, why drive an Artic for less money than a rigid, it makes no sense to me either...

[@danielball8553]

This fella is like the tyson fury of thr HGV world 😂😂😂

[@dextersadventures1484]

Spent 18 years in the army with parashoot regiment 5 tour of duties just started hgv class one work 6 months ago simply it's piss ball by far the easiest job I have ever had

[@stephenmcmahon2217]

I'm 34 stuck doing security from I was 24 I do 12 hr shifts 4 days and 5days stuck in a hut I'm on min wage and was ment to be a step over job til I was back on my feet and still here. I've always wanted to get my hgv licence and I'm just waiting on my medical on the 17th to get the ball rolling can't wait till I get on the road hate being stuck in the same place

[@CraftySniper]

I work a minimum of 4 shifts for 12 hours through the night offloading lorries. My pay is okay for what I do. I meet a lot of drivers where some of them are polite and funny. The others just winge and snap at us offloaders because they are having issues in their day. I still have a huge amount of respect for drivers and would love to take my Class 1 test.

[@gpkphotos]

Mate I worked in a call centre for 7years I was made redundant and used my redundancy money to train as a HGV driver, honestly the HGV job is so much better than I have done in the past! Yeah we all moan about our jobs sometimes! Those that truly don’t like doing a job wouldn’t continue to do the job! The biggest thing we have to put up with is all those people joining motorways and dual carriageways on slip roads that think they have the right of way!

[@nigew]

Thank you for your ‘motivation’. I passed my C2 a few weeks ago, got my C1 next week. I hated working 60 ours a week starring at computer screens in IT. I’m looking forward to some ‘outside’ views and moving scenery. Sometimes it’s just the simple things that matter most.

[@JamesGettingFit]

Spot on this

[@Charlie7878]

Agree, 10 years in the building trade, 90 quid a day brickies labourer and that was bloody hard graft, you knew you done a day's work after that, driving doesn't even compare

[@shanebirchall366]

I was a senior manager at a large supermarket chain for 25 years. Hated the job but liked the people and liked the fact I knew exactly what I was doing each day. A few lads jumped ship and done hgv driving and loved it, so I thought about it, looked into it, found your vlogs and liked the look of it. So I did it!!

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

i work in construction as a steel fixer - i leave the house at 6am and start work at 7.30am till 5pm get home around 6.15/6.30pm and get paid for 9 hours but im out of the house for 12+ hours - granted its £21/22 an hour but its self employed no holiday pay or bank holiday pay etc, expected to work in the freezing cold and rain in the winter and then baking hot sun in the summer and its HARD work, proper graft that your physically ruined from at the end of the day most of the time. Now im not really sure what i can expect to earn if i do my class-1 i see it so varied, some saying £12 an hour some are claiming 35/40k a year - i wonder what you can earn with say 2 or 3 nights tramping or 4 on 4 off etc?

[@stevie2146]

Hi Deady, HGV driving was my first proper job and basically I fit your description perfectly. I found it way too stressful doing 15 hour days etc, and I quit. Now I work a job where I’m working from home and I have such a better time. But still I think I’m just privileged and perhaps a bit stuck up, because I can absolutely see that truck driving is nothing at all compared to most jobs out there especially in the construction industry. What you’re used to before truck driving massively affects your perception of it for sure.

[@chrischeesman63]

I’m a car driver and motorcyclist and have great respect for you guys and often see little shits cut you guys up just to get one vehicle in front, What a lot of people don’t realise is everything we buy comes in a lorry 👍👍👍👍👍

[@antonyhawkridge8202]

Was a manager at virgin media, 60k plus Top in the county in 2013 trip to Monaco and 2015, won a trip to New York, and they paid for out wedding in NY, decided at 50 ( 2020) to drive trucks, and love it, work for an agency, only work 4 days, don't work Fridays or only work 2 out of 7 Saturdays £26 ph and Sundays, £ 34.07 pH. 12h shifts paid, never understand why folks do jobs they hate, either lack of intelligence or just lazy. Keep up the good work lad

[@Deady2012]

Some awesome money that 😂 How do i become a manager at Virgin Media? Haha

[@antonyhawkridge8202]

@@Deady2012 lol 😆😂

[@thomaswelsh1441]

My current job I get up at 4.30 am drive 3 hours to a sh** building site get spoken to like a c*** all day. I’ve got my class 2 at the end of august and already bagged myself a job driving a curtain sider. I’m actually getting a pay cut in the short term but I couldn’t care less. The new job will be 8-3.30 not 4.30am - 6/7 Bring on the industry

[@80skid83]

How's that going now?

[@phil6812]

Legend 👊 ps sorry for shouting turkey and rice at you in transport 😂

[@jacklambo7346]

Have to agree mate I’ve worked in construction 20 years and it makes me laugh when drivers say it’s hard literally no idea 😂

[@jamiehughes5751]

Was so glad to get out after 18 years tramping now after a lot of hard work I'm an accountant finally got my life back. Hats off to those still doing it

[@azzbigc]

ive been working in care industry fot the last 15 years i worked through the last 2 lockdowns and the amount of responsibility you have for the people i support is unreal! all for 8.91! ive got my 1st class one job starting soon the pay isnt the best but the company is willing to provide training and to get experience and the pays a massibe jump to what im on now! im looking forward to it keep the vids coming mate! awesome !

[@bernardscott1783]

Evening pal, watched you since you took your test from the beginning and you answered all my questions, as you know I’m doing my test soon and yes I’ve been plastering 43 years site bashing, and it’s taken it’s toll on my body but I do take home £4K pm and gone for 4 everyday and been given a start by a big Cumbrian firm and taking home £680 pw for 50 sleeping out.?? Cheers pal

[@desijattdj]

A high majority of english white uk born people just don’t have the work ethic. Not just in HGV but across the board. This was predicted prior to Brexit and it’s now coming to the surface. Myself as a business owner and haulage company owner from years of experience of hiring and firing I would much rather hire a young english man below 30 but would still rather employ a polish or some european. As I said this isn’t just in HGV it’s across the board.

[@Anthraxster1]

Well said.... If you hate your job find another one 👍

[@basshead457]

During covid i was in a hole..as iv been a chef for 31 years..i was made redundant as the hospitality sector ceased to trade completely for nearly a whole yea was a collapsed industry. So i found myself retraining as a driver on 7.5 tonnes using my grandfather rights on my licence. . No one would touch me..no experience etc..it was tough. I had a lucky brush one day..a well known and respected retailer ..offered me a driving job. In short..i fkin loved it.the customers..the drivers..the warehouse people..and transport managers the freedom it gave me out and about.... I learnt alot from these guys..and to be fair..i may have given them a glimpse of what a chef life is to them ie 80..90 hour weeks as standard in high end restaurants.. My hours were damn good whilst driving.. 45 ..at most. Breaks. Working conditions etc were spot on. I think its a brilliant industry but i can imagine if you find a shit employer it may have turned me..but i was fortunate. In short..catering reopened and im now back into kitchens as a high end chef in 5 star hotel operations. My craft..my trade. Do i miss the transport industry. You bet i do. Amazing folk . I now have a totally different respect for all professional drivers on the road and i salute them daily. You guys are the back bone of everything in this country. 🥰😉 Also your vids pushed me to get my cpc done whilst i was in the shit with no job..and no income..nice one buddy. Keep on doing what you love and il continue to view them. ( i felt compelled to post a comment finally ) All the best. Carl. 🥰

[@RobertSmith-vw9lg]

Drove in the early nineties after leaving Army still love it👍Step son drives for Anglia Freight he earns good 💰 I left industry in 1997 now creeping to retirement as a gas Engineer 👩‍💻

[@wayniexagt]

ive just come back from 11 years in Australia they are paid peanuts to drive road trains , the conditions are terrible ... ive gone into the break down recovery side of the job and also super car deliveries ... ... great job absolutely love it .... and then yesterday the boss called me and gave me an extra 2 quid an hour pay rise ... i get no hassle from control just clock on the job and do it ..... Unlimited over time and paid breaks ... paid from the second i clock in to the second i clock out ... winning for me

[@wayniexagt]

@@xj358 no over time rates in AU mate . Fools are even paid by the kilometer so forces them to drive 16 plus hours a day.. and then they wonder why so many crash .. . Country is still stuck in the 80s.. they havent even invented tachographs yet to log hours and breaks .

[@wayniexagt]

@@xj358 no one has the balls to complain. And the aussie truck pages i monitor on fb no one ever mentions OT rates as they are all on flat money . Dont even get paid for sitting a round waiting to be loaded.

[@wayniexagt]

@@xj358 99.9% of aussie truck drivers have no spine to stand up against companies so they get walked over

[@garyridgway3060]

12 month's lgv driveing, u no it all

[@Bigfootsteps1]

Mate I was a scaffold labourer I worked for curry’s intalling washing machines fridges etc I even worked in a bingo hall fixing fruit machines and worked in the bar ! The truck driving is a peace of piss I love driving and the open road ! This video makes so much sense I’m 32 and the amount of silly old goats that tell me to leave the industry just haven’t got a clue

[@ianbyrne5298]

I have to disagree! I was class 2 driver doing 20 deliveries a day and collections afterwards! It was easily hardest job I ever had! But i suppose you are class 1 driver?

[@Bigfootsteps1]

@@ianbyrne5298 no I’m a class 2 driver . I deliver building materials with a hiab ! Delivery and collections all day long mate can get stressful but I enjoy a challenge and hand on heart I just love the road . Been doing this for about 8 years now and I enjoy it so much it doesn’t feel like a job to me I’m lucky I guess .

[@ianbyrne5298]

@@Bigfootsteps1 That's good. I suppose everybody is different! I've got nothing but total respect for Hgv Drivers! Good on you mate!🙂

[@tommoorcroft6680]

@@Bigfootsteps1 what did you do to start off with first job like? I’ve just passed me test I want to do hiab but not straight off the bat

[@Bigfootsteps1]

@@tommoorcroft6680 I was lucky I worked in the yard and then they put me through my class 2 . Started off on a 4.5 toner just to get me comfortable on the road not the biggest I know but I learnt a lot 6 months later I was driving brand new Mercedes actros 26 toner with a HIAB on it . Honestly mate having the grab licence is good don’t get me wrong it can look stressful and it can be tricky at times but once you feel confident on the road the unloading with the HIAB is a doddle . Everyday is a challenge but I enjoy it . Get comfortable on the road then I’d say look into the license don’t wanna put to much pressure on yourself all at once that’s what my firm did for me and it worked wonders

[@vlofvl]

It would be interesting to watch everything you do in preparation for a journey. For example, route planning, what do you look for on a route other than the obvious low bridges etc.... how do you note anything that is significant, also how you plan your breaks around work time and driving hours rules. Which sat nag do you use, are there any other practical driver aids you use? Have you got any tips on walk around checks, any help on when to put tachograph in waiting as opposed to a break or other work etc... I guess I’m asking for the equivalent of the old saying “you’ve passed your Test now go out and learn to drive”

[@chriscooper9426]

When youve been at a bit longer buddy youll wake up and smell the coffee speaking from someone whos had a hgv licence 30 years and done several jobs class 1 driving being the worse

[@Wildcamp-lifestyle]

What did you do before you was a HGV driver?

[@aaronwright1749]

Hello deady love the videos i work in warehousing for £8;91 an hour driving a forklift which is a stand up one i empty production make up lorry loads and and help with base returns which is product thats been returned.i do 4 on 4 off 6am till 6pm plus i do other jobs i agree with what you are saying. plus i like forklift truck driving but i do agree with your comment find something else if you are not happy. I think that people that moan about everything about the job i moan about it but i still go to work get the job done. Also i work in all weathers which makes life driving a forklift challeging but i like the challenge of it keep up the good work and i find it intresting in what you do. Plus i talk to a few lorry drivers at work i find there job intresting and i find if you take the time to talk too them they are more willing to engage with you and have a laugh with you. I find no matter what job you do there is always good and bad points of the job and the health and saftey part is always a nightmare all jobs have responsibilty no matter what you do

[@CoatsandGaiters]

Well that was some video Deady !!! Sounds like you've been holding back for a while lol my views aside your at least standing up and saying what you believe - respect to you.

[@lukeplant5141]

love ur videos dude u make me giggle ngl

[@Sarah-mg3gg]

Immigration drives wages down because, as you said, British people moan about money. When employers know there are people willing to work the same hours for less money, it makes no business sense to hire someone who wants more money. It's like people wanting an increase in the minimum wage. Seen the inside of a McDonald's lately? Those machines you order your food on replaced humans who demanded more money. Machines don't need breaks, they don't moan about the job they're doing, they just do it and they don't need to money to live.

[@AndrewJohn5544]

As a FedEx driver thanks for the shout out 🤣🤣.

[@wagmiorngmi]

Me too! Probably had one of Custom Haulage or PCS's trucks come past him that go like fk and do about 60 on the flat LOL. See you at Lount/Kingsbury/Atherstone?

[@eddiewatts7792]

same everywhere, people moan but do nothing to change. I left farming because it was hard graft for barely min wage but have moved on for the better. Good to see LGV rates going up. The industry does need to improve conditions to attract younger workers or women who won't do 15hr days or sleep in laybys (nor should anyone have to)

[@anthonywilliamson915]

I totally get what you’re saying and I’m pleased you’re in a good place. Don’t let them moaning bunch get you bogged down with their troubles. Keep smiling and most of all keep slapping you chest! 😀

[@markthespark4242]

Hi Deady, I was a HGV class one driver for 30 years mostly trampimg on flat work. Strapping, chaining., roping and sheeting. Handballing 24 ton of seed potatoes in Scotland then strawing and sheeting it. Got out of it in 2015 and now just a shunter In a works for 38k plus a year. Still have my licence, DCPC card and digi card just in case. I remember you when you was at WS

[@jack-xs7mt]

I cannot wait to drive an HGV

[@andrewt1073]

I drive for a supermarket. I originally loaded the wagons in the warehouse untill they did a scheme 5 years ago called driving ambition, (they paid for it all). I constantly hear the ‘older driver’s’ moaning about the warehouse guys. I tell them give it ago in warehouse for a week cos I guarantee you’ll be begging get back behind the wheel after 2 shifts.

[@elizabethmaybrown6715]

Hi Deady, best video so far, I agree with you and if those who moan did try a different job like cleaning on an MOD site with the pressure to keep them to a standard at ever decreasing staff levels they would be straight back in a truck! I took redundancy 3 years ago and have been much happier, I am finishing my cpc tomorrow then it's just a matter of booking my class 2 retest and starting driving, once I have my cpc card I may well start on 7.5tonner till I pass class 2! Have a good weekend and a good week next week😊😎

[@robertanderson5369]

At last someone talking sense. Thing is a lot off people don’t like change they put up with shit cause they feel save. Plus a lot of drivers think there so important to the firm it would go out of Business if they leave. Great vlog deady

[@craigpritchard6265]

I work on a building supply yard for 5 years, I now drive there class 2 trucks delivering. As a job I class is as semi retirement.

[@davidwilkes83]

You have made some great points there Deady lad, Im currently a home delivery driver for Asda driving a sprinter and would love to get into the HGV industry but its just a case of getting the money together to get my license and just cant understand why so many drivers hate the industry. Yes the money isnt as great now as it was back when most of us was just an itch in our dads balls but it is what it is. Hopefully I can do my Class 2 and then my Class 1 soon and be able to call myself a proper diesel gypsy, keep up the great work pal and keep smashing the vids bud. Look forward to seeing you coming at our telly boxes from your poo powered italian stallion. much love

[@markhitachi]

Evening sir, great video. I agree wholeheartedly I do commercial bodywork as my main job. I also do class 1 work at the weekends etc. And your right it’s a piece of piss compared to the bodywork I do through the week. If some of these boys tried the building site etc for a few days I think they would soon be looking for keys again. 👍👍

[@harlingthetrucker9971]

Warning this post is a little deep!!!! Because most people need certainty in their lives they will …. cling to certain misery than take a chance on uncertain change. And there is a lot of comfort in togetherness even when that togetherness is about moaning about being miserable!!

[@safcjones8234]

I did my class 1 around the same time as you deady but unlike yourself I never actually went on to look for any work and just stayed in the job Im doing now just because even though not the best, it is a secure job and also the negative stuff you hear about the hgv industry, after watching you over last couple years and especially few of your latest videos you have convinced me to go for it, cpc now booked for few weeks time thanks mate!

[@sarahraine-bridon6809]

My husband just got into driving. 8 weeks now doing class 2 job. He booked in for class 1 test in november. He loving it so far. X

[@Deady2012]

It’s quality! 👌🏻 Just don’t let him get into Tramping!

[@sarahraine-bridon6809]

@@Deady2012 tramping is his job 🙈 lol x

[@Lidds92]

As a former plasterer/tiler and hotel manager I can completey agree with you mate. Those were long hard days on my feet, granted the money was alright but If i can earn the same in a truck driving up and down the country and not doing damage to my shoulders, knees and back I'll snap your hands off... I'm pretty sure every job in the world has its problems, the HGV industry isn't any different, you can ask anyone who isn't a boss at where they work if they are treated amazing and if they love their job and I'll bet 80% of them will say no. It's working life at the end of the day, we're all just a number which can be replaced. So find a job you actually enjoy doing and enjoy yourself as best you can. I can't wait until im behind the wheel.

[@leedavidson8543]

Any fool that wouldn’t take a £2 ph pay rise to drive a class 2 is exactly that or a liar!

[@markmcniven2625]

I totally get & agree about what you said about the air conditioning. Do they not realise that if they turn the heating knob to the blue side, cold air will come out.

[@michaelfairbrother1692]

Deady! Totally agree with you mate! I'm a gas engineer! Not a HGV driver and never been interested in driving a truck but watched your vlogs for a couple of years now! Cracking down to earth fella mate! Correct though! Life's too short! Not happy doing what your doing move on! Simple as that! Find something you like! World's full of crying Muppets! Looking well mate! Moody vest tho😂😂

[@Thegreat772]

That dude said £17 is not enough 🤣

[@fraserkirk1069]

You have a good attitude bud and I agree with you 100%

[@vegas92cb]

I currently work 11 hour shifts at a fulfilment centre, 4 5 sometimes 6 days a week (contracted to 4) in my feet all night. I personally can't wait to get into HGVs it's just a money matter at the moment, but it's definitely something I'll be doing as soon as u can afford the license. Great video mate

[@UserUCKANAOD8SlYguEhbCkUdlMQ]

I think that there are huge issues with all parts of the industry. Delivery/pick up sites, Government, Service Stations, Hauliers, Drivers and Transport Managers. The issue is, no one will work together and try to get bits resolved. Instead, drivers generally sit there slating everyone else and yet complain when they are treated badly (respect works both ways and calling transport managers 'spotty teenagers' is not going to get the industry improved, Everyone starts somewhere. Rather than slag them off, work with them and see what pressure they are under when it comes to their job (and vice versa). It's all good slagging off other people but that isn't getting the issues resolved). I think too many old timers remember how things were and want it to go back to that with the benefits and whatever. Many seem quite trade union type who are all about a lot more pay for a lot less work and the reality is, in every single industry, the trade union type isn't working. It's being shot down in almost all sectors by almost all companies. The reality is, money can be tight and no one has ever succeeded by giving a lot more pay for a lot less work. IT just doesn't happen. Companies have grown a backbone over time and are now doing things to the letter of the law, if it's legal, they'll do it (If it's illegal, report the company to the relevant authorities and move on). I've seen it first hand in the bus industry (hear me out), drivers screaming they need longer breaks, more pay, less work etc etc. I had one guy who was similar to some of these HGV drivers, slating young people sat in offices planning timetables, saying 'I need more time on this route, it's no doable' and yet often when they thought no one was around, that bus would come in 5 minutes early then they would hide away for a cigarette. You're paid to drive a bus, not stand around having a smoke. Layover, by all means, do what you want but don't claim you need more time when clearly all you want is more time so that you can take breaks, have a smoke and whatever. I don't think you work at Tesco and get a 5 minute fag break every 30 minutes! Another one 'were underpaid', there is a company over the road offering you more money, the reason you are low paid working for a small firm is because you got sacked from all the big companies because you can't stick to the rules. In which case, it's a you problem. I personally know of a driver who will purposely thrash and overheat buses to 'break down' so that they can get a swap. Leave late so they can sit on their phone scrolling through tiktok then complain they need more time. No, you don't need more time, you just need to leave on time and not sit on your phone all day. These same issues are rife in the HGV industry and it's a typical case of driver laziness or wanting to be paid while they do personal things. Go and work in any other job where you are in the workplace rather than out on the road, see how that goes down for you. Many think because there is no manager stood watching over them, they can do what they want and be paid for doing nothing. It doesn't work and if you have that attitude, you won't like any industry, no company intentionally pays you to do nothing. Not all issues lie with the operators/hauliers or whatever, a lot of drivers need to up their game else why should a company treat a driver with respect when the driver won't be a good ambassador for the company. It does work both ways but so many drivers are unrealistic with their demands.

[@freeman494]

So I am a new Class 2 driver around Cambridge. Im in £12 an hour doing multi drop around the local area. Is that even a good wage? 🤷‍♂️ i dont know because there are people who say it is n say it isnt. I left a career at an Airport on £31K….have I made a mistake?? Let me know guys!

[@tommoorcroft6680]

Not the way airports are going everyone won’t have a job lol with this covid

[@TheeWelshAnimal]

Good video mate. Loads of good advice, keep up the work 👌 I love hgv work over my previous warehouse job

[@klopp8768]

Great video mate, I honestly say I needed this video. Just about to get into the HGV industry and you have answered a lot of questions going around in my head throughout all your content. Keep it up. Take care

[@tomjohntig]

Try Bus driving, shifts vary from day to day, split rest days no such thing as a weekend your days off may be Monday and Wednesday one week then Sunday Tuesday the next. Road users hate you passengers verbally abuse you. The lads who I worked with are leaving the industry and paying for their class 2 and class 1 license and loving it. You don’t like driving truck try driving Buses I am glad I am now retired and out of the industry, but it paid my mortgage and got my family fed. I was a bus/ coach driver for 43 years in Hartlepool. HGV easy compared to bus driving and before you ask I could not afford to leave and get a HGV job I had a mortgage and a family I now own my home and my boys are grown and are both HGV drivers as is my grandson who has just passed his class 1 at the age of 22 👍

[@80skid83]

Buses are brutal

[@gixxer_jake]

Im wanting to do it as a career path. I'm 25 with no experience in the industry at all. Every time i mention it all people do is talk me out of it. All experienced drivers i know talk me out of it too. I think this is also a big issue. All the people who are thinking about going into the industry ask advice and get talked out of it.

[@Medleyboy]

On point deady. I farmed for 12 years loved it mate. Had a change to driving trucks so I could spend more time with family. Nice to hear you have the same mind set 👍

[@krystalgazerkg1329]

The sooner the truckin industry is automated ( robots) the better the spare workforce then can work on all these farms that are finding it hard to find staff , There u go , all problems solved , , , by the way I worked in a carpet tile factory 3 shifts for 25y in Wigan. Mon - Fri,, at wknd we shot off to sort complaints out either in UK or Europe. I'm halfway through writing a book about what we got up too,. But I never once felt stressed or pissed off , but when I started driving HGVs. I slowly started getting pissed off with it all , I found it was a bad move, enjoyed it at first then stress and anxiety started to show its ugly head , I had 10y of it then decided to call it a day , but a suppose it's how you handle it. I've no patience for waiting hours at places , or or going to places in the middle of nowhere were you can only get the width of a wagon down the road and hope nothing is coming the opposite way , 15hr shifts , and not to mention the car brake checkers , that I could never understand ? , It's also too dangerous now too many pricks on the roads. I'm happy now . Be careful out there lad .

[@gm0184]

Worked in a call centre from 18 to 28 and then changed to HGV driving in 2017. I do think HGV driving is responsibility but isn’t most things. I enjoy it but like any job you find faults, but for every fault there is normally a positive. I think it depends on what you do within the transport industry as well. If you don’t want manual handling then drive for Tesco or Morrison’s and not company’s that want hand-balling. Where I work we are encouraged by people to take our time and I have a minimum of an hours brake a day regardless of the numbers of hours I’m on for the day.

[@stevenbarney2928]

I’ve done a few different jobs in my life so far. Labouring, Security, Mechanic, Forklift driving and for the last 15 years Vehicle Security and Vehicle Accessories. Most of them Long hours and Hard Work and can be very stressful. Now in the process of doing Class 2 Theory Done Hazard Done Driving Lessons Done. TEST Tuesday, Hopefully goes well. Can’t wait to get into the Industry as I love driving yes there will be shit days but I think the life is going to make me happier 👍

[@TheDaf95xf]

Deady your a star 🌟 Most drivers have left that want to the rest are just venting their frustration on the poor conditions ect 😫 I’m lucky as I work for a medical company working a max of 11 hours a day that’s 10 hours driving 1 hours work if I work 2 hours it’s only 9 hours driving ect ect Take care buddy 👍🏻

[@Tyronnster]

Enjoyed the vid as usual bud. First time seen the flat. Very nice shows what hardwork gets ya

[@pauldean326]

Its all ive ever done, after 32 years i still love the job,I learnt that if you don't like your present job you move on, Yes its stressful sometimes,but you have to stay positive, Its starting slowly change, like deady saays stand up fo ryourself, put your foot down when you need to,

[@rictaylor1710]

Hi mate. Love your videos. Wanted to be a hgv driver for years but never had the money to get my tests done. Applied for a job with a company that puts you through class 2 and class 1 so hopefully get it. Now I became a bus driver in 2012 and in 2016 became a coach driver so used to large vehicles but if you want to talk about bag wages coach driving is terrible. I once did a 23 hour shift (double man drivikg and cleaning coach when we got back) and got paid £100 for that shift. That's why I currently work in a call centre lol. Loved your training vids and really looking forward to starting my career as a hgv driver (fingers crossed) any way keep up the good work my friend and maybe see you on road one day.

[@kevgray8145]

Well said Deady lad. Those people moaning about the industry but not doing anything about haven't got the bollocks to say no to a planner, so they're never gonna change their job. Take it from someone who is in the process of leaving a job a hate to come back to the hgv industry as a new class 1 driver! Best move I've ever made.

[@TruckerMurdock]

My tattoo artist has a slogan across his ceiling "You are not your job and your are not your car". The moral is if you don't like it then change it. I did 15 years of 7.5t driving and came off the road in 2007 due to a family emergency. After a long break off the road I am now doing my HGV Class 2 training and you know what made me go back to driving? Try 13 years of really shit agency jobs such as knee deep in mud on a landfill site in winter.

[@karlwells1576]

I used to work at Sainsbury's as a warehouse operator at a store, so unloading lorries and so on. Whilst I am looking to leave the HGV industry purely because it is having a negative impact on my mental health and general wellbeing in regards to my health, the pandemic kinda put this on hold as the job market went down the shitter. I wouldn't say it's an awful industry. Yes, sometimes people do place alot of pressure on you to get jobs done, even if its completely unrealistic. It's long hours and I'm a tramper so my work-life balance is a bit out of wack. But I get paid between 550 and 700 a week depending on hours, so it's not a bad wage. There is definately worse jobs out there. So I agree with you :) Good video Deady. :)

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

Call it nievety, but you Sir are a breath of fresh air! I'm currently trying to get into the industry, and as you stated in another video - why are so many sat in cabs slagging off a job they apparently hate, yet are still doing it? There are a few YT vloggers I've found that have some good content, but say how rubbish the job is. It seems to not just be this industry though, but plenty of others where people are complaining year after year, yet there they are still doing it. Why??? I just left IT after 20 years, because it *is* rubbish. People with little to no understanding telling people who have how to do their jobs, but worst of all, how long it will take, expecting highly technical work to take a matter of weeks, when months or years is more realistic. Those same idiots then complain when things don't work. Just look at Government IT projects, LOL. It's not the money that's the problem - it's the lack of time to do things right and as they should be done. You've made some interesting points in this video, and many can be applied to other industries, too. I do think there is an element of people not knowing anything else. Variety in careers is just as important as variety in the companies you work for. It's good to move around sometimes. Some of the most interesting people I know worked 2-3 different careers in completely different areas.

[@Deady2012]

Agreed with everything you have said mate!

[@chriskenwright3635]

Deady mate great vids just had my medical just waiting on my provisional mate fingers crossed keep the vids coming mate 👍👍

[@samkennerley5951]

Hi deady totally agree with what you say. I work for IVECO on the 24 hour call out side have done this job for 9 years now. The longest shift I did was 4 o'clock Monday morning till 9 o'clock Thursday night with out going home having knaps in the van all to provide for my family. Yes I don't get to see them alot with 7 days a week work but at least they can have nice things. P.s going to go self employed so I can see my family more. You work to live. Not live to work 👍

[@dancftrucker25]

Worked away on quarries drilling rock. Did warehouse work then 15 years on the buses & coaches. Did class 2 then straight for class1 nearly a year ago n love it.

[@eky3i]

Just booked medical so will be starting my journey soon hopefully

[@danielwoodgate007]

The channel "Except for access " paints a different light on trucking, Big daddy loves his job. Good channel rkid 👍

[@bagger7561]

I'm a class 2 driver and got my class 1 in September and can't wait. 16-18 + £pH will do me just fine 🙂. Who give a shit about traffic and sitting around to get tipped. For that kind of money I don't give a shit 🤣🤣 Shame you can't afford some blinds/curtains though deady 🤪👍

[@snazafar6073]

Another excellent video mate, very informative. Got me class 2 test on august the 10th fingers crossed. 👍👍

[@v12agb45]

DPD at £26an hour which agency? Thanks deady lad

[@quench1234]

I looked on indeed and there’s jobs up to £30+ per hour for Sunday’s 👍

[@rosedouglas3254]

Your views on HGV drivers and industry is truthful n refreshing-keep it cumin!..(n im not even an HGV driver..)..👍🚚🌹

[@danielball8553]

I'm a car mechanic and hated it for years, after 15 years of it I'm finally going into HGV driving and changing career. I Think these people who are complaining would probably have a mental break down if they become a car mechanic for a day.