Also check with local cartage companies. A smaller cartage company that just runs LTL around the city will be more likely to hire you as well. This is also a great way for you to build up driving hours and get experience. If you can manage to run LTL around the city and not kill yourself destroy the equipment or kill anybody else it will make you a much better driver once you hit the highway
In North America most of the larger carriers are self insured and can take people with less than one year after they pass a few tests and a driving test. They might even have to go out on the road with a trainer for a week or two before they get their own truck. Maybe check with some of the larger carriers there and see if the same applies
Its difficult to get experience if nobody takes a chance on you. Keep plugging away John. I am a great believer in fate and it will happen eventually for you. 👍
after the hgv driver shortage during lockdown, they started giving away licences, car B straight to CE, so now the market is flooded. i passed my CE just after the shortage ended, so i was in the same position you are. in spite of having my C and D entitlements for 30 years, no company seemed interested in giving me a chance at CE. during the shortage, they would have fallen over themselves to get a new pass driver, now its the other way round. i gave up on getting a CE job, now im a back up hgv driver for a water company, so i drive a grab lorry, ie C with a clamshell hiab ticket. im kind of glad it worked out that way
A lot of the large mega carriers here will take you right out of school and put you in one of their trucks with a trainer for three or four weeks and then give you your own truck once you pass their checklist. Start asking the bigger companies if they have this kind of program.
Huge issue in the industry in the now flooded driver market!!!! It was the same when I passed mine mate 7 years ago. I’ll give you a few agency’s that take on new passes (or at least did) won’t be the greatest work but will get experience. Or If you want to work away local company in hudds who certainly was looking.
If you are going to be driving a HGV, then please remember how a merge in turn works. So many truck drivers block the road 800m before the merge which is nonsensical. Best regards.
This is a global issue in recent years. I never did the same to ppl, but I've heard or saw infinite samples like this. Also I've read other comments too and Sterling's live stream idea is most logical way to figure it out, bcs this is gonna really long topic mate. Peace out for now 👊
@@NerdInMotion23 what I mean is, you’ll have to go with the companies that do take on “green” drivers (presumably they’re sh!t to work for, or sh!t pay, (or both!)). Gain some driving experience, and then go to work for someone else (or yourself?).
Also check with local cartage companies. A smaller cartage company that just runs LTL around the city will be more likely to hire you as well. This is also a great way for you to build up driving hours and get experience. If you can manage to run LTL around the city and not kill yourself destroy the equipment or kill anybody else it will make you a much better driver once you hit the highway
I'm getting in touch with all the local companies to see if they have anything.
In North America most of the larger carriers are self insured and can take people with less than one year after they pass a few tests and a driving test. They might even have to go out on the road with a trainer for a week or two before they get their own truck. Maybe check with some of the larger carriers there and see if the same applies
I'll try and find out good shout
Its difficult to get experience if nobody takes a chance on you. Keep plugging away John. I am a great believer in fate and it will happen eventually for you. 👍
I am no quitter so I'll keep going.
after the hgv driver shortage during lockdown, they started giving away licences, car B straight to CE, so now the market is flooded. i passed my CE just after the shortage ended, so i was in the same position you are. in spite of having my C and D entitlements for 30 years, no company seemed interested in giving me a chance at CE. during the shortage, they would have fallen over themselves to get a new pass driver, now its the other way round. i gave up on getting a CE job, now im a back up hgv driver for a water company, so i drive a grab lorry, ie C with a clamshell hiab ticket. im kind of glad it worked out that way
I actually landed my first job today. I got to say I properly enjoy driving those big beasts.
For a split second I thought maybe you had your camera reversed but then I remember you guys drive on the wrong side of the road
😂 yeah we're on the correct side 😂
@@NerdInMotion23 the correct side of wrong right?
A lot of the large mega carriers here will take you right out of school and put you in one of their trucks with a trainer for three or four weeks and then give you your own truck once you pass their checklist. Start asking the bigger companies if they have this kind of program.
We don't really have mega carriers.
Huge issue in the industry in the now flooded driver market!!!!
It was the same when I passed mine mate 7 years ago.
I’ll give you a few agency’s that take on new passes (or at least did) won’t be the greatest work but will get experience.
Or If you want to work away local company in hudds who certainly was looking.
Ok sounds good
If you are going to be driving a HGV, then please remember how a merge in turn works. So many truck drivers block the road 800m before the merge which is nonsensical. Best regards.
Yeah that does my head in too. Pointless behaviour.
This is a global issue in recent years. I never did the same to ppl, but I've heard or saw infinite samples like this. Also I've read other comments too and Sterling's live stream idea is most logical way to figure it out, bcs this is gonna really long topic mate. Peace out for now 👊
Cheers Tolga. Yeah I think this could be a long old topic
How did I get my first job ? My dad! 😂 This industry has always been the same?!
I see that's the key. Where are you based I'm not far from Leeds.
You say some companies take on new starters, I guess you have to suck it up, get the experience and then move on to something else?!
It's looking that way. But you can't get the experience if you can't get the drive.
@@NerdInMotion23 what I mean is, you’ll have to go with the companies that do take on “green” drivers (presumably they’re sh!t to work for, or sh!t pay, (or both!)). Gain some driving experience, and then go to work for someone else (or yourself?).
Insurance costs are a joke!
I can believe it. They're milking us.
This is something I have a lot of experience with. We should talk about it on a live soon.
Sounds good
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Yes for sure
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Well I might give that a miss to be fair 😂
That's one topic that shouldn't be joked about.