Been delivering now for a firm in a lwb van for 7 months , the last 3momths has been a consistent route , I've gone through self employed to employed and have had never ending battles with the company because they just keep trying to up the anty, more hours , more consignments ,
I put the foot down and do what I am now contracted to do, 4 days but usually do 5 because if I may aswell earn money , but there forever pushing your boundaries. More days , overtime .
The vans will drive you mad the gear boxes are ****** the side panels don't open and you have to work from the back when you unlock the rear doors it takes you to open it 3 times before it pops open that 100 times a day , the PDA endlessly freeze ,
The supervisors are fine but two are either non stop mouthy ***** or can't get out of first gear delaying you from departing the depo and everybody gets aggitated , then either that and they can't decide what days you get off, 7 months and still no rota !!
And That's only what goes on in the depo you have shops that you have to set up systems with so you can get in and out asap , otherwise they'd just chuck the parcels in a heap and leave it to sort ,
Can never get park and always listen to the same **** day in day about customers don't like to sign on the PDA , endless traffic and road rage, barking dogs, cars nearly wiping you out every time you get in and out of the van awkward drops , people not in when you knock , but are when you've written the card and turned the ignition on
It can really begin to wear on you.
I've worked 6 days this week and I feel burnt out ,
I've seen two serious collisions on the roads in the past week because everybody drives like a maniac in the mornings
My head is turned .
My plan is I will no longer be working more than my 4 day week and if my supervisors say otherwise they can go and **** .
Apart from that I'm seriously considering getting my hgv and leaving lwb multidrop behind unless I can get some level of consistency will work life and stress levels .
From experienced class 1 or 2 drivers , who may have done lwb multidrop , is there a big change in regards to quality of life , and how you are treated within the industry , im beginning tomrrach the end of my tether dealing with vast amounts of members of the public and jumping in and out of the van 100s of times a day dealing with ******** .
I will be joining the union , and wondering are truck drivers treated much better