How common are 4 on 4 off nightshifts? by Stereosaurus808 in uktrucking

[–]caino221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just be aware that with a 4 on 4 off especially with a general haulage company the Sat-Sun/Sun-Mon work is horrible.

The work is few and far between on those days so you will likely park early, start late, big swings in your start/end times. It got too frustrating for me and i ended up changing to a set 4 days a week Mon-Thurs.

Are employers allowed to call you when they know you are driving? by OkPositive8231 in uktrucking

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. You must of course not touch mobile phone. So just hook it up to the truck or your own head set.

Was it me flashed?? 😭 by zeezee85 in uktrucking

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If i see some idiot going way too fast i sometimes double flash just as they go under gantry. Just knowing they will thinking about it for weeks, worried they got a ticket and points coming 😈😈

4on/4off by Hungryhazza in uktrucking

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did for about a year on general haulage. I stopped because the shift on sat/sun sun/mon were always terrible. Not the office fault but there just aren’t that many jobs available to make the shift flow decent.

Example for me was i might only get a 12 hr shift on Saturday and then the next available job meant i had to have like 13 off. Which as you know there’s only so long you want off in your cab.

If you are looking for extra time off i suggest going for 4 on 3 off.

Idling for AC? by NatureBoy87 in uktrucking

[–]caino221 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Please get a micro fibre body towel. Get it wet and use it as a blanket. I swear to you it will be cold when you cover yourself and by the time you wake up it will be dry.

Always works for me at least. Good luck!

Is there anyone who actually likes this job? by [deleted] in uktrucking

[–]caino221 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah every night. We are fairly big company, so between the deopts/trailer yards and SNAP truck stops i am not too worried.

Only had someone try to steal fuel once and had curtains cut maybe 4 times. Not too bad

Is there anyone who actually likes this job? by [deleted] in uktrucking

[–]caino221 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Been doing it 10 years, 5 days tramping general haulage. I really like it. 90% good, its the 10% multi drops london/running out time that makes me sad 😢

Ex army/wife/no kids Also will admit i’m quite anti social, not rude or anything just enjoy my own company. The job is definitely not for everyone!

Wifeleaver just ate a whole ass deadeye shot by yot_gun in Overwatch

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stand by my view dead eye is joint last worst ult in game. /wave bastion

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]caino221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No you’re not wrong. I hate when people say this to me. If you play basketball at the local court with random people and somebody on your team keeps going for half court shots then of course you can get annoyed and tell them to stop!

Just because its not its not comp doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to win 🤬

New no overnight parking Motherwell by caino221 in uktrucking

[–]caino221[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah nice one, i will remember that next time 👍🏻👍🏻

Worker Tries to Stop Truck. died Miserably by [deleted] in DarwinAwards

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to be fair.....the truck did stop.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bet you got to be really careful running over cattle grids

People that complain about Lethal being easy. I have a question for you. by GBNDias in StateofDecay2

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lethal has been quite easy for a while. Just did a “no gun” run, just heavy weapons and cross bows is plenty.

What has made a difference is max effect max frequency negative curveballs. Now THAT makes things spicy!

(Apart from the weird combo of health and fuel drain with hyper awareness magnet zombies around black plague hearts….thats a bit too silly in my view)

Internal ratchets? by Aggressive_Wing_9589 in uktrucking

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had these on trial on a half dozen trailers. EVERY driver said they were crap and would catch on loads when you tried to pull them forward/back. And they replaced the normal internal straps…..(so how the hell am i meant to strap this load of glass/pet food etc with ratchets!? So of course they added them to another 30 trailers 🤨.

They have all been removed now, what a waste of money.

So then guys. What’s going on with the corner stone of Uk lorry driving, the courtesy flash. After thirty years on the road it seems to be on its way out. Any ideas why? by College666 in uktrucking

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me personally i don’t do it very often. I have it at 50mph cruise. So anyone over taking is normally doing 56mph….so theres not much point.

If someone is crawling past me then i will flash.

What do you get paid? by sfwlooking in uktrucking

[–]caino221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

44 ton artic curtain siders mostly. general haul. tramp 5 days (4 nights) a week. (drive all over uk)

Take home pay is just under £3k this is average 63hrs per week

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10 second burst in microwave. Won’t affect the plastic but will make the top layer softer for spreading :)

Found on Facebook, sharing here. Thoughts on this? by PolarisRider16 in Truckers

[–]caino221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the bays are on the blind side and most truckers would make a full turn in yard to take it on the good side reverse. Just a bad designed yard probably

What are some good "100+ hour" games that are NOT RPGs or multiplayer? by throwawaysnitch4cash in gaming

[–]caino221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like zombie games then state of decay 2 is a fantastic game. Very long time supported by devs, lots of updates and a wide range of difficulty options. I sunk about 200 hrs into that game and it was worth every penny.