Lorrys are parking right outside my front window

Gandalfthesecond

Hammyman wrote: »

Not been in the industry for 3 years....no intention of going back. Only got one thing wrong and not done split daily rest for at least a decade so not too shabby

What happened? Did you get caught with a dead prostitute in the cab? When do you get out?

mikey72

Hammyman wrote: »

Absolutely - I did the job for 16 years....

You can do 6 days maximum. You can do 3x15hrs and 3x13hrs. Guess what that adds up to?

And although the WTD limits it to 60hrs, that is only work as PoA and breaks are excluded so with a careful application of PoA and breaks, you can do an 84hr week.

So seriously as I asked earlier, truck drivers get paid for all the breaks, paid over lunch, paid for rest stops?
All they don't get paid for in a working day is the 9 hour overnight stops, or the 11 hour ones?
You got paid for an 86 hour week, every week? That's a good earner.

All the rest of us that take breaks have them unpaid, not as part of the working day.

mrbadexample

Hammyman wrote: »

So how do you get 7 in when you have used 6 days then need to take a 24?

A 24 hour day is not the same as a driving period. A new driving period starts after you've taken a daily rest, so if you worked 8 hours, then took 9 off, you've only used 17 of the 24, but are starting a new driving period. Keep doing that all week and you can get 7 in.

Gandalfthesecond

mikey72 wrote: »

So seriously as I asked earlier, truck drivers get paid for all the breaks, paid over lunch, paid for rest stops?
All they don't get paid for in a working day is the 9 hour overnight stops, or the 11 hour ones?
You got paid for an 86 hour week, every week? That's a good earner.

All the rest of us that take breaks have them unpaid, not as part of the working day.

86 hour week and all of it spent sat on their arris, what an easy life.

Flyboy152

Hammyman wrote: »

Absolutely - I did the job for 16 years....

You can do 6 days maximum. You can do 3x15hrs and 3x13hrs. Guess what that adds up to?

And although the WTD limits it to 60hrs, that is only work as PoA and breaks are excluded so with a careful application of PoA and breaks, you can do an 84hr week.

Hmmm....there is a reason for this.

Gandalfthesecond

Flyboy152 wrote: »

Hmmm....there is a reason for this.

This?

mikey72

Hammyman wrote: »

Ambulance driver? Yeah, usually not good for someone involved when there's an accident involving a lorry.

Like the Hammy said, it's not good when the lorry six inches from your back bumper realises he can't stop as fast as you.

Gandalfthesecond

mikey72 wrote: »

Like the Hammy said, it's not good when the lorry six inches from your back bumper realises he can't stop as fast as you.

Yeah but they're professional drivers so that won't happen.

Flyboy152

Gandalfthesecond wrote: »

This?

Yep....that's the one.

Flying-High_2

mikey72 wrote: »

So seriously as I asked earlier, truck drivers get paid for all the breaks, paid over lunch, paid for rest stops?
All they don't get paid for in a working day is the 9 hour overnight stops, or the 11 hour ones?
You got paid for an 86 hour week, every week? That's a good earner.

All the rest of us that take breaks have them unpaid, not as part of the working day.

Various wage structures... I'd happily bet that many when you broke the hours down to the money.. were not far off or below minium wage...

For the Overnights you'd usually get night allowance for that which varies...IRC its tax free aswell?... £25 a night last 2 driving jobs I had... Although out of that was to come so called "Secure" parking.. which you got a meal voucher for and use of showers etc usually... Rest was yours.