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[mattyg219]

still driving?

[hellagoodella]

@mattyg219 Not at the moment... have had a break to have children... and I am living in Sweden. I plan to do it again one day here though : ) Not sure if it will be easier or harder here?! The roads are less complicated and a lot less busy.... but I'm not sure if the actual job is any different.

[james01256]

just seen this video. Well done for 4 years ago! I passed my class 1 a year ago and just cant get any work. Nobody will take me on until I have had my license for 2 years, even if I dont sit in another artic. Crazy. thankfuly I have a class 2 job getting experience. I'm not that far from you either. I am very close to Northampton.

[hellagoodella]

-continued..

Now is not a great time for lorry driving... theres hardly anywork!.. I think somsone said I'd never been out of work with a class 1 licence?!... haha.... ummm!

[leighjoy23]

Good to see other girls trucking, im only 5.3 and 50 kgs, have driven kenworths, freightliners, and macks, luv it all, luv backing in docks, tying my loads down, pulling up at lights and perving on the fellas in the smaller trucks next to me ha ha ha, etc etc etc. its tough when ya only small tho hey. but its all good. Keep on trucking:)

[hellagoodella]

Haha Awesome!!!

You must be stronger than me then... I tried trucking in Canada... and couldn't manage to tie the load down!.. i tried to tighten the strap by pulling on the bar.. and my feet were off the ground kicking in the air!

[mattyg219]

@hellagoodella oh ok i drive trucks in australia not to bad like to drive trucks all over the world one day

[Csabika30NY]

what the hell is a lorry? you mean a rig?you brits always have some funny words...

[MrINeedSome]

Ok, lets check out the birther.

[leighjoy23]

lol, yes my feet would go off the ground so i learnt to throw my weight back down on the bar, that would tighten it brilliantly. I have had a go at doggn and chain'n loads, but i reckon the men can keep that one, too bloody dangerous hey.

[james01256]

people have said that to me too but they lie!!! lol

Do you have any work at the mo? I know of a company that has lots of class 2 agency staff at the mo. Half the drivers are agency. Thankfuly I am full time though. Wont say who or where in a public typing area. pm me if you like though. I'm not far from Northampton, infact, I drove around it enough times yesterday!

[hellagoodella]

Haa ha... yeah Can you imagine what it was like for me when I passed my class 2 when I was 22... had only been driving a car for 2 months. Most companies laughed at me because no one wanted to insure anyone under 25.. or a employ a girl that "looks" like she cant unload lorries!

In the end driver hire got me a job with DHL.. and they just sent one of the driver hire guys out with me the first time to make sure I was ok... then I managed to get other jobs.