I passed that the other day what’s the story looked like it had been there a while
I passed that the other day what’s the story looked like it had been there a while
View attachment 992235One in ditch apparently 2days old (tractor)View attachment 992236
Surely the one in the ditch is just through pure incompetence ?View attachment 992235One in ditch apparently 2days old (tractor)View attachment 992236
Sleepy maybe? Heard stories of some pretty extreme working hours, due to staff shortages, being not that uncommon this year at a meeting this morning.Surely the one in the ditch is just through pure incompetence ?
You have to watch those trees, have a habit of ambushing you
That’s the trouble when you have branches thou out the countryYou have to watch those trees, have a habit of ambushing you
Most probably areSurely the one in the ditch is just through pure incompetence ?
The deal that was being offered to contractors here in NI to supply Tractors and trailers was £25 an hour plus diesel per tractor and trailer. Three drivers for two tractors 16 hrs on 8 hrs off staggered running 24hrs per day.Sleepy maybe? Heard stories of some pretty extreme working hours, due to staff shortages, being not that uncommon this year at a meeting this morning.
Wouldn't take much to sort it, pull everything with a maize trailer, weigh it and inspect it, hand out tickets for 50 kph and keep doing it until they behave.Passed one of the black Larringtons this morning. Trailer front offside wheel caved in, white SEAT facing the wrong way with o/s front damage.
3 ambulance's and 2 police cars in attendance, however I'm told all were OK.
It's getting silly round here, the damage, driving on phones, cutting up cars.
Lee's carting in one direction, O J Neils carting it the other way!
Same story the world over, there's always some mug that will do it cheaper.The deal that was being offered to contractors here in NI to supply Tractors and trailers was £25 an hour plus diesel per tractor and trailer. Three drivers for two tractors 16 hrs on 8 hrs off staggered running 24hrs per day.
Don't know, didn't ask.Same story the world over, there's always some mug that will do it cheaper.
Who pays accommodation and food etc?
Wouldn't take much to sort it, pull everything with a maize trailer, weigh it and inspect it, hand out tickets for 50 kph and keep doing it until they behave.
I saw it here with spud trucks, there used to be some junk on the road at storage time, overweight, defects, speeding etc. The commercial cops just set up checkpoints and pulled every truck. Any with problems got pulled on sight until they were legal. It completely changed the mindset with the bosses.
Funny how a desk full of fines concentrates the mind
U not away then?The deal that was being offered to contractors here in NI to supply Tractors and trailers was £25 an hour plus diesel per tractor and trailer. Three drivers for two tractors 16 hrs on 8 hrs off staggered running 24hrs per day.
Sure, you pick me up on the way to the boat.U not away then?
If i didnt have damned cows to milk and a family id be away in a shot, would beat milkin cows atm with the way the inputs are rocketingSure, you pick me up on the way to the boat.
Anyone I ever knew that 'went away for easy money' never came back with a Bob, easy come easy go. Stick at the cows they will still be there in 6 weeks.If i didnt have damned cows to milk and a family id be away in a shot, would beat milkin cows atm with the way the inputs are rocketing
You go to lose money with your kit or drive someone else's?If i didnt have damned cows to milk and a family id be away in a shot, would beat milkin cows atm with the way the inputs are rocketing
Idk for sure but around 10 an hour would probably be goin rate mabe bit more for spfh driver,You go to lose money with your kit or drive someone else's?
What are tractor drivers getting per hour around you?
So that equates to £15 per hour for the tractor n trailer, !!! Must be unprofitable or purely there for enjoyment?Idk for sure but around 10 an hour would probably be goin rate mabe bit more for spfh driver,
I understood tractor and trailer is £25/hr and man is £10/hr =£35/hrSo that equates to £15 per hour for the tractor n trailer, !!! Must be unprofitable or purely there for enjoyment?