working monday (bank hols)

[spike50]

ok hands up , whos working monday for a bit of overtime ??

im leaving monday dinnertime , going up to dundee so should be up there for 7-8 , just in time to get my bedding sorted , tele set up and maybe a walk down to pub for a night cap .

tip tuesday at 8 ,back down to gods own county then off home , got wednesday morning off , prob set off wed afternoon for some where far far away

[Changedmyname]

Yes working tomorrow, as I do every bankholiday.
Selfemployed you have to.

[chilistrucker]

me too, but only as its treble time.
the run is basildon, to merthyr tydfil, trailer swap and back. start at 430pm, and its at least 12 hours, ker ching!!!

[speedchick]

Himself has a 4am start from Burnley to Dumfermline and back, so I am going with him, a nice run upto Scotland and across the Forth (yikes)

Has to get back tomorrow as there is another full trailer waiting for him for Tuesday morning, and I have work on Tuesday.

[martin mrt]

Yup, starting at 7am to go and tip trailers that were loaded this afternoon.

Normal day for us unfortunately.

[chilistrucker]

but for more money surely?

[Humper]

On holiday, we close on all the stat hols.

[philmots]

2 days off now... My rota follows a pattern all year. Sometimes you get lucky, some you don't!

Flat rate too.

[Cock Womble 7]

martin mrt said:

Normal day for us unfortunately.

Same here, our lot don't "do" Bank Holidays.

chilistrucker said:

but for more money surely?

Nope, just a normal day. I think we get extra holidays to make up for it. Gee, thanks.

[speedchick]

Not altogether sure if himself is getting paid extra for yesterday, but still it was a nice run up there and back, have never seen the M6 as quiet as it was yesterday morning.

Although I really do wish his boss would invest in some nice bouncy suspension passenger seats, my back is not thanking me for 10 hours in the cab yesterday

[Fun Bus]

They're generally not fitted as passengers aren't the norm in a tractor unit. In fact, some companies don't allow passengers other than company staff or people given specific permission.

[speedchick]

I know, I guess that we are lucky that the company that he works for allows the drivers to take company with them.