Close call
I had just turned 21 and started to work as an agency driver for a well known parcel delivery company, and just that very day been offered the chance to drive a 7.5 Tonne truck for the first time.

The shift started at 6am and all day I had been gingerly and carefully driving this monster truck, and at no time would I ever say that I was confident in such as massive vehicle.

Literally 100 yards from finishing the shift, and the relief of not crashing and killing anyone I was driving up to the traffic lights and noticed that I would be stopping on the box junction, so just slammed my anchors on.

For around 30 seconds, probably a minute, but felt like longer all I could hear was screeching tyres, beeps, and I am sure there was the odd scream... but I didn't hear any bangs.

I just shut my eyes and all of a sudden a big fist came through the window and grabbed me by the scruff of the neck.

What the fuck do you think you are doing? I've nearly had 8 ton of skip come through my cab... said the very nice man mountain.

All I could manage through fear was to point at the road and say 'box junction'... and couldnt move or say anything else...

The moment must have passed though as he just looked at the road looked back at my rabbit stare fear induced eyes and just let go and walked back to his skip lorry.

I stalled the lorry about 5 times that last 100 yards.....
(h3dg3h0g, Fri 27 Sep 2013, 17:17, 3 replies)

6 years between posts.
That's some hibernation bro.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Fri 27 Sep 2013, 18:07, closed)

I used to drive a 7.5t truck
delivering steel for a summer after I graduated.

It was a great job. OK, the early starts were a pain, but I loved it. Should my current career go belly-up - and really, it's a matter of "when" rather than "if" - I'd happily go back to it. In fact, I'm currently unable to decide whether I'd be better off career-wise by doing an LLM, or getting an HGV licence...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 27 Sep 2013, 20:08, closed)

Get your license
I did 7.5t for a while as my 25 yr old license allows it. Multi dropping all over the country including central London on a couple of days. Great fun.
(boarders You won't catch me with my trousers, Sat 28 Sep 2013, 19:52, closed)