DavesaRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Does anybody know of any HGV C driving jobs available, please? I have just been made redundant for the second time in 3 months from the same job. I was delivering concrete products for Aggregate Industries in Hulland Ward, driving the only Class C vehicle at the site - all the other lorries are Class C + E (articulated, for those in the real world!). The transport operation is run by a company whose name rhymes with "Stobart", who have decided they don't want to use the rigid vehicle anymore. Why I don't know, because there are plenty of places which can't be accessed with an artic, and last time they laid me off (in October), they got into a right mess with failed deliveries, and they asked for my boss to put the vehicle back on the road. It took 4 weeks to catch up, but they have decided to stop using the lorry yet again! I am out of work again, and am looking for vacancies. I have applied for several jobs, but most are through agencies, so who knows whether the jobs actually exist or not. I am available for immediate start, and would appreciate any help you can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 32 minutes ago, DavesaRam said: Does anybody know of any HGV C driving jobs available, please? I have just been made redundant for the second time in 3 months from the same job. I was delivering concrete products for Aggregate Industries in Hulland Ward, driving the only Class C vehicle at the site - all the other lorries are Class C + E (articulated, for those in the real world!). The transport operation is run by a company whose name rhymes with "Stobart", who have decided they don't want to use the rigid vehicle anymore. Why I don't know, because there are plenty of places which can't be accessed with an artic, and last time they laid me off (in October), they got into a right mess with failed deliveries, and they asked for my boss to put the vehicle back on the road. It took 4 weeks to catch up, but they have decided to stop using the lorry yet again! I am out of work again, and am looking for vacancies. I have applied for several jobs, but most are through agencies, so who knows whether the jobs actually exist or not. I am available for immediate start, and would appreciate any help you can give me. Good luck mate, sucks when you get made redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, DavesaRam said: Does anybody know of any HGV C driving jobs available, please? I have just been made redundant for the second time in 3 months from the same job. I was delivering concrete products for Aggregate Industries in Hulland Ward, driving the only Class C vehicle at the site - all the other lorries are Class C + E (articulated, for those in the real world!). The transport operation is run by a company whose name rhymes with "Stobart", who have decided they don't want to use the rigid vehicle anymore. Why I don't know, because there are plenty of places which can't be accessed with an artic, and last time they laid me off (in October), they got into a right mess with failed deliveries, and they asked for my boss to put the vehicle back on the road. It took 4 weeks to catch up, but they have decided to stop using the lorry yet again! I am out of work again, and am looking for vacancies. I have applied for several jobs, but most are through agencies, so who knows whether the jobs actually exist or not. I am available for immediate start, and would appreciate any help you can give me. if you are registered with your local job centre you can access this help for free, I was discussing this with my missus who now helps with getting people back into jobs, I will skype her now and ask her for the criteria.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 she says this: right the contractors to the government link are these people: http://www.nwla.co/free-course if you are registered with your local job centre the courses are free and are national, you would need to explain your situation, they run them local and you don't need to travel miles to gain your qualification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 sorry that was incoherent, the courses above are free and you could gain a class C+E through them, you can then go back to Stobart and tell them you now have the relevant qualification to drive a C+E, sorry about that I wasn't concentrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Thanks Mr Lester. I've been to that Website, and the course is for people without an HGV licence - i.e. it is to gain the licence I already have. There isn't an option for Class 1 training. So I rang them, and I would need to go on another course over the next 3 months, after which I would be eligible for the training, but actually they have stopped doing the HGV training in the Midlands. Apart from that, I thought the call went rather well! Thanks ever so for your efforts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 minute ago, DavesaRam said: Thanks Mr Lester. I've been to that Website, and the course is for people without an HGV licence - i.e. it is to gain the licence I already have. There isn't an option for Class 1 training. So I rang them, and I would need to go on another course over the next 3 months, after which I would be eligible for the training, but actually they have stopped doing the HGV training in the Midlands. Apart from that, I thought the call went rather well! Thanks ever so for your efforts! oh testicles, always a barrier... let me ask "er indoors" when she gets back from work, she might know of something, I suppose if you could get an offer of employment from Eddie Stobart's then the Job Centre would more than likely fund your C+E license, it used to be if you were unemployed for 6 months they would fund this kind of thing but it is now different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Not too sure I want to be with the Stobies - it isn't the company we all think it is from the posh, clean trucks, the TV series, and so on.They are making a right mess of the contract I was on, and may even be kicked out of the place. However, a Class 1 licence would be nice, and would open up more doors for a new job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Just now, DavesaRam said: Not too sure I want to be with the Stobies - it isn't the company we all think it is from the posh, clean trucks, the TV series, and so on.They are making a right mess of the contract I was on, and may even be kicked out of the place. However, a Class 1 licence would be nice, and would open up more doors for a new job. I thought they were in Crick now? she is with the DWP office next week, she shall ask if funding is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 They are "all over the place", so to speak. The Crick site was to service either the Tesco or Pepsi contracts, but their sites are numerous and widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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