AT THE HEART OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY.

Call our Sales Team on 0208 912 2120

1st June 1995, Page 56
1st June 1995
Page 56
Page 56, 1st June 1995
Close

Brian Moreton, 55, And Bob Wells, 37, Say That Their

employer, United Transport, Southampton, scrapped an upper age limit of 35 because of the difficulties of getting tanker drivers qualified in ADR dangerous goods regulations.......

John Kilcullen, 49, Has Been With Russell Davies At...

for six months and is unaware of any age rules. In his view, there is one test which counts: "If a person goes for an interview and proves they can do the job they should get......

John Bentley, 31, Is One Of Three Lgv Drivers With

Storey Evans of Leeds. "Providing a person is still capable of driving, age should not be a barrier," he says. The firm's oldest driver is 55 and van drivers are taken on at age......

Richard Cartwright, 24, Despite His Youth, Has Spent Two...

as an ownerdriver on the Continent. This alone, he believes, makes a mockery of discrimination against younger drivers. He now works for W North Transport at Llanelli, Dyfed......

Matthew Hall, 48, Has Spent 22 Years With General Haulier

Allinson at Rotherham. Youth is no bar to a job here and neither is retirement age—one of the drivers is 66. "As long as you are fit you can carry on." But Hall believes......

Terry Kingham, 52, Has Served More Than 15 Years At

Ford, Dagenham. He delivers components and says most LGV drivers are recruited internally from either the production line or fork-lift driving. Drivers can be under 25 and carry......

John Barnes, 24 (pictured}, And Gary Lee, 35, Both Drive

for Lincolnshire haulier, TW Roffe of Sutton St James. Barnes says 25-55 is the preferred age range. But once in, "you try and leave this firm—the boss has a good crew and tries......

Jeff Clark, 47, With Six Years Service At Tanker Operator

Cyril Knowles of Purfleet, says that the firm is more likely to employ a driver his age than a youngster of 25. Two drivers have recently retired at 65. He is not opposed to......