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Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, reports on the
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hot topics of discussion among members of the UK's leading truck driver forum.
TruckNet UK continues to grow and attract more users from all areas of the road haulage industry. As these users start to participate in the online discussions many old subjects are bought back to the fore, and many debates are started on previously untouched subjects.
Service areas have been discussed at great length on TruckNet UK in the past, but with the wide variety of experiences and problems associated with MSAs there is always a new angle to the debate, This week a discussion on paying for parking has led to talk of how much a driver spends each week when away on nights out. Many claim to spend as much as they get paid in allowances, others keep the spending down to £10-£20 per week — and one driver says he spends no more than £5 and has kept it down to as little as 35p.
An advert on TV has led to some criticism by drivers and even a complaint to the Advertising Standards Agency. The advert, for a brand of clothing conditioner, claims that by buying it consumers could help take 14,000 artics off the road. The advert comes complete with shots of an artic looking very out of place in idyllic countryside and portrays a very negative image of our industry.
Members of TruckNet UK point out that if we all decided not to buy any of this company's products we could probably remove far more than 14,000 trucks from the road.
The O'Connor/Stobart takeovers are discussed by drivers working for both companies and those interested in how the new companies will progress.
Hazardous goods and limited quantity exemptions have been the subject of discussion on TruckNet UK for quite a while. One of our regulars, a DGSA and ADR instructor, finally puts the argument to bed, explaining in clear terms exactly what the exemptions are, who is responsible for ensuring a load is covered by the exemption, and who would carry the can if a load were carried illegally.
This is just a tiny sample from over 150 discussions started on TruckNet UK over the past seven days.