A Day in the Life of a Skip Hire Truck Driver
My phone starts beeping on the locker beside me, I reach over and turn the alarm off, its 5.30am and time to go to work. BTW I'm Willie and I work as a skip hire truck driver in Dublin Ireland. Kettle's boiled and a quick cuppa tae and Im out the door and into the van, its now 5.45am and I'm due to start my deliveries a 6.30am. So I drive the 15kms to the yard arriving there at about 6.05am. Into the yard and get to my truck. So every morning without fail, I must check my truck for oil, water, and give it a general check over to make sure everything is working. eg lights and indicators, and the wheels are hard and mirrors are clean. Check for diesel. Next I check my list of deliveries and collections, okay so today I have 8 deliveries and 9 collections but thats not so bad as most deliveries and collections are all based out in north west of county Dublin, I'v got one collection & 2 deliveries taking me into the city traffic. I plan my ...