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Can’t keep going on

So, I’m a truck driver and have been doing various truck driving roles in the same company. I started off doing multi drop and was working 6am to 7pm most days and decided I needed to change to tramping thinking it was going to be easier. It was easy at first but didn’t like the nights out and sleeping in the cab (I’m a light sleeper so anything wakes me up). I’ve just recently went from tramping to trunking (night work which involves going from the main hub and going back to the local hub). The first week I start at 7pm and was hard but was manageable due to doing the late run which means I’m literally the last one to come back after waiting three hours at the main hub and not finishing until 7am. The following week they decided to give me another run which was half…


So, I’m a truck driver and have been doing various truck driving roles in the same company. I started off doing multi drop and was working 6am to 7pm most days and decided I needed to change to tramping thinking it was going to be easier. It was easy at first but didn’t like the nights out and sleeping in the cab (I’m a light sleeper so anything wakes me up). I’ve just recently went from tramping to trunking (night work which involves going from the main hub and going back to the local hub). The first week I start at 7pm and was hard but was manageable due to doing the late run which means I’m literally the last one to come back after waiting three hours at the main hub and not finishing until 7am. The following week they decided to give me another run which was half the distance and I was back at home by 4am rather than 7am, but now I’m back doing the first run and I’m hating it…. I’ve spoken to the manager about it but just said “it is what it is and the other runs are taken”. Let me just add one more thing…. We are all guaranteed 10 hours minimum pay but we get docked one hours pay due to break….

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