A W Jenkinson Employee Reviews in Lockerbie

OK to work for but not home every Friday. And they always keep u out to the sat and tell u on a Friday afternoon that ur not getting home. And other drivers all always finished at 15.00 on a Friday and ur out until 19.00.

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Long hrs

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Excellent

HGV Class 1 Driver tramper (Former Employee) - Lockerbie - 24 January 2023

Really enjoyed working here. Tramping Monday to Friday. If you have a young family do not do it. Try for a day shift job. Overall excellent can’t fault them for anything.

Pros

Travel the country

Cons

Away from home

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Insights into A W Jenkinson

Based on 49 survey responses

What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose
Fair pay for job

Areas for improvement

Time and location flexibility
Support from manager
Sense of belonging

Excellent wages - have to work for it.

Driver (Former Employee) - Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway - 20 March 2022

AW Jenkinson is a good place to work as a driver. The wages are on par but you will struggle to work them out as you are paid a basic rate then 20% of what your truck makes.Equipment is good and they have no problems getting trailers in and sorting the problem immediately. Work is ok if you are prepared to graft, can be a bit dirty/smelly at times. Management in some offices needs looked at, but majority of planners are spot on.

Pros

Good money

Cons

Long hours, time away from home

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Long Friday

HGV Class 1 Driver tramper (Former Employee) - Lockerbie - 9 March 2022

Run about empty alot. Don't make as much as you think.Depending on jobs fuel bonus lowLose money when not cab hopping.The daily salary terrible . Don't get paid more to do more hours Planners suck.

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Soap opera on wheels

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Lockerbie - 3 November 2021

Work every hour they can get out you.48 hours wtd means nothingI found it to be like being back at school the way the managers spoke to you.The transport clerks were all the drivers who crawled there way into the office.They didn't have a clue

Pros

New lorry

Cons

Poor managers and traffic Clarks

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Good company

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Lockerbie/ boness. - 22 March 2021

If you want to make money you need to be maximum weight and do maximum hrs. Wages should be better for the job you are doing. You get 20 percent of what the lorry makes but they don't tell you how much each job is where they should be. You could be waiting an hour to get loaded and an hour to get tipped or longer that's 10 hrs a week you don't get payed for. Some planners don't have a clue how to run the lorries. Asked to break the law when it suits ie weight. Could be a much better company to work for if management got there finger out.

Pros

Own lorry and trailer so not changing all the time.

Cons

Maximum hrs

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Not the best place I've worked

Yard Operative (Former Employee) - Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway - 2 April 2020

I found work/life balance is non existence, The place is very understaffed and no flexibility for working environment. Health and Safety is atrocious. I was never given any induction, health and safety or any PPE.

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good place to work

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway - 19 November 2019

I enjoyed my time working here. The job was clear and well planned knew exactly what needed to be done in any one day as well as the timescales the job needed to be completed in.

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worst place ive ever worked

HGV Driver (Former Employee) - Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway - 24 September 2017

Management are bullies,planners are all broken down drivers who talk to you like your a piece of dirt.The whole place is rotten to the core.If you want to be treat like a second class citizen,not allowed to query anything,lose your identity,be ran into the tarmac for £7.50 an hour straight through then this is the place to go