DPD Employee Reviews for Truck Driver

Every thing is good apart from pay and management. Management is there to pick your mistakes and blame you for everything possible they are not there to help everyday is new rules. They want drivers to work like robots

Pros

No pros

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Its ok, but a boring

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Oldbury - 25 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Its ok at DPD, but you had better avoid getting any tacho infringements! What is the most stressful part about working at the company?No real stress unless you let it get to you. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Its a very routine job - can be boringWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Taking a trailer to another dpd depot, bring an empty back

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Bad management

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 25 September 2023

Scrap lorryes, route planning ridiculous, transport office attitude is like superstars, they think you have the honour to meet them. Just don’t go if you are a professional driver

Pros

Good cantine

Cons

Almost everything

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A small Chaos

HGV Class 2 Multidrop Driver (Current Employee) - Edinburgh - 22 July 2023

A small chaos at the Depot but this is normal on this kind of a job. Really fantastic, helpful Drivers and not so bad shifts managers: most of them are helpful. If You just do What You have to do it is a good place to work.

Pros

People, Salary, Trucks and Vans

Cons

Long hours

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Really poor company to work for

HGV Driver (Current Employee) - Liverpool - 27 May 2023

DPDs company Moro should be, ‘If ain’t broke break it’. A company that constantly changes procedures and your working practices with no notice at all. A highly stressful job where drivers are put under enormous pressure to deliver the impossible. Often set up to fail a driver will receive a barrage of phone calls during the day to add to their already enormous work load or to question why something hasn’t been delivered yet. Future employees be aware. There is very high turnover of both drivers and management for a reason.

Pros

Weekly pay

Cons

Stressful

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Very peace full.

Lorry Driver (Former Employee) - Hinckley - 25 March 2023

I was employed at DPD în December...the experience was a nice one.Good pay , nice people ,nice jobs. Great place to work. I totally recommand them for any class 1 driver.

Pros

Easy jobs

Cons

No one

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Fun workplace

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Hinckley, Leicestershire - 17 March 2023

The easiest job I’ve ever done. Salary could be better. The management is alright. Downside is last3 months before Christmas just too much work to handle

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Flexible working

LGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Oldbury, West Midlands - 1 March 2023

Worked as an agency driver firstly and made to feel welcome. Keep your nose clean and stick to the rules and you'll have no issues. If you're looking for basic hours you'll be accommodated as long as you ask before you are allocated a route.Throughout you get free ice creams, burgers, etc as a thank you and at Christmas you get special gifts.Pay is good, but if you want more money you have to put the hours in, which you can get if you ask for. Regular weekend work paid at premium rates.

Pros

Plenty of hours if you want them. Perks throughout the year. On-site canteens at hubs.

Cons

Some trucks are showing signs of ageing

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Class 1 driver

Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Hinckley, Leicestershire - 26 February 2023

Easy job mainly trunking you go from the main hub to other hubs all over the uk and sometimes you might have to do collections from customer site and you rarely do handball almost never

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Impersonal well paid but soul destroying

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Hinckley - 23 December 2022

Well paid and lots of being it’s but found personal life is of little consequence and if issues arise in work or at home you’re an inconvenience and find your number will be flagged whatever the reason… you receive no help from management work wise or personal but if a compliant and have the ability to robotically work by command without deviating or using initiative the job is straightforward and rewarding

Pros

Pay

Cons

Unstable

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Good company to work for

Class one linehaul driver (Current Employee) - Eurocentral Scotland, Glasgow - 13 December 2022

As described above, LGV drivers are well paid with regular bonuses especially at Christmas time it’s clean easy work, only downside is sitting around waiting on late trailers that have been held by the hubs.

Pros

Well paid, easy work, decent holiday allowance

Cons

Unsociable hours

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Good place to work

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - West London, Greater London - 9 December 2022

Easy work, mainly trailer swaps. If you stick to the rules you are left to get on with the job. Good bonuses. The work, life balance could be better.

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Ok if you like your hours messed around with

HGV Driver (Former Employee) - Hinckley - 17 November 2022

Change your shift as and when they feel like it. Job overall ok. Easy work. Clean work. Once out on the road mostly left alone. No major hassle. Money ok if you get a decent run.

Pros

Easy

Cons

Change your hours alot

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Easy work

Truck Driver (Current Employee) - Oldbury, West Midlands - 9 September 2022

Very easy work, No stress and no one chasing you, people are very helpful if you have issues, pay is not bad for ammount of work, room to progress up

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Good pay but zero support from management

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Carlisle - 24 August 2022

Management try sack all their staff. Hgv drivers are constantly targeted and punished for silly rules. Very corporate company it’s gone downhill. Trucks have internal cameras that automatically report you for harsh brakes, rolling over truck limiter and these result in file notes/disciplinary proceedings

Cons

Long hours. No work life balance

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Not the best of places

HGV Class 1 Driver / Senior Driver (Current Employee) - Carlisle - 20 August 2022

The hubs are spot on, the guys/girls there help ( I mean drivers) , canteen is OK but prices increased, bad point you will be disciplined for the most basic of stuff.

Pros

Down time

Cons

None

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Easy work. No job security

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - London / Gatwick Airport - 20 August 2022

I started work as a linehaul Driver in July 2021.Easy, clean work. Some load interaction maybe required depending on your run. Hardest part of the job is reversing onto the doors at the hub. The gaps are very narrow, and there's not a lot of space in front to line yourself up, but it's do-able as long as you take your time.The transport office is massively understaffed. The people there try their best, but there simply aren't enough of them to do the simplest things like answering the phone. Don't expect much support from them.There is a strong culture here that manages people through fear. They discipline drivers at the drop of a hat for the smallest thing. One guy was suspended and eventually sacked because he wasn't wearing his seat belt whilst maneuvering in the yard. Ridiculous right? It feels like they spend a lot of money recruiting and training you then, once you're wearing the red or blue shirt they do whatever they can to sack you. Rules and regulations far exceed legal requirements, so you could face disciplinary action, even when no laws have been broken. Best advice is to listen and learn and keep your head down.The money is good. For me I've never had a week earning less than £1000 (before tax). And sometimes I take home over £1100 after tax depending on my hours. To earn that kind of money you've gotta put in a 60+ hour week and, obviously, put up with all the stuff I've mentioned above.It's actually a decent job. They need to wind their necks in when it comes to disciplinaries, but other than that I can't complain

Pros

Reasonable pay

Cons

Long hours, no support due to procedures and lack of staff in the traffic office

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Good company

Linehaul driver class 1 (C+E) (Former Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 6 August 2022

An okay place to work. Pay for the initial 8 hours disappointing. Good money kicks in after 8 hours 45 minutes (due to deducted break) if you are lucky to get more hours.

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Fun place at times

Truck Driver (Former Employee) - UK - 23 July 2022

Helpful colleagues, work fast- paced but not too stressful, shifts pretty predictable, but finishing times can vary a bit. Orientation was quick but good. Could have done with more training on handheld scanner gadget.

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Easy work, unsociable hours

HGV Class 1 Driver Linehaul. (Former Employee) - Lincoln - 12 June 2022

Generally easy runs, no loading/unloading just backing onto bays. If you don't mind working into or through the night it's a decent job however in peak your hours will increase then can drop to 40 per week with very little notice. Management & planning can be frustrating.

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Easy

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Oldbury, West Midlands - 10 June 2022

Easy trunking work, 1 or 2 drops a day. Lots of standby. Depot bays can be alittle tight for less experienced drivers. They rarely answer the phones at the depot so can be hard to communicate if things change.