Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Episode 2

Tramper Tigger grinds to a halt en route to Manchester, van driver Gary needs a navigator, and the Donk and receptionist Jess get their engines revving at Pembrey truck races.

It’s the start of another busy week for the 1,000-plus staff at the company, 650 of whom are drivers. But while most truckers do a 12-hour shift, there are some who are away on the road all week - known as ‘trampers’, because they camp out at night in their cabs. One of them is a five-foot-two bundle of energy known as Tigger. She’s one of a small number of female long-distance HGV drivers. Today, she’s due to be taking a delivery from Newport up to Manchester. But a catalogue of disasters means Tigger is struggling to get out of the starting blocks.

The pandemic saw an explosion in the home delivery market. The company decided to get in on the act with its own local parcel delivery service, using electric vans. Van driver Gary has been in the job a year, after facing some hard times which left him temporarily homeless. With 120 parcels to deliver, he’s got no time to waste as he navigates his way round the streets of Llanelli. There’s one special parcel that needs to reach a particularly pampered pooch.

Receptionist Jess is another recent recruit who joined the company after the global shutdown put paid to her job tracking down lost bags for airline passengers. Luckily for Jess, veteran driver The Donk is on hand to give her a crash course in all things trucking – quite literally – with a day out to the Pembrey truck races.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 2 Sep 2023 17:20

Credits

Role Contributor
Series Editor Rebecca Nunn
Director Tom Parry
Director Matt Botten
Director Eleanor Scaglioni

Broadcasts