Eddie Stobart Channel 5

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12/21

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That's actually Edward Stobart, son of the original "Steady" Eddie Stobart.

Other than the nickname and the fact he set up the company in the 50s as an agricultural haulage company in Cumbria I can't find much information about him.
 
Just seen what (prollly) my Dad has recorded!

I enjoyed this program, and these sort because they are not just more of the same and follow real people doing real jobs, very intresting I think!

Series linked now :D

So what do the good people of RAB think of it?
 
Why do people have to put a s on the end of Tesco. Its Tesco not Tescos. After all nobody ever says Comets instead of Comet.
 
Just watched it on the Five player (which jumps like a B).
I wish you'd spoiled it to be honest, but I'll play the game.
I suppose it's a bit of variety driving for the Rally team, soon get bored with that though.
Basically the Truck drivers setup the rally park, service and hospitality areas, then help out the chef doing the prep work and washing up.
Big Buffet for about 300 people, Drivers, Sponsors and their respective guests.

Some bits about the recycled wood business for biofuels and recycled wood chip into chipboard and tipping the load with one of these.
Oh and Walking Floor trailers, how it works.
I think that about covers it.

To be honest you have to struggle past the bits where they try and ramp up the routine, ordinary problems and stats with the voiceover and music.
I suspect it's making more people turn off than carry on watching, had that effect on me.
 
Errm Dull pretty much sums it up.
Big old advert for Eddie Stobart's, but I suppose that's to be expected if you focus on one company.
Some interesting facts and figures about the business though.

Oh Tanker driver on his first day on his own has to divert to another depot.
Will Tanker driver pull it off and successfully divert to another depot?
Errm yes he diverts to different depot, excitement over. :yawn:
I'll watch it next week to have a look at the women trucker, but I suspect that's not
going to keep me watching for long.
Maybe they'll look at the back office stuff of organising a big logistics operation.
Oh pay is cack too
 
They did talk about that and basically said that after Eddie sold out to his brother business boomed because his brother brought in all sorts of new ideas (implying that Eddie didn't !) I think it looks promising.
 
why are you bothered what people call it ?
personally i have never known anyone when talking about the supermarket to call it tesco. it is always called tescos. and i suspect the reason people dont do the same with comet is because there are other things (comets) to get mixed up with if using that !
 
It could have been interesting without all the hype. The long saga about the tanker driver had me laughing.
Hang on! How many fuel tankers are there on the road? When was the last time there was a serious accident ( I mean explosion) involving a fuel tanker in this country?

Digressing..

At one time permanant tanker drivers employed by the major fuel companies earned "big money" with excellent pensions, this no longer happens with new employees.

Many who now drive these vehicles are paid the average wage quoted by one of Stobart's drivers around
 
Don't forget that he is technically driving a bomb and his job is really really important, so important that other drivers from the same company queue jump him at the fuel line :D

One major income for Stobart? They have the Tesco contract!
 
Found the programme quite internesting but then I work for a rival company.

And, just thought I'd add - Fiona who drives Sandra Molly is a honey. :)
 
Am I very sad that the other other day I got quite excited seeing two of the World Rally trailers on the A1? :D
I can't say that I overtook them because they were heading south and I was travelling north.
 
I bet that's one of the "great new ideas" that the younger Stobart with the daft hair and OCD about cups/glasses/chairs brought in.
I agree about the formulaic Tanker divertion crisis! It was hardly Deadliest Catch.
I thought the Eddie Spotters at the depot were funny though.
 
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