WEDNESDAY
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My first job is at Broadclyst, near Exeter. I need to be on site at 08:00hrs to empty a sewage treatment plant to allow engineers access for major repairs. The access is not good for a 3,000-gallon capacity tanker and drag due to vans and a crane on site so leave the drag in a nearby lay-by. Eventually get loaded, having waited for engineers to complete power-washing. Leave for Bodmin to tip mid-afternoon and while en route get a phone call to say the artic job is stopping tonight. Not much warning—still all good things must come to an end.
I tip off and then drive on to the next job at Two Bridges near Princetown on Dartmoor. With the 3,000-gallon capacity tanker and drag loaded the drive down from Dartmoor is steady but it's easy to overheat the brakes. Head to Bodmin to tip and fill up with fuel to complete my mpg check. I'm pleasantly surprised by this as I seem to be getting 6.02mpg from my Scania 114c 380 6x4 rigid and drag, using PTO to run the pump for loading and discharging. Arrive home at 19:15hrs and organise work for tomorrow and ring Sam with his instructions.