Truckers: Life on the Road

Episode 8

While most of the company’s trucks are delivering goods up and down the country, they also have a local waste and recycling division, processing up to 20,000 tonnes of waste every year. Veteran trucker Jason is out on the recycling run around Llanelli with his partner-in-grime, his 17-year-old son Kieran. After 20 years of driving HGVs long haul, he’s decided to change lanes. And his new job also comes with perks, whether it’s a perfectly good gazebo someone has thrown away or a bit of bonus cake from a favourite customer. Jason treats his bins like children - he even gives them names! Back at HQ, MD Ian’s stress levels are up. He's ordered 40 brand new greener trucks that can run on hydrogenated vegetable oil. But there’s been a hold-up on the parts needed to build them due to the Ukraine war - added to which, they’re £30,000 more expensive, per truck!