Driving jobs in Canada
May 22nd 2009, 9:25 pm
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jobs in canada
iv just seen that yanke are looking for 30 team truck drivers....
May 22nd 2009, 9:52 pm
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May 23rd 2009, 8:34 am
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Re: jobs in canada
Gotta agree with Gremmie on this one.
I contacted Yanke & was told 2 years team then an option for single. I must admit their package looks good if you stay with the company. But I detest team driving & said so, bad enough for a week, let alone 2 years!!!!
The recruiter I dealt with said there is no option for single man driving before 2 years.
I remember doing double man to Gibraltar from Swindon.... Purgatory, then you've got to come back. Even worse. Yanke give you a number of expected journey times in their info pack, take a LONG REALISTIC look. 2 years of that & you'll be in the allotment.
I contacted Yanke & was told 2 years team then an option for single. I must admit their package looks good if you stay with the company. But I detest team driving & said so, bad enough for a week, let alone 2 years!!!!
The recruiter I dealt with said there is no option for single man driving before 2 years.
I remember doing double man to Gibraltar from Swindon.... Purgatory, then you've got to come back. Even worse. Yanke give you a number of expected journey times in their info pack, take a LONG REALISTIC look. 2 years of that & you'll be in the allotment.
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May 24th 2009, 9:00 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
Ah! The joys 
This was the best place for fitness trg - if you ran to slow some bugger lobbed a brick over the wall so you had to run fast
However Yanke told me last month they were not looking for drivers
(not that I want team work) So a bit surprised by this announcement! Can you confirm were and how recent this info is Spockil mate? if you dont mind and is this a sign that there is a bit of a up beat in the job market. It was said that the worse of the recession would start to turn around Aug Sept this year in a number of countries and Canada was one of them?
This was the best place for fitness trg - if you ran to slow some bugger lobbed a brick over the wall so you had to run fast
However Yanke told me last month they were not looking for drivers
(not that I want team work) So a bit surprised by this announcement! Can you confirm were and how recent this info is Spockil mate? if you dont mind and is this a sign that there is a bit of a up beat in the job market. It was said that the worse of the recession would start to turn around Aug Sept this year in a number of countries and Canada was one of them?
May 25th 2009, 9:27 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
Ah! The joys
This was the best place for fitness trg - if you ran to slow some bugger lobbed a brick over the wall so you had to run fast
However Yanke told me last month they were not looking for drivers (not that I want team work) So a bit surprised by this announcement! Can you confirm were and how recent this info is Spockil mate? if you dont mind and is this a sign that there is a bit of a up beat in the job market. It was said that the worse of the recession would start to turn around Aug Sept this year in a number of countries and Canada was one of them?
This was the best place for fitness trg - if you ran to slow some bugger lobbed a brick over the wall so you had to run fast
However Yanke told me last month they were not looking for drivers
(not that I want team work) So a bit surprised by this announcement! Can you confirm were and how recent this info is Spockil mate? if you dont mind and is this a sign that there is a bit of a up beat in the job market. It was said that the worse of the recession would start to turn around Aug Sept this year in a number of countries and Canada was one of them?maybe they are trying to hire people in canada.
May 26th 2009, 5:05 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
I think they are struggling to get LMOs. Plus, I don't suppose many of us stick the 2 year stint of double manning. I would imagine some strokes have been pulled in the past.
May 27th 2009, 6:59 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
I wasnt doubting you spockil I was just curious to what they told me. The rumour is there are a lot of Canadian drivers looking for jobs as well, they will not issue LMO to us if there are Canadians willing to drive!
May 27th 2009, 7:15 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
it is also a requirement for LMO acceptence tho
May 27th 2009, 7:18 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
Yes I realise this what I meant was that if there are Canadians applying for a job then they will not be able to issue an LMO
May 27th 2009, 9:11 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
but if they are advertising then it may be a sign of things slowly picking up.
May 27th 2009, 9:20 pm
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
Well hope fully, there is nothing decent in the UK or at least in Scotland, I might have to take a bit of work on here in the UK when I am waiting for some sort of job offer from Canada, and it is looking pretty sparse up here!
May 28th 2009, 7:44 am
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Re: Driving jobs in Canada
I thought Loch Ness was quite nice.
May 28th 2009, 3:57 pm
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Yes its lovely, but your English so you cannie even pronounce it!
May 28th 2009, 4:20 pm
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