Originally Posted by foden12

I came to Canada 20th Dec 2006 and have worked for a number of companies in Ontario. Challenger Motor Freight being the first, big mistake. You are just a number to them...literaly.
I stuck it out for 2 years doing Vacouver and Vancouver Island which meant crosing the Rockies...sooo cooool. Got the experience I needed and then began the Toronto-Montreal corridor.did that for 2 years and now I work for Westcan Bulk Transport in Edmonton Alberta, hauling Supher and Fuel to and from the mines in Fort McMurry. you need to pass your written test then do your class 1 again...weird I know....but ask yourself this first...can you bareout long months of winter and short months of summer....I've been out in -50 out here in the oil feilds....but this is where the money is. It's your choice.

Originally Posted by flat to the mat

6.This is BritishExpats.com....... NOT UKRAINE WHINES R US,you lot can't drive a truck to start with. Bugger off !!!

Originally Posted by flat to the mat

6.This is BritishExpats.com....... NOT UKRAINE WHINES R US,you lot can't drive a truck to start with. Bugger off !!!

Originally Posted by mickfly

I've met loads who went back broke due to lack of miles, and unpaid sitting.


No such thing at the likes of H&R, they can give you zero miles, and zero money if they like.
I have never spoken to anyone on a minimum wage paid weekly or monthly, only a PROMISE of the government minimum ANNUAL earning.

Originally Posted by Tomson

Ask in lethbridge all British Driver( because you guys are the best driver)
Not one is happy. If they can they would go back. They can't pay they rent, they sleep in homeless shelter. They earning less money than in uk. Go there and ask the driver. YES you are right British driver are the best driver in the world. No one else can drive a truck than you guys. By the way I'm British.

Originally Posted by jamesmc

Off course its not like UK &europe its North america !
but come on its not like it was a secret that people were having problems with H&R,its been on forums since 07-08 that i remember.
If you think you have been treated as a slave complain to the Alberta government.
buzz1983, not all firms are like that ,use the internet to read what people are saying and where they are going.
then come back and ask a more specific question about driving in canada /type of work you like eg. bulk,flat,van and i am sure you people will give you advice.
jimmy

Originally Posted by foden12

Sorry to hear that...I must have struck lucky...While in Bonnyville I was on $25 an hour for 8 hours then $37 and hour overtime..working around 13 to 16 hours a day. long hours eh!!...so came to Edmonton and $22 an hour for 2 weeks classroom work, and now been put to work training on sulpher and fuel B trains. Then be put on a dedicated run from Fort Sasketchewan to Fort McMurry.
As regards to your drivers licence..you can drive a car on your UK licence for 90 days then you trade it in for an Ontario one..dont know about here in Alberta though...and yeah, it could cost you around $1000 to $1800 for your AZ licence...the A is your licence and the Z is your Air Break Endorsment.
But expect to have a culture shock as regards the trucking industry here. But to earn the good money, then head west to Alberta, where the oil fields are. Westcan Bulk Transport will help you to immigrate to Canada with their Foreign Worker Programme...I've heard you can receive your landed status in around 30 days in some cases....unfortunatly I'm doing immigration on my own bat...and its taken me 5 years up till now, but I started mine in Oshawa Ontario, even though I married a Canadian in 2008. If you want to know more about westcan..I suggest you call them...just Google them or www.westcanbulk.ca good luck what ever you decide.

Originally Posted by jamesmc

thanks for the email not
anything ive got to say ill say in public .
yes im sorry for people coming to canada and losing everything because of lies...but if you pick up sticks and move across the world without checking everything out...............
There are more companies in canada than the one you mentioned in the email.
no way would anyone call me a .. licker to my face ,i have never worked for them .
we came to canada with f.all and after 4yrs ,have a house wi no mortgage paid for by trucking.so stick that in yur pipe and smoke it.
tube!!.
this is meant for one person who emailed me.
sorry mods ...if it upsets you just delete.
jimmy

Originally Posted by Tomson

Ask in lethbridge all British Driver( because you guys are the best driver)
Not one is happy. If they can they would go back. They can't pay they rent, they sleep in homeless shelter. They earning less money than in uk. Go there and ask the driver. YES you are right British driver are the best driver in the world. No one else can drive a truck than you guys. By the way I'm British.

Originally Posted by Tomson

Ask in lethbridge all British Driver( because you guys are the best driver)
Not one is happy. If they can they would go back. They can't pay they rent, they sleep in homeless shelter. They earning less money than in uk. Go there and ask the driver. YES you are right British driver are the best driver in the world. No one else can drive a truck than you guys. By the way I'm British.

Originally Posted by dirtytrucker

I live in Lethbridge and I earn what I would consider a good wage and I am treated very well by my employer and colleagues, life could not be better for me or my family. And I don't live in a shelter either, your generalizations may require a bit more research possibly.

Originally Posted by Manc

+1

I worked for Werner for f**ks sake.......... but you gotta earn your stripes.