Driver's Mates
Oct 29th 2007 | 3:54 pm
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Driver's Mates
Hi everyone 
I'm a truck driver from the UK but only here in Vancouver on a work visa until June next year so I'm not getting my Canadian Licence however, are there any companies which hire driver's mates?
I have been in Vancouver for 3 months now and am itching to get out on the road!! :curse:
I look forward to your replies
I'm a truck driver from the UK but only here in Vancouver on a work visa until June next year so I'm not getting my Canadian Licence however, are there any companies which hire driver's mates?
I have been in Vancouver for 3 months now and am itching to get out on the road!! :curse:
I look forward to your replies
Oct 29th 2007 | 3:58 pm
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Re: Driver's Mates
Hi everyone
I'm a truck driver from the UK but only here in Vancouver on a work visa until June next year so I'm not getting my Canadian Licence however, are there any companies which hire driver's mates?
I have been in Vancouver for 3 months now and am itching to get out on the road!! :curse:
I look forward to your replies
I'm a truck driver from the UK but only here in Vancouver on a work visa until June next year so I'm not getting my Canadian Licence however, are there any companies which hire driver's mates?
I have been in Vancouver for 3 months now and am itching to get out on the road!! :curse:
I look forward to your replies
Oct 29th 2007 | 4:02 pm
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Re: Driver's Mates
That should cure your itch
Oct 29th 2007 | 4:04 pm
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Oct 29th 2007 | 4:08 pm
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Re: Driver's Mates
[QUOTE=koogar;5487061]or maybe some ointment?[/QUOte
What would a drivers mate's duties be anyway ????? is their such a job ???
What would a drivers mate's duties be anyway ????? is their such a job ???
Oct 29th 2007 | 4:15 pm
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What would a drivers mate's duties be anyway ????? is their such a job ???
Only time I had one was when delivering furniture to peoples houses in England.
Oct 29th 2007 | 4:19 pm
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Re: Driver's Mates
Oct 29th 2007 | 4:22 pm
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There's no point in taking any test as I am only here until June next year so forking out all that cash would be a waste really as it won't be much use in the UK. Plus I don't have that sort of cash!
I just wondered if any companies took extra people on to help out. I worked for a food company and all the vehicles were double manned because of the amount of stuff to deliver
I just wondered if any companies took extra people on to help out. I worked for a food company and all the vehicles were double manned because of the amount of stuff to deliver
Oct 29th 2007 | 4:28 pm
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There's no point in taking any test as I am only here until June next year so forking out all that cash would be a waste really as it won't be much use in the UK. Plus I don't have that sort of cash!
I just wondered if any companies took extra people on to help out. I worked for a food company and all the vehicles were double manned because of the amount of stuff to deliver
I just wondered if any companies took extra people on to help out. I worked for a food company and all the vehicles were double manned because of the amount of stuff to deliver
Oct 30th 2007 | 6:20 am
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Re: Driver's Mates
Mate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mate is served with a metal straw from a shared hollow calabash gourd. The straw is called a bombilla in Spanish, a bomba in Portuguese, and a masassa in Arabic. The straw is traditionally made of silver. Modern commercially available straws are typically made of nickel silver, called Alpaca, stainless steel, or hollow-stemmed cane. The gourd is known as a mate or a guampa, while in Brazil it has the specific name of Chimarrão or cuia. Even if the water comes in a very modern thermos, the infusion is traditionally drunk from mates or cuias. However, "tea-bag" type infusions of mate (mate cocido) have been on the market in Argentina for many years under such trade names as "Cruz de Malta" and in Brazil under the name "Mate Leão".
Found this on a Vancouver Forum
Vancouver Forum
Why do Brits call friends "mate"?
Answer - WHY ohh WHY do they feel the need to do this instead of just calling him a friend, or a buddy? They say it all the ****ing time! I guess mate is the British equivalent of buddy, but it just sounds really gay. It's something that animals do!
Oct 30th 2007 | 7:45 am
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Re: Driver's Mates
Mate So you drink and drive as a MATE
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Vancouver Forum
Why do Brits call friends "mate"?
Answer - WHY ohh WHY do they feel the need to do this instead of just calling him a friend, or a buddy? They say it all the ****ing time! I guess mate is the British equivalent of buddy, but it just sounds really gay. It's something that animals do!
