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It was something they weren't offered that's wh they are jealous

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Offered :eek: you have a licence and a pulse and turned up for a recruitment seminar. Driver turnover is so high in Canada anyone with a licence and clean criminal record check gets "offered" employment :rofl::rofl:
I hope it works out for you all I really do but obviously with so many naive drivers joing at the same time it will be fun for the employer too :thumbup:

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I won't want to run hwy 1 to wpg all the time once a year enough for me and the winter will be fun. I would say really look in to it may be a trip for a few week to see if its what your want to do be a good idea it not for everyone

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Jealous?
They point out possible pitfalls and you think they're jealous?
Let us know how it's going in a few months.

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You've got that wrong dustyhoward, i've been on this forum for about a year now and read alot of there posts and jealousy don't come in to it! All there trying to say is don't look a gift horse in the mouth cos these guys have been there and done it and you have to respect there opinion for that.

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Think I mentioned the word "research" a few times myself!!!:thumbup:

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Its driving in the dark during the winter would be my worry if your doing those set hours.
Bet your 1pm start gets put back a right few times then over the winter it will be "nightshift" driving!!!:unsure:

If your single with no ties you'd be better looking at "decent" OTR companies.;)

BTW,

I didn't have a "bad experience" never went out in the end, was considering it for a right few years but wife didn't take to it plus too many negatives from the trucking companies and have a good quality of life here in NI if truth be told.:)

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You cant say that as you have never been

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At the end of the day you are not a real trucker which is fair enough if you are happy in worn out recession riddled over populated over cultured ripped off being told what to do by other countries BRITAIN

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Just a quote from the recruiter at Loblaws on a different site

Big Geordie Post subject: Re: Saskatchewan company Needs Truck DriversPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:01 am


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Location: Regina, SK dave_lol66 wrote:
ok what is the rate per mile and the hourly rate


Hourly rate starts at $18, cents per mile

Singles is .245
Pike .30
Triples .40

Seems to be a stark contrast from that to the now quoted $23p/h and 53cpm:thumbdown:

Another quote

Big Geordie Post subject: Re: Saskatchewan company Needs Truck DriversPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:57 am


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Location: Regina, SK dave_lol66 wrote:
thank you. What would determine whether the driver got paid by the mile or hour?:?:


We pay drivers what is called "Activity Based Pay" What this is, is that we allocate a period of time to an Activity. so we allocate 35 mins for pre and post trips, so the driver get paid 1hr 10 mins for his pre/post trips. Based on his hourly rate, the hourly rate goes up .50 cents every 6 months to a max of $21.

Drivers als get paid by the hour if they do city deliveries here in Regina.

Again, still no $23p/h or 53cpm:thumbdown:

And another one, this is what one of the recruiters mates earns, so he's likely to be getting looked after

Big Geordie Post subject: Re: Saskatchewan company Needs Truck DriversPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:09 pm


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Location: Regina, SK Let me put the record straight on wages, yes the cents per mile are low but as I have stated we have activity based pay which I don’t know if many other companies do this, Yanke did not. We pay for:-
Pre-trip
Post Trip
Hook ups
Drops
Refuelling the Tractor unit,
Refuelling the trailers
Dropping the trailer
DEF Refill
Unloading (which all you do is take a bar code of each pallet and stick it onto the POD; I leave all the hand bomb stuff to our 3PL carriers).
Wait time.
If you want a cent per mile all in its around 42cpm single and around 50cpm pike.

We also give you 15 snow days a year, a snow day can be declared anytime from the start to the end of your shift, if the weather is bad and slowing you down, you declare a snow day and you get paid by the hour at your hourly rate for the full shift, that includes if you have to park up for the night.

Benefits we pay 100% for prescription drugs, not many companies do that, if any. We give you a discount card to get 10% of you shopping if it is a Loblaw store, ooooh I hear you say, but 10% is better than Sweet F.A.

Race wise yes there is East Indian drivers that drive for 3PL companies 2 of my 3PL are East Indian, I don’t have any I have 12 Canadians and 1 Scott.

I never said anyone would take home thousands THIS IS NOT LONG HAUL, you won’t get it, you can get near, the Scottish lad that drives for me is my ex-team mate from Yanke he earns around $1800 take home every two weeks he runs 4 and 2, does a Meadow Lake store, Winnipeg Pike, Meadow Lake Store, Winnipeg Pike. Two days off.

All a far cry from what you lot seem to have been promised:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:

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Here's another quote from the man at Loblaws, and these are gross figures remember, nowhere near the money you think that you will earn, not by a long shot!

For pay well as we all know over here you get what you work for, this is what my drivers earned last week, This is for 1 week not two mind, the driver that earned the $292.50 is part time and only works 1 day a week.

$1,160.30 5&3 Calgary Pike run
$536.32 4&4 Saskatoon deliveries
$1,408.29 5&2 Saskatoon Triples
$1,082.74 4&4 Calgary Pike run
$292.50 Part Time 1 run to Prince Albert store Delivery
$1,223.92 4&2 Meadow and Winnipeg
$843.21 5&3 Calgary Pike (had 3 days Holiday)
$634.50 5&2 Prince Albert Deliveries (3 day off sick)
$894.24 6&2 North Battleford (Had 4 days Holiday)
$1,370.34 5&2 Virden Change Over
$1,420.20 5&2 Virden Change over


These figure where taken from the payroll spread sheet, and as I said are for ONE WEEK only. And no they are not made up but obviously I cannot put one of our Accounting pay roll sheets on here.

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Still trying to get my head around 2 Meadow Lakes and 2 Peg pikes in 4 days ? They running team or jet fuel ? It doesn't equate :confused:

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Nothing he has quoted on the other forum equated from the very beginning but these guys on here have obviously spent many sleepless nights researching this and know better :rofl::rofl:

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It doesn't look good, either they've been fed a pack of lies or Loblaws have changed their complete pay structure to become the best job in Nth America so they can get a few British drivers over:huh:

Just make sure you get a return flight...........

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And maybe book it early, it's going to be a busy summer :huh:

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Bollox,I feel a headache coming on,and YES,I know I can't spell "lots of money in the bank".

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Came accross this news article which may be of interest those of you going out for Loblaw http://www.trucknews.com/news/online...targ=DailyNews

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So, if Loblaws are that bad, how come a this guy mentioned in the above link left Bison to go there?:confused:

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For probably the same reasons dickhead drivers leave a job paying 500 quid a week driving a Daf CF to take a job driving a blinged up V8 Scania for 50 quid a week less, size matters........:confused:

I can earn, say 40cpm for dragging one trailer around, which can be hard enough on its own in the winter, so would I get double money for pulling two? or triple the money for pulling three? The answer, for those who haven't guessed, is no way Jose:frown:

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It sounds like the triples are a non entity. They have been granted permission to run 2 outfits on a trial basis out of Regina to Saskatoon Monday to Friday 9pm to 6 am according to OBAC :rofl:

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It's a publicity stunt :eek:

Have you seen that video of Regina? What a load of bollox that is, lakes and glass fronted skyscrapers, big difference to the Regina that I drive through:sneaky:

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No not seen that video, bet during the credits it says "filmed on location in Cumbria" :D

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could any you guys give more info on loblaws what the number is and stuff..thanks lads

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What a pair of numbnuts :rofl: "That" video does reflect the real Regina,it was produced by a mate of mine,and paid for by the Saskatchewan Tourist Board,publicity stunt pah !! :D
Anyhow,shouldn't you both be at work ?

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Nope waiting for winter to pull triples across the prairies :rofl::rofl:

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Away living in sk you may never have heard of theses fancy smart phones. They will get there before the end of the cenutry:p

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It's a free world Dave,you pull what you want wherever you want LOL

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You got that right.

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They're on the way there Dave, the tin can technology is all sorted, they're just working on the string now:o

I am working too, got my journo hat on today :p

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Perhaps you could lend me a string from your Banjo ? :rofl:

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Well for all you doubters out there,here is a fact.I have been in touch with Geordie at Loblaws by E mail.He has promise me the guys who go there in the near future will be doing the Winnipeg run.The average wage will be $1600 A WEEK.not $700 or less as stated by other doubters on here.He also stated that the least you could earn would be around $1400 a week.I have it in writing guys.So people like Big Truck have got it all so wrong.Maybe BT would like to tell us all how his job at Henderson's is going as I have a few friends there and guess waht They are sick of the shit work and listening to bull from pat in the tpt office.

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Good for you,but why quote my dig at the rednecks in Manitoba ?

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:D and the quotes he should have been quoting were not from BT but from BG himself on another forum :rofl::rofl:

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I qutoted Big Geordie verbatim, seems that there are none so blind as those that won't see:ohmy:

The fact that Loblaws are quoting totally different pay structures and take home earnings is cause for concern, we ain't talking about just changing jobs here, we're talking about moving half way around the world, be a good idea to make sure you were hearing the truth before making such a big move.

And FTTM, you have such a pretty mouth boy, so you can have a banjo string anytime you want:rofl::rofl:

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I have no idea about trucking, wages, etc, but a word of warning - even if you've got it in writing in an employment contract, it'll mean diddly squat in Canada. Unfortunately, on a TWP you have even less rights than a normal Canadian worker, here's a recent thread from the main Canada forum from a couple of people who've been screwed over whilst on a TWP.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=745858

As I said, not a clue about trucking, but plenty of threads in the main Canada forums about people on TWP's being made redundant or being promised one thing in a contract and receiving another, so really don't rely on anything you get told, even if it is in writing.

Good luck with it all.

:)

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I QUOTED EXACTLY what BG said you would TAKE HOME AFTER TAX on the other forum for a weeks work "ON AVERAGE".


Hendersons is ok,
just like any other trucking outfit in NI, started@ 545am this morning and drove out of the transport carpark home@ 230pm.:D
On average I would say they are the best paid "store delivery" drivers in NI, except of course what few full time Tesco drivers are left.:blink:

Pat works the late shift and I'm on days, not too fussed on the bonus pay system though!!!:unsure:
One thing for sure your NEVER bored!!!:thumbsup:

My txt is still fairly busy from Lee@ Jark and Janice@ Grafton on Thursdays, sure the Tesco/Sainsburys work is a doodle.:nod:

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URGH :sick:

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Think about this for one moment.....This thread started with a question on Loblaws, yet every person who has expressed any doubt over them has been told they don't know what they're talking about:eek:

The thing is, apart from BT, the rest of us have actually been through the immigration process and we might have a few things to say on the subject that could be very useful to anyone thinking of doing the same, so you'll find that you'll learn a lot more by listening to what they have to say than by telling them that they're wrong, when you know absoloutely SFA about Canada other than what you've been told by a recruiter:eek:

If you want to come on here as an expert, or you want to be told what you want to hear, well my pedigree chums, you're in the wrong place, however if you have real questions and you want real answers, you may find this a good place to be;)

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As a cross border or interstate/provincial trucker the employer is not even required by law to issue a contract so they are practically worthless.

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I'll go in there tomorrow and get a proper breakdown on the wage structure,will post here on return.