jagz

Hello,

Would appreciate some pointers for a close relative of mine (46 years old, Indian citizen, living in India) who has been a truck driver all his adult life.

He needs career assistance (preferably move here to Canada to work) as I am living in Canada for years.. I feel little odd as I have no clue how I could offer any career assistance though I keep hearing there is a big demand. I work in entirely different field (IT self and wife in Finance / Accounting).

Is this doable ?

I could assist him Financially to fly here and offer a place to stay for sometime.

Experienced folks, please share some starting point to pursue this career assistance.

Thanks,
Jay.

jamesmc

I suggest that you read WIKI ( truck drivers) and other post .and i hope that your close relative is able to read /write english or french to a high school level.
as if he cannot it will cause problems later in the immigration process.

jagz

Thanks for responding.
Yes, he could read and write in English. Not very fluent in talking but it is something he could address.

heydon1983

the next thing he needs to do is find company's who have lmo`s which enable them to recruit people overseas depending on which area he is going to live and work in you could try looking at loblaws, h and r transport, westcan to name a few he would also have to redo his car driving test here before being allowed to do his class 1 as Canada doesn't accept his license there are plenty of experienced drivers on here who can give a lot more pointers than me on what type of company's to look at and which to stay away from

jagz

Great..
From what I read, it is doable and the company which needs such resource need to initiate (understood about re-doing the license work, I could support most of the non-technical part., ie., financial support).

Thanks for the valuable suggestions. I will start contacting these companies mentioned below and in FAQ. I also have some contacts of folks who work in logistics companies but on financial roles...

Happy holidays...

flat to the mat

O.K. I'll ask the obvious question , can he actually drive a truck PROPERLY ?????? The rest of his cousins can't

jagz

Hahaha.. was a truck driver in army then has been running his own truck company for the past 15 years..till now...

flat to the mat

So you're saying he can drive a semi ? Don't see many of them in India !! Sorry if I appear hostile but I'm getting pretty fed up with running the gauntlet with your cousins who CANNOT drive properly , two days ago on a slick highway I was running empty at 80kph when one of them came flying past only to loose control , career into my lane and then jack-knife into the medium , I carried on with my trip because this is a too frequent occurrence
Tell him to try Surrey BC , you can buy your way in fairly cheaply so I'm informed .

heydon1983

lol its always the same you have good drivers and bad drivers he would still have to do his class1 here so he isn't going to get on the road to easy unless he pays someone to just let him pass and i was overtaking by two 3 weeks ago between gp and whitecourt and the road was worse than slick there was cars and semis in the medium and over the hard shoulder down the banks and they kept speeding on i was down to 50k for about 300k and i had 30 ton of sand on it was crazy

flat to the mat

Unfortunately that's just what is happening ,bent schools in Surrey issuing test passes for cash .
Had one of the pass me on the Yellowhead a while back , only problem I had was that it was on a two lane stretch and the "driver " was using the shoulder as the passing lane !!! btw the company was DAY & ROSS.

heydon1983

only problem is when they have a crash it causes chaos for everybody else

Gremmie

Not wishing to appear racist but the last thing N.America needs is another Indian/Paki death wish driver on the roads.
Their total incompetence and disregard for human life is well known and well documented.

Big Truck

Don't you just love him!!!!!!

flat to the mat

Personal feelings are irrelevant , what the guy says is spot on . They're a f###ing danger to others , especially on two lane highways eg from the Peg over to the centre of the universe .
7 years here and I have a sixth sense for spotting them and natural avoidance techniques kick in .
Loblaws were so desperate for drivers when they first opened in Regina that they subbed work to the Taliban out of Calgary , now they just want them gone , the damage to equipment is unreal , hence bringing over the Brits .

Gremmie

Hey BT come here and see the antics these idiots get up to, they give "team" driving a whole new meaning 5/7 in a truck holding loads then calling demanding cash to before they will deliver. Oh and nothing is ever their fault, I had one that ruined all the trailer tires going over the Rockies and it was our fault for sending him that way They are ticking time bombs.