Westcan Bulk Transport
Feb 6th 2008, 10:38 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
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Feb 8th 2008, 3:25 am
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
This is for Bonnyal. Endorsements not a problem Age might be.If you want to work and earn then you can do a lot worse.Everybody has there opinion and mine is "I am staying until I retire" Bob
Feb 8th 2008, 10:28 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi all
I have been driving trucks for less than a year now, but am very keen to come to canada and drive some of the biggest trucks- logging trucks something i have always wanted to do.
Can anyone offer advice as to who i should speak to about this and how i can get into this.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
I have been driving trucks for less than a year now, but am very keen to come to canada and drive some of the biggest trucks- logging trucks something i have always wanted to do.
Can anyone offer advice as to who i should speak to about this and how i can get into this.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Feb 8th 2008, 11:41 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi all
I have been driving trucks for less than a year now, but am very keen to come to canada and drive some of the biggest trucks- logging trucks something i have always wanted to do.
Can anyone offer advice as to who i should speak to about this and how i can get into this.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
I have been driving trucks for less than a year now, but am very keen to come to canada and drive some of the biggest trucks- logging trucks something i have always wanted to do.
Can anyone offer advice as to who i should speak to about this and how i can get into this.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
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Feb 9th 2008, 6:20 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi I am in UK
My mate came out to Westcan From Manchester England Last Year
with Amanda and 2 kids (Saskastoon)
I have lost touch
The Last email I got was he is now in Alberta with a twin tank rig (not Westcan i think)
Any one see John keating a fat bloke usualy with a baldish head goatee beard even and mancunian accent answers to Iceroadjunkie please get in touch
I know he will be on the Winter Road again this season so any one on there get him to email [email protected] UK
tell the fat git email NOW cos I think he may have gone down in the lake
I just want to know he is OK lol
Thanks Ivor_Bigun (my low loader rig in UK)
My mate came out to Westcan From Manchester England Last Year
with Amanda and 2 kids (Saskastoon)
I have lost touch
The Last email I got was he is now in Alberta with a twin tank rig (not Westcan i think)
Any one see John keating a fat bloke usualy with a baldish head goatee beard even and mancunian accent answers to Iceroadjunkie please get in touch
I know he will be on the Winter Road again this season so any one on there get him to email [email protected] UK
tell the fat git email NOW cos I think he may have gone down in the lake
I just want to know he is OK lol
Thanks Ivor_Bigun (my low loader rig in UK)
Feb 17th 2008, 11:11 am
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi mate have located John.He has gone back up to Ice for season,HAVE not put your info over radio.Have given my cell no.to a couple of drivers who are going up and they will give my no.When he contacts I will give him your details.He does work for westcan (I think out of Saskatoon) Hopefully this helps and will contact you soon. Bob.
lets hope the fat git dont fall through the ice now
Thank you
Mark alias Ivor Bigun
Apr 19th 2008, 6:58 am
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
come on Broadsword pick up the keyboard
I am still waiting for contact
If any one sees the Bald fat bloke (he discribed himself as this once lol)
get him in to gear to contact me PLEASE
John keating you wally Get IN TOUCH
Jul 14th 2008, 1:46 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi Truckers
I've done it & got the t-shirt, my biggest mistake was going with the wrong company & terminal, BIG MISTAKE. Wife 4 children & dog, bought acerage which we fell in love with on research trip,. kids settled into schools, clubs etc, wife made loads of friends. went to a wedding within the first month of being there,FANTASTIC WEDDING outside. We agree you have got to give it at least 4mths, as the trucks are older than here, roads are dead straight, you might change gear twice in 2hrs!! its easier than UK to find your way around. Training, well, certain terminals haven't a clue at all. & they drum into you when there on research, if wheels aren't moving then you aren't earning, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH WORK!!& not earning money.
So don't say it is our ATTITUDE, in some cases yes but not in ours, we'd still be there if it wasn't for a certain TERMINAL.
I've done it & got the t-shirt, my biggest mistake was going with the wrong company & terminal, BIG MISTAKE. Wife 4 children & dog, bought acerage which we fell in love with on research trip,. kids settled into schools, clubs etc, wife made loads of friends. went to a wedding within the first month of being there,FANTASTIC WEDDING outside. We agree you have got to give it at least 4mths, as the trucks are older than here, roads are dead straight, you might change gear twice in 2hrs!! its easier than UK to find your way around. Training, well, certain terminals haven't a clue at all. & they drum into you when there on research, if wheels aren't moving then you aren't earning, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH WORK!!& not earning money.
So don't say it is our ATTITUDE, in some cases yes but not in ours, we'd still be there if it wasn't for a certain TERMINAL.
We also moved to Edmonton and returned. We are looking for many others who went with westcan and returned i know there were quite a lot we had our lives destroyed because of this company.We lost thousands trying to make it work we were exploited beyond beleif lies about pay, hours and sponsorship.We returned after 2 years with nothing totally broken.I am in the process of trying to find as many other drivers as i can i have quite a lot of evidence and i am going to fight it all the way.All i can say is you didnt fail they failed you.Be proud of what you did it would have worked for you if it wasnt for this arseole company.Westcan watch this space us brits dont take it lying down.
Jul 14th 2008, 1:54 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi all
I have been driving trucks for less than a year now, but am very keen to come to canada and drive some of the biggest trucks- logging trucks something i have always wanted to do.
Can anyone offer advice as to who i should speak to about this and how i can get into this.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
I have been driving trucks for less than a year now, but am very keen to come to canada and drive some of the biggest trucks- logging trucks something i have always wanted to do.
Can anyone offer advice as to who i should speak to about this and how i can get into this.
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Jul 14th 2008, 4:35 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hmm....... can't see this thread lasting 
Jul 14th 2008, 7:52 pm
#56
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
Hi people whats happened at Westcan then is this at Edmonton only or is it at Calgary as well ????? 
Jul 14th 2008, 10:17 pm
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Re: Westcan Bulk Transport
someones compiling about westcan. I know a few people that work a westcan saskatoon and they are very happy. All I can say is why didnt you leave westcan and work somewhere else there are lost of companies out there.
Jul 14th 2008, 11:38 pm
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Hi
We have assisted families who now work for Westcan in Calgary and they appear to be happy with the way they have been treated!
We have assisted families who now work for Westcan in Calgary and they appear to be happy with the way they have been treated!
Jul 15th 2008, 7:03 am
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I can only speak for Edmonton terminal, also only in the time i was there 2005.I dont know anything about Calgary.Loads of brits went through crap at this time.They were firing them left ,right and centre.If youre face didnt fit you may as well forget it. It didnt matter to them if you had no money a family or anything .They were treating the brits like s..t .They would say shut up and put up,and if you dont like the way we are f... off back home.They didnt care that you brought your family over to emigrate.That all you had worked for in the uk all your life you had used to move and set up a new life.You were working with a gun to your head. Do as they say or you will not be sponsored.I have seen a grown man crying in westcan yard telling me he was a broken man and he couldn't do another day ( that is sad to see) he to returned.The little fat bald bloke and his puppets are total aresoles.