First Trip to Canada... Delayed

A kilometre is roughly 5/8 of a mile, so you would divide the posted speed limit by 8 and multiply by five and that will be close enough in mph. So example ... 100 kph / 8 = 12.5 times 5 = 62.5 mph . 80 is close to 50 mph, etc.
When you hit customs they like to ask if you have ever been arrested or convicted of a crime. Even if you were arrested and not convicted, they still know about it.
Your 34 hour reset isn't good enough to count, up here it's 36 hours. Plus you have to carry today plus the previous 14 days logs and show that you have had at least 24 hours continuous off duty in the last 14 days. So one day off out of fourteen. But you can go 70 hours in 7 days.
Lots of places may take US dollars, but they'll rip you off on the exchange rate. Best to convert your cash at duty free, or a bank.
Oh, and if you get some groceries at a store they'll offer to put them in a bag, not a sac

 

When you go for breakfast, don't do like my ex-wife and ask for Canadian bacon. Yeah. She did. So embarrassing.

 

Yep, triple digit speed limits aren't as fast as you think.

Especially important to remember that when you hit the ramps. A suggested speed of 50 for the curve means 30 mph.

 

Have you seen this thread?

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...eads/well-im-done-with-canada-forever.308230/

Post #1 should interest you

 

Bring plenty of those cheap North Carolina cigarettes with you.

 

Whenever I went, I'd switch the GPS speed from MPH to KPH on the display since the KPH on the speedo is smaller and not used to looking at that.

My phone service didn't work in Canada and for the few times I went didn't think it worth it to spend the extra $30 a month for Canuck service. Before coming back I always had to have a re-entry code issued by my company so I'd send messages back to ask for re-entry confirmation. Never had a problem coming back to the states, it is a $10 dollar fee to re-enter the states and a couple times the system was down and the border patrol waved me on through after the xray machine.

 

Use debit instead of money otherwise youll get Canada money back.I would buy a few maps.I have many Canada maps,they really are great to have if you start going to Canada alot.

 

If you have a verizon phone it will not work here anymore.
If you are coming to Ontario or Quebec your truck has to show that it can only go 65 mph(or less) both on cruise and on the pedal. With American plates, they will check. Don't get caught with a false log. The penalty is 72 hours at the scale and a steep fine. Change your money at the duty free. Not sure if your debit card will work here (credit will). My debit won't work in the USA.