How do I go about getting experience?

I too wouldn't mind info on Excelone Staffing for the garbage truck position with Miller Waste systems.

 

After reading this thread, I can't stop thinking what a sad state of affairs in Ontario.

New drivers are left to temp agencies (vultures in my eyes) to gain work experience.

So glad I last saw Ontario thru my rear view mirror.

 

I have a couples years driving already without temp agencies, I just heard Miller waste was a good company to work with and they only seem to hire through them.

 

BoomTruckin : Yup, that's pretty much my opinion of temp agencies but like you said, sad sad sad state of affairs in onterrible for new drivers. Gonna' head out west as soon as I have experience with AZ (Class 1) and a little $$ for living while I look for work. I know the cost of living is a little higher that way but it's not that much more than down here (I was up in Fairview a couple years ago for farm spring rush) and things are starting to get really out of whack with average/low pay to cost of living around the golden horsesh*t- I mean golden horseshoe.

nott00shabby : I also heard miller is a good company. It's the temp service that is constantly looking for drivers for them ( I mean constantly, they put ads out - at LEAST- once or twice a week since May) that makes me question the situation there. Gonna give it a try if nothing comes up by next week. If that's what ends up happening I will let you know a.s.a.p about them.

A little off topic but is there anything out west (sask/alberta) other than vac trucks that I could make decent money doing with my DZ (Class 3). The only reason I say other than vac trucks is because they seem to get very sporadic work ( 50-60-70 hours in a few days then nothing for maybe 5-6 weeks or more) around here. If it's not the same out that way then I'd drive a vac truck (and be up for the labour part of that gig as well).

 

I am quite willing to relocate. Especially to the rest coast. I, too just graduated in Woodbridge, and am trying to get experience. Just seems that everyone I've talked to so far either doesn't have DZ trucks, or wants a min of one year experience. It's getting really frustrating.

 

So, how did everything work out? You working yet? Where at? Ontario or elsewhere?

 

trucktick, same questions (as above) for you, as well, are you still in Ontario, or have you moved elsewhere?

 

You really want to relocate so you can drive a truck? .....

 

No, but you can earn a great wage doing it.

 

I don't care about relocation. I am single with no ties to any particular place. I went to Calgary a while back, jobless and broke, on a whim, and had a great next few years. Since then, I have lived in NFLD (again, on a whim, and that didn't work out so well), and now I'm back in Toronto. The hell do I care if I have to relocate to get a job? Mind you, i would like to have something local to build my coffers with before I go this time, but whatever.