Hahaha. That's what I figured.
I went on 70 hours simply because that's what most drivers run on and its pretty clear the pay stinks.
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Nate......he's saying 5 on. 5 off.
At 450 a day over 14 hrs, that puts him at $32/hr. Now if you factor in the five days off over a ten day period you're averaging $16/hr for 10 days.
Can you live ob that anywhere in the North?
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And if that's not enough, being in Canada, a person can have a second job and if it's a non-carrier job then it doesn't count against their 70.nate980 and Licensed to kill Thank this. -
Exactly ^ better than what most trucking companies pay. Not the best but not the worst
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As well, you might be a fine Canadian citizen but the Temporary Foreign Worker program should not be a back-door route to citizenship.
Note: Re Recent Changes in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
After Minister of Employment Jason Kenney acknowledged that business owners are using Temporary Foreign Workers to suppress wages in his home Province of Alberta, the floodgates were somewhat closed. However, Temporary Foreign Worker truck drivers are still being brought into Alberta.TractorTrailer Thanks this. -
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