I am so ####ing done with this industry and this country. I can only stand it, because I’m an O/O, and they don’t mess with my home time. Just putting in days, until I can go local O/O, Costco Fleet comes to Canada or Walmart stops slip seating Daycabs.
2 year contract for rookies normal??
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I just got back from the mainland for an interview ... was 100% lied to. I drove up to their office building, needles, pee bottles, broken down equipment. I didn't even get out of my car ... kept on driving. It is crazy!
I saw these guys (Harlens Trucking Ltd.) looking for people on indeed and they were found guility of screwing their foreign working drivers. Surrey trucking company ordered to pay $350,000 after underpaying foreign workers - Surrey Now-Leader
Like how does a company get their license back? The government doesn't seem to care, as if I had the power, they would never own a company every again.magoo68, GuitarDude, Flint1 and 1 other person Thank this. -
Was driving on 401 today and there was some guy pulling a B-train in the middle lane going 60kmh. I pass this guy in the left lane (no trucks allowed) and I look at this guy and he's on his phone with his leg up on the dash like dude seriously?Last edited: Sep 25, 2020
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I was lucky enough to find a local job two minutes from my place (I live in Brampton), but I started with the night shift and even then it was very difficult. My advice is I wouldn't start with a local job doing day time work. First of all it is probably near impossible to find for a new driver in this market, a year ago my company would hire anyone who walked in the door, now they laid off half the drivers (including myself for two months), most of us are back but there are still two drivers waiting to be rehired and these guys have close to 10 years experience.
It depends on which company you work for but like someone pointed out a lot of them will pay you garbage rates. I started at $19 and am only making $21 now. The only reason its worthwhile to me is because I'm 2minutes away and I'm saving probably $10-20 a day on gas/wear and maintenance/depreciation costs on my car due to not having a 30 minute - 45 minute commute. But the job is extremely difficult, driving in the GTA, reversing off the road into docks, is far more dangerous and riskier to your CVOR than an OTR position.Canadianhauler21 and GuitarDude Thank this. -
But hey, each to their own. I'd recommend doing OTR for a little while before going local but it's totally dependent on the person.GuitarDude Thanks this. -
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Problem is most local companies in the GTA pay $23 an hour max which is terrible. Trying to get enough experience so I can haul gasoline.BigHossVolvo Thanks this. -
Just apply to company to haul fuel. My friend was training drivers at Paul’s Hauling and as he said “they hiring people who have no business being behind the wheel”
2 years experience seems to be golden for companiesLast edited: Sep 28, 2020
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