New AZ driver in ontario cant seem to get anything going on

Discussion in 'Canadian Truckers Forum' started by muzimbabwe, Aug 12, 2024.

  1. Ind0792

    Ind0792 Light Load Member

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    Honestly, who wants to work for Indians? In my experience, they're notoriously cheap and aren't too big on safety.
     
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  3. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Seems like a lot of it is who you know these days too.
     
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  4. NorthEastTrucker

    NorthEastTrucker Heavy Load Member

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    Problem with Canada is the Trucking Industry is smaller than most think here. A lot of companies try to ripoff driver and O/o's and hold a straight face when doing so. Plenty of New Canadians literally get off the plane and in a month have their Canadian & U.s. Authroity with a reasonable insurance rate but Canadians born in Canada have to jump though hoops like a circus perfomer to catch a break. What was once fair went out the window in 2016 around the time the current Government took over.
    As a new Az driver you have to get creative and fabricate sometimes on your resume in order of makimg it look more interest as a driver.
     
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  5. classicxl

    classicxl Medium Load Member

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    That’s living in Canada in general ones who were born here are getting screwed on other things like housing where young people can’t buy sh$t but immigrants fresh off the plane are buying million dollar homes
     
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  6. Ind0792

    Ind0792 Light Load Member

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    And driving flashy cars.
    I honestly find that so many of these people are lazy and/or stupid. I've done pre-trip inspections on trailers they've dropped and caught so many glaring major defects, it's unreal.
     
  7. Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden Light Load Member

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    This industry is gone. Just like everything else in this country, it's never getting better.
     
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  8. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Doesn't matter who's at the helm, this ship is sinking.
     
  9. '88K100

    '88K100 Road Train Member

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    Freight is slow past 6 months,,I let dispatch know park me as much as possible so the new hires can work so i generally only run 2 or 3 nights a week. It’s sweet,,work 2 days and still maintain senior line haul position,full time status benefits, paid stats and 8% vacation pay…
     
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  10. NorthEastTrucker

    NorthEastTrucker Heavy Load Member

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    There are tons of ads on Indeed mined you for O/o's too which is what I've been looking at over the last couple months. I've spoken to a couple Managers and owners and find that the majority are schemish. Very unfortunate.

    As mentioned before Kijiji has a few Independent O/o's looking for AZ drivers. Its good for a driver to post their ads on there because companies do read them.
     
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  11. Rodeo_Joe

    Rodeo_Joe Light Load Member

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    Look for a landscape, utility, tree company needing a az or dz driver to get a.bit of experience. Farms etc
     
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