Looking For A Career In Trucking-Please Help

Hello Everybody,

So here’s my story. I am 37 year old healthy male and university graduate. I got into some legal trouble in the U.S. and I cannot reenter the U.S. at this time. I have a great work history and I just got myself in a bad situation. I can pass a background check in Canada, no problem. I’m looking to get into a trucking school and I want to do long haul trucking. I want to be on the road as long as possible. I have no kids or family commitments. I think that this would be a great way for me to save up some money because I could avoid rent: do you agree?

I have talked to a few schools and they sounded apprehensive about the job market after getting through their school. In the U.S., I remember driving schools advertising tuition reimbursement and a guaranteed job upon graduation. I have found no such thing in Canada so far. How do you know which schools are good?

I have been thinking about contacting companies ahead of time and asking them if they’d give me a job on the condition that I finished the school successfully. I was wondering how you find out which companies have good safety records? Are there government organizations that you can contact to help find out which companies are reputable or have good safety records? Will I have trouble finding work due to the fact that I cannot enter the U.S.? What routes are available inside Canada only and how do I find out which companies use these routes?

I really appreciate any help and I’m a good guy. They just slam you down in the states for any transgression. Thank you very much.

Regards,


Dan

 

Hello Everybody,

Thanks for answering my questions. I am now moving to BC and I'm going to give Victoria a try (non-trucking work). I heard of a company called Highland trucking out of Vancouver. I heard that they were a good company, so if island life doesn't offer me something I may bugger off to the mainland and try to talk to the people at Highland. I certainly expect to pay my dues as a trucker and I don't expect to jump into long hauls right away. Can anyone tell me how much I should expect to pay to get the necessary training? I don't want to get burned.

I also heard that there were routes going into Northern British Columbia, called the gold run, and that they were potential long haul Canadian runs: is this factually correct and can someone tell me more?

I checked out Bison, Yanke and J and R Hall, and only Bison is currently hiring. I noticed that they were trying to "green" their fleet and I can appreciate that as some who has a degree in environmental studies. Are there other such companies that are trying to go "green" that anyone knows of? I might be able to secure work with a company that is trying to go in this direction more easily. Thanks for all the support.

 

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