Stop Temporary Foreign Workers

I was earning 24 bucks an hour 20 years ago. So tell me again that $32 is a good wage today. Also, if we can drive for 13 hours a day in Alberta, and be on duty for 15, then you may as well call it based on 15 hours, because that is possible. That then takes $450 a day down to $30 an hour with no overtime scale.

No wonder you guys are truck drivers.

 

Nate980

I get paid the same as seasoned veterans out here because we get paid by the tonne. If you add up what my mistakes cost me (if there are any) I will be on a reduced pay scale compared to the veteran who makes few mistakes.

It does compare to tradespeople, depending on the pay formula. If it is just straight hourly because you have a heartbeat, then you are right, it does not compare well.

 

Please show me where "he has a very valid point".

 

Or how about this, $450 per day but only working half on the available days (5 on 5 off) averages $225 per day. There are 24 hours in a day so, really, you're only making $9.37 per hour average

 

I'll exit this conversation now.

 

32 an hour is a good wage for a trucker it's not the top rate but it is good. Rudester your probably in that 275-350 a day how can you scoff at 450 a day?

 

I never said I was doing better. I was saying that it's not great compared to other trades and taking past earnings into consideration. Quite frankly, with my lack of experience I am happy that I am driving. It is good "entry level" earnings, that's why I'm here doing it. I think it lacks though for guys who have put in years perfecting their trade.

I do well considering my lack of experience. I earn 33% of the truck's invoice to the mill. I also live in camp, only have to supply food, have no forced days off aside from mill closure (like this weekend). We earn about 8-9000 clear per month during a good weather summer or a winter.

 

Let's make one thing clear... Trucking is not a trade barely makes the level of skilled labour. I believe I gave you a heads up on one of your first posts that the pay in this industry sucks and it always will. How soon one forgets.. It's not too late for you to get out of it you only got a few months in so your not in for a lot of time. Go get an actual trade cause your probably close to the top of the pay scale.

 

Have a good weekend

 

I figured the pay was low for working in such an isolated area with a 5/5 schedule. Comparing this job to "OTR" is not really making me feel like the pay is all that great for the oil field.

Would I leave my job for this one? No.

If the person who posted that they own a company and in fact are an immigrant driver they have learned in a relatively short period of time that "drivers will work for less". I have always said waged will continue to fall because drivers are willing to "work for less".

If this is a legitimate job......then low wages are begining to creep into the oilfield.

How can they not? Especially when drivers compare the wage to a regular job. I think the companies could easily get away with lowering wages across the driver pool, affterall if drivers only need to see that they make more than a driver elsewhere, simply pay them marginally more to make them think "hey......I got it pretty good."

I still don't think the guy is legit and some of you are defending a wage that doesn't exist. This could very easily have been someone fishing for a pricepoint on drivrrs tolerances in regards to wages.