Foreign driver Poland :)

hi i have tried the same as you, its very hard to get in to ,there r sites on the Internet, saying there wont 2 & half grand to get you visa work permit then it may takes 2 or 3 months b4 you get over then 3 week driving course which cost $3000 hope that will help you

 

When I worked for TMC a couple years ago the trainer I had was Polish. He worked for TMC for about a year and then he went home for a year. He had been doing this for 10 years when he trained me. He was a very good driver and an excellent trainer.

There are a many Polish truckers in the Chicago area also but I don't know a lot about them. Listen on the CB when in the area and I'm sure you can strike a conversation with them.

 

He's gotta get there first - UK is a looong way from Chitown. And, I know a bunch of US carriers operate in Cannukia, but I get the impression Adam wants to work for a Canadian company IN Canada. I could be wrong, though

 

Welcome to the forum and good luck!!







Ya and things will blow over on the seashores of old Mexico

 

how hard is it to get a work permit & a visa to work in the states or canada & what is the pay scale for company drivers & how long for a driving course

 

I can't answer about the permit/visa... I know I have a friend in Canada who can't get a work visa in the states - but he's a computer geek, not a driver.

A good driving course is about 150 hours of instruction. That works out to about 4 weeks of 8 hour days.

School can cost from $2000 to $10,000. I'd suggest that around $5000 is reasonable.

Pay also varies, from company to company - for seasoned AND new drivers. The company I work for starts us off at 30 cents per mile, and by the end of the first year, you are at 34 cents.. a half cent raise every 6 months after that.

Some companies start you off with more - but they are very few and far between. Most of the ones I talked to would start you out with less. I talked to one where they paid new drivers 22 cents per mile.

 

r you restricted on what miles you can do or the load dish fairly i e companies owner driver

 

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