Advice for a foregin driver ?

Hi,

I am from Europe, Estonia and I´ve been following this forum for a few years now. And I have had these thoughts in the back of my head for a while now - thinking of coming to Canada in the summer of 2013.
I`ve read a lot of blogs and info about the English truckers coming to Canada. I don`t seem to find any other nationalities coming there (at least they can`t be found in the web).

I don`t have tonnes of experience, since I`m only 23. I drove a year in the Army (we still have conscription here ), mainly driving with dumpers and also hauling heavy machinery (excavators) around the bush and with all kind of weather. So I also now what chaining up in the mud means . I attached some pictures for someone who is interested in pictures from oversees.
Currently I am hauling a semi-trailer reefer with a rear lifter fitted on it.

So by the next summer I have 2yr. of experience, but I know the minimum for foreign drivers is usually 5 yr. BUT that is if you want to come with a PNP visa. I am thinking of coming with a WH (working holiday visa). which doesn´t limit my field of work or a company I work for. If I would be already there and meeting people from face-to-face, could there be a job for me ? Or should I keep dreaming ? I know a also have to get the local licence.

Area could be anywhere in Alberta.

I am worried I might burn a lot of money and not find a job .. driving job that is. Or should I start on a totally different field of work ?

Any advice on the subject is welcome

 

Should I find a good trucking school myself, do the licence and then start looking for a company or should I rather find a company who will tell me to finish some particular driving school that they prefer and then guarantee you the work ? (something like H&R is doing ? ).

Good money seems to be made on the oil-fields ?!? Is it easy to get into with no-Canadian experience ? Names for some oil-field companies to look for would be very appreciated ..
Also some good driving schools in Alta. ?

I have one question about the licences as well. Here you need to have 2yr experience of B category licence (regular car) before you can do your C+E (AZ or CDL licence) how is it in Canada ?

Don`t want to come there and be a cheap labour and push Canadians out of the industry. Something like our neighbouring countries are doing to us ...

 

Praire Boy`s Pioneer Trucking seems like a very interesting line of work. (I haven´t got it if you are the owner or a recruiter ?) But it seems more like a quality-non-immigrant type of co.

The funny thing is that in the army I served in a Pioneer Battallion,more commonly known as Engineering Battallion in English. And we were called pioneers.

 

That`s good news. Who will provide the truck for an road test ?

Here you HAVE to go to school, take C-licence exam (straight truck). And then you have to go to school again for a E-licence (straight truck + pup) and another exam for E-licence. Before both you also have to take a written test.

Definately got my hopes up