Any UK truckers here that moved to Canada?

Good to know. I'll be doing some shopping around come renewal time. Really not overly impressed with today's vehicles. Overpriced and not reliable. At least most people can fix a 350 Chevy with a 75 piece Canadian Tire tool kit lol.

 

My buddy sent me this text while I was reading your post...

"No more oil changes!"

 

@Northerntanker is a good friend of mine who came from the UK, I think you should stay in the UK, trucking here is in a huge recession. Generally Canadian trucking companies suck, don't pay, are disorganized/incompetent, Only want cheap third world slaves, The general population hates us, truck stops are almost non-existent, the only way to make money OTR, is to run the US and hope they can find re-loads back to Canada.

Or go to the US and work for a US company, forget Canada.

 

If you ask him today, I think he would say stay in the UK or go to Aus after its not on fire.

Or just go to the US, and be done with it.

 

Canada is easy for a reason, cause its literally a third world job here, with third world conditions; and third world pay.

I'm Canadian, born and raised in Alberta, and i'm doing everything I can to move to the US. It's hard to get into the US, because its actually worth living/working there.

 

You have done your homework, good on ya!

Follow your passion and instinct, get it out of your system, that's the only way satisfy it.
You're in a position in life with few responsibilities and all you really have to do is survive while you're here and have enough money to get home if things don't work out.

Manitoba is a great choice, one of the least stressful and friendliest places to live in Canada.
As you discovered there is opportunity for seasonal work hauling grains, sugar beets, beans and other commodities summer and winter.
At one time you would be sure every year to see beet haulers laying their trailers on their side somewhere between the field and the sugar plant and beets everywhere!

Tell you what, if you show up in Manitoba, you can buy me lunch one day and I'll help steer you in the right direction, fill you in about prairie trucker ettiquette and other stuff relevant to the job and lifestyle and show you round, point out the good meat markets, music venues, best burger joints, safe neighbourhoods/towns and etc, you pay the gas or supply the vehicle.

If you prefer small town life there's lots of progressive farm communities with potential to get your foot in the door, rent is very reasonable in many, unlike a few other provinces I've been to, AB, BC, ON.

Be warned, if you might be a scammer, which you don't seem to be, you don't want anything to do with me.

Otherwise, welcome to "Friendly Manitoba", just like on the license plates.

 

Any one of the towns in this song should do.