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Message:: [QUOTE="not4hire, post: 9913373, member: 86124"]Best driver that ever worked for me and one of the best I've ever seen was from England. He could back up a b-train on a construction site better than most guys could drive forward. He had been here a few years when he came to work for us, but I don't recall how long. I know he came here with H&R when they were aggressively recruiting in England. I would consider them a bottom-feeder, but a way to get one's foot in the door. I believe he  drove dumps locally after that. He quit us at one point because we were away from home the entire time we were driving (not team, but oilfield/heavy haul and not based near home), so only home when not driving. He did come back though because he was making stupid-good money and the driving was far more interesting. Based on that experience, I wouldn't hesitate to look at another UK driver (if I still had trucks, which I don't). However, because we were a small company and not able to train, the concern would be sufficient mountain and off road driving experience. I expect other carriers would be similar. Coincidentally, the worst driver we had was also an import, from Eastern Europe... and the whiniest was from Ireland, but he grew up here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]