Canadian looking to get into driving, will have lots of questions

Youre right Fort Mac will be gang busters to rebuild the place. WHOO.... money.

Hate to say it. The Fires taketh away and giveth.

 

Well in a larger vehicle.. eh.. I was at first neurotic trying not to mash the little cars for they know not what they do to me. Then I settled down.

Over the years there has been some really small bits of road that should be just a tractor trace on a farm or something here and there, no place for a road truck. I remember one that vanished entirely for several miles as I followed a series of flower meadows in Lancaster PA towards a brick yard 3 miles from any paved road. I thought to myself I must be mental or something out of Disney with this load it better be there. It was... ugh.

 

You're pushing 40 in Canadian or US years?

 

I've never worried about being the creepy older guy.

 

I have no intentions of hi-jacking this thread, but I have a lot of matched interest here. I'm 35, in Calgary, and I'd love to get my Class 1 and go OTR. I've been lurking here for about 3 months and finally got the nerve to post. Lol.

My situation differs, but at least for the time being, I'm driving a tow truck. With the company I'm with, we keep HOS (we run 120/14) and I have to take care of almost everything else like the big boys do. Went through a level 1 inspection last month too. Usually hang out in bobtail parking at the T/S in between calls.

So I'm subscribed. What schools have you looked at? I got my air brake with CCA and I quite liked the way they go about teaching you. Curious what others think about the options for schooling here.

Cheers!

 

You said twice you've entered the USA as a tourist, correct? I don't see why all of a sudden hopping in a CMV would change your eligibility to cross. I'm Canadian, and I haven't been hassled over a record. I'd been across a few times as a tourist, yes I was nervous the first time across in a truck. I don't have two duis on my record, but you should be fine.