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

Fort mc Murray is finished there is a thing called supply and demand the Arabs have more than enough crude oil to keep the world going' and you have a tree hugger running your country who doesn't give a toss about anywhere west of Ontario so the tar oil might as well be left in the
Ground .

 

I don't want to burst your Bubble but if you think a company will send you straight to the states with a loaded trailer your mistaken you would be running Canada until you get experience and then you would be going down to the states with a driver .

 

That's not quite true. I had a couple days training in Canada doing local work, then got sent solo to the USA. I didn't even know how to put fuel in the truck. There are companies out there like that.

 

Light speed out of Calgary

 

Good for you!! I would say the biggest thing with a trainer is good communication. Both ways.

I may have missed it, do you want to run van or flat? Tanker?

Obviously I don't know the schools curriculum. I would strongly recommend asking for as much training time as possible on backing up, and trip planning. And, if they would show you how to throw chains in the summer time, in a warm dry parking lot, you'll have the cats pajamas.

With regards to backing, it's 5% of the job. But it's the hardest. And the last thing you need is to practise your backing in a truck stop, in the dark, after a long day, in between two trucks.

Good luck!

 

It's been over a year since you posted this message, but just wondering how you did in the course and if you liked how they taught you? I too want to go to this school for class 1, just wondering what it was like.