I am an Aussie who is keen to do truck driving in the USA, but I see some posts on this site and others on the internet where U.S truckers dont appear to be too happy about foreign people working in the industry.
Not saying this is the norm, but I have seen some posts were people don't seem too happy about foreigners etc.
I am just wondering if I were to obtain a job amongst you guys would I be ostracized or shunned by the trucking community?
I expect there would be a certain amount of resistance from a certain percentage of the drivers out there, but just wondering what the overall perception is of foreign drivers?
Everyones views on foreign drivers
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by V8Wookiee, Feb 4, 2016.
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To be honest mate I have no idea.
Our roads aren't anywhere near as good as yours. Very few 4 lane highways between major cities and none between smaller cities/towns.
Where I live there it's a 454km (282 mile) run to the nearest major city and there are three roadhouses (truck stops) in that stretch and they couldn't hold a candle to your truck stops as far as amenities and food etc go.
The Aussie dollar stinks compared to the USD and housing and food are very expensive as well.
Not trying to discourage you if you want the adventure, but if you are wanting to make money it's not a good time at present.
There is a user on the forums called aussiejosh who would be a better person to message and ask. Pretty sure he has driven stateside as well as here.
Watching the 4, 5 and 6 trailer roadtrains moving at 100km/h (60mph) down the road is something you will never forget tho
Best bet would be to do some research on google about visa's and truck driving in Australia. That would be more helpful than me
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