GTA local hourly rates are garbage

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  1. Canadianhauler21

    Canadianhauler21 Heavy Load Member

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    I applied to a few ready mix places but never heard anything back. If you know some companies just let me know. I'm not proficient in driving manual but I know enough to get around.
     
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    Also no... I live in Nova Scotia, built my own home, by a lake with 2 acres. Reasonably. I only have to suffer GTA every second week.
     
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    reeferwrencher Medium Load Member

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    Ok I guess I have to spell it out for you.The guy lives in Niagara Falls NY where you can buy a house for 100 grand or less but he makes as much or more than a lot of drivers who live in gta where houses cost a million.Capeesh?
     
  4. classicxl

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    if people from the gta and other parts of southern ontario don’t stop buying all the houses and over bidding . nova scotia will be a million plus soon enough everyone is buying in nova scotia and other places in the east coast apparently since covid
     
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    Canadianhauler21 Heavy Load Member

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    Day 3 of dumping so far. So far so good other than my maniac trainer who drives ridiculously aggressive. Did 2 dumps today for 8 and a half hours which was nice. I think I'll most likely stay here for a little while. I like that the work is constant at times and there is no rush or staring at my eld watching my minutes to down.

    Will post back in a week of doing solo dumps without a trainer.
     
  6. 03machwon

    03machwon Light Load Member

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    Wow those are real low wages. Like I make close to $600 a day doing local log hauling, and this is way less stressful than GTA local would be... Literally the easiest trucking job I've ever had. Home nightly and weekends off too.
     
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  7. classicxl

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    you’re extremely lucky to have that job my dad who owns his own dump truck hauling asphalt isnt making much more then that gross . before taking off taxes ,fuel and what not . one big reason he just sold the truck he’s making di$k all . As far as dealing with gta traffic i’m paid by the hr and could careless if i spend my whole shift sitting in traffic because i’m still getting paid
     
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    03machwon Light Load Member

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    Explain the luck statement?..like wtf? Since when does luck have anything to do with getting a job?
     
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    You are lucky that some ####### hasn't come along and slashed the rate.
     
  10. classicxl

    classicxl Medium Load Member

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    Do you really think $600 a day local company jobs with weekends off are really that common .News flash they are not especially if it’s a local driving gig . I now for a fact that right now some owner ops running local aren’t making much more then that . If your a company guy making $600 a day you are very lucky to have it because they are not on every corner especially the gta