Snackbar's new adventure at Moore Freight Services

Not yet, but many trucks around my number with similar miles have already had their drivers moved to Anthems, so it isn't long. When the next round of trucks comes in, it's good news/bad news, a driver told me that the next batch will be single bunks with cabinets (the good news), but they're keeping the Wingman nanny breaking system(the bad news). When I had that load last week that was dropped on the yard with broken glass, I told the safety guy that the Wingman system on a truck = retirement for me....and YES, I will leave a potential $80+k/yr job over that ########.

 

To get your passport and enter Canada you can't have a criminal record. And any truck entering the Canadian Provences of Ontario or Quebec must have 105km/hr speed limiters on their ecm. Moore doesn't require you to go there, but they have a fair amount of freight going there, so it really helps, especially during the slow season.

I opted for the passport card instead of the book. The card only works for ground entry (and possibly by boat via the Great Lakes)into Canada, and ground entry into Mexico. It also works for domestic air travel within the lower 48 since DHS is pushing states to adopt an enhanced drivers license policy to board a plane.

 

So far I haven't had any issues with their version of the DOT. In Quebec I will run into a driver from time to time who only speaks french, but many speak enough english to get the point across. You'd be surprised by how many regular people up there are bilingual. Most customers in Quebec have at least 1 or 2 employees that speak fluent english since they see drivers from other parts of Canada as well as the U.S. In Ontario, they speak Canadian aye. The street signs in Quebec are only in french, but doesn't take long to figure out what they say. Cell service is better, but if you are a Verizon customer, check to see if your plan includes Canada, and your phone can switch to non-CDMA frequencies/technology (Verizon and Sprint service only use CDMA where T-mo and AT&T use GSM). I bought a cheap T-mobile flip phone for when I cross the border, and now have a T-mobile tablet so I can have internet service for email and my Netflix.

 

So, it's off to Canada again. Load loads this evening, delivers 8 am Thursday north of Toronto. They're sure using my passport more this time around. Going there this often makes turning the truck down to 65 worth it.

 

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Another successful trip in and out of Canada. Although, a longer than expected unload time has hurt me in terms of beating this snow storm to Spring Hill. I had initially planned on getting there by tonight, but Kearney, MO is as close as I can get...that's trucking. The one down side of glass is, most customers only have one crane to unload with. So, if you're the 1st or 2nd truck, it isn't too bad. I was the 3rd truck yesterday, and it was 5 hours after my scheduled delivery time before I was empty...and the scheduled delivery time was just what time the customer opened, not an appointment. A lot of our customers are FCFS. I could request a little detention time, but it's the timing back to Spring Hill that got screwed up that I am concerned about, not so much the extra couple bucks.