Who's hiring and where?

^^^ Second that. Sorry to hear also, man.

 

I feel ya, known a few who do just that.

I was just trying to throw you out a few options that might be better fit for someone with some road time. I mean Swifts flatbed division is alot different than the van division as it stands. But there are many options in front of you. Granted in this screwy freight market its a good question of who is and is not hiring.

Good luck on the moving back over.

Im sure theres a few here who might have suggestions, or several places in the forum where they might have good suggestions for flatbed in the area you are interested in residing.

 

MVID you've already got (it's on your licence)

An MVID for a carrier is NBD; just when you register the vehicle.

• Pre-entry requirements – Commercial carriers
  
• Commercial carriers

 

It has been ages since I've looked at the regs. for anything that small, but IIRC, yes, you can register it for whatever you like. You just can't exceed the registered amount.

If this is a temporary gig, you could probably fly under the radar for a while. You would just want to make sure you don't look or act like a commercial operator in any manner. Be forewarned, BC is pretty adept at shutting guys down and there are a ton of people that will turn you in, in a heartbeat. Someone sees you doing a job with out-of-province plates and there ya go. Especially when things are slow, locals tend to not take too kindly to furriners taking work.

If you're going to work for someone and you're "not using your own vehicle as a service vehicle" then it doesn't matter. Generally: Alberta is reasonably loosey-goosey; Saskatchewan, well, they just don't have much in the way of enforcement, but BC can be pretty tough.

 

Always be mindful of the ever looming liability and legal issues as well. If you haven't crossed your "Ts" and dotted your "Is" and the SHTF, you could be in for a world of hurt.


I know, I know... it'll never happen to you.

 

No logging up there.......? Will government pay you to stay home ...?