hi everyone i made it to Canada!!!!
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hi everyone i made it to Canada!!!!
Hi everyone and can i just say its nice to be back, its been quite a few months since i last posted back in the united kingdom but those who remember me G-Man ect will now that i planned to move to canada to drive truck.
Well i did it, moved here July 1st bought a house took my CDL test again and I'm on the road. Had a Frieghtshaker for 1 month and now been given a Volvo(lucky or what). Unfortunately i will prob not bump in to a few of you guys in the us as They have me on Domestic work in Canada Coast To Coast, although i did enjoy my one training trip i did to the States, lots of paperwork involved. Just in case anybody is curious i chose the domestic for better home time although i had to be trained for USA so if and when work dies down i can actually run south. I will prob not be able to respond to posts for the next 4 to 8 days as i am running out this afternoon and don't know when i will be back, but when i am i will be sure to get back to you all.
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Congratulations on the move and new job. Keep us posted as you can. Crossing the border can be a real challenge if your paperwork is not in order. Most of the time, if the shipper has done their work properly, it isn't a big deal.
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Re: hi everyone i made it to Canada!!!!
Originally Posted by ppc25
Hi everyone and can i just say its nice to be back, its been quite a few months since i last posted back in the united kingdom but those who remember me G-Man ect will now that i planned to move to canada to drive truck.
Well i did it, moved here July 1st bought a house took my CDL test again and I'm on the road. Had a Frieghtshaker for 1 month and now been given a Volvo(lucky or what). Unfortunately i will prob not bump in to a few of you guys in the us as They have me on Domestic work in Canada Coast To Coast, although i did enjoy my one training trip i did to the States, lots of paperwork involved. Just in case anybody is curious i chose the domestic for better home time although i had to be trained for USA so if and when work dies down i can actually run south. I will prob not be able to respond to posts for the next 4 to 8 days as i am running out this afternoon and don't know when i will be back, but when i am i will be sure to get back to you all.
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hi allan5ho , no im'e not on for yanke, i came over with the siemens transport group who own about a dozen trucking companies so you get a choice of who to work for.
I chose Edge Transportation its a flat deck company lots of good points a few bad but we wont go there. For the most enjoying it, apart from when the truck is in the workshop (again) :x . and yooper if i see your friend ill'e be sure to say hi, should not miss him as there are not many of us here uin saskatchewan.
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Hey ppc25... congrats on the move across the pond!! I'll keep my eyes open for those trucks when I'm rolling in Canada. Keep your CB on if you see a Yanke truck on the Highway, If it's me I'll give a hollar to see if it's you.
Cheers!!
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Originally Posted by ppc25
I chose Edge Transportation its a flat deck company lots of good points a few bad but we wont go there.
This is an Edge truck!
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Congrats!!! I'm a US citizen hoping to move to Canada soon. I am already pre-approved for a company and need to pass my CDL, which I and everyone else is confident will happen, I just need more practice. Truck driver school was suck-ass, range trainer obviously disliked women, so since I was the only female AND the youngest in the class, it was NOT fun.
Canadians are so much nicer to me than people here. That's why I'm hoping to move there. Congrats again and good luck!!! |
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