Profile For Rob S.

Great post Daniel! Always like reading your posts as they are interesting without any BS. You are definitely an asset to TT and to trucking in general. Good luck at your new job and I wish you and your wife all the best life has to offer. God Bless.

Yes, what he said is complete BS. They won't even let you into the country if you have a criminal record. US and Canada border agents share that info. And no country can hold you for ransom for exiting, that it so stupid what that recruiter said.

That's awfully nice of you Tyler (did you now there is also Tyler Durden that posts on Zerohedge?)

Tyler Durden on ZeroHedge

Anyways, I digress, but I looked at the Glass Division of Maverick and the pay is quite decent at 50 - 54 cpm's starting.

Do they have a Canadian subsidiary? Or would they hire Canadian drivers?

Thanks for your input.

I'm used to getting a minimum of two weeks paid vacay to start, then goes up to 3 at year 3 year, then 4 weeks at year 5 and finally 5 weeks at year 10. Some co's are even better than this, but this seems to be the norm.

In Europe you START with 5 weeks off! (paid) ... doesn't matter the job. So yeah, by that yardstick 1 weeks is cheap.

I'll have a go at your truck sign ... the one on the right says "Truck Entrance" --- no problem there, now the sign on the left says "No Trucks" --- so this means no trucks on the left side of the street (just kidding) I think what they mean to say is that the street is a dead end, so don\t go down there with a truck as you will find it difficult to do a U-turn. Also, the truck entrance sign looks like was put there by the gas station owner as I guess many trucks saw the no truck sign and didn't go in.

But you are right OS, as a trucker it is much more important to pay attention to the signs.

The 5 on 5 off rule seems pretty straightforward and workable. Will have to keep it in mind.

But just wondering, how does the 5 on 5 off rule give you the 10 hours off? Is this still feasible with current rules?

Maybe a section for new drivers vs. experienced ones.

Also, any chance of applying to Canadian companies? Or US companies that have Canadian operations?

I would be fine and would actually understand that if I do take 1 or 2 months off during the slow times that my truck would be given to someone else. That's not really a problem for me. Yes, I still need to prove myself, but just wanted to know if it is possible. My point was that having only a week of paid time off per year is pretty lousy. I would expect treatment like that in China or Russia not the US. What's the point of working so hard if we can't enjoy it?

Anyways, it is what it is, I guess I value my free time more.

1 week of vacation a year for 5 years is barbaric in my opinion. I was wondering if can you take off a month or two, unpaid of course, during the slow months like Jan or Feb? Maybe I'll ask this in a another thread.

I just want to make a comment on the "self-driving" trucks you mentioned. Please do not worry about a computer replacing a driving job. Look, even trains need conductors and those suckers run on dedicated tracks, so I always laugh at the worried Nancy's thinking a computer will replace a driver.

Also, you mentioned that if you had a regular 9-5 job you would go for without hesitation, but you have your own small business in a town of 4,000 that in your words has no future, and you are hesitating? Don't understand your logic. To me it seems that you have nothing to lose but a lot to gain.

Good luck in whatever avenue you pursue.