Profile For Raymond B.
Raymond B.'s Info
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7 years, 7 months ago
Raymond B.'s Bio
I live in Canada, but work on the US side for a company (Siemens Transport Group) based in Canada. Our company is based in Saskatoon, SK and has a US division (Hi Tech Express) based in Minneapolis. I am an American citizen, which allows me to work cross border in the US division after 4 years working for the principal Canadian division Kindersley Transport Ltd. Due to some issues regarding money, I did not complete the immigration process 2 years ago, so I will not be eligible to return to Canada to work until 2019, but regularly come home to visit when time permits. The main problem north of the border where I live is the collapse of the oilpatch, which caused many to not complete the immigration process at that time, as jobs were scarce and immigrants were not as badly needed there.
I have been trucking for 25 years, and am 2nd generation (dad was an owner/operator for 44 years).
If you are interested in cross border work, or if Canada might be a place for you to work, I can provide you answers to some of your questions, but be aware that my circumstances are mainly for Saskatchewan and Alberta only. Provinciall rules differ there as state rules do in the USA.
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Posted: 7 years, 7 months ago
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As a cross border driver, I can answer this for you. Celedon is not in any trouble. What happened is they bought out a Canadian carrier (Yankee) and took over their operations. They found they no longer needed two terminals within 100 miles of each other for cross border freight, and closed the US terminal as it was smaller.
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Posted: 7 years, 7 months ago
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Do you fear autonomous trucking technology?
While the promise of automation has some worried, the real reason it's being taken on by the tech industry is the maturity of it's core business. Let's be honest, Apple, Google (Alphabet), and other tech giants are pouring money down a hole here because the core business they are in is flatlining. Phones today don't do much more than what they did last year or 5 years ago. There are no 'killer apps' anymore. People are still using keyboards, not thinking it onto their computers. 3D was just a pasing fad.
As much as tech companies are trying to stay in business, they are rapidly discovering the limits of even today's hardware and software. Demands of shippers and receivers, costs, and questions of reliability, liability, and the legislative agends of 50 states (and additionally all the border provinces in Canada) are the immovable objects that technology will not move. The transport business model is far outside what the tech people understand, but at least give them credit for trying. They are in trouble jobwise as well, as the 'gig' economy is not sustainable and will collapse tech long before it undermines transport.