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Mar 5 2015 07:42pm
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Yes, but can you execute a drift with a 53 footer on, into a parallel park? haha


i hit black ice with 79k on in a curve and drifted it some. dont really know how much but even the smallest amount feels like its wrapping around you. didnt throw it into a parallel though im not trying to hotdog it out there lmfao
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Mar 5 2015 10:29pm
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Finially finished all my paperwork for my A-z course.
as I'm on ei I applied for the government to pay my $8400 210 hour training program though second careers.

About to hand it all in, and if all goes well I start on the 30th

Yes this is motor sports related, big trucks, big hopes



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Mar 6 2015 05:05am
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i hit black ice with 79k on in a curve and drifted it some. dont really know how much but even the smallest amount feels like its wrapping around you. didnt throw it into a parallel though im not trying to hotdog it out there lmfao


haha yeah, when bob tailing the farm semis around out to the field to get the flatbeds with our fertilizer and shit on it, on a wet road and giving it a bit on a sharp corner i get it to kick out a bit. Its quite a different experience then "drifting" my challenger lets say around a corner on the snowy roads. Its mix of excitement and terror cuz you really dont know whats gonna happen hahah

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Mar 6 2015 05:48am
I guess my father in law just got his class A 2 days ago. He has a Fleetwood 37r..

I wanted to get my class b for a line truck, scratch that lol.

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Mar 6 2015 11:07am
Yea az is the full truck license in Canada. get dump truck along with tractor trailer.
the company im going through is double the price of everyone els. But they are exclusively 1 on 1 the entire time. the other company's ram 3-5 people in one truck and you all suppose to learn how to drive like that... No thanks.
Pretty excited to start getting this chapter of my life on track.

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Mar 8 2015 07:13pm
It's not "az" everywhere in Canada I think that's an Ontario thing. Mines a class 1A

You might want to take another look at your career choice, trucking in Canada doesn't pay shit all unless your doing oilfield work in bc/alberta. The rag heads underbid on all of the work especially in Ontario so the rates are shit. Only thing I can recommend is getting on somewhere that pays hourly like logging or something. If you plan on doing long haul you will only make like 38 cents per mile plus drops. Not to mention it's really difficult to get a driving job with no experience.
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It's not "az" everywhere in Canada I think that's an Ontario thing. Mines a class 1A

You might want to take another look at your career choice, trucking in Canada doesn't pay shit all unless your doing oilfield work in bc/alberta. The rag heads underbid on all of the work especially in Ontario so the rates are shit. Only thing I can recommend is getting on somewhere that pays hourly like logging or something. If you plan on doing long haul you will only make like 38 cents per mile plus drops. Not to mention it's really difficult to get a driving job with no experience.


Believe it or not we have had some run ins with Arab truck drivers from Canada at our plant site in Georgia. My supervisor kicked one out recently for refusing to wear his hard hat. Those guys are squirrely as fuck.
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Mar 9 2015 08:56am
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It's not "az" everywhere in Canada I think that's an Ontario thing. Mines a class 1A

You might want to take another look at your career choice, trucking in Canada doesn't pay shit all unless your doing oilfield work in bc/alberta. The rag heads underbid on all of the work especially in Ontario so the rates are shit. Only thing I can recommend is getting on somewhere that pays hourly like logging or something. If you plan on doing long haul you will only make like 38 cents per mile plus drops. Not to mention it's really difficult to get a driving job with no experience.


I got a decent understanding of the current situation. My main goAl is to get on the ice roads, I know a few people involved that I've worked with over the years. Back up plan is Alberta. But my training provider is dam good st finding starter jobs, pay is shit. But no one looks at you without 6months to 1 year exp. I'll put in my time.
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Mar 9 2015 08:59am
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Believe it or not we have had some run ins with Arab truck drivers from Canada at our plant site in Georgia. My supervisor kicked one out recently for refusing to wear his hard hat. Those guys are squirrely as fuck.


http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/truck-driver-facing-5-more-charges-in-burlington-skyway-crash-1.2045378
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