Trucker's thread
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driftking88
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avec des 385 !!! criss c'est beau !
@mike
ctu pas pire pour toi sa ??
@mike
ctu pas pire pour toi sa ??
driftking88
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pourquoi pas le trailer mix ??
Toze
Well-known member
ça va sûrement finir en location au grosses compagnies les journées tranquille et j'ai de la misère à imaginé rentrer dans les petit chantiers en ville.
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EuroEnthusiast
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I've been doing QC-ON round trips on the 20/401 lately and have a few observations/questions for you guys:
1. Thank you to all the drivers who turn on their tailights in low light conditions. Also cool to see the running lights when you pass them. Is there a rule that truckers need to turn on their lights in certain conditions or is it their personal decision?
2. Three lane hwy 401, tractor trailer in the middle lane, cars passing on the left, soon a bottle neck develops. Why doesn't the trucker just drive in the right lane? Is he/she concerned about merging traffic from the entrance ramp?
3. Speed limiters: are they set by certain manufacturers or the operator's choice? Sometimes it seems to take forever when one truck is overtaking another. The other day I saw a guy in Dakota get fed up of waiting and pass on the right, right in the blind spot. He almost got side swiped for that gesture.
4. What is it that motivated you to join this profession? It seems like a dream to be able to enjoy the view while listening to your favourite tunes for hours on end. Granted I'm sure skill and stress are also involved.
1. Thank you to all the drivers who turn on their tailights in low light conditions. Also cool to see the running lights when you pass them. Is there a rule that truckers need to turn on their lights in certain conditions or is it their personal decision?
2. Three lane hwy 401, tractor trailer in the middle lane, cars passing on the left, soon a bottle neck develops. Why doesn't the trucker just drive in the right lane? Is he/she concerned about merging traffic from the entrance ramp?
3. Speed limiters: are they set by certain manufacturers or the operator's choice? Sometimes it seems to take forever when one truck is overtaking another. The other day I saw a guy in Dakota get fed up of waiting and pass on the right, right in the blind spot. He almost got side swiped for that gesture.
4. What is it that motivated you to join this profession? It seems like a dream to be able to enjoy the view while listening to your favourite tunes for hours on end. Granted I'm sure skill and stress are also involved.
-Mike-
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KRBissonnette
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More and more I'm thinking of doing this for a living, driving is what I love doing the most and I love doing long distance trips. Plus I've been working as a driver for the past 5 years and I really enjoy it, just haven't sampled trucking. Thread subscribed 
Mayerz
Legacy Member
1. It's a law in certain states that you have to turn your lights on at the same time as your wipers, i think its valid for cars too.
2. We hug the middle lane because if we get on the right lane at every highway entrance we have to brake because people always makes us slow down and it can take a while to get back up to speed.
3. In Quebec/Ontario trucks are required to be limited to 105km/h but certain companies decide to lock them slower for fuel economy, the slowest i seen is Robert Transport at 95km/h
4. It's been a dream of mine since i was a little kid to drive trucks, when i turned 30 i decided it was the time to do it.
Be warned that it you drive a truck 70h/week(that's the standart), you wont enjoy driving your car as much.
22REpower
Well-known member
Bonne chance, je trouve que sur le local tu es généralement plus payé pour tes heures et tu en fais moins. C'est bien sur du cas par cas mais les compagnies de transport qui chercher toujours du monde il y a une bonne raison derrière ça...
deathguyQC
Active member
Question de même, ya tu une demande pour de la main d'oeuvre temps partiel max 10h/semaine (genre soirs et fds)? C'est le genre de métiers j'aimerai essayer, mais juste avec un cours privé et avec du local sans quitté mon day job.
driftking88
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Toze
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deathguyQC
Active member
Ah zut, j'aurai espéré que la pénurie de main d'oeuvre aurait ouvert à cette possibilité. Quand c'est rendu que ma femme qui est esthéticienne et à la recherche d'un autre emploi c'est fait offert une job comme driver avec la formation classe 1 incluse (je sais pas pour quel compagnie).
Twon
New member
La formation au privé est quand même dispendieuse et selon le feedback de MR, la formation du CFTR est mieux reconnue par les employeurs. Le hic est que c'est du temps plein mais la formation est subventionnée donc très abordable. Je crois sincèrement que ta femme devrait faire le switch. La demande est forte et les emplois sont assurés jusqu'à temps que les camions autonomes prennent le dessus.