Job in Alberta

[malaekat]

Any females interested in a good job in Alberta. Byers Transport is hiring Class one, need TDG but they will help you get it, Unionized, new contract expires in 2009, benefits, regular wage increases, hourly pay, home everynight and weekends off for those who drive body jobs, but they are also in need of long haul tractor trailer ops service area is BC AB NWT and Yukon. Small enough company still cares about its staff.

[Shebear]

Hi!

I have printed out a Byers application, but before I fax it in, can you give me any advice?

Also, what is "TDG"?

And, do you have the name of a recruiter I should speak to on Monday morning?

Thanks a lot!

Cheryl Shebear

[wildkat]

TDG= Transportation of Dangerous Goods... They MUST help you get it...in Canada TDG is Company specific...in other words every time you change companies you MUST get new TDG certification!

Also Shebear...in order to work at Byers or any other company that hauls LCV...Long Combination Vehicles... Extended Length...you MUST have 2 years documented OTR...that is the LAW! So if you do not have this experience you will be SEVERLY limited in what you can do. Unfortunately, most regional carriers in Alberta have this requirement. Byers, Grimshaw, Rainbow, Northwest, etc ALL have this requirement. Sorry...

They MAY hire someone without that now...as Alberta is DESPERATE for drivers, but, being they are unionized, the rules be the rules....

[wildkat]

Just an update:

LCV...Long Combination Vehicle....My truck Company trailers...overall length 31 metres:

[LadyNorthStar]

Gosh I dunno, the company I worked for until recently was putting guys through the LCV program to get their card and lots of them didn't have 2 years.

[wildkat]

I know Lady...but believe me I KNOW the rules...I TEACH LCV. The law states you must have 2 years VERIFIABLE experience to get your LCV. BUT, many companies (I know a couple) are doing it, BUT if they ever get caught or the person has an accident.... well I don't think I have to tell you what will happen...But realistically would you want a green driver pulling this stuff? I know I sure wouldn't!

[LadyNorthStar]

I guess I'm not really one to talk. My first job straight out of driving school was pulling Super B's. I'd never pulled anything but an empty 45'....about 15 hours worth.
Crazy? Probably, but man did it ever work out awesome for me.
Note I am acknowleging that it was crazy, it still amazes me sometimes.

[LadyNorthStar]

shebear, did you go to a driving school? Did they not teach you about things like TDG?

[wildkat]

I guess I'm not really one to talk. My first job straight out of driving school was pulling Super B's. I'd never pulled anything but an empty 45'....about 15 hours worth.
Crazy? Probably, but man did it ever work out awesome for me.
Note I am acknowleging that it was crazy, it still amazes me sometimes.

I know what you mean LN...there were no driving schools when I started...I started with my dad's single axle farm truck when I was 15. My first job also was pulling Super B's...but there wasn't near the traffic OR rules there is now. :sad: :sad:

[jnk2001]

Gosh I dunno, the company I worked for until recently was putting guys through the LCV program to get their card and lots of them didn't have 2 years.

In Alberta, you can do it with 150,000km. you can get that in a year or a little longer.

[jnk2001]

I know Lady...but believe me I KNOW the rules...I TEACH LCV. The law states you must have 2 years VERIFIABLE experience to get your LCV. BUT, many companies (I know a couple) are doing it, BUT if they ever get caught or the person has an accident.... well I don't think I have to tell you what will happen...But realistically would you want a green driver pulling this stuff? I know I sure wouldn't!

It's 2 yrs OR 150,000km. It's an Alberta rule.

[LadyNorthStar]

It's 2 yrs OR 150,000km. It's an Alberta rule.

Hey now that woul make sence, they wanted me to have 150,000 km's in order to be hired. I didn't, but I have no need for an LCV running up here, so I guess it didn't matter.

[LadyNorthStar]

No more I'm right, you're wrong.

http://www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFT...uction/lcv.pdf

2 years or 150,000 km experience

[wildkat]

Actually you are both wrong, if you actually read the requirements it states you must have 24 months or 150,000kms with ARTICULATED vehicles.

COPIED:

7. That the carrier is responsible to issue an annual LCV Driver’s Certificate. The Driver’s Certificate is
valid for a period of 12 months after the date of issue and must be in the possession of the driver at
all times when operating an LCV. Prior to issuing an LCV Driver’s Certificate, the carrier must ensure
the driver meets the following qualifications:
(a) Holds a valid Class 1 driver’s license or equivalent.
(b) Has passed a recognized air brake course.
(c) Has a minimum of 24 months or 150,000 km of driving experience with articulated vehicles.
(d) Has passed a Professional Driver Improvement Course within the past 48 months.
(e) Has passed the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s “Longer Combination Vehicles Driver Training
Course”, or equivalent.
(f) The driver’s abstract, dated not more than one month prior to the issue date of the Drivers
Certificate, must show no driving-related criminal code convictions in the prior 36 months; no
more than 2 moving violations in the prior 12 months; and no more than 3 moving violations in the
prior 36 months. The date of conviction and the current date will be the dates used to determine
time periods.
(g) In the past 12 months the driver has been instructed on all current regulations, permit conditions
and issues covering the operation of LCV’s.


AND Alberta requires an Air Brake endorsement just to have a Class 1 (CDL) licence, so if you do not have this endorsement your CDL may NOT be recognized here.

[LadyNorthStar]

Good freakin lord woman. I assume automatically we are talking about training truckers here, tractor trailer truckers, not body job truckers.

I almost typed the articulated part too and figured I wouldn't need to, silly me.

Have a drink on me wildkat.... I think you need to relax a bit.

[wildkat]

Awww... lady no offense intended...I just get a bit tired of "some" (not you, mind...) people treating me like I don't know what I'm talking about...and seem to be constantly having to prove that I do...I think after nearly 30 years at this I would be somewhat qualified...

Anyway, after years of having my instructor's licence, being constantly tested & examined to nth degree.... well when you've been at this as long as I have...one gets a bit tired of always having to trot out her qualifications to be taken seriously...AND am just a tad on the tired side these days...been running too hard...etc, etc... No excuse I know...Defintely need to relax some that's for sure... YIKES I need a freakin holiday! No rest for the weary as they say! :-)

[4roses]

Ladies .... clearly BOTH of you know what Your talking about. ... BOTH of you Ladies have been at this job long enough to be qualified to help other new drivers joining the profession. So how about a group hug and pat each other on the back ... There's one thing for sure ... Both of You are working in an area that I don't think I could do ... I'm a scaried kat .... and I don't care to go swimming in ice water .. .... if the pavement doesn't have that yellow line and head lights that blind you at night ... it's not for me. :wink:


4roses 8)

[jnk2001]

There's a big difference between 2 yrs and 150,000km....almost a year.

[LadyNorthStar]

Post deleted. lol I just can't be bothered to keep this up. Some people are just always right, even when they are just re stating what right person #1 said.
I was in a relationship like that once. lol

[wildkat]

Ladies .... clearly BOTH of you know what Your talking about. ... BOTH of you Ladies have been at this job long enough to be qualified to help other new drivers joining the profession. So how about a group hug and pat each other on the back ... There's one thing for sure ... Both of You are working in an area that I don't think I could do ... I'm a scaried kat .... and I don't care to go swimming in ice water .. .... if the pavement doesn't have that yellow line and head lights that blind you at night ... it's not for me. :wink:


4roses 8)

Roses: I intended no offense, no did I wish to pick or start a fight with anyone...just a difference of opinion.

In my TEACHING experience, most reputable companies in Alberta will not recognize the 150,000 km thing. It's just simply NOT enough experience. I have been teaching LCV for several years now, believe you me it's a tough go, not for everyone. I've seen guys go through the course, you think they got it, they pass the test & have a wreck the first trip on their own. Personally I run over 300,000 kms per year...all with LCV & I still have INCREDIBLY scary experiences. Life is scary

I truly love what I do, and I also recognize that trucking is CONSTANT learning...I learn everyday...believe me. But I tend to tell it like it is, I don't paint rosy pictures, & I don't fluff things up. If someone asks my opinion I will give it, unfortunately I work with MEN, so tact is NOT one of my stronger suits. I can be blunt & I usually get right to the point, no *****footin here.

And, unfortunately, we often get posts in serious threads from those who have absolutely no idea what we are talking about. And we often get our threads hijacked by some joker who thinks it's funny to make fun of us.

So forgive me if I get a tad touchy once in awhile...it's usually exhaustion talking...