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wildkat · Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject:

LadyNorthStar wrote: Ahhh...wildkat, wonderful posts/information. Thank you for saving tme the trouble at this wee hour of the morning.....
Cheers! & be safe,

And thanks Rose, great post as always!

Tammy

Thanks...just got home from the great white north..LOL Blizzards, snow blowing snow -45C with mega windchill...to -67C. YIKES!!
But then 3 days later a bloody heat wave... ROFLAMO... it warmed up to -17C...no damed wonder a blizzard blew in!

If someonce can tell me how to post pics here I have some of a real ICE ROAD AHAHAHAHAH :lol:

4roses · Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject:

LadyNorth would be your best bet .. on adding pictures. But you might consider opening ... Photobucket ... it's a free site and you can put all your pictures there ... which will make it much easier to transfer anywhere you wish at a later date. ..

Once you open Photobucket ... I can help walk you through tranfering your photos to it thou ...

wildkat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:45 am Post subject:

for4roses wrote: LadyNorth would be your best bet .. on adding pictures. But you might consider opening ... Photobucket ... it's a free site and you can put all your pictures there ... which will make it much easier to transfer anywhere you wish at a later date. ..

Once you open Photobucket ... I can help walk you through tranfering your photos to it thou ...

Thanks, I did that & will just post a link for now...when I'm home I don't have alot of time to spend on the computer. My family gets priority now. :lol:

wildkat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:55 am Post subject:

joettanne wrote: Thanks girls for the information. (and thanks Bullhauler). I'm going to look into those companies. I did find, a while back, a company that hauls freight to northern Alberta. Just not sure what I want to do right now.
Looking at my options.

As far as the stories on Lady Truckers. Yes, the stories should be told. Us women have in a lot of cases, had to work against all kinds of obstacles (men) to get where we are and we are proud to be here. Other women should be made aware of the jobs we are doing, should they chose a career in trucking.

Annie :wink:

If you wish to haul fuel here, jo, you don't even have to relocate. I know a couple who work out here from NB, I believe. The company flies them here & back home. Work for six weeks & go home for 2. Company pays for all. They must like it cause they've been here (meaning Alberta) 10 years now.

And, as for some of these "guys", I've been at this for 27 years now, I own my truck..a long nosed Peterbilt...I happen to be 5' short with long blonde hair. The first question I ALWAYS get asked is: You DRIVE that thing???? Well, no sh*t Sherlock...naw I reply, I just sit behind the wheel & look pretty.. :lol: THAT usually shuts them up! Also I pull extended length.. Rocky Mountain Doubles mostly, and I do it in the Arctic...so put that in your pipes & smoke it!!!

ps. My Avatar is MY truck!

wildkat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: re

crankyazz wrote: umm just my opinion, isnt that a little sexist to do a story on women driving on ice roads? btw who would give a chit whether its a guy or a girl on icy roads.. sounds like a dumb story.

Is really unfortunate that you post here at all....always nevative.

Super Trucker is a derogitory term in my circle & it definitely suits you.

Please put your brain in gear before engaging your mouth...it will make you sound much more intelligent!

repete · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 241

wildkat wrote: joettanne wrote: Thanks girls for the information. (and thanks Bullhauler). I'm going to look into those companies. I did find, a while back, a company that hauls freight to northern Alberta. Just not sure what I want to do right now.
Looking at my options.

As far as the stories on Lady Truckers. Yes, the stories should be told. Us women have in a lot of cases, had to work against all kinds of obstacles (men) to get where we are and we are proud to be here. Other women should be made aware of the jobs we are doing, should they chose a career in trucking.

Annie :wink:

If you wish to haul fuel here, jo, you don't even have to relocate. I know a couple who work out here from NB, I believe. The company flies them here & back home. Work for six weeks & go home for 2. Company pays for all. They must like it cause they've been here (meaning Alberta) 10 years now.

And, as for some of these "guys", I've been at this for 27 years now, I own my truck..a long nosed Peterbilt...I happen to be 5' short with long blonde hair. The first question I ALWAYS get asked is: You DRIVE that thing???? Well, no sh*t Sherlock...naw I reply, I just sit behind the wheel & look pretty.. :lol: THAT usually shuts them up! Also I pull extended length.. Rocky Mountain Doubles mostly, and I do it in the Arctic...so put that in your pipes & smoke it!!!

ps. My Avatar is MY truck!

Gee if you were a guy I'd say you were covering for your "short comings" :lol:
My hats off to anyone that has the nerve to run the ice roads, dosn't matter male or female

allan5oh · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

We have winter roads in Manitoba too, just a few hours from Winnipeg even!

Our "window" is much narrower, but these trucks don't have as far to go.

bikerboy · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject:

So there really short on class 1 drivers out in alberta???

maybe i should head out there sometime, i got 3 years experience with one season of driving snow plow on county highways,

I wonder how much plowing on ice roads pays?

Whats the name of this fuel hauler that will fly people from ontario out to work 6 weeks then home for 2 weeks??

wildkat · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:44 am Post subject:

bikerboy wrote: So there really short on class 1 drivers out in alberta???

maybe i should head out there sometime, i got 3 years experience with one season of driving snow plow on county highways,

I wonder how much plowing on ice roads pays?

Whats the name of this fuel hauler that will fly people from ontario out to work 6 weeks then home for 2 weeks??

The guys that maintain the ice roads work for Nuna Logistics I believe, as they own the road, camps, etc. But that is "building" the road not "plowing" per se :D

Westcan Bulk Transport is the one to contact, but the season will be over in about 3 weeks, & I heard from the guys I know when I left Yellowknife on Friday that they were just about done. But so far as I know Westcan has year round work too.

Yes, Alberta is desperate for class one drivers.

joettanne · Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 75 Location: Ontario, Canada

Found an interesting Canadian site for women in non-traditional jobs.

www.careeroptions.org.
click on: >Profiles
>Profile Categories
>automotive, heavy equipment operation

There are many other interesting profiles as well.

Annie 8)

Stimp · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 14

Found the link to the following photo album on a UK drivers forum. The pics were taken by an Englishman loving his time on the ice.....

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/bobthedogmeister/IceRoads20071

wildkat · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject:

[quote="repete]
Gee if you were a guy I'd say you were covering for your "short comings" :lol:
My hats off to anyone that has the nerve to run the ice roads, dosn't matter male or female[/quote]

HAHAHAHA! I often get asked if I can see anything in front of me :lol: I just say nope... I just watch for the antennas!

It's not so bad on the ice, just gotta keep your heads on your shoulders, your stomach in your belly & your heart in your chest! Oh yeah, & your window open so you can listen to the ice "sing"!

Larry Heyns · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: Michigan

Doug Struck wrote "Inching Up an Ice Highway by Truck" for Transport Topics (3/12/07). I learned that there are many winter roads through Canada and some in Finland, Russia and Alaska. The road in Northwest Territories is the longest over-water road in the world at 360 miles, 85% on ice. It also carries the heaviest traffic. This ice road was first built in 1983 to service the Lupin Gold Mine, 250 miles north of Yellowknife. The gold mine is now closed, but four diamond mines have opened along the route.

Another post mentioned Nuna Logistics, a company that does arctic drilling and construction, and rebuilds the ice road every year for the diamond mines. The cost of the road is shared by Diavik Diamond Mines and Billiton BHP.

Doug Struck's article reported that the companies hope to send a record 10,500 truckloads out from Yellowknife during the 2007 season. Trucks leave in groups of four, every 20 minutes, night and day.

There is a squad of retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who patrol the ice road to keep the truckers' speed down. I suppose the speed depends on ice thickness and vehicle weight, but the aritcle said that the mandatory speed limits are 6 mph and 15 mph. Drivers fight tedium with CB and satellite radio, CD and DVD players. Ravens will fly idly beside the trucks or perch on the mirrors demanding a bite of a trucker's sandwich.

A typical driver is a farmer or construction worker looking for winter work. They drive seven days a week for about 10 weeks, sleeping in the truck's bunk, showering and eating at the camps set up along the road. They earn $800 for the two-day trip to the BHP mine, more if they go farther up the road.

Are you still interested, Annie? In 2006, the warmest winter on record, the road opened late and melted early. Tons of needed supplies were stranded and the mining companies had to spend $100 million airlifting the cargo.

joettanne · Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 75 Location: Ontario, Canada

Larry Heyns wrote:

I suppose the speed depends on ice thickness and vehicle weight, but the aritcle said that the mandatory speed limits are 6 mph and 15 mph. Drivers fight tedium with CB and satellite radio, CD and DVD players.

A typical driver is a farmer or construction worker looking for winter work.

Are you still interested, Annie?

Well, I farmed, worked on construction, and drive tanker. So I think it would be interesting. Eh!

The one thing that bothers me. I hate driving so slooww......

Annie :roll:

wildkat · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject:

Just came back from the north again. What a trip! Things are not always as they seem.

Ice thickness has very little to do with the speed allowed. If you drive over 20 kph (15mph) you create a wave in front of you which arrives at the shore BEFORE you. Guess what? You are now UNDER the ice instead of ON the ice. Speed is literally DEADLY!

Trucks are not allowed on the ice at full weight until the ice is 47" thick. This has been an exceptional year this year, with record cold temps to keep the ice at a premium for the needed length of time.

The rate of pay varies between companies & whether you are an o/o or co driver. It also depends on the type of freight hauled. Am looking forward to next year.

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