Canada border crossing
 

I have to take a load up to the Northwest this week, and I hope someone can refresh me on what I have to have paperwork wise to get into Canada.

I have a passport and Green Card (I am German), so that is covered.

My company has no clue, first time they are doing this.

I want to specifically know about having to have an Inbound Manifest and Pars, since I have neither, and trying to explain this to them is like talking to a 2 year old who doesn't understand anything yet.

I don't know what the laws are pertaining to this, it has been years since crossing for me.

Supposedly the customer in Vancouver does this all the time, and will have it all set up with the broker, but I count on nothing.

Thanks for your help, I will leave in the morning, so I hope someone can help by then.

I cant remember either but I do remember you have to park at customs I think and walk over to your broker and this and that to me going there is really not worth the hassle but if you dont own your rig you might not have a choice I hope you get info on this that you need, also when coming out they (shipper) has to fax some papers to your exit port b4 you get there and it cost $20 cash to get back in usa and sign said exact change only dont know if anything has changed or not

My question is why is your company relying on you to figure this all out? What kind of bottom scraping company is it anyways? I'd tell them to take the load and shove it up their a** until they got it straight. In other words it's not your responsibility!

It is my business, because I take the load. We are not a trucking company, but an importer of specialty foods from Europe. We warehouse, do our own transportation and logistics. This is a new account for us (in BC) and it is a learning curve.

I work for a small company with 4 OTR trucks, and I am trying to ensure that I am having a good day when I have to cross the border. I probably know more about what needs to be done than they do.

That said, I don't appreciate the hostility. I was asking for help with this, and the comments made by the last poster sure don't help me with the task at hand. My boss is taking care of it, as much as he can, because it seems no one makes it easy to find out what exactly we have to do, and that is the the help of a company that will do all the licensing for us.

I work for a great company who takes care of me, and in turn I try to take care of them. I don't have to have a nasty attitude towards my employer when they don't know something, I try to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

Outstanding reply Sabine! You attitude probably has, and will continue to serve you well. I'm sure your employer will take notice of the extra effort you are putting forth. I have never crossed the border ( in a big truck ) so I can't offer any help.

Sabine ..
Way to go Lady Driver :moose: ... I like the way You Think. :wink: ... you make me proud to be of the same gender as you.

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Thank you for the kind remarks. I was kinda upset at said poster's reply, but the way I see it, stooping to that level makes me just as bad, so I try not to be that way.

My reply was in no way meant to be hostile towards you personally. I'm sorry if you took it that way. When I read your post all I saw was a company trying to take advantage of a driver by making them do work they probably wouldn't be compensated for. I do however stand by my statement that it is not the drivers responsibility to figure this out. It should have been done prior to the load ever being shipped in the first place. I see all the blame being laid on you if this turns out badly and that's not right.

thanks for replying to me, I guess I took it personally. My company would not hold me responsible, as it is their first time doing this. I am just trying to help.

As it turns out, I didn't even have to take it, the originally scheduled driver wound up taking it anyhow.

My bosses are cool, but they are new to trucking, they have only been doing this for a couple of years, and we are all learning together. I agree it is up to them to square me away, but since they don't have a clue, I was trying to make sure I had everything taken care off.

Just my anal personality.....everything needs to be planned to make me happy.

So thanks everyone for you comments, and thanks Karnajj forgetting back to me again.

Sabine