Canada Looking for expedite company in southern ont. Or that takes can drivers

[ManicStreetSprinter]

Have a sprinter van.. live just outside Niagara Falls
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Is there any other solid companies which are respectful of drivers and can average at least 1 dollar a mile loaded.. and not too many empty miles

I've tried Thompson..pival.. both under application review now anybody worked for either? I'm not even trying Tst.
Several smaller companies like GlG and Ff Express are not hiring now and apparently no one really leaves. I want to go long and be busy.. not interested in Michigan only and a company like Tst . Dynamex also isn't hiring and there you need your own insurance which with full disclosure on what you do costs over 600 a month!

Are any of the US based companies like load one or bolt worth trying as a Canadian. .being that I'm so close to border? I realize I can't do us to us which is bull but it is what it is
Maybe I should consider getting a us work visa and get apt across the falls in Ny

 

[ManicStreetSprinter]

Anyone??
There must be someone out there who was once a Canadian driver but saw it was better to work for a states company
I did apply thru here at panther..bolt..load. .all state thinking they won't have enough trans border only to keep busy and attain my income levels.
Anyone got the work visa or green card? What was the process? I'm not ready to lose my Canada citizenship I just want to broaden my possibilities of work yet keep Ohip and taxes and my free rent where I am lol

 

[akkshole]

Sorry friend, I am from Ohio. My company probably can go to Canada, I can also, have my passport and TWIC, but we do not run into Canada, usually take to TST crossdock.

 

[bikerpaul]

Try PTL.. When I worked there, I did a lot of loads to Canada. However, I was the ONLY one that had a passport and knew the ins and outs of successfully getting the loads through customs on both sides of the border, and I only went through at Detroit/Windsor.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Anyone??
There must be someone out there who was once a Canadian driver but saw it was better to work for a states company
I did apply thru here at panther..bolt..load. .all state thinking they won't have enough trans border only to keep busy and attain my income levels.
Anyone got the work visa or green card? What was the process? I'm not ready to lose my Canada citizenship I just want to broaden my possibilities of work yet keep Ohip and taxes and my free rent where I am lol

You can NOT lose your Canadian citizenship....scratch that off your list of worries...

 

[awdsubaru]

I have been with Thompson for approx 5 months now.... Michigan runs are a unfortunate reality..... being a company that hauls around 80% auto parts, Michigan is a huge part of there business. It's a tough go.... quite common to get a 180 mile run to Detroit, and then wait around 12-24hrs for a return trip. I recently had a run from Guelph to bowling Green KY, nice $$, but waited 24hrs for a return trip. Thompson is busy, but with almost 60 sprinter trucks, waiting for a load is a harsh reality. You must have patience.
Thompson is ALWAYS hiring. Don't believe the kijiji ads that state $100k....almost impossible to achieve. $80k would be a much more accurate figure.

 

[John Cassidy]

Hi There, I was just wondering what Thompson is like now? Would 80k be net or gross?

Thanks,
John

 

[brokcanadian]

Check kijiji, believe it or not . . . i was looking for sprinter parts, if you type sprinter and search all categories I saw ads for Thompson RJR and such

 

[Treadmill]

Check kijiji, believe it or not . . . i was looking for sprinter parts, if you type sprinter and search all categories I saw ads for Thompson RJR and such

Stay far away from RJR. Heard some horror stories about that company that were true.

 

[brokcanadian]

Stay far away from RJR. Heard some horror stories about that company that were true.

Never worked there . . . Care to elaborate now I'm interested

 

[Treadmill]

Never worked there . . . Care to elaborate now I'm interested

Forced dispatch for one. Can't relocate. Made to wait for a second load and only get like $25 extra while then have to deliver direct from Laredo to Mi or even to Toronto. Is that enough for you or do you want more?

 

[brokcanadian]

Feel free to give more but they lost me at forced dispatch! I have to agree with you

 

[intrepid]

It's a industry. RJR has a bad rep. There is a guy named Richard Meyers ( Myers ?) to avoid at RTL, Round the Lakes, All around the Lakes, OTR, Over the Road or half a dozen other names he uses; Ontario New England and Kris Kay & Aberstar seem to have huge turnovers / driver complaints / pay problems and suits, Harrow, Synergy & Airroute ( not sure about spelling ) plus about 500 others I remember closed. Its an industry where its better to not be remembered I guess, because you remember cheaters and liers. The last decent start up I heard of was a company called Drivexpress, weekly checks that don't bounce and 60 cents a mile.

 

[brokcanadian]

60 cents? Is that for employees?

 

[intrepid]

Company driver...not sure what the owner operator rate was

 

[brokcanadian]

Wow and I was being sarcastic. Anyone want to buy a 2005 sprinter?

 

[John Cassidy]

Hi Intrepid, thank you for that. I will look them up. I have heard the earthquake has slowed things down as well. When I was talking about net 70k I should clarify that's CDN not US ( Big difference, that's about ahemm, err 45k US..