Comments By Richard F.

I may be new to haulage but so far it’s been really good so don’t just focus on flatbeding? It may be different in the USA but in Toronto I deliver 2-3 loads a night and get overtime after 8 hours plus night shift premium lol. Hauling garbage may smell ( my nose hasn’t worked since I was 5 lol) but it pays pretty good. I work for my city so I have full benefits and pension 😎 and union.

Hey I’m not sure what province you’re in but here in Ontario we don’t have to learn how to blindside a trailer. I had to teach myself and actually prefer going in blindsided most of the time. Just keep an eye on your tandems and imagine an invisible line of where they are going. Once you get to a certain point you can pull up then go in on your normal side if that makes sense lol

Any thoughts on balancing work life with pet life?

Just imagine everyone who zips around you or cuts you off has to go to the bathroom so bad and then hope they don’t make it lol 😂

So I’m just starting out with my city hauling garbage working nights and it’s been a little over a year since my old dog passed away but a cutie has popped up and needs a home asap! I work locally so I’m home every day but I work nights and can’t bring her to work. Also I have old cats so I’m not sure how having a young pup alone with them would be? I can’t take her to work with me ☹️

I got to say I feel like I can shift smoother in a manual that the automatic freight liners do lol

I just started working for my city in haulage (Toronto) but of the new guy’s that have been hired in the past few months I’m the only one who can drive 18 speed so instead of dumping garbage etc. I’ve been moving trailers and tractors around from yard to yard or to the maintenance yards😎

Congrats 🥳 I may be Canadian but never stop learning or questioning how I can do this better. I’d rather ask dumb questions than do dumb things! The majority of us out there will gladly help a fellow driver out! And if you ever see someone in need I hope you help them out too! As far as advice for starting out? When in doubt get out and look!!! When you are in the real world it doesn’t matter how long it takes you to get docked as long as you don’t hit anything and do it safely!

Here in Canada we do the tug test just before we leave for the road when you check your tractor, trailer and hand spike brakes. In real life I do a tug test when I hook up to a new trailer before I get out to raise the landing gear so if I’m not hooked up properly I don’t drop the trailer

I feel your pain haha I live in Toronto and do city driving so every time I get into 5/6 I come to a red light 😑. It’s nice around 12-3am but before then it’s crazy busy. The other day I was on the highway crawling along going from 1st gear up to 3rd then back again for an hour trying to go 10km.