Hi Blair Joseph Bernard - Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Drove in the patch for 22 years hauling drilling mud and yup you learn to drive in a hurry,last 10 years were Hyw driving pulling Super-B from warehouse to warehouse from northern B.C to South Western Saskatchewan, based in Red Deer Alberta
Hi Kaleb Myers - I bet you it's brisk in GP my friend? Drop us a note if we can help you out with your Class 1. It sounds like you have some previous experience!? All the best, Cheers Rick
Been trucking in the oil patch for 15 years with 0 debt, no bad habbits and its still hard to keep money in the bank with three kids the way things are today
Good stuff! The very fact that you don't have ANY DEBT puts you very, very far ahead of the curve my friend. You're doing awesome. Would you be interested in doing a follow up video? ;0) All the very best, Cheers Rick
I was 6 feet tall when I got out of the picker truck and by the time I got to the cook shack I was 7 feet tall. All that friggin mud. I didn't mind the -40 weather at all, but that friggin mud !!!!!
I'm happy to be heading back to Alberta in april.... absolutely no work here in pei. Worst mistake I made career wise was to quit and go back to school and make 16 an hour here on pei where in Alberta I was make over double the hours and twice the rate. NO WORK ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
I need a job up there for trucking, 20 yrs + experience in trucking in oilfield, VAC trucks, oil haulers, fuel trucks, flat beds moving Heavey machinery, pipe, rigs etc, also forklift operator, safety instructor and training for 7 yrs English & Spanish, let me know need to make the big bucks up there.
Sometimes you just need to think what money is worth. Dangerous jobs exist because there are always people who are willing to do those. Reckless and stupid. We need to draw a line somewhere. This job is beyond that line. Fear for your life every day? No money is worth that.
Hi kekfuszal - Thank you for your comment. Believe me my friend, there are jobs that are more more dangerous than driving a truck. Driving truck has a lot of safety protocols that are met with severe penalties if breached. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
It's not all about trucking you put more time on the job then on the road what you drive to the job is what you will run on the job if you drive a pump truck you run it and work together with other driver s some days your away from home for 30 day s in the cold and hot
Hi diego a - Thank you for your comment. There are still jobs in trucking my friend. If you're new with a license, it's going to be a bit tougher to get a job at first, but once you get 4-6 mths experience, you can get any job you want my friend. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Samuel Cantley - Thank you for your question. Lots of sitting and waiting my friend. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
I've got 8 yrs oil field industry. It's not all that it was to be. Long hours you make $$$$. 3 weeks out. 1 week home tough work with a family. Hats off to the oil people hard workers. They keep the world moving. Awesome interview 👌😎
Hi Rick Reed - Thank you for your comment. You are correct my friend - it is long hours indeed. Long haul trucking was similar. As you said, "hats off" to the people that do this work to support their families. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hey I know a lot of persons from my country who are working in Canada on work permit. Now I'm an police officer in Jamaica and I am planing to come work there in Canada for a few years. How do I apply to drive tractor trailers there. I have driven tractor trailers a few years before I became a cop here. What's the first step for me.
Hi Motivation minded Sanjae mullings - Thank you for your comment and query. The first step would be to see if you qualify for a work visa here in Canada. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
My wonderful (common law) wife and I just moved to Grande Prairie 6 months ago so she could be closer to family... nothing really has gone right since we got here, I'm nearly 50, only have a grade 9 education, nearly 20K in debt to the bank, don't have a job yet (she just got one but it's a 3 week temporary job for the county that will hopefully lead to something better) I'm battling depression and an inferiority complex cultivated since childhood, being a survivor of sexual abuse as a child (like many people) and an adopted family that disowned me after I revealed that it happened I've never been able to achieve anything substantial. I have a month left of employment benefits and am just starting to try and get a class 3 drivers licence, no semi, just 3 axle with no air brake, an accidental driving offence in Manitoba is preventing me from getting a class 1, wish me luck.
I've never really had much in life material or finance wise, but I'm a bit of a minimalist, I don't need material possessions, I don't drink or do drugs an have on many occasions have been able to put away money from 5K -40K but always get depressed or annoyed with a job, quit and just hide from society and slowly drain my savings till I have to get a new job again. If only I could get a job in the oil fields for a few years, someone like me could live comfortably on the interest from 250K, MOST people couldn't what with their mortgage, vehicle payments, kids and fancy dinners and gifts for wifey, but I really don't have those financial responsibilities. good video.
You're going to do awesome. Drop us a note if we can help out at all my friend. See these videos for the air brakes portion of the Class 3 test: ua-cam.com/video/dMxilatT0qw/v-deo.html Drop us a note if you have questions. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Sam Pipitone - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. No, you don't have to own your own equipment; just be prepared to work a lot of hours. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
hey buddy great interview.. great content. im irish national back ground in construction.. tower cranes and pedestrian cranes.. currently working in iceland to gaining my truch c licence.. whats the best option for single male to just turn up in canada.. do a truck cdl test ect ect.. any info be great..
Hi multi millionaire - Thank you for your comment, query, and compliment. You'll need a work visa here in Canada. You can find that information here: www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada.html If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi mouad bekka - Thank you for your comment and query. There are a number of companies in northern Alberta that will hire inexperienced drivers. You might want to be looking in Alaska. And this video will help you to find a job as a new driver: ua-cam.com/video/MT5LmS-TpYQ/v-deo.html If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Mad Trucker Max - Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Gavno Nadoroge - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Alex Gusman - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. That is true my friend. And to think - there are crazier jobs than that! All the best, Cheers Rick
HI Josh Ramirez - Thank you for your comment. Where in the world are you located? If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Josh Ramirez - to work in Canada you would have to apply for immigration; however, there are lots of job opportunities in the United States. Have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/MT5LmS-TpYQ/v-deo.html This information will help you to apply for a job as a CDL driver when you don't have experience. All the best, Cheers Rick
I worked the oil feilds in North Dakota a few years and when I used to tell other drivers how the mud would come thru the wheel holes like a sausage making machine , they would look at me and laugh. Trucking in the mud was the funnest shit ever.
This is fascinating. It is alluded to in the video, but overall, in hindsight, how would Bill judge the hardship to reward aspect, being a trucker in the oil-patch? So all truckers work on-call, or it some? Love your trucking videos.
Hi bricks for wheels - Thank you for your comment. Although the work was tough, I believe Bill would say that the money was in keeping with the amount of work that was required. An in the end, he did achieve his goal of earning a lot of money in a couple of short years. All the best, Cheers Rick
I passed my G2 driving test in Kitchener this afternoon!! Your videos and tips really helped me going through this. I wanted to share this great news with you. Thank you so much.
Hi kanaworld - that is a awesome news. Thank you for letting us know. And we're happy to hear that the information proved valuable. I'm sure you had a big celebration, and it is well deserved. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. Enjoy your newly earned freedom there in Kitchener. All the best, Cheers Rick
I’m fourteen and I’ve watched this video 5 times in the same week already and let me tell you I’ve been around Semi trucks all my life and this video shined a light on the dark oil industry and it’s crap like this that keeps my head on straight to what jobs I gotta keep my eye on (I know I’m hard to understand I’m from a small in Atlantic Canada)
Hi The Canadian Bandit - Thank you for your comment. Nope, not too hard to understand my friend. Where are you from there my friend? Happy to hear that the information helped out. There is a lot of trucking that is a good job. If we can help further, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Well it’s good to hear someone understands me I’m from P.E.I which is basically just drive East till you can’t no more so in theory we’re on different ends of Canada. Have a good one Bud
Hi The Canadian Bandit - PEI is home of the Charlottetown Accords. It's where our great country was founded my friend. And of course there's all that Anne of Green Gables silliness. ;o) All the best, Cheers Rick
Even two years later, at 16 yrs old you should only be concerned about three things... (but I commend you, young man, for even being interested 👍🏻) 1) staying in school, and doing well until you graduate 2) being the best son you can possibly be to your parents 3) enjoying your childhood while you still have it, you'll NEVER get it back
Hi Nick Mandeville - Thank you for your comment. And yes, one thing about getting older is that you realize that you can't possibly know everything. And to teach is to learn. All the best, Cheers Rick
Come here say thank you. I just passed my road test earlier today, and i remember all your tips in my mind. Pass with only two mistakes. You are the best coach ever!
Hi Ivan - that is awesome news! Thanks so much for letting us know, and your inspiring words. I’m sure you have a big celebration planned & it’s well deserved. If there’s anything further we can do drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Been a grader operator south Gp for 5 years now, and I’ve seen so many close calls. Definitely cowboy trucking down there. That “anytime” visor on the t800 is so familiar.
Very honest video from a great set of gentlemen explaining the realities of trucking in the northern region of Canada. I just got my 1A in Saskatchewan at 25 years old, I’ve ran heavy equipment for 6 years and thought to expand my horizons. Some people are not the same and cannot carry the burdens these jobs bring on you. You give me clarity on the facts of driving a truck. Also your videos helped me understand air brakes a lot better. Thank you for making the new generation of drivers a little more confident and humble.
Did you get a job? I got my Class 1 Commercial Driver's License in Alberta and can't find any work. I have: Master's of Education Bachelor's History of Science 10 years industrial, warehouse, shipping / receiving Willing to relocate, clean driver's abstract, no drugs and alcohol. Trilingual: English, French & Korean I'm super disappointed. Lot's of job postings online - but they all want 2 - 5 years experience.
@@dproulx222 I was with this construction company a year ago and throughout the winter I attained my class 1 so they put me in an oil distributor and I’ve been driving this whole summer. Although it’s an automatic which is not very cool. I want to do better things with my license I paid for from my own pocket and am looking to get into the oilfield this winter and if I enjoy it I may not come back to the highway crew.
@@ikeremo Congratulations on investing in a Class 1 Commercial License..... Also on having secured employment. I've been applying to 10 to 15 companies per day since the beginning of July and so far no luck. When I visit yards, warehouses, offices in person I get a mixed reception: Half the companies are polite and ask if I would like to leave a resume: Which I do. The other half of the companies make it difficult to speak to anyone or simply say they have no openings or that they require 2-5 years of driving experience. Ahhhh.... I'm not giving up. Anyway, thanks for the reply... I hope things go well for the oil patch job hunt. If I get any positive leads I'll be sure to post it here for you. Peace
Hi kerry gordon - Thank you for your comment. My friend Bill had some health issues such as diabetes. I was surprised that he hauled flatdeck work for the most part. If Bill can do patch work, anyone can do it with the right attitude. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest i dont believe for a second bill did any real oilfield hauling. I cant see bill dragging a winchline 5 ft. Sitting in a truck and hauling matting isn't what i would call oilfield hauling.
Hi Porzongis Is King - Thank you for your comment. Try Compass Access Solutions - I've seen them advertise a couple of time in the pas few months. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Rick! This was a very nice interview! I really enjoy hearing him talk about his life in the oilfields and what he went though! It sounds like a very hard work that something I would not could do!..Rick do you know if his wife drive a truck also?
Hi Tommy Lund - Thank you for your comment and query. No...his wife is from Mexico, and I'm almost certain that she hasn't been anywhere near a truck. All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test I think if any one who plan working in a oil patch they should have a plan for when the work slow down it would be a good idea that way they have work outside of the oil patch than once the oil patch gets busy again go up and do the work if they do it for like 5 let’s they would have a of money in the bank if they don’t buy any toys during that time
Smart Drive Test I need a job up there for trucking, 20 yrs + experience in trucking in oilfield, VAC trucks, oil haulers, fuel trucks, flat beds moving Heavey machinery, pipe, rigs etc, also forklift operator, safety instructor and training for 8 yrs English & Spanish, let me know need to make the big bucks up there
Hi rick tuck - Thank you for your comment and information. Yes, there are drugs in every industry - no doubt. However, the conditions of this profession attract a this recreational activity at a higher level than others. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi varinder ganguwalia - thank you for your comment and query. For overseas drivers you'll need a work visa to drive truck in Canada. For a work permit the you will first need to meet the criteria listed on the Canadian immigration website: www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-eligible.asp If you meet this criteria, then you can proceed with a Work Permit application. As you may or may not be aware, this will involve extensive paperwork and could take a significant amount of time. Let Smart Drive Test know whether you meet the criteria listed on the immigration website and we'll see how we can help you from there. All the best, Cheers Rick
Well, here I am... 16 days before my Class 1 road test. I've had a Class 3-Q for 10 years, running dump trucks hauling heavy equipment & driving concrete mixers in Alberta. I did the written test, and I'm studying / taking a 3-day training course before I take the road test. I'm confident I can challenge the test and pass, with minimal formal training. Everything you've said has been either my experience as well, or exactly what I've heard transpires in the patch... It's rough work, but the pay is as good as it gets for a driver. 👍🏻
Hi Kurt - thank you for your comment. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the interview. Bill's a great guy and easy to talk to on camera. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Darrin Martindale - Thank you for your comment. And if drivers have to have 5 years experience how do you propose that they get that 5 years experience before going to work? And if that requirement is implemented how does the industry solve the driver shortage problem? All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test I had 12 years before going into the patch. If you have started off in the patch swamping or some other industry related job you have a better understanding of the conditions you will encounter but to throw someone in a truck green as grass is not safe to themselves or the other users of industrial roads. The industry has tried to address this issue with programs such as GODI ( General Oilfield Driver Inprovement) and Oilfield Haulers tickets. Turning a driver loose with only having a few days under their belt is a poor judgment on the company's part. We all pay for that in the industry. There's not a shortage in the patch it's a willingness to treat people better so they stay.
Wow, very detailed and such honesty! I'm proud of you to the core.. nothing comes easy in life. I want to join the trucking industry there in Canada, but I'm currently based in South Africa. How can I go about this? Getting a cdl license, visas, etc..? Thanks in advance Rick
Hi Shane Graham - Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. I suspect that you're dream will work out for you my friend if you put a bit of energy into getting your dream job. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Live in Grande Prairie and see all these trucks and companies 24h of the day never ending work here. Btw great tips couldn’t have said anything better myself👍
Hi StephenMc2000 - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. You are correct my friend - there is heaps of work in the patch. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Brad Leach - Thank you for your comment and query. The first thing you'd have to figure is how to get your truck license in the province you were going to work - probably Alberta. Next you'd need a work visa, and you can find that resource here: www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit.html If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Your blessed for that experience, I went back to CDL about 4 months ago, I'm Hazmat, Tankers and doubles and triples and I have over 30 years experience... I'm in Texas 78133
This is super AWESOME dont care about the oil field hes just seems like a cool person
Thank you - yes Bill is a great guy with a lot of tenacity. It's always a pleasure talking to Bill and hearing his stories. All the best, Cheers Rick
17:30 talking about the oilfield trap .seen it happen to so many peaple
16:00 talk about money and trapped u got a really good point there really like the way you put it drive the same old truck makes perfect sense
Hi Blair Joseph Bernard - Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Moved rigs in oil patch winters the 70 the trucks know a day are like cadalics was never a dull moment
Drove in the patch for 22 years hauling drilling mud and yup you learn to drive in a hurry,last 10 years were Hyw driving pulling Super-B from warehouse to warehouse from northern B.C to South Western Saskatchewan, based in Red Deer Alberta
Like they say, If you want to buy stuff without looking at the price you have to be willing to work without looking at the clock
I'm up in grande Prairie right now swamping on vactrucks and hot Oilers. About to get my class 1 and start hauling tanker
Hi Kaleb Myers - I bet you it's brisk in GP my friend? Drop us a note if we can help you out with your Class 1. It sounds like you have some previous experience!? All the best, Cheers Rick
Hace operated hot oil trucks in the bakken oilfield out here in north dakota for the last 10 years. I love it, wouldnt want to do anything else
Been trucking in the oil patch for 15 years with 0 debt, no bad habbits and its still hard to keep money in the bank with three kids the way things are today
Good stuff! The very fact that you don't have ANY DEBT puts you very, very far ahead of the curve my friend. You're doing awesome. Would you be interested in doing a follow up video? ;0) All the very best, Cheers Rick
I was 6 feet tall when I got out of the picker truck and by the time I got to the cook shack I was 7 feet tall. All that friggin mud. I didn't mind the -40 weather at all, but that friggin mud !!!!!
I'm happy to be heading back to Alberta in april.... absolutely no work here in pei.
Worst mistake I made career wise was to quit and go back to school and make 16 an hour here on pei where in Alberta I was make over double the hours and twice the rate.
NO WORK ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
I know that guy he worked at Gilbert parts in vernon supper nice guy
Awesome show
Hi Olie Rekve - We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
I need a job up there for trucking, 20 yrs + experience in trucking in oilfield, VAC trucks, oil haulers, fuel trucks, flat beds moving Heavey machinery, pipe, rigs etc, also forklift operator, safety instructor and training for 7 yrs English & Spanish, let me know need to make the big bucks up there.
Great Photos. Shows you were RIGHT IN THE MIX OF IT!
Sometimes you just need to think what money is worth. Dangerous jobs exist because there are always people who are willing to do those. Reckless and stupid. We need to draw a line somewhere. This job is beyond that line. Fear for your life every day? No money is worth that.
Hi kekfuszal - Thank you for your comment. Believe me my friend, there are jobs that are more more dangerous than driving a truck. Driving truck has a lot of safety protocols that are met with severe penalties if breached. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Do have any written test on tanker endorsement cdl I fail that test going to take it again this week t
Hi R S - what state are you in my friend? All the best, Cheers Rick
I worked at RAYDAN too!!
Hi Patman - Thank you for your comment. So, would you say you reached your goals of making money in the patch? All the best, Cheers Rick
It's not all about trucking you put more time on the job then on the road what you drive to the job is what you will run on the job if you drive a pump truck you run it and work together with other driver s some days your away from home for 30 day s in the cold and hot
Hello !!! I want to ask you are this jobs as truck driver still available on 2019 ? Is still that good ? Really good video
Hi diego a - Thank you for your comment. There are still jobs in trucking my friend. If you're new with a license, it's going to be a bit tougher to get a job at first, but once you get 4-6 mths experience, you can get any job you want my friend. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
How do you log out being on the job for 18 hours after 10 hours of driving to the job
lol creative use of logs
Hi Samuel Cantley - Thank you for your question. Lots of sitting and waiting my friend. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
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good day can you tell me the name of the oil company you worked for?
I've got 8 yrs oil field industry. It's not all that it was to be. Long hours you make $$$$. 3 weeks out. 1 week home tough work with a family. Hats off to the oil people hard workers. They keep the world moving. Awesome interview 👌😎
Hi Rick Reed - Thank you for your comment. You are correct my friend - it is long hours indeed. Long haul trucking was similar. As you said, "hats off" to the people that do this work to support their families. All the best, Cheers Rick
I am a trucker in Sweden for 6 years , i would like to drive in oil Fields , Any ideas How to get a job there ?
Hey I know a lot of persons from my country who are working in Canada on work permit. Now I'm an police officer in Jamaica and I am planing to come work there in Canada for a few years. How do I apply to drive tractor trailers there. I have driven tractor trailers a few years before I became a cop here. What's the first step for me.
Hi Motivation minded Sanjae mullings - Thank you for your comment and query. The first step would be to see if you qualify for a work visa here in Canada. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Stay in your country.
My wonderful (common law) wife and I just moved to Grande Prairie 6 months ago so she could be closer to family... nothing really has gone right since we got here, I'm nearly 50, only have a grade 9 education, nearly 20K in debt to the bank, don't have a job yet (she just got one but it's a 3 week temporary job for the county that will hopefully lead to something better) I'm battling depression and an inferiority complex cultivated since childhood, being a survivor of sexual abuse as a child (like many people) and an adopted family that disowned me after I revealed that it happened I've never been able to achieve anything substantial. I have a month left of employment benefits and am just starting to try and get a class 3 drivers licence, no semi, just 3 axle with no air brake, an accidental driving offence in Manitoba is preventing me from getting a class 1, wish me luck.
I've never really had much in life material or finance wise, but I'm a bit of a minimalist, I don't need material possessions, I don't drink or do drugs an have on many occasions have been able to put away money from 5K -40K but always get depressed or annoyed with a job, quit and just hide from society and slowly drain my savings till I have to get a new job again. If only I could get a job in the oil fields for a few years, someone like me could live comfortably on the interest from 250K, MOST people couldn't what with their mortgage, vehicle payments, kids and fancy dinners and gifts for wifey, but I really don't have those financial responsibilities. good video.
You're going to do awesome. Drop us a note if we can help out at all my friend. See these videos for the air brakes portion of the Class 3 test: ua-cam.com/video/dMxilatT0qw/v-deo.html Drop us a note if you have questions. All the best, Cheers Rick
hello sir , i enjoyed your videos, can u tell me , how much you made annually .........?
Hi True Love - Thank you for your question. Most drivers working in the oilfield are making $80K+ All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest thanks a lot sir , for your reply ........i am also moving in canada in a short peroid of time .
That's awesome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help in any way. Cheers Rick
This is a great video. I’m interested in doing the same as Bill. Is it possible to get in contact with him? Thanks
Cool information. Question To make those nice numbers in the oil patch do you have to have your own rig? What is the hourly pay?
Hi Sam Pipitone - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. No, you don't have to own your own equipment; just be prepared to work a lot of hours. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi smart drive
I only have 1 year experience class 1. How do I get into the oilfield? What qualifications do I need to get there?
Financial Analysis: h2s alive, first aid, godi, bso, tdg, whimis, defensive driving courses are a good start
Looking to get in and earn, any suggestions on companies to apply with?
I did it for 5 years its not on the road its road s cut through the job site s up mountain s and down the mountains
You said you were paid by the hour how much was it.
hubbard665 usually $30 or more
what the name of the company you worked for ?
hey buddy great interview.. great content. im irish national back ground in construction.. tower cranes and pedestrian cranes.. currently working in iceland to gaining my truch c licence.. whats the best option for single male to just turn up in canada.. do a truck cdl test ect ect.. any info be great..
Hi multi millionaire - Thank you for your comment, query, and compliment. You'll need a work visa here in Canada. You can find that information here: www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada.html If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
What company is this ?
Hiring new grads ? From Delaware USA
Hi mouad bekka - Thank you for your comment and query. There are a number of companies in northern Alberta that will hire inexperienced drivers. You might want to be looking in Alaska. And this video will help you to find a job as a new driver: ua-cam.com/video/MT5LmS-TpYQ/v-deo.html If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
How or where does a driver find drivers jobs in the patch thank you
Only 3 years and then retired? Wow, how much money can u make up there?
so you train drivers for a CDL?
Amazing story
Hi Mad Trucker Max - Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
From PA to WV on road s that will make you shit your self its not just a over the road job
13:07 Nice loader
Hi Gavno Nadoroge - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi I recently finished my 2nd year would driving out west be the best way to get work out there or can I apply in ontario
Apply online or look for job fairs
The crazy things we do for money
Hi Alex Gusman - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. That is true my friend. And to think - there are crazier jobs than that! All the best, Cheers Rick
Everyone has there idea of retirement, but 3 years?
Awsome vid...just subbd'...wher can i get trained to be able to go straight to canada as soon as training is done
HI Josh Ramirez - Thank you for your comment. Where in the world are you located? If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Im in west texas with my cdl and all endosments but with zero training i am really intristed about this great opportunity what do i need to do
Hi Josh Ramirez - to work in Canada you would have to apply for immigration; however, there are lots of job opportunities in the United States. Have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/MT5LmS-TpYQ/v-deo.html This information will help you to apply for a job as a CDL driver when you don't have experience. All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test thank you so much Rick...im gunna go check it out now...thanks for responding...so rapidly at that thanks👍
You are most welcome my friend - all the best, Cheers Rick
I worked the oil feilds in North Dakota a few years and when I used to tell other drivers how the mud would come thru the wheel holes like a sausage making machine , they would look at me and laugh.
Trucking in the mud was the funnest shit ever.
Hi Gcal1956 - Thank you for your comment. Great story my friend! All the best, Cheers Rick
Im training at taylor pro for class 1 is there a lot of jobs this winter ?
hi do they train foregin green drivers.. im irish looking change career from crane operator to truck in great canada
You out of BC?
I been there done that LOL!!!ALERT TRUCKING CNRL!!!
Did you have to run your own truck or someone else's? Contract or hourly? If hourly what were you making hourly?
you got a CDL for a 3 year career?
This is fascinating. It is alluded to in the video, but overall, in hindsight, how would Bill judge the hardship to reward aspect, being a trucker in the oil-patch?
So all truckers work on-call, or it some?
Love your trucking videos.
Hi bricks for wheels - Thank you for your comment. Although the work was tough, I believe Bill would say that the money was in keeping with the amount of work that was required. An in the end, he did achieve his goal of earning a lot of money in a couple of short years. All the best, Cheers Rick
PS - most trucking work is on-call. Some is scheduled, but a great deal of it is on-call. You go when the freight goes. Cheers Rick
Thanks Rick. :)
Wing up and wing down
I passed my G2 driving test in Kitchener this afternoon!!
Your videos and tips really helped me going through this.
I wanted to share this great news with you. Thank you so much.
Hi kanaworld - that is a awesome news. Thank you for letting us know. And we're happy to hear that the information proved valuable. I'm sure you had a big celebration, and it is well deserved. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. Enjoy your newly earned freedom there in Kitchener. All the best, Cheers Rick
I’m fourteen and I’ve watched this video 5 times in the same week already and let me tell you I’ve been around Semi trucks all my life and this video shined a light on the dark oil industry and it’s crap like this that keeps my head on straight to what jobs I gotta keep my eye on
(I know I’m hard to understand I’m from a small in Atlantic Canada)
Hi The Canadian Bandit - Thank you for your comment. Nope, not too hard to understand my friend. Where are you from there my friend? Happy to hear that the information helped out. There is a lot of trucking that is a good job. If we can help further, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Well it’s good to hear someone understands me I’m from P.E.I which is basically just drive East till you can’t no more so in theory we’re on different ends of Canada. Have a good one Bud
Hi The Canadian Bandit - PEI is home of the Charlottetown Accords. It's where our great country was founded my friend. And of course there's all that Anne of Green Gables silliness. ;o) All the best, Cheers Rick
Even two years later, at 16 yrs old you should only be concerned about three things... (but I commend you, young man, for even being interested 👍🏻)
1) staying in school, and doing well until you graduate
2) being the best son you can possibly be to your parents
3) enjoying your childhood while you still have it, you'll NEVER get it back
This is the best interview about career change trucking I've ever seen. Please do more of these. Talk to ex students about their jobs. Thank you
Hi Marc Dupont - you are most welcome my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
26 year's, and still loving it. Moving Rigs. Go hard, or go home!
Hi rick tuck - Thank you for your comment. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
I love that you admitted you were wrong, we need more of that.
Hi Nick Mandeville - Thank you for your comment. And yes, one thing about getting older is that you realize that you can't possibly know everything. And to teach is to learn. All the best, Cheers Rick
Come here say thank you. I just passed my road test earlier today, and i remember all your tips in my mind. Pass with only two mistakes. You are the best coach ever!
Hi Ivan - that is awesome news! Thanks so much for letting us know, and your inspiring words. I’m sure you have a big celebration planned & it’s well deserved. If there’s anything further we can do drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test I have trouble in parking my car. I think my car is straight, but when I get off, I find it is not. Any tips? Thanks.
Been a grader operator south Gp for 5 years now, and I’ve seen so many close calls. Definitely cowboy trucking down there. That “anytime” visor on the t800 is so familiar.
Hi Ross Sikorski - thanks for stopping by my friend. I bet you've got some great stories?! All the best, Cheers Rick
Very honest video from a great set of gentlemen explaining the realities of trucking in the northern region of Canada. I just got my 1A in Saskatchewan at 25 years old, I’ve ran heavy equipment for 6 years and thought to expand my horizons. Some people are not the same and cannot carry the burdens these jobs bring on you. You give me clarity on the facts of driving a truck. Also your videos helped me understand air brakes a lot better.
Thank you for making the new generation of drivers a little more confident and humble.
Did you get a job?
I got my Class 1 Commercial Driver's License in Alberta and can't find any work. I have:
Master's of Education
Bachelor's History of Science
10 years industrial, warehouse, shipping / receiving
Willing to relocate, clean driver's abstract, no drugs and alcohol.
Trilingual: English, French & Korean
I'm super disappointed.
Lot's of job postings online - but they all want 2 - 5 years experience.
@@dproulx222 I was with this construction company a year ago and throughout the winter I attained my class 1 so they put me in an oil distributor and I’ve been driving this whole summer. Although it’s an automatic which is not very cool. I want to do better things with my license I paid for from my own pocket and am looking to get into the oilfield this winter and if I enjoy it I may not come back to the highway crew.
@@ikeremo Congratulations on investing in a Class 1 Commercial License..... Also on having secured employment. I've been applying to 10 to 15 companies per day since the beginning of July and so far no luck.
When I visit yards, warehouses, offices in person I get a mixed reception: Half the companies are polite and ask if I would like to leave a resume: Which I do. The other half of the companies make it difficult to speak to anyone or simply say they have no openings or that they require 2-5 years of driving experience.
Ahhhh.... I'm not giving up.
Anyway, thanks for the reply... I hope things go well for the oil patch job hunt. If I get any positive leads I'll be sure to post it here for you.
Peace
Looks like bill ate alot of deep fried camp food... no winch work for bill.
Hi kerry gordon - Thank you for your comment. My friend Bill had some health issues such as diabetes. I was surprised that he hauled flatdeck work for the most part. If Bill can do patch work, anyone can do it with the right attitude. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest i dont believe for a second bill did any real oilfield hauling. I cant see bill dragging a winchline 5 ft. Sitting in a truck and hauling matting isn't what i would call oilfield hauling.
Did bill drive a winch tractor?
Im late to this video, but does anyone have any names of the trucking companies in the oil field in Canada?
Hi Porzongis Is King - Thank you for your comment. Try Compass Access Solutions - I've seen them advertise a couple of time in the pas few months. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Rick! This was a very nice interview! I really enjoy hearing him talk about his life in the oilfields and what he went though! It sounds like a very hard work that something I would not could do!..Rick do you know if his wife drive a truck also?
Hi Tommy Lund - Thank you for your comment and query. No...his wife is from Mexico, and I'm almost certain that she hasn't been anywhere near a truck. All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test I think if any one who plan working in a oil patch they should have a plan for when the work slow down it would be a good idea that way they have work outside of the oil patch than once the oil patch gets busy again go up and do the work if they do it for like 5 let’s they would have a of money in the bank if they don’t buy any toys during that time
Smart Drive Test I need a job up there for trucking, 20 yrs + experience in trucking in oilfield, VAC trucks, oil haulers, fuel trucks, flat beds moving Heavey machinery, pipe, rigs etc, also forklift operator, safety instructor and training for 8 yrs English & Spanish, let me know need to make the big bucks up there
FYI drug's are in EVERY industry guy's, come on now! I hear this BS often, and it pisses me off.
Hi rick tuck - Thank you for your comment and information. Yes, there are drugs in every industry - no doubt. However, the conditions of this profession attract a this recreational activity at a higher level than others. All the best, Cheers Rick
Sweet
Sir have job for driver in your country am from india now driving in kuwait i want to come your country
Hi varinder ganguwalia - thank you for your comment and query.
For overseas drivers you'll need a work visa to drive truck in Canada. For a work permit the you will first need to meet the criteria listed on the Canadian immigration website: www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-eligible.asp
If you meet this criteria, then you can proceed with a Work Permit application. As you may or may not be aware, this will involve extensive paperwork and could take a significant amount of time.
Let Smart Drive Test know whether you meet the criteria listed on the immigration website and we'll see how we can help you from there. All the best, Cheers Rick
Well, here I am... 16 days before my Class 1 road test. I've had a Class 3-Q for 10 years, running dump trucks hauling heavy equipment & driving concrete mixers in Alberta.
I did the written test, and I'm studying / taking a 3-day training course before I take the road test. I'm confident I can challenge the test and pass, with minimal formal training.
Everything you've said has been either my experience as well, or exactly what I've heard transpires in the patch... It's rough work, but the pay is as good as it gets for a driver. 👍🏻
Great interview! I'm not a trucker but very entertaining! Thanks
Hi Kurt - thank you for your comment. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the interview. Bill's a great guy and easy to talk to on camera. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Can Americans work there too?
Should have never been hired. Should be at least 5 years before they consider you.
Hi Darrin Martindale - Thank you for your comment. And if drivers have to have 5 years experience how do you propose that they get that 5 years experience before going to work? And if that requirement is implemented how does the industry solve the driver shortage problem? All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test I had 12 years before going into the patch. If you have started off in the patch swamping or some other industry related job you have a better understanding of the conditions you will encounter but to throw someone in a truck green as grass is not safe to themselves or the other users of industrial roads. The industry has tried to address this issue with programs such as GODI ( General Oilfield Driver Inprovement) and Oilfield Haulers tickets. Turning a driver loose with only having a few days under their belt is a poor judgment on the company's part. We all pay for that in the industry. There's not a shortage in the patch it's a willingness to treat people better so they stay.
Darrin is right. There’s no shortage of drivers. There is a pay shortage and terrible treatment.
Great story Bill! Thanks for sharing and all the best to you!
i was driving your truck just yesterday Bill😁 cool video, all the best buddy!😎
Hi Jamie Johnson - Thank you for your comment. I sent Bill the comment. I'll post his response for you. All the best, Cheers Rick
Wow, very detailed and such honesty! I'm proud of you to the core.. nothing comes easy in life. I want to join the trucking industry there in Canada, but I'm currently based in South Africa. How can I go about this? Getting a cdl license, visas, etc..? Thanks in advance Rick
Great video. I'm a UK driver hauling plant equipment but this is the dream for me.
Hi Shane Graham - Thank you for your comment. And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. I suspect that you're dream will work out for you my friend if you put a bit of energy into getting your dream job. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Live in Grande Prairie and see all these trucks and companies 24h of the day never ending work here. Btw great tips couldn’t have said anything better myself👍
Hi StephenMc2000 - Apologies for the late response. Thank you for your comment. You are correct my friend - there is heaps of work in the patch. All the best, Cheers Rick
how would a couple of australians go coming over and working?
Hi Brad Leach - Thank you for your comment and query. The first thing you'd have to figure is how to get your truck license in the province you were going to work - probably Alberta. Next you'd need a work visa, and you can find that resource here: www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit.html If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Awesome video. Very interesting to get the perspective of a trucker in the oil fields!
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Your blessed for that experience, I went back to CDL about 4 months ago, I'm Hazmat, Tankers and doubles and triples and I have over 30 years experience...
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