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Tuesday, 29 December 2009

My First job in Canada

Now im all ready to work/ train to become a North American Truck driver,the company's theory is for you to help in the shop (in which you get Paid)to help you get acqainted to their trucks etc in which will help you pass your Air Brake test then road driving test.So here i was ready to help and learn,unfortunately there isn't much for me to do one Fitter was working on a roof of a trailer which had scimmed a bridge and one was doing a service on a tractor, so it was off to my desk to study.If at anytime i had any questions to ask the guys would take time out to answer them, some of the questions must of sounded really stupid, sorry guys for sounding dumb.Back to my desk dinner time came and went then i got asked do i want a job to do? "YOU Bet i do", i said,Yep my first job in Canada was to brush up the shop floor due to the fitter fixing the roof there was rubbish everywhere,so off i went happily brushing up,what it did do was break the ice properly with the guys, it wasn't long after i was ask to help with other stuff now i felt i was fitting in.After a bit of a chat with them they explained how they would help me in the coming days etc,they certainly stuck to there words.
Friday came the job off the day was to replace the full skin of the trailer roof which had scimmed a bridge.4 off us worked on this all day drilling, gluing, rivitting, cutting etc.By the end of the day the trailer was ready to roll.Working/training like this certainly helps you settle into a company and you start to get to know how these guys operate.Cheers lads.

5 comments:

  1. I'm glad you're enjoying your time in the shop, Dom. Say Hi to Blaine, Melvin and Donny for me.

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  2. Hi Ian,things are going well. Hope you had a good christmas and have a prosperous new year.

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  3. Trucker Al and stibie Happy new year many thanx for the well wishes Hope you have a safe and prosperous one

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