What do you think i’m just wondering about this .I’ve checked Eures and all that .What do u think is the easiest European country to find work taking into account the language and lesser driving experience etc .Holland looks probably easiest to me ( English speakers and experience ) but does anybody know any better . I’ve got some money saved up to go away so my options are open but the first decent job I get i’m going for .I was in NZ last yr but never got my visa .My lifetime goal is Canada hopefully in the next 5 to 10 yrs but I would jump at the chance now to do European .
I would say Ireland and Spain or Portugal.
toby1234abc:
I would say Ireland and Spain or Portugal.
Portugal sounds good because it’s supposed to be cheap as well .Ireland would be alright but I think the experience over there is a bit much plus unemployment rate is highest in Europe .I just checked one job 5 yrs min experience .I’ll check out Portugal and Spain .
Wages look bad in Portugal 500 euro a month
Hi all.Alza you could try Norway or Sweden.Remember the further north you go the more chance you have as the southern parts are full of Eastern bloc drivers.Also keep in mind we have VERY long winters so you have to like and accept the cold.If you have also a wheel loader diploma you are never out of work.Mike
hutpik:
Hi all.Alza you could try Norway or Sweden.Remember the further north you go the more chance you have as the southern parts are full of Eastern bloc drivers.Also keep in mind we have VERY long winters so you have to like and accept the cold.If you have also a wheel loader diploma you are never out of work.Mike
Thanks for info mate i’ll check it out .
hutpik:
Hi all.Alza you could try Norway or Sweden.Remember the further north you go the more chance you have as the southern parts are full of Eastern bloc drivers.Also keep in mind we have VERY long winters so you have to like and accept the cold.If you have also a wheel loader diploma you are never out of work.Mike
I’m going to sound daft here but what’s a wheel loader diploma ?
Hi all.Bald bloke.Sorry,my fault.It’s a general name for any heavy machine which has wheels and a loading bucket front and\or rear.Most of them up here are volvos,ljungby,Komatsu or cat and are used in all aspects of life up here,from clearing snow to loading sand,gravel,or in the mine to load iron ore underground up to 1km deep.The big tracked machines in the open cast mines here which load about 250t per scoop are different.Mike
alza1988:
What do you think i’m just wondering about this .I’ve checked Eures and all that .What do u think is the easiest European country to find work taking into account the language and lesser driving experience etc .Holland looks probably easiest to me ( English speakers and experience ) but does anybody know any better . I’ve got some money saved up to go away so my options are open but the first decent job I get i’m going for .I was in NZ last yr but never got my visa .My lifetime goal is Canada hopefully in the next 5 to 10 yrs but I would jump at the chance now to do European .
Ive worked in Switzerland and Holland and didnt have any major problems at all with language issues etc. As long as the person on the end of the phone who dishes the work out speaks reasonable enough English to give you your work then no problems.To be fair when i worked in Swiss the boss’s command of English was not that great and if we couldnt speak to his brother George then we’d have toget by on the phone. more often than not you’d get a text in German/English mix, and you’d have to decipher it, but then again it was part of the experience of working for a foreign company. As for the dutch,they were a breeze to work for, Everything in English and by text message, sorted!
BuzzardBoy:
Ive worked in Switzerland and Holland and didnt have any major problems at all with language issues etc. As long as the person on the end of the phone who dishes the work out speaks reasonable enough English to give you your work then no problems.To be fair when i worked in Swiss the boss’s command of English was not that great and if we couldnt speak to his brother George then we’d have toget by on the phone. more often than not you’d get a text in German/English mix, and you’d have to decipher it, but then again it was part of the experience of working for a foreign company. As for the dutch,they were a breeze to work for, Everything in English and by text message, sorted!
Whats the score with working in Switzerland? I used to go there most weeks until I moved to Canada. As they’re not in the EU do you need some kind of work permit or do they have a free movement agreement with the EU for workers etc?
alza1988:
Wages look bad in Portugal 500 euro a month
you don’t know what you are talking about…even at patinter you get 1500euros a month,by the way,they are worth a try if you are looking for a start,they don’t bother about experience,they will give you a in house train and send you out with another driver.
robinhood_1984:
BuzzardBoy:
Ive worked in Switzerland and Holland and didnt have any major problems at all with language issues etc. As long as the person on the end of the phone who dishes the work out speaks reasonable enough English to give you your work then no problems.To be fair when i worked in Swiss the boss’s command of English was not that great and if we couldnt speak to his brother George then we’d have toget by on the phone. more often than not you’d get a text in German/English mix, and you’d have to decipher it, but then again it was part of the experience of working for a foreign company. As for the dutch,they were a breeze to work for, Everything in English and by text message, sorted!Whats the score with working in Switzerland? I used to go there most weeks until I moved to Canada. As they’re not in the EU do you need some kind of work permit or do they have a free movement agreement with the EU for workers etc?
You do need a permit to work on switzerland,and it should be good money there!!
hutpik:
Hi all.Bald bloke.Sorry,my fault.It’s a general name for any heavy machine which has wheels and a loading bucket front and\or rear.Most of them up here are volvos,ljungby,Komatsu or cat and are used in all aspects of life up here,from clearing snow to loading sand,gravel,or in the mine to load iron ore underground up to 1km deep.The big tracked machines in the open cast mines here which load about 250t per scoop are different.Mike
So it is something like that:
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Binas:
alza1988:
Wages look bad in Portugal 500 euro a monthyou don’t know what you are talking about…even at patinter you get 1500euros a month,by the way,they are worth a try if you are looking for a start,they don’t bother about experience,they will give you a in house train and send you out with another driver.
So what do you think I should do just fly to Portugal and I should find work no problem ? Is the language barrier and that not too much of a problem ? I’ll google patinter thanks for info .
Also Binas do you know any more companies worth googling mate .Any info would be great thanks .
Portuguese firms are Stop trans lad,Torres TIR,Trans pascuale,all do europe,or Waberers with the smiling sun picture on the back of the yellow trailers,they are Hungarian based.
Patinters are in Mangualde,so you will need to hire a car at Oporto airport,and drive and hour or two to see them.
Luis Simoes are a big firm too.
alza1988:
Also Binas do you know any more companies worth googling mate .Any info would be great thanks .
Trans pascoal-avoid, stoptrans don’t pay the best but you can run legal if you want…but to be honest i don’t have a clue if they would offer you a job with out speaking portuguese,google it and ring them,that’s the only way to know!!Patinter have depots in spain,france,germany…they do like drivers that don’t mind to be away for a long time!!And the good thing with them is that they keep it legal anda most of the kit is new,dafs 105,volvo fh and renault magnum and premiums!!They have some fridges,but most of the work is curtain siders
You do not need to speak the language of the registration of the truck,they will text you the unload and reload address,how many pallets,what time,and ferry booking references,so no need to speak any Iberian Peninsula language,while working for an Austrian firm i had a Hungarion lady traffic planner,just text addresses,that was it,no other language was needed.
Breakdown and tyre call outs all have multi lingual staff,that is manned 24/7.
You could try Gamco international a 7 Via Mestre,in Milan,they use Portuguese owner drivers and employed drivers,they need a holiday at some time,more so in the summer months,the route back to Portugal,you go past Montecarlo or Monacco,along the coast,all toll,weight limits in the towns and beach areas.
Binas,are TNC still trading,they were all over the place,blue trucks,modern fleet?