Q. May a United States carrier employ foreign drivers? A. A United States carrier may employ a non- immigrant foreign driver if the driver is engaged only in the international delivery of goods and cargo to or from the United States. The foreign driver must have an established foreign residence that he or she does not intend to abandon. The foreign driver may not engage in any domestic carriage of goods without employment authorization to work in the United States.
Does that mean I could get a job in the USA running Canada USA only, so long as I keep my house in the UK?
Not too sure mate, I would think it pertained to Someone in Canada or Mexico keeping their home residence.
I know every trucking company I have any contact with insists on legal US residency, ie … a green card or working visa.
Mick, you could get a job working for a US based carrier, driving a truck licensed in the US, but you could only do, as you say, Canada-USA-Canada runs, you would still need a working visa as well, in the current economic climate with millions unemployed you would stand more chance of becoming the next Pope than you would of getting one of those visas
Anyway, the Canadian firms pay better and have more miles than the US carriers, so why would you want to
You’d still need a US CDL, or one from a country that qualifies you to drive them there i.e. Americas hat or boots (Canoodlia or Messico) You wouldn’t get a US one without some sort of social security approval and local labor certification.
What happened to the land of the free■■? Sounds more like discrimination to me. Yes plenty of people out of work in the US but also saw somewhere there is a shortage of about 100k nationwide don’t figure…
newmercman:
Mick, you could get a job working for a US based carrier, driving a truck licensed in the US, but you could only do, as you say, Canada-USA-Canada runs, you would still need a working visa as well, in the current economic climate with millions unemployed you would stand more chance of becoming the next Pope than you would of getting one of those visas
Anyway, the Canadian firms pay better and have more miles than the US carriers, so why would you want to
I only asked the question as I saw the item whilst looking for something else, and remembered that Pat Haslers firm had six vacancies a couple years back and I could have got cheap accommodation near the yard in Yonkers with my wifes cousin.
newmercman:
Mick, you could get a job working for a US based carrier, driving a truck licensed in the US, but you could only do, as you say, Canada-USA-Canada runs, you would still need a working visa as well, in the current economic climate with millions unemployed you would stand more chance of becoming the next Pope than you would of getting one of those visas
Anyway, the Canadian firms pay better and have more miles than the US carriers, so why would you want to
Spot on Mark.
Back in the late 90s when there was a shortage of drivers, the big driving schools supplied low caliber drivers to the likes of Schneider/Swift etc. Most of these should never of been put behind the wheel of an eighteen wheeler. The lack of quality and professionalism, seems to have gone with little talent coming in to the game.
These drivers have now filtered down to take local jobs and driven the rates down even further. Their replacements are even less educated/ suited to the job and come even cheaper.
This past year, I replaced two such drivers, who to be honest would not of past a bicycle test let alone a CDL.
I now interview, and road test everyone who is looking to be hired on the contract I work on.
I look for ex owner operators who have come up the old way, and can actually do what they say they can. They have seen a lot of work disappear over the years, and margins tighten whilst fuel prices rise. Many have thrown the towel in and these are the guys I look to hire.
There is a shortage of quality drivers, simple as that. I believe we as a bunch of ex pats, realise our background and high standards set us apart, along with our work ethic.
Paul John:
Back in the late 90s when there was a shortage of drivers, the big driving schools supplied low caliber drivers to the likes of Schneider/Swift etc. Most of these should never of been put behind the wheel of an eighteen wheeler. The lack of quality and professionalism, seems to have gone with little talent coming in to the game.
These drivers have now filtered down to take local jobs and driven the rates down even further. Their replacements are even less educated/ suited to the job and come even cheaper.
This past year, I replaced two such drivers, who to be honest would not of past a bicycle test let alone a CDL.
I now interview, and road test everyone who is looking to be hired on the contract I work on.
I look for ex owner operators who have come up the old way, and can actually do what they say they can. They have seen a lot of work disappear over the years, and margins tighten whilst fuel prices rise. Many have thrown the towel in and these are the guys I look to hire.
There is a shortage of quality drivers, simple as that. I believe we as a bunch of ex pats, realise our background and high standards set us apart, along with our work ethic.
One of Swifts driver trainers came for a job at my old place The boss, who still drives, went with him for an assessment drive. After about 10 minutes he turfed him into the passenger seat and drove it back himself
Their were/are 2 O/O’s in the town that did a dedicated run over a notorious pass/road for them as there own drivers weren’t trusted to keep them shiny side up on that road So many of them had ended up in the river it was suggested they buy canoes for them instead
What is the situation with a Canadian (or Brit based in Canada) driving an American registered truck? I know Schneider in Ontario use US reg trucks with Canadian drivers and what about rental trucks? Ive known guys to break down in the US and be given a rental truck for a week or two which is obviously on US plates. Does the actual place the truck is plated matter or is it only where the driver is employed from that counts?
