bj928

got an email to tell me paperwork is being sorted to get me an H2A Visa to work on a Harvesting crew in America from march to november, and i have got to take my CDL (HGV) licence when i get there so i can drive the trucks, I have class 1 HGV over here so the CDL shouldn't be a problem, America here i come.

Chip

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cool

Have fun.

Spoony.

good luck mate, shud be fun for ya

cossie4i+

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Peace at last

Good luck with it John

Steve

Glenn_

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nice one mate at least your getting out of this shit country.

LHD220Turbo

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happy trucking!

BlairM

That sounds like fun.

I fancy going and being an ice road trucker, that looks great fun.

daviddunlop83

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Good luck

What part of america are you heading too?

jghs83

, can i come too??? ive got a class 1 and its shit being limited to 55 over here!

good luck buddy.

Csm

Sounds brilliant

Mark_

i dont want to seem negative but my old boss was the dog bollocks of a driver who was used to left hookers as we had a couple on my firm.
he went to canada to drive over there and couldnt pass their hgv test for some reason.

id have a look on line and see what the american CDL test consists of to prepare.

do they have a theory type test over there?

kosman

how did you get in to this then? i want out of this country,im fucking fedup of driving trucks but if i can get out of this country ill carry on with it,ive been looking at canada but i also wouldnt mind having a day cab,im fedup of niting out aswell.

bj928

starting in kansas but will be going to most states around kansus upto north dekota

bj928

i've read they have 65000 season workers a year from other countrys, so should be a few jobs going spare.

G420 DEL

best of luck to you mate, hope it goes well for you.

from what i've heard about some parts of america the test is very very difficult. a lot more involved, not just driveing but maintainance/rapair.

bj928

i think you'll find the American licence is easier than canada, and with canada you have to give up your british licence and reapply for it when your back in uk, where as with US, you can have both US and UK licences (useful if you get stopped for speeding, show US licence and avoid point!!!)

bj928

did loads of research into trucking in America, and it seems the easiest way to get out there driving is on a harvest crew on an H2A visa, on that visa, they pay your flight, board and food for the 8 ish months, money not bad either from what i've been told, will know when i've finnished the work, first thing on getting out there is take my CDL(HGV), i believe you have to know mantaince, driving and writen parts, i found an online test for the writen part and past that without studying, its all common sense, just need to know some of the road rules, but i've driven about 10k miles over there on holidays and road trips so most wasn't new to me.

bj928

i'm working on the idea, that if i do 8 months work, come back here for 2 weeks, then back out to America for 90 day holiday on a visa wavier, then back here for 2 weeks, before starting 2011 season and have 8 months work again, so basicly living in America but only working on a temp visa each year.

anyone know if i have to pay UK tax on this work, i know the H2A visa is non taxable employment in America but i guess i'll have to tell Mr brown when i get back, i'm sure he will want most of it in UK tax!!!!

bj928

i'm working on the idea, that if i do 8 months work, come back here for 2 weeks, then back out to America for 90 day holiday on a visa wavier, then back here for 2 weeks, before starting 2011 season and have 8 months work again, so basicly living in America but only working on a temp visa each year.

anyone know if i have to pay UK tax on this work, i know the H2A visa is non taxable employment in America but i guess i'll have to tell Mr brown when i get back, i'm sure he will want most of it in UK tax!!!!

Spinners

Well done for gettin a proper truck driving job, unlike r poxy euro4 crap.
But driving a 600 horse american beast comes with its problems ok if you have a double H, but the super 10 is a bitch to drive.

Brian

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Good luck mate hope it works out for you


Brian

kosman

cheers for info dude ill ave a gander at that

220tel

good luck fella
get out there with those ice road truckers

bj928

this is where i started http://www.thecombineforum.com/index...ard=employment

parcs

If you are in the Minneapolis Minnesota area around 18 June check out the Minnesota Street Rod Association Back to the 50s weekend (BTT 50s on the web page). The 2009 show had more than 11,000 cars. The link is below.

http://www.msra.com/

gareths09

I hold 3 licences over here. A UK, a Texas and a Washington. Always comes in handy having an extra 1 or 2.

pacwest

I can see the HGV being harder to pass here in Canada, due to some of our rugged driving conditions in the winter or in the hot summer months in the remote mountain roads.

It's a different drive for sure.

That being said, it's not hard to pass you air brake test here really. Research, study pass. Nothing can be that hard unless there is a language barrier or an inability to unlearn.

bj928

I've heard in the past that if they know you have a UK HGV, they almost just give you the American licence because our licence is hard to get, guess its changed now, I don't think the driving part will be a problem, i've driven left had drive artics in the UK, and plenty of driving on vans in America, the rest of the test i will have to learn!!!!

Chip

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Looks awesome, but then you dont get the effects of the cold while watching the telly, lol

kosman

cheers for the link me man.

bj928

Got another Job offer today from a better company, calling embassy later to sort out visa interview, they want me out there asap on long haul before harvest season starts, so as soon as visa agreed by embassy, i'm on a flight, work till december,

kosman

nice one dude,hope it works out for ya

bj928

flight booked for next wednesday, visa in hand, think i need to find some longjohns, bloody -20 out there where i'm going, based in Minto, North dakota, but will be traveling down to texas and some warm weather when season starts,

look out America here i come.

will be working for http://www.altendorfharvesting.com

CaftDunt

Nice one, sounds like an awesome experience?

cossiejsy

I wish you good luck mate

.Ross.

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Should have no problem passing ANY driving Test in N/A ... Standards are lower out there. I dont know about America but I never had to surender my UK ticket when I pissed there Class 5 ... Maybe its different for HGV ??

You will need airbrake endorsment's for sure ..

Have a good time mate ..

bj928

yes will need Air Brake endorsment, and i'm hoping to get my tandem and triple trailer endorsment, I believe the run down to texas is with 2 trailers on, so would have to do the multi trailer test, and the combines are wide but don't know it there is a wide load endorsment.

parcs

You're based about 45 miles from where I live. It's actually quite nice today, 32 F at the moment.

underdarkskies

all the best with it

mark_24v_wiring

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I'm saying noting you lucky git