US vs Canadian truck drivers

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS EX-PAT BRITISH TRUCKERS (INTERACTIVE)
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OK, so after spending some time watching us/Canadian truckers videos on YouTube, I’m coming to a conclusion that actually US truck drivers have it better.
I know Pat and some others here might disagree, but here is my reasoning:

  1. Larger country, bigger population density, larger population meaning more companies to deal with, more opportunities to find loads that take you back home sooner, I’m talking here mostly of OOs, but this also applies to company drivers, although they are more at a mercy of their despatchers.
  2. No need to go across the border to Canada, as there is plenty to do in the US alone, when in Canada, an over the road driver will have his options limited if he’s not able for some reason to cross the border.
    So, if you don"t have to cross the border you don’t have to waste time, sometimes many hours to have your load and documents checked, for which you get paid as OO or paid very little as a company driver.
  3. So many Canadian drivers complain about Canadian weather conditions saying if they could only live south of the border… Weather wise, say Florida, California.
  4. There are some very well paying jobs in the US if you are determined to find one and willing to relocate to where these jobs are.
  5. Health care, not sure how exactly it works in the US, being private health system, but I gather as long as you pay your yearly contributions you get a very good quality health care, without the need to wait for treatments as it is in Canada or even the UK.
  6. It seems to me US drivers stay out many weeks at a time on the road, or even months, but I guess if Canadians can be home more often then their US counterparts, the same could be done for US drivers especialy if they are OOs, and able to plan their work and home time more efficiently.
  7. Everything is cheaper in the US, and they are getting paid in a stronger currency, probably, roughly the same cents per mile as Canadian drivers.
  8. Canadians can only reload in the US, can not deliver within the US, which limits their earnings potential.

Fell free to take it all apart.

Cheers