Hi to all, I’m new to the forum and I apologize if my question is out of place. I used the search option, but didn’t find any answers.
As you can see from the title I would like to ask you, is US trucking experience recognized by UK employers or only euro experience is? I’m considering going back to trucking for various of reasons, I learned a decent English and work ethic in the States and think UK might be the right place to start.
I just don’t like and accept the way my home country is and I’m tired of trying to fix it. Please don’t shout the usual EE crap at me(I read several thread about Bulgarian drivers, there is good and bad apples everywhere).
I’m currently getting my C licence, because the american one is not recognized in EU . What a joke(downgrade), from 60 feet 36t tractor-trailer to a rigid truck
I’ve driven trucks for more the 3 years(CDL class A + doubles and triples) over the road on Peterbilts, Internationals and Freightliners(9,10 and 13 manual speed), never used sat nav only truckers atlas with clean driving record .
I’m sure some employers would recognise that fact you’ve driven a truck for a few years, regardless of where you drove it. It will be a question of knocking on doors and asking for a job and hope you get the one who see’s it as an advantage.
muckles:
I’m sure some employers would recognise that fact you’ve driven a truck for a few years, regardless of where you drove it. It will be a question of knocking on doors and asking for a job and hope you get the one who see’s it as an advantage.
Assuming it’s not a bs post the obvious question would be that the UK would/should put up the same barriers against American drivers working here as America puts up against ours working there. In which case why would you expect to even qualify for a work visa let alone licence interchangeability.
Carryfast:
Assuming it’s not a bs post the obvious question would be that the UK would/should put up the same barriers against American drivers working here as America puts up against ours working there. In which case why would you expect to even qualify for a work visa let alone licence interchangeability.
I’m Bulgarian national and don’t need work visa for UK. The post is not BS, I worked and lived in the States for several years where I gained my driving experience.
Thanks for the reply, I agree with you for working and traveling in the States dough
Dolph:
I’m Bulgarian national I worked and lived in the States for several years where I gained my driving experience.
In which case that might be more confirmation that,like Canada,the US work visa system is applied on a selective double standards basis that is rigged against UK workers.
Dolph:
I’m Bulgarian national I worked and lived in the States for several years where I gained my driving experience.
In which case that might be more confirmation that,like Canada,the US work visa system is applied on a selective double standards basis that is rigged against UK workers.
I asked about experience recognition not how US or Canada immigration systems work.
And yes I’m frustrated that EU doesn’t recognized US HGV licence, the same way I was frustrated when US didn’t recognize my Bulgarian B licence and had to take written and driving exam again. Its useless, time consuming and costing money. I have close to 800 000miles on 18-wheeler, but the US licence doesn’t count for anything, knowing that I was wondering if the experience gain there is valid in English speaking country like UK, that’s all.
hi u will also need to compete a cpc course 35hrs in classroom as for the trucks m8 we run in europe 44tons on 5 axles no probs without silly 53ft trls usa canada yrs behind europe
stevejones:
hi u will also need to compete a cpc course 35hrs in classroom as for the trucks m8 we run in europe 44tons on 5 axles no probs without silly 53ft trls usa canada yrs behind europe
Yes, I’ll complete dcpc and ADR as well. I wish I could get C+E straight from the start, but have to wait 1 year minimum.
stevejones:
hi u will also need to compete a cpc course 35hrs in classroom as for the trucks m8 we run in europe 44tons on 5 axles no probs without silly 53ft trls usa canada yrs behind europe
Yes, I’ll complete dcpc and ADR as well. I wish I could get C+E straight from the start, but have to wait 1 year minimum.
I didn’t realise you had to wait before taking your C+E test I thought you could apply as soon as you have your C category.
stevejones:
hi u will also need to compete a cpc course 35hrs in classroom as for the trucks m8 we run in europe 44tons on 5 axles no probs without silly 53ft trls usa canada yrs behind europe
Yes, I’ll complete dcpc and ADR as well. I wish I could get C+E straight from the start, but have to wait 1 year minimum.
I didn’t realise you had to wait before taking your C+E test I thought you could apply as soon as you have your C category.
By BG traffic law a person must hold Cat. C for minimum of 1 year before applying for C+E.
wakey_jack:
So your taking the test in BG then because you don’t here!
That’s what I’m planing of doing, to get C here in BG+CPC+ADR(its cheap), get some driving experience in UK, then take C+E in UK. I don’t want to rush things and fail exam in UK, if I go straight for C+E in UK. Also I have never driven right hand truck.
stevejones:
hi u will also need to compete a cpc course 35hrs in classroom
That’s not quite right . It depends on how long he’s held his licence and as he’s taking his cat C from scratch it’ll be a pass or fail not mind numbing.
stevejones:
hi u will also need to compete a cpc course 35hrs in classroom
That’s not quite right . It depends on how long he’s held his licence and as he’s taking his cat C from scratch it’ll be a pass or fail not mind numbing.
I have Bulgarian car licence for nearly 15 years and US(Illinois) CDL class A for 7yrs. But the American licence is useless in EU, doesn’t matter in Bulgaria or in Britain, I have check it in the Bulgarian DVSA.
The only solution is category C from scratch
We have two drivers at our place that got their jobs based on driving abroad, one had spent seven years driving in America and the other had apparently spent time doing road-trains in Australia, both had very limited or zero UK experience but were taken on their merit.
Rentadent:
We have two drivers at our place that got their jobs based on driving abroad, one had spent seven years driving in America and the other had apparently spent time doing road-trains in Australia, both had very limited or zero UK experience but were taken on their merit.
The unbelievable bit then being the question as to why would the Americans or Australians be any more likely to employ a foreign national than a Brit on a job that supposedly has no foreign work permit status.Unless the US/Australian immigration services are telling UK nationals one thing while telling other countries something else.Or foreign nationals are possibly getting jobs here over our own based on possibly unchecked bs ‘experience’ claims.
Go back to Bulgaria and do the HGV, I’m sure there you can do it on the flip of a coin in a week or two then come to the uk, you have the driving experience so you would walk into a job
. What a joke(downgrade), from 60 feet 36t tractor-trailer to a rigid truck 
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In which case why would you expect to even qualify for a work visa let alone licence interchangeability. 
