truck driver

conducteur routier

dump truck driver

camionneur

dispatcher

Chambers Group of Companies

Western Midstream - What a dream!

Western Midstream- knowledge is power, and be armed with accurate information instead of a wildly attractive job ad that does provide less than full information .

- successful applicants will be required to complete many hours of online orientations for a stipend less than a part-time employee would receive at McDonalds hourly.

- Western expects drivers to load and unload product as non-paid time.
- Drivers are paid by load, not hourly for picking up loads and delivering loads. If there is any wait time, the hourly wait is then paid to the driver at $22/hr plus the free hour at the load site and unload site.
- Meaning, if you wait 6 hours, you will be paid 5 hours at $22 = $110 for actual total hourly time of $18.33/hour for 6 hours.

Spend 22 hours waiting to get loaded? All straight at $22 an hour.

The yearly rates they advertised at $135k-168k are achievable only on a dream.

Ask Western to show how a driver can make these figures, and the answer is 'it's built in'.

. It's a number to draw you in, but is achievable only in a dream.

Loads run 450 - 600 for 13-15 hour drives - if everything is always perfect. (Meaning no breakdowns , no weather delays, no refinery delays, no loading and unloading delays - any of the above are back to the $22 /hr.)

Ask Western to show you how $150k a year is achievable- and the information will be a dream.


When I first started working for a DCT leased operator in 1998, it was a great job.  I was really quite happy and making the best money I had ever made.  I had only been driving truck for about a year and a half then, so didn't have much experience to compare it to though.  I had worked for a few companies hauling general freight all over the continent, so when I started with DCT, being home every night and clearing $3,000.00 per month seemed pretty good.
After about 2 years though, they started cutting rates and the older, experienced (good) dispatchers were being replaced with new, inexperienced dispatchers and the dispatch management started getting difficult to work with.  I left after 3 and half years and was gone for a couple of years.  Then I started back with LFL Chambers and went on the resin haul.  
This was supposed to be where the money was but that was a pile of BS.  There, the dispatching was really something else and I quit after 9 months.  I would never go back to any company with the Chambers name behind it.  Definitely not as long as there are any of the Skinner family still in management.

Overall this is the worst company I worked for. Pay is extremely low and it's based on individual trips so no trips means no money. Example is 1 chip load to Canada pays $120 for pickup and delivery so if it takes 6 hours to pick up and 6 hours to deliver then congratulations you just made $120 for an entire day's work. Not worth it. 

All the senior guys get the good routes which leaves bad ones for everyone else that makes you no money for way more work and way more hours. 

Slip seating means your shift is at the mercy of the driver using it which often means you have a shorter shift and less trips and less pay. 

Lied to me about how much the trips pay and I seen it on the paystub they are screwing drivers out of money. 

Management is an absolute joke and dispatch was constantly screwing my days up so I end up with nothing on a 12+ hour shift regularly. 


Company was always on the lower end of the pay scale. Worked 12plus hour shifts, trucks are double shifted kind of set our own start times as a live floor driver. Paid by trip rate so if want to make a decent pay cheque it was always go go go no dodling around. Work life balance was non existent ! On the plus side it was never a problem taking as much time off as you wanted. The direct supervisors were pretty good to work with they understood what the drivers had to deal with on a daily basis, the upper management really wanted nothing to do with the drivers and the dispatch really wanted nothing to do with the drivers, dispatch was definitely the worst part of the job! The company has a very high turn over of drivers so you were always dealing with a new cross shift. Not a terrible job if your close to retirement or a new driver looking to get some OTR experience .long days lots of hours for below average pay.

Its one week on days, one on nights however that doesn't necessarily mean it sticks to any kind of schedule. If your driver who takes over for your truck and route on your off time takes longer then the supposed time for the route, that cuts into your time for work and will make days run into each other. My partner took over 14 hours to do the run which made my work be all over for times depending when he made it back too the yard. Which makes my route (which is the same) start later and end later. It won't be on any set schedule. It depends who you are teamed up with. Sometimes your waiting around for hours in skoocumchuck and your not being paid by the hour. Not good work overall for consistency and stability. This kind of 'schedule' caused mental drain and exhaustion and also physical because of the inconsistency.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Brand new trucks every two years
Well managed company
Trucks maintained well
No work shortage good job security 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Switching days and nights weekly unless you can come to an agreement with your cross shift

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Other drivers helpful to new drivers if you ask for help
Knowledgeable dispatch that has done the job themselves before


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Most runs are shorter meaning you get 2 or 3 a day
Some physical work required but if you know what you're doing it isn't heavy work 
Shifts are up to 12 hours but can be less

The position pays decently for the area if you are willing to put in the 70 hour works weeks.  the income is normally stable except for exceptional circumstances where there is no coverage for lack of work. 
The company management in Vernon is very much run on the philosphy that what makes life easiest for then is best even if it hurts the company bottom line and front line workers and this can provide a serious stress point if you have not got the correct attitude.
In short if you areb looking for a company that cares, or a career look elsewhere.  if you are looking for a decent paying job in the okanagan or kootenays and are willing to work hard and do as you are told without thinking too much then this is the job for you for sure.
I for instance am perfectly happy at dct.

Glen Transport has a good training program to get you going in your Trucking career. Management is easy to work with and is helpful with scheduling. Glen Transport has Area managers that will come to you and help you in tough situations, chaining up, stuck, accidents, things of that nature.  The job it self is easy and self motivated. You can earn more per hour with just being efficient at the job. This is one of few Trucking jobs that has you home every day with good pay. They offer Benefits and even a RRSP programs. Glen Transport was one of few company's that wasn't effected by the Covid19 shut downs and is continuing to support its drivers and employees through ought the Pandemic. 

The Office was a friendly and happy environment! The on job training was a little lacking but everything was easy enough to pick up after a couple weeks. Most employees were happy to be there and were a friendly face to see each day. Management was easy going and helpful. The truckers weren't so great to deal with as most truckers aren't. I handled almost all complaint calls which were easy enough but you need a tough skin to listen to all the profanities other truck drivers screamed over the phone. Fridays were always snack days and the office rotated who brought snacks. Over all a good job and enjoyable environment! 

Overall I enjoyed the work, it’s very repetitive. But if your looking for steady work it’s ok. Downside is it is slip seating, days then nights. Hopefully you are paired off with a good x shift. The trucks are fairly new and they have mechanics in there yard, so if you have problems they can usually turn you around quite quick, if they can’t you get a spare truck. If the mill at either end is down you don’t work and don’t get paid. That for me was a problem as it can really effect your pay check. Didn’t get offered that much overtime only twice. On average it’s 10-13 hour days.

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