Canadian Co-Op Caper

A fuel tanker driver who relocated from Suffolk to Regina, Saskatchewan, is the subject of this latest dispatch from the road. The move followed a familiar pattern: a few months spent waiting on permits and visas, then a new life in mid-Canada, just north of the US border. The driver’s skills transferred readily to the Canadian haulage sector, where demand for experienced operators remains strong.

The Equipment

The tankers in question are Super B combinations operated by the Canadian Co-Op. A Super B consists of two trailers, measuring roughly 120 feet from the front of the tractor to the rear of the combination. Payload capacity is substantial: 62,500 litres of diesel, or 71,000 litres of gas and ethanol.

The Work

Deliveries are made primarily to commercial customers, with a smaller number of farm drops in the mix. For now, the driver is based in Regina and covers relatively local routes — though “local” in this context can still mean clocking up 1,100 kilometres in a single day’s work. Longer trips across western Canada, potentially reaching as far as Alaska, will become available once further examinations are passed.

The Truck

The current daily vehicle is a day cab Mack Anthem, with the expectation of a larger sleeper cab once the longer routes become routine. By North American standards the sleeper units are generous compared with their European counterparts, so the transition should prove manageable.

This is an introductory look at the operation, with the intention of providing more regular updates in future.