June 21st 2012. I've just come to CANADA.

Working Holiday Program,
I came to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Via SanFrancisco. June 2012.

Air Brake Course at Donovan's

Class 1 Road Test at ATTA.

"Thank you all"

I made the roads.

I transported various dry bulk products thru terrible courses.

Sometimes I drove along the highway construction field.
Highway 88 = It was called "The highway thru hell"
It was constructed in 1988 on the 5 high mountains. It has Only 2 lines.
Many people died by numerous accidents.

So the road underwent reconstruction.
I transported materials for the road construction to the top of the mountain that has terrible road passage.

Fly Ash

Compounded powder

[2011/April] New opportunity

My first trailer company closed their branch in my city because of the changed rail system.
They told me that I can transfer to other branches of the company. But I wanted to live with my family.
I had got many calls from the trucking industry. They heard that I retired.
(It seemed as if I my name was of a high value in the employers' list of this truckers' world. But its funny they called me with a nickname, "baby"=the youngest. That was pretty awkward..)

Anyways, I wanted to some color in life. So I choose the Dry Bulk goods company.

There, I started driving alone after a single day of training.

34㎥ pneumatic tank semi trailer.

I used to work 6 days per week, driving 850km~1200km per day via 3~4 locations.

Repeating load and unload...I was driving all over the country except North Korea.

Transported Silica sand, sand, Slag powder, Ciments, Fly ash, Compounded powder, etc.

Slag Powder

Portland Cement

Silica Sand

Slag Cement

Compounded Powder

We trust you! Huy...

After 3 months of starting the work, I mastered the company's flow.
Some office works, and field work.
Many older drivers gave up their work. So I took part in training the rookies.

Other than that,
I made MS word files that classified
Shipping lines & Container lines
(e.g. APL = MOL, HANJIN = SENATOR, MAERSK = SAFMARINE),
Work procedure(@ CY -> Factories -> Ports) and Caution for work with Reachstacker.
I gave the files to the rookies for instruction.

One memory that lingers is that the Manager saw the files when one of the rookie went to the office with those files I printed.
One day, Manager came up to me and said "Huy, can you give me one of those prints?"
Later, He asked me out of surprise,"Where did you get this file?"
So, I said "I made that sir."
He just responded in three words,,, "This is unbelievable."

I frankly want to point our that those files are still used for the company's work.
Not bad for the day's job, leaving history and accomplishment. :)
[Classified Shipping Lines & Container lines]

Owner operaters, they treat their trucks like their own body. You never can work without it.
So, if one hands their key to someone, it could be considered as a sign of the utmost trust.


When the drivers were sick, wounded, they entrusted me their truck's key to take care of the job.

They gave me their truck's key even when I retired from the days work or when I am enjoying my holidays.
I am grateful that they trusted me, my abilities. And I thank them for giving me their trust.

  

Korea also has winter.(November~March)

Mountains and Snow. These make many Commercial drivers crazy.
But we should drive like its no big deal nonetheless. We are Professionals.

South Korea, its a small country.

Bad environment for tractor-trailers.

Small area, made up  of over 70% of mountainous areas.

Express Highways -

  Most of the Korean drivers are used to Mountain driving.

A lot of accounts,factories,ports and CYs.

I transported both wasted and new papers, chemical balls, batteries, semiconductor films,
plastic pipes etc.
The big bulk of the cheese was the Paper-manufacturing companies.
My trailer was container combined chassis. (only for shipping containers.)