CDL B going for CDL A. I have HAZMAT and tanker. No luck with CDL B being new driver. I see it pays good hauling fuel/petroleum. It will be awhile 2-3 years T/T to qualify. My question is: within my first couple of years if the company I work for happens to have a hazmat load and I am asked, should I take it? Would it be a good move or a set up. I overheard a terrible story regarding this. But everyone has had a bad experience.
Won't that HM endorsement transfer to a class A? Call your DMV. Long as you have the endorsement there is no reason you can't haul it unless you don't want to.
MORE THAN LIKELY, DEPENDING ON COMPANY, YOU WILL BE UNDER "FORCED DISPATCH. WHICH MEANS, YOU TAKE WHAT THEY GIVE YOU. IT USUALLY PAYS A FEW CENTS MORE PER MILE (AGAIN DEPENDING ON cO. MINE IS .03 EXTRA) BUT A LOT OF THE TIME, DEPENDING ON ROUTE/DESTINATION IT WON'T BE MORE MONEY PER MILE BECAUSE OF "LOOPING" THE CITIES ON THE DESIGNATED HC ROUTE.
yes I believe it does transfer over. So still no CDL A experience and no hazmat experience equals paying dues for 2-3yrs in T/T at least.
Hazmat Carrier route, sometimes denoted by an H in a circle (on a road sign). Some cities do not allow trucks hauling placarded loads to go through town (Indy is one, for example). And yes CEN, to get to a fuel hauling job, you will need at least 2-3 years of OTR experience, not neccessarily tanker exp (most companies will train qualified drivers).
