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Life Post FedEx Freight... as a Local Cryo Driver

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by McUzi, Dec 16, 2019.

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  1. Mar 15, 2020 #121
    McUzi

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    Life has a funny way of shaking out. When I was looking to leave FedEx I had applied for apprenticeship in IBEW to do outside lineman work and work toward's a Journeyman's license. Of course on Saturday I got a letter in the mail scheduling me for an aptitude test.
     
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  3. Mar 15, 2020 #122
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    That's my Plan B for when the robots take over.
     
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    This is what I wish I'd done when I was yoUnger.
     
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    You are right - it sure does. I was actually an IBEW apprentice in Chicago for about 6 months until I got laid off. That’s how I got into trucking.

    A week after I got my CDL. General contractor called me to come to work... it was too late by then. Plus at the time I was only getting like $14$/hr. (No OT either)

    To be honest, I like truck driving more anyway. Even with the BS that comes with it. LOL
     
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  7. Mar 19, 2020 #125
    McUzi

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    The outside linemen apprentices at the local I applied to starts apprentices at $27/hr and journeyman rate is $45 and change if I remember correctly.
     
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    I was an apprentice as well but with the inside wireman part of the trade. Looked at lineman apprenticeship for a while because of the money the journeyman make but I couldn't handle the schedule. Lineman work on the road alot because wherever in the state power goes out you are needed. Along with the ton of o.t. they have I couldn't do it. They make serious money tho no doubt about it six figures easy for journeyman.
     
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  9. Mar 28, 2020 #127
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    Touch any cylinders yet?
     
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  10. Mar 28, 2020 #128
    McUzi

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    Just one.

    One of the safety systems attached to a pumping system at my yard requires constant pressure supplied from an inert gas tank for the pump to operate. Depending on the stock levels, they'll use an Argon cylinder or a Nitrogen cylinder.

    Boss asked me to roll one in from the dock over to the system and swap it out after I got back and couldn't get the pump to start earlier this week.
     
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    Roger that. I’m cruising in one of those cylinder straight trucks. KW T880. Going on 6 months. M-f 6/630- 330/430. I like reading about your experience, sounds a lot like my company. Same thing, boss trusts his guys to get the job done and doesn’t say anything when we bs and wash up on our trucks. Ours get washed once a week by a service which is a first for me. Nice coming in the next day after the whole fleet gets cleaned. They do a decent enough job for me.
     
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  12. Mar 28, 2020 #130
    McUzi

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    It's great, isn't it? Cryo has been a great adventure in trucking for me. Low stress, great schedule etc.
     
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