Cryo companies after all the mergers...who's good to work for?

Saftey Training 1st week

Monday -pizza
Tuesday - Lasagna
Wednesday- Chick-fil-A
Thursday - BBQ
Friday- ?
Linde definitely has the food issue down. They buy food for the whole plant.

The saftey guy here is pretty good, he is thorough while still skipping any thing repetitive or BS.

 

Sounds delicious.

Especially "Thursday". I'd be curious to learn what Linde considers good BBQ.

Here in the "Deep South"....I judge a BBQ restaurant by the quality/flavor of their Brunswick Stew.

But I really like Texas BBQ--a good brisket can be totally out of this world.

Do keep us posted on your progress.....

--Lual

 

Maybe I should put in an app to keep the smoker going at these training sessions.

I wonder what that might do for driver retention/morale, there?

--Lual

 

I forgot Brunswick Stew existed. Now I want a bowl or three...

Thread related question- can someone tell me what kind of transmissions Messer is running? In the PNW , Vancouver WA if anyone happens to have info that specific. I'm looking at applying with them once I have a year at ABF. I haven't driven a stick shift in six years so I'd be sweating the driving test a bit.

 

Messer runs automatics. However, if a truck is in the shop, the back ups may be sticks.

 

Could anyone please expand on that statement? Or define it a different way.

Thank you.

 

Safety is the number one priority

Operational discipline and critical thinking is the number one trait for a driver in this business.
They will not tolerate a driver that can not follow the operating procedures.

 

Team drivers mooching off of office staff food is practically sport at Linde. Decent stuff usually, too.

Also, are you out of Garfield? I'm one of the other team drivers there. If you're not on a jumbo, prepare to be unfortunately familiar with US93 until like, February when TSMC opens. Phoenix needs so much argon right now its not even funny. Also, if you're loading in Wilmington there's a pothole at the bottom of the curve on the ramp off Hwy 1. Watch out for it, it'll wake your teammate right up and send things flying.

Did they stick you with J or L for training?

 

AR shortage is nationwide.
We go 3 trips a week to IN to pickup, just to service our customers here in MN and I've talked with guys from AL and the east coast doing the same.

 

@Dennixx --

What's this about a shortage of argon, nationwide?

I've read that argon is very abundant in the earth's atmosphere.

Is this really about a shortage of drivers to deliver it?

Or....is there more to it than that?

--Lual