Starting at Schneider

Mostly legal. They need to be upright and 'secured' - ie strapped in to prevent movement, so the chain box would work for the grill but the LP would need to be in a side box where you could rig some bungees.

However, it is STRICTLY against company policy, so before the truck goes into a company shop you would need to take precautions like moving everything into an interior cabinet or taking it with you.

 

The cold, hard truth:

You will most likely NEVER make great money as a truck driver -- without that hazmat endorsement.

All the great-paying, non-flatbed/car hauler gigs involve/require a hazmat endorsement:

• DOT Transportation
• all the LTL fleets
• hazmat tanker fleets (e.g., LPG, CO2)
• Walmart Transportation
• & more

Unless you do hazmat tanker duty -- your hazmat freight will usually be fairly mundane, innocent items that we take for granted every day -- & are not really scary/risky stuff, like:

• charcoal
• fingernail polish remover
• hairsprays
• paints/paint thinners
• household cleaners (e.g., bleach)
• booze

The bottom line: don't let the hazmat world intimidate you. By doing so -- you're leaving A LOT of money on the table.

-- L

 

He is exactly right. I haul hazardous waste every day. I have done it tanks, dumps, rolloffs, and vans. I have never done virgin products however, and most of the waste has been no touch.

 

The bottom line: don't let the hazmat world intimidate you. By doing so -- you're leaving A LOT of money on the table.

-- L[/QUOTE]

Hauled a hazmat load once, found upon delivery the load consisted of 20-something pallets of freezer door seals and a smallish (like, five pounds or less) box of toothpaste tube sized tubes of adhesive/sealant that was the 'hazmat' part of the load. You never know, but gotta have the endorsement.

 

Hauled a hazmat load once, found upon delivery the load consisted of 20-something pallets of freezer door seals and a smallish (like, five pounds or less) box of toothpaste tube sized tubes of adhesive/sealant that was the 'hazmat' part of the load. You never know, but gotta have the endorsement.[/QUOTE]
Flashlight batteries are considered Hazmat I believe.

 

Flashlight batteries are considered Hazmat I believe.[/QUOTE]
Fire extinguishers IIRC, AFFF fire fighting foam is.

 

I drove Haz Mat tanker bulk daily before I retired. Only time I had to climb up the trailer was to open the lid some the plant could pump out the oil then close the lid. Home every day. $27 an hour and time and half after forty. Guaranteed 40 hours a week if I didn’t drive due to the weather or no loads that day. Earned PTO and paired holidays and the two weeks off between Christmas and New Year’s with pay. Best driving job I ever had but it was time to retire.

 

Sorry. Paid holidays

 

Think of it like this:

Tanker endorsement: can pull a tank, haul bulk liquids in totes. Can also move you to the front of the line for loads, depending on where your at, at a given time. Also a big help in the reefer world.

HM: Can consist of god only knows plus tanker work.

D-T: With the HM and Tanker will almost put you at the front of the line for a LTL company.

Get all 3 and go make some money.