The Cryo Hauler Thread

I average 50-55 hours a week. My previous terminal was 60+ but alot of that was due to the trucks were stored at one location and our Fillzone was several miles away, across a river, in another state and both sucked to get to in morning and even traffic. It really depending the terminal and how they run. My current barn doesnt do layovers and we dont work more than 5 days a week. My previous one, I usually worked 6 days and we did layovers every month. Sometimes customer plants go down and its balls to the wall.

 

I say we average 50-60 hours per week on a 5 day work week. About 1-2 layovers per month and the occasional 65-70hr work week.

 

At my barn you worked the run given to you. If you were a runner the other guys would let you know since the standards for any given trip was based on previous runs by different drivers.
You need to be able to work when the work is there.
And if you can't you won't last long.

 

I presume runs will vary a bit. I am a long term owner operator, mostly dry van, but have hauled hydrogen for one of our agents using a customer trailer, which was used to run forklifts in distribution centers. I recall a plant shutdown being a stressful event, but the big boys saved the day!

 

I have owned a truck for the entirety of my 30+ year career. Loved the flexibility it gave me, but I've recently got rid of my 2006 Freightliner Columbia and not looking to buy another truck due to costs and regulatory uncertainty. So I'm looking at company driving jobs that pay decent. I prefer being physically active rather than driving almost constantly. However I am a bit concerned about expectation differences between myself and what a company expects from their employees. Is there such a thing as ride alongs?