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My dad drives pump truck in Post Texas next to Lubbock Texas and does not have HazMat, his friend Mary also drives Vacuum Truck with no HazMat and as far as hoses you should be okay because it is not repetitive pulling and pushing of hoses except for when you have to open hatches and clean your tank but I only have to do that when they wanted a load of freshwater. And, we actually had someone who was supposed to clean tanks for us but when you need it done and no one to do it you have to get it done. I am new to trucking but just letting you know what I have seen so far.

 

Just went through the TSA guidelines and nothing is mentioned about military service. IIRC, when I got my HazMat there weren't any questions about military service, and when I applied for TWIC, I remember that there was only one question about military service and didn't even ask what branch, service time, rank, or discharge.

Basically, they asked you if you served or not. Simple yes/no question.

About the only thing military related on the no-go list would be treason or sedition. You wouldn't be on this forum if that happened.

Like I said, it appears they don't bother too much with military records, so I don't understand why you would be subjected to higher scrutiny than anyone else.

 

Dry bulk could be problem for your shoulder if you get line clogged. As long as you hauled light weight product like plastic pellets you would be OK. Frac sand, cement, etc gets real heavy in clogged hose. Hundreds of lbs. Frac sand you can normally blow out. But lots of stuff not so quick. Liquid is the way to go. Hoses can get heavy but in short periods. I haul gasoline, diesel, ethanol, etc. Great pay and pretty easy work. Just have to be VERY careful about what you are doing. One of our top guys dumped 7500 gallons of diesel into TA Denton, TX reg unleaded tank last week. News of these cross drops travels fast in house. No one could believe this man would/could make such a mistake. 18,000 gallons to pump out. Replace their reg unleaded and also the load of ULSD. Gets real expensive real quick. Think he is going to get 5 days off and get to keep job due to formerly great attendance and work record. But that is true for all tankers. Same with frac sand. There are many different sizes and you have to make sure that sand foreman/boss tells you exactly where he wants it. Put it in the wrong bin on a king and they will be screaming. Of course I saw many times the last stage of frac they just pumped the messed up sand into the ground to be forgotten.

 

The dry bulk hoses I had to deal with seemed 10 times heavier that liquid hoses.

Look for van or reefer companies with 100% no-touch freight. The hardest work with those is unlocking the fifth wheel & opening/closing the trailer doors.

Some LTL companies that pull doubles have no-touch freight, but possibly have some problems swapping out trailers. I haven't done that type of trucking, so maybe someone on here can set me straight on that.

 

Where online do you apply?

 

Right here, for both HazMat and/or TWIC; https://universalenroll.dhs.gov/

 

https://universalenroll.dhs.gov/workflows?workflow=twic-appointment