Air Products vs Linde

Hello I have 2 job offers for cryogenic hauling Praxair and AP. I’m having a hard time making a decision as they both have good pay and benefits. Any input would help greatly

Thank you

 

AP!!!!

 

The most immediate difference is CO2 is much higher psi, you’ll need to use a vapor recovery hose. I personally favor Lin and lox. Straight forward, little that can go terribly wrong. The universal hazard is the temperature of the products, they range from -292 degrees on down, you really don’t want to get saturated with any of it. Lin and Lar are both inert, so during a catastrophic release, there is a possible suffocation hazard. Lox isn’t suppose to be unload over asphalt, or on concrete that is oil or grease stained. Petroleum absorbs Oxygen, and you then compress it, there’s the possibility of blowing your toes off. Lox also feeds an existing fire, so don’t fire up a smoke while near the business end of the trailer, hydrogen to me is the one most likely to ruin your day. Highly flammable, and burns invisible. My advise is to carry a dollar store straw broom on the truck. If you have any inclination you might have combustion, wave that broom in front of you as you approach. It could very well save you a whole Lotta pain, maybe even your life. All that said cryo isn’t the rolling bottle rocket that a lot of people think, but you do have to respect it, and have your focus on the job when you start opening, and closing valves.

 

With the linde/praxair merger still settling in, I’d say air products would be the more secure way to go. You don’t wanna be the low man on the totem pole as they begin to consolidate.

 

Some A.P terminals have a hard time filling openings because of a stupid rule that you have to live within 50 mile radius of the terminal. Butler Indiana is a prime example. They’ve been down a dozen drivers for over a year, but they are located exactly half way between lost and found. Not many people willing to move to hootersville for a trucking job.