Air products training, what can I expect?

How is it so far...was thinking big applying. If there is an opening in my area

 

Okay...glad everything is going okay...

 

Good luck to you. I interviewed and road tested there back in 1984. Passed the road test but (somehow) blew the interview (?)
I often wonder how different my career could've been if I got in...no regrets though, ended up with a pretty good flatbed gig that lasted 20 yrs

 

Sorry so long an Not the best typing as you will see its been a long few weeks an I am tired.
Please beware of Air Products. My Husband worked for them (Granity City, IL)since June of '06, Till 7/24/2019 ( Hazmat driver over 25 years). He recently left them, due to a minor accident they suspended him for ( more later). He applied for another trucking job only to find out they did not put anything on his DACT (I hope that was right) So he now has to prove he drove over the rode with them etc. Now they did take care of him and our family for years. Had Great benefits. (which I already miss) when he was off work for 6mo at a time for a few years in a row, due to different reasons, Comp, Personal Health, etc they let him Stay with NP. Till a year ago due to a comp claim ( Tore the Metatarsal in his knee do to Truck Step (Defective at Manufacturing, and checked before using) which led to surgery) he nearly got screwed over on, they tried to get him to resign. there Lawyers did not even show up to court. after he returned to work, they tried to use him as an example (scapegoat, to get him to resign, It did not work an he still stayed cause it was a good company, there were no problems later either. (Well Not till now) They also told him he will get is already approved Vacation pay for next year, now we are being told NO, He will not. the accident could have been preventable. (hmmm Just got a bill in the mail for his accident, they took him to ER for, Really?!?!!) Anyway.. He was doing is Pre-trip like he did daily, the same way everyone has done. The same way Management an Safety officer an bigwig Saw it being done. He did not have on his hard hat, He bent over to check places underneath etc, when he came up he hit his head on a part of the trailer. it lead to a deep 8 stitches cut on his scalp. he did not take or lose anytime off, Until he learned he was suspended due to failure to obey company policy, Not wearing his hard hat. He was never told how long suspension was, they just said pending an investigation. He had not heard from them till he called them on Monday, which was suppose to be the day he was to talk to them in the office after they called an told them what time. Now on another note, the Manager an I think Safety officer just came back from Allen town, PA, in a bad mood etc. they Finally called him in Wed. only to tell him he can come back to work if he Signed a paper stating he would never have any other accidents, and would wear his hard hat at all times etc etc etc. He refused to sign it, and his union Told him not to also. (Untied Steel Workers union) So basically he resigned then when he already planned on giving his 2 weeks. Now weeks later He is Finally hopefully Going back in a Truck, Which Sucks cause He now has to go fully over the road gone 5-6 days a week when he was OTR with Air Products But Home almost every Night, If he was held over in a other state etc they put him up in a Hotel. He did Get sent a few time to Help Run out of other terminals for a week or so without complaints. My husband has a Fully Clean Driving record, No accidents, No nothing. He was always a Company Driver. He Rarely ever complained out his Job. Also as a note to think about even though he did pay into his health insurance (check dated-8/2/2019 $0.00 Pay, cause it all went to Paying our Benefits) etc, we are also now Being told we have NO Insurance. Period no Benefits of anything. Sad Part is I am considered in Poor Health, an need it this month. Yes I fully Understand he walked away we dont deserve it, or what ever. But I do know when you pay for that month you have insurance till the end of the month. Anyway Driver for 1 BE SAFE OUT THERE, to many 4 wheelers running crazy, and Watch your every move with Air Products it can one day come bite ya in the Butt, no matter how Good of a Driver/ Employee you are told you are. He even received Valuable Employee Awards over the years. Also make sure even if your Bending over you keep that hard hat on during Pre-trip!!

 

I can see why there would be a problem, he seems accident prone and unsafe. Tore his knee and the step was defective? Sure it wasn't that he didn't use 3 points of contact until it finally beat his knee up? Just saying because safety doesn't seem like his strong point because of the hard hat thing....it's policy for a reason....as he found out why. That's not to say he's not a good driver but maybe the company is not as bad as you want it to sound...it's a two way street. That being said I hope everything works out for you guys, good luck.

 

I appreciate you positive comment. ( no not being sarcastic etc. I appreciate you were not degrading in your comment, like many people are today, sincere thanks) But seriously, Hes not accident prone, and is very safety consensus, the investigation determined it to be defective. ( and cause of this incident found 2 others from same manufacture and prevented 2 more accidents.) ( He learned to be safe condenses, the hard way driving a tow truck before becoming a Truck Driver. His first Job He learned driving Semi was at Air Liquid in Las Vegas when he was in his Early 20's in Vegas. ( hes now 50 and been driving hazmat and Semi's since)He has always done all by the book, just the kind of person he is. Anyway how do you check the underside of your truck while holding on to a clip board and wearing a hard hat without it falling off. yes he also knelled down. The point was NOONE wore their hard hat to do their pre-trip, Head managers and Safety managers Have watched this happen Daily by every driver/mechanic etc., For over 13 years. Heck the union did file a grievance on it. Why was no one else ever suspended over it. Also My husbands has not ever received a warning, or any write up for anything at this company, EVER. Also he had received many safety bonuses, and Dedicated Employee awards.
I Also did state it was a GREAT Company. They did a lot for us. 1 problem is now the new Management, and New upper Management. They are doing everything they can to push away or leave the Union all together, but they cant cause there Loading Plant is on the United Steels Property, and the US pay for all their Power, including the terminal 5 miles away. Due to this they have been giving some certain drivers (long term union ) a little bit of a hard time over petty things.

 

I also thought it was Law your Company had to report your employment to DACT, Specially if you hauled Hazmat.