AmeriGas bobtail driver

It sounds like you del. to homes and buss. with tanks in their yard in the winter you would be very busy, now at this time of year you may be spray painting L/P tanks in the fenced in yard?

 

That depends on your location. You can check on glassdoor.com. I would say about $18/he. Real simple work but don't get complacent. BTW America's have onboard cameras that will tattle in you.

 

I've never driven a bobtail, only a transport, but I can suggest taking a can of wasp spray with you, they love to build nests around propane tanks. I bet it's 10x worse with residential tanks that have the domed cover over the valves & fittings.

Rubber or vinyl gloves will help keep you from getting a freeze burn on your hands. A rubber apron and face shield are good ideas, too.

If you don't have a spanner wrench or a J wrench, then use a rubber mallet instead of a brass hammer to tighten and loosen the fitting nuts.

 

You can do well with AmeriGas. I worked for Petrolane YEARS ago (bought out by AmeriGas) as a service tech, filled in as a bobtail driver, then moved over to PTI and hauled transports all over the country in the winter(s).
If you tell me what part of the country you live in; I can hook you up with good info.

 

Depending on what they're running for bobtails now, you're going to be hauling 3-5K gallon tank at 80% capacity. In your neck of the woods, they probably have the newer equipment. Now, while it is a simple job, it's not an easy one. Rattle snakes to poisonous spiders, to mean dogs, ornery customers and ####### driveways to get into keep it can be exciting.
Amerigas will train you thoroughly; they are a safety oriented company BUT they are policy heavy, too.
You will rotate on-call, how often depends on how many people are on the roster. You may catch it once a week, once a month, etc...
Benefits are good, uniforms provided, etc...
Great opportunity for advancement & relocating.
I would expect you'd start in the $16.50 range hourly out there, with a raise after 90 days.
Plenty of overtime in winter.
Get in now, get trained, get your route down and get organized before the snow flies, that way, when winter hits, you can make the money. Just be prepared to make $33-$35K for your first year, as you learn and get certified in Lp work - then, you can easily exceed $48K and up. Work your way up to a Class A tanker with them (PTI) and you can break the upper $60k easily. When I hauled Lp on tri axle tankers, I never made under $63K.
The trick is, make your money when it's cold, and budget it for the warm weather when gas is slow. Plus, get yourself cross trained as a service tech when it's slow.
I have to close this, but I'll share more later.

 

Now is the time of year when the propane companies have a lot lower rates. I don't know how many people take advantage of the savings, but I know I would if we still were on propane.

 

What is an amerigas "bobtail" driver?

How productive is it to drive around bobtail, not delivering anything?