Arky's Sunoco adventure begins in the west TX oilfields!

In AZ for instance, if you do the twic first you pay the full charge for the twic, and your hazmat fee will be reduced by $19.50 when you do your hazmat. If you get your hazmat first then you will pay yhe full charge for your hazmat and your twic fee will be reduced by $24.50 when you do your twic.

 

OK, I applied for my haz mat and then the very next day I applied for my twic. I was in a hurry. My lease was up and I knew I was moving within two weeks. Everybody said it takes two weeks for either one. Well it took longer for the twic.

Just a heads up about transferring a twic card if you move before it arrives but after you applied. You have to call or go online to have it transferred. Then if you do nothing else you will never get your twic card. Today (two weeks after I asked for it to be transferred) I stopped by the twic office here in Corpus and guess what, nothing had been done. The lovely girls in the office here got on the phone with a national supervisor and stayed on the phone until they had confirmation the transfer had been ordered (I should send flowers).

So now I have to wait another 7-10 days for my twic.

 

Really? That's interesting. I asked the question yesterday here in Baltimore and the clerk told me that I would have gotten a discount if I got the Haz first, then the TWIC. But since I did TWIC first there would be no discount. When I asked why, she had no answer.

It would not surprise me if she was flat out wrong.

 

Maryland is not one of the states that reciprocate the background checks. Only way to save money there is hazmat first then get the twic after your hazmat comes back. If you don't live in one of the below states the only way to save money is do get your hazmat first, ones it comes back then go get your twic. You'll save $24.50 that way when you go to get your twic.




If you live in one of these states you can do either first.

you must hold a valid TWIC STA with at least one year remaining before expiration:[TABLE="class: cms_table, align: center"]
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[TD]1. Arizona
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[TD]9. New Mexico
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[TD]2. California
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[TD="width: 258"]10. North Carolina
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[/TR]
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[TD="width: 259"]3. Delaware
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[TD="width: 258"]11. Oregon
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[/TR]
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[TD="width: 259"]4. District of Columbia
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[TD="width: 258"]12. South Dakota
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 259"]5. Hawaii
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[TD="width: 258"]13. Utah
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6. Missouri
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[TD]14. Virginia
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7. Nebraska
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[TD]15. West Virginia
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[/TR]
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[TD="width: 259"]8. Nevada
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[TD="width: 258"]16. Wyoming
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[/TR]
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you must hold a valid TWIC STA with at least four years remaining before expiration:[TABLE="class: cms_table, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD]1. Alabama
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[TD]6. New Jersey
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2. Colorado
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[TD]7. North Dakota
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3. Kansas
[/TD]
[TD]8. Oklahoma
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4. Minnesota
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[TD]9. Vermont
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5. Montana
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[/TR]
[/TABLE]


The only difference is how much you save (if you live in the above states). If you live in the above states, doing your hazmat first then the twic you would save $24.50 on your twic
If you live in the above states if you do your twic first then the hazmat you would save $19.50 on your hazmat.

 

Ok i know this is going to sound a little stupid but how much does a twic or haz cost? Or is it dictated by the state you live/apply for them?

 

Since when the hell do you need a diploma or GED to be a driver.

 

For as long as I can remember. Not all companies require it, but I would be Leary of the ones that don't. Trucking isn't just sitting behind a wheel pulling your pud. Some jobs require quite a bit of math and even science. You don't have to be a genius but some education goes a long way.

 

Ask Sunoco. They are the ones who ask for it.

 

Well I have only been a driver for about 5 months now. To be honest I have learned more since I have been out of school then I ever did in school. I wasn't fortunate enough to earn a diploma as I moved about 3 times my senior year into about 3 different states. I tell you one thing, it doesn't make me any less of a driver, and I sure as hell don't have any problems with math out here.

 

Hi Arky,

I was just wondering how the living arrangements worked out in San Angelo, as I am looking to relocate myself.