Cryo companies after all the mergers...who's good to work for?

Gotcah ya man family 1st I was suppose to start on the 25th

 

Messer inherited alot of problems from Linde, and it will take awhile to fix it all.

AP is good, but you can be forced to team drive if you are low on the seniority board and if teams need to be ran out of that terminal.

Air Liquide can't keep any drivers after the let Air Gas take over the transportation. But some of there drivers are saying that AL will be taking over all together soon.

The Linde Praxair merger made them the largest cryo company in the world. So there could be some advantage to getting on as a driver there now.

Matheson is the smallest private cryo company. And I don't hear about them to much. Other than drivers quiting to go make more $$$ with the other cryo companies.

In my opinion in April of 2019 Air Products is the best. They don't have driver facing cameras like the rest of the companies.

 

Had a interview with praxair 2day for bulk seem way more organized then messer

 

Good luck.
If you get on just learn their system.
Do the job the way they want it done and you'll find yourself with a 100K a year job that gets you home after each shift and allows for a life outside of driving.

 

Been with Linde 3.5 years. I cant tell any difference. Its a real solid company. Super easy work. I pull CO2 laid backl azy man job.

 

How is the health insurance/ 401k etc with praxair...I am in the Chicago area...maybe I need to check them out..very slow in the LTL industry..I am at the bottom...alot of 700$ checks..

 

I think Chicago had issues years ago and the company removed the union.
I believe that ruan currently
does the work they used to do.
I'd heard that they may be trying to put together a company workforce again.
Probably not the same wage or benefits as company employees but couldn't say for sure, but I am sure nobody is working for 7 bones a week.
Don't know if they hire thru the company's site or Ruan

 

hey man can explain what your day is like from start to finish , Hours ,Runs , ETC

LTL is boring and they pay is wack tell me you guys make more than 25 an hour

 

Anybody know about Messer pay scale? What is the therethere like.

 

It varies by location,

Sign on bonus of 2500/5000/7500 depending on location
2nd year bonus of 3500
3rd year bonus of 3500

4 weeks of training at your full hourly rate

$25.20/hr No o.t.
Paid for all delays,
Fueling,
Load,
Pre and post trip,
And delivery stops

.61 per mile

Daycabs, once in a while you can’t make it back in 14 so they put you up in a decent hotel

They’ve been VERY fair with me.