Emergency CDL hazmat driver?

I'm sure it varies company to company and also clean-up to clean-up. Cleaning up spilled paint and cleaning up overturned tanker with acids or phospherous are nothing alike because the products are very different.

Do you have a perfectly clean driving record, no DUI, no felony, no drug use in last year+, verifiable work history? Ask the employer to have a current employee call you and ask them questions. Recruiters are not reliable and company web sites are not reliable.

 

What company?

 

I have no idea. I would think fire department would have that at county and state levels. You could probably get a career out of that with an undergrad degree and FD experience. I never thought of that my self.

 

Depends on where and with whom
I was a hazmat Technician with the fire dept and we had hours of boredom followed by 10 mins of excitement

 

Followed by days of paperwork...

 

For sure that

 

The proposed hourly pay isn't enough for that type of job unless you are not one of the on call drivers. If you have a regular shift, and being in the Midwest, the hourly pay may be ok.

My expierence with these types of companies comes from owning and operating towing companies. We would partner with 24/7 hazmat remediation companies and they had a very short time frame to respond, so many times their drivers were on call just like my tow truck drivers were. This means they don't get paid until something happens and that their lives get turned upside down every time the phone rings. Same way with the train derailment crew jobs. Always on standby.

So, if you are going to take this job inquire about how on call works, are they responding to emergencies hours of service exempt (meaning they will work you into the ground like a rented mule) or do they structure in regular shifts (which means you will end up slipseating equipment).

How does out of area response work for hotels, meals, per diem and such. How much of the job is driving vs. labor, do you maintain the truck and associated equipment yourself, etc.

These companies are not like typical trucking companies and neither are their jobs and working conditions, unless this is just for a local driver to shuttle stuff to the processor or disposal site after a spill is cleaned up.