Food Grade Tanker for a recent Graduate

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  1. AppalachianDruid

    AppalachianDruid Bobtail Member

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    I graduated in January, but have just been doing local beer delivery for a couple months.

    Looking to get into Food Grade Tanker (I don’t have a hazmat.) Would prefer regional/weekends home.

    I’ve debated on Prime, but their training time is astronomically long

    I’m in Central KY area, kinda in between Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
     
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  3. homeskillet

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    You're in Ballard Trucking country.

    Try them, all they can do is say "no".

    You'll need a hazmat endorsement for them, though. They run a lot of grain alcohol for the whiskey industry.
     
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  4. AppalachianDruid

    AppalachianDruid Bobtail Member

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    Thanks! Yeah regardless if it says “Experience required” I’ve still been applying
     
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  7. AppalachianDruid

    AppalachianDruid Bobtail Member

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    thank you very much, I called Foodliner and currently they don’t have their training program open. So I’ll have to get a year of experience or wait till it does open! But they said to keep calling and checking
     
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  8. wulfman75

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    food grade pulls haz too ya know. For instance Coca cola syrup is flammable, I think? Some of them haul whiskey as well. You can look into Indian River. Think they have a training program.
     
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  9. homeskillet

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    Oakley

    Cliff Viessman

    H R Ewell

    FlowTrans

    Modern Transportation

    KAG Food Grade Division

    Those are the only ones I can remember off the top of my head that sometimes hire recent graduates. If I spot someone I forgot I'll add it to the list. Good luck, keep hammering!
     
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  10. homeskillet

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    Nope. Corrosive.
     
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