forced hazmat endorsement!?!

I know. Calm down. Trust me they will let you walk . I know how you feel. It shall pass. For what HAZMAT they might get lucky to get they will get PLENTY of them drivers that will get theirs. Besides a lot of Haz you all can haul cause the reefer trailers. Trust me as many of you all out there in that company the odds you getting a hazmat are very slim. Roll with it a bit and don't get it till push comes to shove. Then do what makes you happy. Not worth the stress trust me. Stay safe!! Happy Holidays.

 

You must like it there or you wouldn't of stayed this long. It's really no big deal getting the hazmat whether you need it or not. I would look at the trade off. Two days fooling around with getting the hazmat versus lost job time, job hunting, bus rides, orientation, back to the bottom of the totem pole... That's a big trade for refusing to be a team player.

I held a hazmat since day 1 and maybe used it dozen times. It's really no big deal.

Unless you want to get a better job I wouldn't use hazmat as the excuse why.

 

So, how would "failure to follow instructions" look on a DAC? What other instructions would he not follow if I hired him...says the next potential employer. Hmmm...

 

Get the hazmat, it won't kill ya to pull into a few extra scales, check your paper work, and put placards on the trailer, we don't even haul anything that bad

 

that is inaccurate
I have a hazmat and Twic and a felony

 

It would not surprise me if a lot more trucking companies also start requiring their drivers to have both hazmat and TWIC cards as a condition of employment. It probably makes it easier for the companies to dispatch loads to drivers much more quickly with (hopefully) less waiting time at the loading docks.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

So your company needs you to have HazMat...Big deal, either get it or move on. The reason you have to pay for it is cuz when you spin thru the revolving door, you take it with you. Does any company pay for your CDL to renew either? Funny...read thru the wanna be posts and they will do anything to get their CDL and get on the road. Once they get it, it is all "I ain't doin this and I ain't doin that"

So your company, any company has 4 truckloads come up in a certain place. They look to see who is in the area, then it's "I can't give the load to this guy who does not have HazMat" So the they have to pull a truck in when they could have given it to you.

It is all about the big picture beyond the windshield in your wagon. If you want to keep the picture small, there are truck dealers in every town who will sell you your own.

 

Hummmmmmmmm So your saying all with a felony can get these 2 documents approved? Or just certain kind of felonies? I have my paperwork done for Twic. Just haven't went to port yet. Cy I'd bet you have had your Haz for many many years.( before new laws and Hazmat restrictions came more strict) Correct me if I'm wrong?

 

my drug possesions with intent didn't preclude me from getting hazmat
I believe on the twic site is a list of offenses that preclude being approved

 

But you have had your Hazmat for many years right? You say you have 15 years experience. Did you get your Hazmat back then? Also if you already have had it that long with no bad record etc..... it does make a difference for YOU to get your twic than say with a felon walking in today to get a Hazmat and Twic card.