Linde (cryogenic company)

I use to work for them terrible outfit who will fire you for anything that violates there company rules that included using a bluetooth headset in the truck. They are contracting all there work out to ruan in des moines iowa, they are phasing all the union drivers out. To make money you will need to run 12 plus hours a day, and 6 days a week to gross 1600 bucks.

 

Not out here they make too much having a private fleet as do the others.

 

Yeah, well that's kinda standard for a serious hazmat company. Getting caught using a phone while driving is immediate termination in my outfit. I guess they have the same policy.

 

So you think they are terrible to work for because they won't let you break the rules and get away with it? Sounds like someone needs to grow up a little. With that attitude I don't know how you make it down the road safely every day. I work an average of 50-55 hours a week here in Maine and I have no problem making 18-1900/week without breaking a sweat. If you are working 6 days a week you obviously weren't pushing to get any loads thru the week especially since we work on a 60 hour HOS rule and not the 70. I work 5 days and that's it with no overnights.

 

That seems like "Safety" crossing the line into stupidity. I agree with the handsfree law, but no headset? That's ridiculous.

 

It might be stupid but if that's one of the rules and if I can make 90k a year I guess I'd do it.

 

$27 per hour that is better than union shop at univar

 

That's because they are union and the univar guys make more than that around here

 

So I was contacted by linde, but now wonder what to expect. I've been told that the cryogenic field is a good one to work in. But was also given a ranking of outfits
1. Air Products
2. Air Gas
3. Air liqued
4. Linde
5. Praxair

But I'm not sure how one differs from the other. All seem to be hiring bulk drivers or hydrogen drivers

 

Huh, though Univar was a local co, so much for that theory! Also didn't know they were Union. Any clue what they pay?

 

All depends on the location for both the union and pay around here in socal they pay around $28per hour with OT and all that good stuff.