What experience is needed to work as a garbage man?

Garbage is very dangerous work. Done that before

 

If you really want to do trash, ltl. But why?

 

How so please explain. My dad and grandfather owned a trash company with rear end loafers and roll offs for 30 years. Also had a transfer station for our own trash with three tractor trailers. Can’t ever recall anyone getting hurt on the job. Just sayin. Had a couple knuckle heads take a highway ramp too fast a couple times and roll the trucks but those are idiot mistakes and no one got hurt

 

Traffic hits workers dumping resistance cans.
Dumpster fires.
Sharp items to step on.
Hopper accidents.
Roll overs.
Biohazards.
Landfill accidents.
Hydraulic failures.
Overhead strikes.

 

Yeah I can see that now you put it that way. We did have 2 transfer trailers catch fire over night while hooked up to the compactor. Otherwise as a driver, you have to be alert and use sense at all times

 

The LTL job, insurance company requirements in the future when you move on to garbage or whatever else comes along. Insurance Co wants to see safe road time. Not going to get that as a switcher, even if you do have to transport trailers on public roads, plant to yard, etc.

 

NYC you will get hire too be a garbage man i did it was making 1600 a week and always home i was drivin a W9 with a 48ft walking floor. the job is not bad just very messy i just got tired driving in NYC