YRC Or LNG

I must be lucky. I received 2 phone calls today from 2 totally different companies. YRC did a phone interview and told me they would get back to me. I live in Ma so I hope that they are busy in my area. Then ,I got a call from Transgas. They haul LNG / Liquefied Natural Gas. But that's all they do. YRC hauls just about everything. I would like to get at least a 40 hour week from either one. But, with Transgas I am not sure if they have enough work to keep me busy. They do Pay about $25.00 an hour. So, if I only worked 20+ hours I still would do alrite. They are both union. I would be a spare with both companies till I got on the list. But, I have reservations about Transgas. They have been advertising for drivers for years. On again off again. whats up with that? If the pay & benefits are so good why do they need drivers? They, Transgas told meI would be on call nights or days or weekends. Could work 20 hours one week and 50+ the next. Then who knows? You need 3 years exp. clean driving record with a hazmat/tanker. But to me anyway's they are not as diversified as YRC. I could work the dock also at YRC. Transgas does LNG & that's it. So, with these 2 companies which is the best bet? Thanks.

 

I applied at their Shrewsbury Terminal. . I also applied at New Penn ,their affiliate. They are in Billerica, Ma. Both jobs are described as local P&D/Dock Worker. Is Shrewsbury a busy terminal with enough work? What about New Penn in Billerica MA? Even if it gets slow I can get by with 20 hours a week. On the other hand , from what I am reading LNG fuel "may" be the fuel of the future for the trucking industry. If that's the case, Transgas will have more than enough work. But, that's based on speculation. I have not seen too many trucks converted from diesel to LNG as of yet.

 

Hey, Just to update this I accepted a job with YRC. After which, New Penn called me. I had to tell them YRC already made me a conditional offer. "The 2 hour doubles yard &road test" had to be the most all inclusive one I ever done. Drove city & highway and residential with doubles, which I never drove before. But, I passed . They hired a couple other drivers besides myself. So, I will start next week and be on a trail bases for a couple of weeks. Then, go from there. It is local P&D/ Dock. But, I think they do linehaul also. 90% of their trailers are pups with a lot of dollies in the yard. If the opportunity comes up I may look into that depending on the days and hours vs commuting everyday.

 

That's what I went through. Combination of pre-trip and hooking/unhooking doubles And,driving around the yard. . That was about an hour. then the road test was about another hour. But, I don't know what every terminals road test involves. Your mileage may vary. Good Luck!