Hazmat Driver 30 Minute Paid Break

For me, some days I get plenty of time to rest during the day while others I’m running hard to be back in under 14 hours. Right now, we’re pretty slow for some reason and we might get an hour or more of downtime during our day. I’d rather stay busy and keep moving than sitting for hours waiting on a load. We also seem to be having trouble and playing the allocation game and waste a ton of time just trying to get loaded or there are issues at the rack. We get paid by the hour but I hate sitting around wasting time while others try to. If it wasn’t for the nights, weekends and holidays, I’d love to work for Sheetz but I’m kind of enjoying my Monday thru Friday day shift.

Bottom line, you’re driving their equipment which they expect you to operate safely… do what you need to do to do so. If you need to stop and take a quick nap, take it at Burger King.

You don't work nights, weekends or holidays?

Also I agree with the rack issues but only at buckeye on Starkey recently. Wish they'd figure out the 1st regular arms on lane 1 and 3.

Not sure how all these hourly fueling companies compare exactly but mine pays by the load so the quicker and more efficient one can prove themselves to be, the more orders you will be trusted with over time.

A company may make their rules. I have my company rules and Norfork Southern company rules to follow. In my case we have our regular yards to hit and are always on call. We work 12 hours per shift and get paid by the hour.

I do not believe a company can require what you do on a break. However, they can require breaks to be off duty.

OTR and in this job I have had to pull over and take a power nap. Everyone is different.

You don't work nights, weekends or holidays?

Also I agree with the rack issues but only at buckeye on Starkey recently. Wish they'd figure out the 1st regular arms on lane 1 and 3.

We are scheduled to work a half a Saturday (2-4 hours) every 5 weeks but we only work if we can’t hit those two accounts before Friday or they can’t wait until Monday. I’ve worked one Saturday since I’ve been there. 90% of the time it’s Monday through Friday daylight hours.

I hate loading at Buckeye period. It’s not so bad now that they’ve updated their computer system but they still have a lot of issues to work out. I try to only use lane 3 if I can as everything’s working most of the time. What I really can’t stand is the period from 1230-1400 at KM2… we call it Sheetz-o-clock for a reason. That shift change is a pain. KM2 is supposed to be shutting down a diesel tank soon and shifting a lot of product to KM1 so that’s gonna be a nightmare too. As far as the load pay, from what I’ve seen it makes everyone rush more and the lack of safety is very noticeable among some companies but not all. Saw a driver just the other week eating his burrito bowl from chipotle while loading in lane two at Buckeye in the middle of the day.

Still hoping to run into you sometime, spaceman.

Chipotle (or any eating) is extremely surprising. People get warnings for not getting their helmet on quickly enough after exiting the cab. Kind of encourages more head swiveling on my part during loading in the future.

I already approached one of your crew, 189 or 193 or something like that, bigger guy. Said he didn't know TT but had an idea who you were. Still in 9973, starting around 2 pm at any given rack.

Chipotle (or any eating) is extremely surprising. People get warnings for not getting their helmet on quickly enough after exiting the cab. Kind of encourages more head swiveling on my part during loading in the future.

I already approached one of your crew, 189 or 193 or something like that, bigger guy. Said he didn't know TT but had an idea who you were. Still in 9973, starting around 2 pm at any given rack.

Saw your tractor today at KM1 around 1230 but when I saw you don’t start until 2, I figured y’all must slip seat. I’m in 183 which is the only tractor we have on the road without the pump and hose reel behind the cab. Still gonna keep my eyes peeled.

Chipotle (or any eating) is extremely surprising. People get warnings for not getting their helmet on quickly enough after exiting the cab. Kind of encourages more head swiveling on my part during loading in the future.

I already approached one of your crew, 189 or 193 or something like that, bigger guy. Said he didn't know TT but had an idea who you were. Still in 9973, starting around 2 pm at any given rack.

Saw your tractor today at KM1 around 1230 but when I saw you don’t start until 2, I figured y’all must slip seat. I’m in 183 which is the only tractor we have on the road without the pump and hose reel behind the cab. Still gonna keep my eyes peeled.

That was almost it! I couldn't see the numbers on the cab when checking in but apparently you read mine well enough! Guess I should worry about the eye check on my medical renewal here in a month lol