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Well i today i got word that a job that i had been hoping to get has been offered to me and i accepted with a great smile on my face. I will be working for www.hulcher.com they are a natural disaster company that handels everything from snow removal to hazmat spills but their main thing is train wrecks. They will also be helping me get my cdl too. I will be heading to montana by sunday of this week to a train derailment up there and will be there for 2 weeks at least. I'm glad to be able have a job that means something and i can see myself retiring at. I will be leaving some of the best friends i have ever had at my present job but i will keep up with them much as possible when i'm at home. Wishing you all the best
Byron Elliott

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It appears to be an interesting job with room for advancement.
The UPRR and Amtrac will keep you busy.
Good luck on your new job.
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thanks for the reply RABELAM and best of luck to you my friend, i will keep you all posted and get some pics also

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This is awesome; i would love to be around derailments. Do you have to work on site? Or do you just drive?

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For now i will be driving a ford f-350 crew cab truck and will be working on site, after i get my cdl i will be driving a semi loaded with either a side boom or a dozer on it.

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Soooooooo.............can we discuss pay? Job duties?
Apparently, there are frequent derailments? But What if there are no derailments? Are you on salary?

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laborer pay 12.00 per hour to start
cdl/operator 15.61 to start
union company
everyone is on hourly period, they alow shop time so there is always something to do as i found out today. lol
laborer duties
Laborer duties are centered on tasks needed to secure and position heavy equipment at and around displaced railway cars at ground level. These tasks consist of heavy manual labor under intense circumstances. Equipment operators will have experience with various pieces of equipment, grader, dozer, backhoe, rubber tire loaders, crane. On occasion, work may include hazardous waste, controlled substance transfer, and/or remediation. This may require wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, following site-specific safety plans, using various powered hand tools and working in confined spaces. Hulcher laborers must have or be able to qualify for a Commercial Drivers License; lift 150 lbs. Max; can frequently lift and/or carry objects up to 50 lbs. On-call status is required for emergencies 24/ 7 a week with mandatory response time. Travel is required.

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Looks like a good job. Hope it works out great for you, BOL.

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Be careful. Working derailments is dangerous business.
We had 3 derailments in the past year here. Hulcher was here within 6 hours of all and stayed for at least 4-6 days.
Tom B

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So, what i'm trying to get at is, when you are "waiting for a derailment to happen," what exactly are you doing? Are you on duty? Do you get paid to wait?

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When you are not on a call you are in the shop inspecting the semis and tractors, doing oil samples and oil changes, you could be in safety meetings, training on equiptment as needed, body work if needed, etc. This is all paid time in the shop

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Well guys and gals you keep it safe out there, i'll be heading out of the house tomorrow at 2 pm to drive to whitefish montana for 2-3 weeks. Wish you all the best
Byron

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Arrrg, environmental clean-up companies. Arrrrg.
Do me a favor, remind your supervisors that while some materials may not meet the definition of a Hazardous Waste by EPA standards in Title 40 the material may still meet the definition of a Hazardous Material in Title 49.
EPA says a Hazardous Waste with a flash point of 141 degrees Farenheit or more is no longer a combustible material. The US DOT says certain Class 3 flammable materials with a flash point above 100 degrees Farenheit can be reclassified to a combustible material. However, the US DOT also says a material with a flash point below 200 degrees Farenheit is a combustible material.
Combustible material in non-bulk packaging is not regulated. Combustible material is regulated in bulk packaging (119 gallons or more.) Combustible material can be transported in non-specification DOT packages. Class 3 flammables must be transported in US DOT specification packages.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Be safe."If men were angels...No government would be necessary."
51st Federalist Papers
"Nichols' Fourth Law says, "Avoid any action with an unacceptable outcome"

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Trust me when i say that this company is all about safety, i'm have been in montana since last sunday and things have been good but cold lol. Also they are not your typical clean up company they have special people that over see what we do so that it is done right and put back like it never happened.

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Where is your base? West Coast or 48 states?
Are you married or single? Will you have a life? lol.Ivey EnviroTech Services
Start Up date: 3/1/06