Lets see....you don't bother getting a hazmat endorsement, because your company does not require you to have one....though they do get hazmat loads to pull.
Ok, now you're sitting in a place, waiting for a load...you've been sitting since the day before, and along comes "Joe", he just got unloaded a couple of hours ago...and he got a load assignment....you didn't. Why, because he is going to go and pick up a hazmat load while you might sit even longer.
Gee, I can't think of any reason to get a hazmat endorsement.
My driving job "requires" it. How many hazmat loads do I pull....about 30 to 35% of my loads are hazmat.
Dangerous? No. Only a dangerous driver is dangerous. More paperwork? Maybe a little, but its no big deal. More rules? Yes, some. Nothing that really redefines the wheel though.
I've had my Hazmat endorsement since I got my CDL years ago. Its paid off.
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