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Originally Posted by Super 8
Does anyone here drive a dumptruck or a mixer?
What is a typical day like? Is it seasonal? What are the requirements for the job.
What kind of hours?
Anything else I should know?
There's a place not far from my house that has cement trucks and I've thought about going over there but I'd like to be armed with knowledge when I approach them.
Thanks so much.
I drove a mixer for four years before I got my class A. That rig is a dangerous vehicle. You got 35,000-40,000 lbs of concrete going up the driver side wall of the drum, in constance motion. Most mixer should have been put to scrap long before I drove them. Turn right too fast, and you will tip. Don't drive on any shoulder.
I've seen alot of drivers come off the road, get in a mixer, and roll it over. I have friends today who will never drive again. And lost friends because of carelessness.
I'm happy to be in my tanker. I'll never drive for another mixer company again.
Good luck.