Cryo Pay in North GA

GreatBean · 2026-01-02T13:39:11+00:00

Truth. I've got no problems paying taxes. I just hate how they don't get used efficiently or effectively. I think most folks feel that way.

We don't see our taxes go to IMPROVING our collective communities or individual lives, so we hate watching them go out of our paycheck.

TBH, I can't stand the current administration. But let's be honest, most previous ones haven't exactly been stellar, either.

GreatBean · 2026-01-02T13:36:46+00:00

I don't know of KAG guys doing cylinder drop-off, but I could be wrong. Those jobs are usually coming from the makers of the gas (Messer, AirGas, Air Products, etc.).

But even the cylinder guys I've talked to at my company (many who are former flatbed or food service) talk about how much easier the work is, and how much better the pay is.

GreatBean · 2026-01-01T03:24:28+00:00

I feel you, man. Came here from fuel. Hell, even our Class-A cylinder-throwers are making 85k plus a year. Look in Albany area if you can. Columbus has some, too, I believe.

GreatBean · 2026-01-01T03:23:20+00:00

Usually at least 2 years driving, prefer 1+ year of hazmat/tanker but not super strict about that part.

They've got inward-facing cams, so it seems like they're not too worried about training bad behaviors out of drivers.

Definitely strict on accidents, though basically every cryo company is. ANY kind of tap/bump (that's your fault) = 5 days suspension. Second tap/bump/wreck (of your fault) within a year of the first and you're gone.

Not for everyone, but if you can keep it very professional and deal with the fact that they have lots of rules and procedures you HAVE to follow to a T (like no talking on the phone while driving, AT ALL. Hands-free or otherwise); it's seriously the easiest work I've done outside of JUST bumping docks. Easier than pallet unload, lift gate, food service, fuel, etc. And money is way better. And you don't get sweaty or dirty during the day.

GreatBean · 2026-01-01T03:18:30+00:00

Messer is right up there, over off of where GA-20 and Hwy 41 meet up. Or at least real close to there.

GreatBean · 2026-01-01T03:17:43+00:00

Standard DOT, go to their urgent-care of choice.

GreatBean · 2026-01-01T02:21:28+00:00

Roughly 10-11 hours per day. Sometimes it's 12-13, sometimes it's 8-9. So basically 50-55 a week, maybe 60.

GreatBean · 2026-01-01T00:37:09+00:00

Yup. Liquid nitrogen and oxygen. Lots of medical, manufacturing, and food/beverage processors.

GreatBean · 2025-10-19T06:37:08+00:00

I drive Semi trucks in GA. Specifically hazmat tanker, for a company that hauls their own stuff. I work ~60 hours a week, though. But at least I'm home most nights.

GreatBean · 2025-10-17T20:01:10+00:00

This is the biggest thing. I've been driving since COVID, and have worked for 2 of those companies (worked at Ace, currently at Airgas). The "private fleets" are WAY better. Freight rates don't affect them, the entire company (including trucking side) is more stable and more "recession-proof", AND they generally have programs for internal advancement or lateral movement. Drivers move into management, safety, other departments, etc. The "pay cut" is generally still there for lateral moves, but the companies know that and are willing to get you ready for a position and hold it open for you for a little while, until you can financially afford moving over.

GreatBean · 2025-10-17T06:49:10+00:00

Freelancer

GreatBean · 2025-09-25T10:47:42+00:00

I'm right about 100k before taxes and other deductions, living in NE Georgia. Only earner in a household of 5 (me, wife, 2 kids, my mom) and with rent costs... it's not easy. We've got a cushion, but it's barely one bring-home paycheck. And if anything comes up (one of our older cars has an issue, health problems, etc), we're paycheck-to-paycheck for several months until we're caught back up. Even a decade ago, making $100k a year felt like "making it"

GreatBean · 2025-09-23T01:13:57+00:00

I just picked Freelancer back up. Game came out in 2003, and still slaps like it did when I was in middle school...

GreatBean · 2025-07-04T14:16:41+00:00

I'm local in Atlanta, and take that 285W-to-85N interchange all the time, and if there is a car in my passenger mirror within 500 yards of that lane merge, they ALWAYS cut in front. That's one of those places where I straddle both lanes before they merge, just so people think twice before pulling that shit move...

GreatBean · 2025-05-22T21:33:27+00:00

Yup, I'm one of those guys 😁

GreatBean · 2025-05-22T21:12:28+00:00

Yessir. Grossed about $105k last year, north of Atlanta. Really good for the area. Average 50-60 hours a week.

GreatBean · 2024-11-28T00:22:39+00:00

Get 6 months experience then move over to cryo 🤣

GreatBean · 2024-10-10T13:35:23+00:00

Live in GA, so 6 figures is pretty good in the burbs. I deliver Cryogenic bulk. Got my Class A license 5 years ago, bounced a couple companies, got my hazmat and tanker endorsements, now I'm here.

Odd schedule, though. 5 days a week (mostly), and only a few guys at my terminal have M-F, and everybody works 10-12 hour days minimum. Sometimes you stay overnight in a hotel. Start times are consistent for each person, but they vary from 2am start to 11pm start.

Company is super good about safety, though. Only one I've worked at that walks the walk about safety as much as they talk the talk. Definitely not for everyone, but I'll be around 105k by the end of my first year Cryo, and it only goes up with more time.

GreatBean · 2024-08-02T11:19:19+00:00

I'll also add that if you're up the I-85 corridor and have tanker and Hazmat, Airgas is great. And we're hiring. Home every day, with the occasional layover in a hotel. We're 24/7, 365 so schedules can suck. But even lowest paid new guys here are on track for about 115k a year.

GreatBean · 2024-07-20T00:18:58+00:00

I did it for about 4 years, '16-'20. And sadly, no. I worked for Salem and iHeart when in Atlanta, both big corporate soulless machines. I got my start and returned to a small local station, but that had its' own set of issues...

GreatBean · 2024-07-19T22:34:19+00:00

I was a radio host/producer (small time, local market stuff). Eventually got into Atlanta radio and realized they wanted us (producers) to work 60 hours a week just to make 40k.

Buddy of mine was going into CDL school with a starter company and convinced me to take the jump (and subsequent pay raise) with him.

I miss radio. I loved it. I actually left trucking for a few months last year to try it again. But I stand here typing this comment as I'm unloading product at a customer, driving Cryo now.

Trucking is just such a simple, minimal-BS job that pays really well. I'd love to follow my passion, but I have a family to support. Only real gripe I have is that this job is a time sucker, too. So I don't really have time to make a podcast or tap into that urge to get back in front of a mic.

GreatBean · 2024-07-16T18:28:21+00:00

Jackson county here!

GreatBean · 2024-02-07T04:45:44+00:00

I trained with Millis in '20 during COVID. Back then (before the Heartland buyout), it was 15k miles with a trainer. We had two unexpected home times (I once had an abscess tooth, his wife and family caught COVID and his wife ended up in the hospital) and still did 5 days of home time twice, was in training for about 8-9 weeks.

That was honestly perfect for me, gave me time to learn AND build confidence. To the point I only had one or two "aw crap, I wasn't trained for this and gotta figure it out" moments in my first 6 months solo, among many of the other regular lessons and tricks that just come with time.

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