Transporting cargo across Alaska’s rugged terrain, including the Dalton Highway with its steep inclines, narrow roads, and remote, icy routes, with the winter conditions, permafrost, and limited infrastructure can certainly be a challenge, but the sites you’ll see along the way are breathtaking. In addition to all the beauty to behold are the additional job opportunities that result when you add the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). It is an amazing way to increase your marketability, job prospects, and, potentially, your pay!
The Hazmat endorsement enables drivers to transport materials classified as hazardous by the U.S. government. In the Last Frontier, hazardous materials transported include crude oil, natural gas, jet fuel, propane, and de-icing chemicals. Some prominent organizations in Alaska, such as ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (Anchorage) (an oil and natural gas transport outfit), Alaska Airlines (Anchorage) (jet fuel transport for aviation), and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (Anchorage) (a pipeline service and oil transport outfit), rely on drivers with this endorsement.