anyone do the gas pipeline inspection job??

happened to be at the local office of gas company in raleigh, Public Service NC when we miss a turn with airstream in tow trying to get on a local moving company scale.

when going through the CNG filling station noticed a couple of vehicles with Southern Cross signs on the side. Actually my wife noticed them and pointed it out, I was watching the trailer during a turn, saying "is that the same place your friend that does the gas line inspection works with?"..

It took a min to process and i was like "Yes that is." I had been talking it up telling her is we could get everything ready to go on the road in two year I could get us a job with you guys :)

Guess a crew is in raleigh doing inspections. the vehicles were more like mini vans type vehicles. Not something you would normally see being pulled behind a MH so not sure if they are local or travelers.

guess that was a good "sign" as we missed a turn, we were only out due to "new" propride hitch i had installed days before and wanted to get some weights numbers at local moving company scales and the gas company office was best place we found to go through pulling 30ft Airstream.

see you in 3ish years.. :)
carl

how goes the hiring.. you were needing some 10 teams last i heard.

Only 3 or 4 more years till we can head your way.

Ps congratulations on the upgrade.

I'm the guy that carl was talking about from air forums. In April I was promoted to project manager of all the travelers (50+ now). I'm based out of company headquarters in Atlanta now but still live in the Airstream. I'm hiring 10 full time travelers to start June 6th so if anyone is interested let me know. We're going to train in Atlanta and Monroe GA at the Georgia Utility Training Academy - think tiny houses, tiny streets where we can simulate all sorts of leak scenarios. I'll reimburse mileage at .79/mile for anyone east of the Mississippi. West of there we can talk with HR about a relocation reimbursement. Way out west we're still hiring but are training in the field. I plan to utilize a similar training center in Utah in the future but that's still a work in progress.

Here's the link to the post on my personal blog from a few years back when I was a tech
http://airstreamtalesandtrails.blogspot.com/2013/07/walkin-line.html

Feel free to contact me through the blog or directly at my company email kcartwright@southerncrossinc.com

Kevin

Sounds like a great place to workcamp. I hear you on the small towns and luck of the draw on utility workers.

but the ability to work and be on the road is a nice bennyfit..

The company is Southern Cross in Atlanta, GA. I have worked for them for about 1 year. They are in approximately 36 states right now. If you include mileage, money for RV spot and wages the pay is not bad since you don't pay taxes on some of that. Like any job there is good and bad. You are at the mercy of the utility company you are working for as to how good their mapping equipment is and their staff you have to deal with. Also you may be in small towns with very limited RV parking.

Here is a link to the job description but the pay has not been updated. They pay $10.50/hour. https://southerncrossjobs.clickandhire.net/index.cfm?action=hourly.descriptions&jobNo=172

You can work FT with benefits or part time. Part time means FT for only part of the year. Some guys work Spring/Summer and take the Winter off. Husband and wife can work together too in most places with only 1 vehicle.

Hope that helps.

Heath

I worked 8 yrs for Heath (a rival company) as a traveler. Went all over the US looking for gas leaks. Good way to keep in shape. I also learned how to do meter reading and utilities locating. On top of your salary, there are $ for mileage, and $ for living expenses on the road.