Hey guys! My name is joe, i recently change my carreer because i am tired to work behind he desk! My friend have concrete truck company so he give the chance to work for him. I will start the next week, i don't know nothing. I am fresh! :P 

Guys, if you can me good advice to start i should be very appreciate! 

What i need .. 

- Maybe i small list what i need to think when i go on the site

- What tools i need 

- Best way to clean the hosing.. this is my priority.. 

Now, i will start the job slowly but safetly!  

Thanks!!! and sorry for my english.. i am better in french :) 

Have nice day!

clean hoses,clamps,scrub trucks,grease undercarriage on all trucks,and dig chutes .....do not drive   do not run the boom.........volunteer for all work,weather it be cleaning the shi--er or changing boom pipe,for about 2 years,then come back and see us,       the type of work you will be doing requires good gloves,keep them on always   You will take the gloves off..........eventually.Today we will learn

Waiting for 2 years before driving and learning how to pump?? I don't really see the use of that to be honest. .. But make sure you get good training before you go out on your own.. Make sure you take your set-ups serious.

One more thing.. the most dangerous thing when pumping is air in the line.. Most of us only ealize how crazy that can be after they have seen it go wrong.. I just saw a guy go to the hospital because he got a big concrete explosion right in his face. He didn't take the air thing serious and wasn't wearing glases. He had so much concrete in his eyes he was screaming after an ambulance. We had to hold him with 3 guys and tried to wash his eyes but we couldn't get it all out. He ended up at the hospital and I don't know how he is now. Quite a friday the 13th for him..

Yes,2 years of hard, back breaking labor work.Part of the problem today is that all an "operator" can do is wiggle the boom around,Start at the bottom and learn what this business is about.    

It depends who it is and where they come from Bisley. I started pumping after destroying my knees being a finnisher for quite some years. I knew what hard work was and knew what concrete was and what the customer wanted. I only needed to learn how to mannage the pump.. For me it was like taking it easier then before..

But if you think kids that just come from school than yes you're right..

Hey welcome to the family. biggest thing i can tell you from experince is take your time with the seasoned operator dont jump to get onto the pump by yourself. learn how it all works take the bible home. (the big manual that comes with the pump) read it top to bottom. go to many jobs with the operator just watching and seeing how it all happens. for a list of stuff you need i would say is time to absorb all the information and steps that are going to be placed infront of you. routine routine routine. i know i said it three times but that is your biggest step to setup and operating. dont let anyone interupt your routine. hope that helps 

Go learn how to run a line pump before you graduate to a boom.

Routine. Go out with a seasoned operator to start. Learn his or hers routine and start there. You can always adjust the routine to better suit you as an individual and DO NOT let the customer tell you how to run the pump and where to setup. If you don't feel safe, Don't do it. Lives are at stake and everyone wants to go home at the end of the day to their families.

Keep your equipment clean and organized. If you inherit a unit that was looked after poorly, slowly take the time to clean and organize the pump. When things go south and your equipment looks like garbage everyone is going to look at and blame you for equipment neglect. If your equipment looks good and is well organized, when things go wrong the customer will understand that equipment failure happens and if you're organized then it makes finding tools or spare parts easy when having to perform small repairs to get you through a job.

Dunnage/Cribbing. Use it...even if you dont think you need it. Better to have it down and not need it than having it on the truck and your outrigger sinking into the soil.

Very well said, too bad some just want to run the truck and not take care of it!  But best of all, remember to get into a routine.

Thanks to all for your precious! Lol but now i have one problem!

For driving the truck no problem..i drive the 53 foot around 2 years.. and i will start with somebody who can learn me everything.. 

Lets talk about my problem.. in Quebec we have ccq and its hardddd to work if you dont have the diploma.. so my friend can give me the job and can learn me everything but the ccq dont want! 

The only way is if a prove i work more than 300 hours in other province, country ..whetever you want :)

Maybe someone have our own company and can give me a little help.. i need a small letter where is writing i do like 400..500 hours for the company.. like this i will be ok to go pick up my learn card (firts one card) if someone can help me in that just write me in private :)

I will learn this job! I want to do this! 

Joe

If you cut corners on a pump like you are trying to cut corners on your paperwork,you will always have a hard time.Earn your keep....Maybe start working at the yard and helping on a pump could get you some hours that you need.   Come to Southeast Louisiana,we will give you all the experience you need to get you started in the right direction