Can anyone confirm this as a possible way?
Unfortunately, it's not a possible way. It's for Transportation Workers, which requires two things:
- You work in the "Transportation Industry" - (you probably do), and
- You are away from your tax home, on business, overnight. "Tax home" is not your residence, but the area where you are principally employed. If you work in the same metropolitan or commuting area even though on a 24 hour shift, you are not way from your tax home overnight.
The fact that you're not unionized and have no mess funds or dues merely indicates you wouldn't qualify for relief, not that the relief applies to you anyway. Read through "Silba v. Comm" to see how restrictive the statute is i your situation.
