I worked for a food grade water hauling company for about 1 month a few years ago. All pumps that were used were not actually on the truck. How different is this from a vacuum tanker in the oilfield? I am wondering if I would be considered a complete newbie or experienced? 5.5 years of cdl a driving but only that short time hauling tanker.
pneumatic tanker experience?
Discussion in 'Oilfield Trucking Forum' started by postmandav, Oct 1, 2014.
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5 years experience is plenty to get a job. But a Vacuum tank is not a pneumatic, research it so you know what job you want. Both types carry onboard pumps on the Truck or Trailer.
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According to the quick research I did, *20 minutes^, pneaumatic trailers are used for dry bulk work. Would t be safe to say that the trailer I was pulling was just a foodgrade smoothbore trailer since it relied on pumps that were not hooked to the trailer itself?
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as far as I know. I haven't operated any tank except pneumatic.
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Liquid Vacuum is a different story, the compressor for this set up can be mounted on the front of the trailer or on the frame of the tractor, the garner denver can be used for either application but it is not a liquid pump.
Food grade / Petroluem / Smooth Bores / normally use a liquid pump.
At APEX my tractor had 2 pumps left was a dry garner denver, and the right was a liquid pump both were PTO drive. I also hauled liquid in the Dry Bulk pnuematic Semi ( also pulled doubles used the same ).
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i think he is talking about a vac trailer. liquid tanker pulls a air vacuum on the tank to suck liquid in pressurizes air in the trailer to push liquid out, very common in the oil fields. pumps can be mounted on the trailer or the truck and are powered off a pto.
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EZ clarified the equipment part, so I'll be the jerk and pick on this
Unless you have oilfield experience, you're a newbie. If you're only working with 1 month tanker experience, you're a newbie. Don't sweat that, everyone was once. Just don't carry on like you've got experience if you don't, because everyone else can spot it from a mile away, and it brings nothing but trouble. -
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