I pull tanks and I get paid for everything I do. Hourly loading/unloading after 2 hrs($20 flat for the first 2) hourly layover pay after 10 hours, sleeper berth pay, tankwash pay, and other miscellaneous things that I am forgetting. I'm sure there are some tanker companies that don't pay for those things, but most companies do afaik.

Originally Posted by STexan

Look around carefully at all the discussions on tanker hauling here before you decide to jump into that. It has many cons but few pros IMO. You can almost expect your weekly mileage to be considerably lower pulling tanker vs van/flat/reefer ... more than the few extra CPM can compensate for.

The carriers who haul hazmat or food-grade tanker charge ungodly rates for their specialized service, but only a tiny fraction of this additional amount (if any) get's paid back to the driver who has to deal with a good portion of the headaches and issues it entails.

Got to disagree with this post. Most of the chemical tanker companies either pay a combination of mileage and hourly or percentage of the rate. Its only the bottom feeder tank companies like Schneider and Indian River who don't.

You do sit a lot at chemical plants and tank washes but that only enhances your pay. I crunched some numbers a few years back. I took my actual hub miles per quarter and divided it by my gross pay. It came out over to .53 per mile. This is with a practical mile mileage rate at the time of .43 loaded and .34 empty. All that hourly pay adds up. As a general rule of thumb if I run 2000 miles in a week I will make $1000.

I'm assuming he as a new driver is looking at Schneider or Groendyke and I don't think either is going to make him a wealthy tank driver. Unless they've enhanced their tank pay in the last year or so, they seemed to be a losing proposition from what I gathered.

Originally Posted by STexan

I'm assuming he as a new driver is looking at Schneider or Groendyke and I don't think either is going to make him a wealthy tank driver. Unless they've enhanced their tank pay in the last year or so, they seemed to be a losing proposition from what I gathered.

I would agree with that though I have run into a few happy Groendyke drivers at Dow in Plaquemine. Wealthy and driver shouldn't be in the same sentence. You can make a decent living but no one is getting rich out here.

Originally Posted by david123abc

I pull tanks and I get paid for everything I do. Hourly loading/unloading after 2 hrs($20 flat for the first 2) hourly layover pay after 10 hours, sleeper berth pay, tankwash pay, and other miscellaneous things that I am forgetting. I'm sure there are some tanker companies that don't pay for those things, but most companies do afaik.

that's great; do u mind telling us who u drive for? is it otr, regional or local?

if i was you with a fresh cdl if you have tanker with hazmat try locally to get on with a petroleum company (gas hauler) they love drivers with no exp (they like to train them there way) training and getting all your fuel cards will take a while (3 or 4 months) but the pay is by the stop and is really good (i made between 800 and 1200 dollars a week) home every night and only every other weekend it takes alot of cncentration and no mistakes can be made but if your young :nd eager you can make tons of money i did it for 1 yr and made great money in charlotte nc........

Originally Posted by lonelyswmtrucker

that's great; do u mind telling us who u drive for? is it otr, regional or local?

Superior Carriers, otr. I should add that I messed up on our layover pay. First 15 hrs are unpaid then 8 hrs paid, 10 unpaid 8 paid.