Tanker Terminology 101

Also: Do all tanker drivers have to be able to go into canada? (If a person with all endorsements and twic isn't able to go into canada, would that prevent him from hiring on at a tanker company)

 

I got my CDL back in 2008 (But a newbie nonetheless to EVERYTHING that isnt local with a 48' dry box lol)

This thread was suppose to mimic the thread in the flatbed section about terminology (check it out its a nice thread!)....... but instead its just a bunch of great info that i was going to ask about in several different threads over the next few months anyway (so: GREAT for me and anyone else that needs it!)

My main reason for sounding so sour (in MOST of my post on the subject) is that im a local guy that is "spoiled" (for lack of a better word)..... I've never even been in a TS before, never even had to stop and get gas (old job had diesel pump on site) Few times i've been to socal, i just made sure i had 300 gallons before i left and boogied lol.

For a short period of time (Less than 6 months) I could afford to get the "low pay" of a prime/schneider... its the OTR part (proper trip planning,SHARING a rig with a stranger, stuff like that) im apprehensive about.....

But im taking all the advice i can on here and will be applying to every single place around here before I start searching for the "whats better: prime or schneider for best tanker training" threads.

 

Good question! DEFINITELY not OTR.....

would prefer local, but if i was trained, i wouldn't have a problem regional which ever paid better (without me being an O/O)

I have only local exp, and it will be (in dec) 3 1/2 years since i drove for anyone so i might be FORCED to take a refresher (i go to my old job all the time and jump in 27' pups and park them just to help out a buddy, but i know that isnt the same)

 

Is there alot of "company" work pulling tankers or is it mostly O/O work?