West coast fuel truck and trailer

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Air Cooled, Aug 31, 2013.

  1. thirdreef

    thirdreef Medium Load Member

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    I don't know what it is. bragging right? And your either paid by the hour or the load.. So it's not more money. Some of the stations that we delivered to , when they were in the planning stages would contact the trucking company for advice that would make it easier to get in and out and be able to deliver during the day. And then some were old stations that were night time only, and you had to back out maybe 20 ft to be able to get out. And then we had cab overs.. OMG think if we had a nose. At least the supers are easier to back out, with their length and long draw bar. The ones that I liked were the idiots that saw you unloading gas , and you could see the fumes coming out of the air vent.. And they would be smoking right under them. I caught an owners wife sitting in her car doing that under the vent. Said excuse me.. Do you know I'm dumping gasoline.. Her answer I can't print here. But it was something about sticking something up someplace on ones body. At this same place.. The owner couldn't figure out a dip stick and would order to much .. I remember one time I tried releasing the air valve on his external tank to try to make more room, and had only about a half a hose full of gas waiting for a car to come in and buy enough gas that I could get it out of my hose.. They wee always a pain in the back side.. Typical from the Middle East.
     
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  3. GasHauler

    GasHauler Master FMCSA Interpreter

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    We all can tell some stories. I have had all kinds of stuff thrown at me and around me. On the fourth of July one idiot thought it would be funny and he threw a fire cracker at me while I was unloading. It's funny when you said you had to wait for sales to get the load in. I've bumped many a loads, that's for sure.
     
  4. Air Cooled

    Air Cooled Road Train Member

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    Fortunately I haven't had anything thrown at me yet. I enjoy the truck and trailer setup but I'm still having trouble backing up. I understand the concept I suppose I just need more practice
     
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