pneumatic tanker first day

is 20% pay good for driving bulk cement?

 

Depends on the rate. Most pay 25%

 

what is rate?

 

What the load pays the carrier minus fuel surcharge and your 20%.. Hopefully that's just starting pay. 23% minimum is the going rate of pay for pneumatics.

 

hopefully...if not, daily home time and experience will make up for the low percentage pay.

 

Here in California, 26 27.5 is normal, Iincluded medical paid, vacation, home for holidays, almost every nights. Day cabs everyday home, of most weekend.

Money wise between 180.00 and 300.00 per day depending on the loads. Average day 12 to 14 hours. Last year in grossed 62k.

I hauled cement, lime, limestone, sand, sandstone, salt, kiln dust, flyash, brine water, heavy water, clay, beryllium oxide.

I prefer doubles, no need to worry about axle weight, the way they configured load to 80,000 and go your axles will be around 16,500 or so, steer axle weight load or empty stays about 9,500 .

Semi load powders thru the rest hole, it will run forward, lime and clay you will load they all the holes on a semi. And they the center hole. Be careful with cement and ash for the first 7 to 10 miles they will act like water till they pack down.

Be safe.

 

I loved loading Lime, with my limited experience. The Plants We picked up at had scales actually under the loading bays(Maybe they're all like that lol) and all it took to to load was open the #1 & #3 hatch on the first tank and the #2 &#3 on the 2 nd. We were never over weight on gross or axle. We are going to be losing 3 of our coal power plants here. I cannot even fathom how many people are going to be out of work from that, from truck drivers to Miners to the plant operators. Some of these small towns only exist because of the Plants.

 

how much bulk cement or fly ash does a 3 hopper tanker carry and cost(load)?

 

Hearing protection is highly recommended, as is a dust mask or respirator.
When unloading, keep your pressure below 15 llbs. Most trailers and blowers have 15lb pop off valves which have springs in them. Unloading at max pressure with the pop off valves screaming wears out the springs over time and eventually a 15lb valve becomes a 13 lb valve.
If you block up when unloading, close your aerators before sucking material back into the trailer or you risk blocking the aerators, making unloading difficult.
Don't be in a hurry, it will usually hurt you in the long run. When unloading, I'm much more impressed by someone who hooks up, unloads without blocking up than the clown who's trying to force feed the silo and spends half an hour unblocking.
When doing cleanouts, 5 to 8 psi is all u need. Any more and you can destroy the customers bag house.
And for the love of God, if you find yourself unloading five minutes faster than your coworkers, don't run and brag to everyone about it....we have a guy here doing that and let's just say he's not too popular among his fellow drivers.

 

Oh and one more thing.. When loading fly ash or slag, once you're loaded and pulling under the rack to close your lid, NEVER hit the brakes too hard. Trust me.... You don't wanna clean that mess up. Don't ask how I know lol