i live in cali atm , but looking to move to texas next year , dry van and reefer are so boring
used to do flat bed but a work injury keeps me from being able to flatbed any more , cant tarp or throw chains anymore.
cant lump frieght , i find reffer and van work boring now . thought i would try tanker work , but have no tanker experience .
any suggestions as for which companies would be good to do or start with ?
i have done bottom dump , end dump , transfers, flatbed , stepdeck, dryvan, reefer. got 12 yrs doing 11 western 10 yrs doing local.
got over 20 yrs driving , have over 2million liles under my belt , was hurt on the job spent 5 yrs off , been back to work for 6 months doing 48 states in my rolling office for last 6 months .
also dont have my hazmat nor do i plan on getting it . tired of homeland ####### bout not being able to look into my military records . lol
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Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Gstrdr69, Sep 6, 2014.
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Whenever I see you question asked, Schneider bulk is by far the most recommended for starting out in tankers.
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Food grade tanker, then you don't need hazmat.Indian River Transport/Oakley Transport/Indian River has been hiring new CDL grads lately, so they must be hard up for drivers.
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If you cant/wont sling iron and tarps, you not gonna like dragging/draining hoses and tightening dome-lids and clean-out caps. Also if you think getting Haz-Mat is a pain, you are absolutely positively gonna hate getting your T.W.I.C.
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If you refuse to deal with TSA for your HazMat, you pretty much eliminate yourself from probably 80% of the tanker jobs in the oilfield, no matter how much driving experience you have. TWIC and HazMat, along with other things such as H2S are required by most companies out here. The ads advertising for help say it over and over again.
Why, may I ask, do you insist that they look into your military records? It's not going to make you any more likely to get a TWIC card or HazMat.
They don't care if you are a war hero, but they do care if you are a terrorist or a convicted drug dealer.Gstrdr69 Thanks this. -
TWIC takes 5 minutes on the computer to enroll, then walk in to the prescribed location, give finger prints, have a photo taken, answer a few questions, out in 15 minutes. A few days later receive your TWIC card in the mail. Really easy to do!
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But, after talking to a few other people who got their HazMat around the same time as me indicates they were just backed up with applications.Gstrdr69 Thanks this. -
If you refuse to get a Haz endorsement then you should probably find another type of freight. Even food grade hauls haz, liquor loads, besides the money is in chemical.
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