Dry bulk cement job ?s

I ran an 8 axle set last winter. 5am to 3pm. But i set my own hrs. Not a bad job, 20/hr+bennies. About 45 min. pump off and some plants were tight. So get out and walk your route. Once you've been to a place easy $.

 

I worked for 27% and the average was about 52-55,000 per year. Depends on how long the loads are, paid waiting. but normal load out time is 15 minutes, maybe up to an hour with the plants is really backed up. Off load should taking you average 35 to 45 minutes, again providing the plant has room and is batching loads out. I loaded 56,000 in the trailer, power trucks are lite. FULL LOADS MEAN FULL PAYCHECKS.

60 -70 hours, in the busy season, 80 or 90 sometimes. The companies would have mechanics preload trailers so the driver would not have to show loading.
Since my Truck Accident I run legal only, no more cat n mouse for me. But they will push for it.

Day shift starts between 23:00 and about 4:00 am, I never started after 4 unless I preloaded, like a delivery a ways away from here in Mojave I delivered as fae as Salt Lake. The local only averave 3:00am starts.

PM shift anytime from Noon on for a start time.

17 years of powder, yea liked it alot, Rolled a truck and set of pups in Dec now Im back on Refer for a while. No sitting for hours waiting to be loaded or unloaded. Loaded on a certified scale. Here in SoCal powder companies have nice equipment or the most part.

Couple of things, 1. Fresh load of cement act ike liquid in the trailers till the air works out and the load packs down, This means be very gentle on corners for mybe 5 miles. Never open a trailer without checking the vent, it should ALWAYS be open except when unloading out the product valve.
Be careful when on top ontrailer opening hatches, always open the latches slowly, if you here a leaking noise stop get off the trailer open the vent.

I loved powder, have fun and enjoy. Oh yea dont sit in your cab while unloading stay at the valves and gauges, a minor adjustment can turn into a big problem if your in the cab/

 

I pulled a dry bulk tanker for 8 years and was only making 23% (course that was in the 70s and 80s) and I loved it. Sometimes long hours but home every day and was making $600-$1000 a week even then. Thing with dry bulk, the company usually gets paid by the ton so the more weight you haul, the more you make. It was kinda aggravating if the line got clogged (sometimes you could clear it without dismantling anything but sometimes youd have to take the line apart) but that only happened once in a while (usually if the product built moisture in the trailer) so it wasn't bad.

 

you pretty much have to run when they need you but its that way with any company. It never was a 9 to 5 job for me. Course it may be for others?

 

Does this carrier have e-logs ? If they do it's pretty easy to keep your hours under 70......