Tanker Terminology 101

And any good companies around GTA who train. I bn driving for 8 now but dry vans only..

 

Not sure what GTA means but Quality Carriers trains ya.
They have terminals everywhere. 100 of them across the country

 

Greater Toronto Area.....people in the gta believe they are the center of the universe, when infact they are the center of the earths butt....lol.
I've lived in the gta!

Try trimac, they train.

 

Toronto, thanks Jon boy

 

Schneider has a really good training academy for tanker. If you have driving exp, you'll be in training for about a week tops. They'll hook you up with OTR at first. Work your ### off, don't #### up and you'll get noticed quickly by the higher ups. Within a few months you'll get offered more #### (a dedicated account, local, regional). The only thing is, is you need to be on top of your truck, your pay, and your loads. Keep asking for more loads everyday, call in and ask what your manager has for you, and they'll get you hooked up. With time, patience, and busting ###, you'll get taken care of.

 

Good thing his plugs and caps were secure.

 

Turd: A slug of hardened asphalt in a header bar or hose usually requiring heat to remove it

 

I'm a newb driver right out of truck driver training who was hired by a local gas hauler and was to be trained for 6-8 weeks before going solo. After 4 weeks I was let go because the transportation manager didn't have confidence to let me go solo at the end of 4 weeks. I made some minor mistakes but didn't cross drop or scully out. (I was carded at three terminals). My shifting (though I was really getting the hang of floating gears) and Winter driving conditions a couple months away were the official reasons for dismissal. Anyway, I liked the work and want to get back into the gas hauling game. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Hi. Quick question -
Why in California are doubles so prevalent?

Here in Massachusetts I've never seen double tankers or dump trucks. Everything is just one large dump body or one large trailer.

 

There are not doubles. It's what's we call a truck and trailer. There is a big difference. On a set of doubles you hook two pup trailers. There's a fifth wheel on the tractor and another on a converter gear. so you pivot in 3 places when backing. On a truck and trailer the first tank is permanently mounted on the truck and the trailer is hook by pintle hook at the rear bumper of the truck. Then it has a fixed turn table that never comes off. There is no fifth wheel on the truck. It matters because when you back the pivot point starts in the middle of the truck and pivot in two places. You can haul more product and get into closer places. You'll see mostly tanks that use this set up because gasoline station are sometimes hard to get into with a semi. It's like your pick-up and your boat only on a larger scale. And BTW, once you've driven one it's unlikely you'll want to go back to any thing else.