I loved tanker work too, when I did it!

I've only been hauling fuel for 1 month but in my 9+ years of driving this is the best job i ever had. Any newbie reading this remember your record has to be better than average so keep your nose clean and check on that dac report if you have had more than one job. Dispute everything thats on there. Dont let anyone tell you that its more dangerous that pulling a van or flatbed. A driver died thrusday night out by six flags on i-20 here in atl. He was pulling a regular box but his truck exploded when he kiss a bridge support beam. Anything can happen out here on this road no matter what your hauling.

Originally Posted by lve2drv

Advice for any driver with 2+ years experience, try hauling fuel. Home everynight, pay is better, no waiting to load or bumping that dock. No knock against otr or reg but when you figure out the time away from home and that fact that you cant run like you want to anymore might as well be at home.

No waiting to load?!?! Which loading racks did you get sent to?!?! As an ex-fuel hauler, I liked your post, and agree with the rest. It just struck me as odd to read no waiting to load, when I can remember sitting at the loading racks sometimes up to 4 hours during peak daytime hours!! Now, at night time, the racks aren't as busy and you can get in and out, less fuel drivers running at night.

But very rarely do you have to wait to unload, unless you're droppin diesel at a truck stop somewhere where they got 10 trucks droppin that day, then maybe you could be sittin waitin, but very rarely do you wait to unload.

Tips for the new rookie fuel driver:

1) Be very cautious with Coastal Transport, never worked for them, just never heard anything good about them.

2) Be very cautious with getting paid by the load. The better paying loads go to favorite drivers. You being new, get the worst loads.

3) It is best to find a job that pays by the hour, but still be very cautious and ask if they pay time and a half for overtime after 40. Alot of companies will NOT pay time and a half after 40, only straight time.

Originally Posted by robertbigbie

no waiting to load?!?! Which loading racks did you get sent to?!?! As an ex-fuel hauler, i liked your post, and agree with the rest. It just struck me as odd to read no waiting to load, when i can remember sitting at the loading racks sometimes up to 4 hours during peak daytime hours!! Now, at night time, the racks aren't as busy and you can get in and out, less fuel drivers running at night.

But very rarely do you have to wait to unload, unless you're droppin diesel at a truck stop somewhere where they got 10 trucks droppin that day, then maybe you could be sittin waitin, but very rarely do you wait to unload.

Tips for the new rookie fuel driver:

1) be very cautious with coastal transport, never worked for them, just never heard anything good about them.

2) be very cautious with getting paid by the load. The better paying loads go to favorite drivers. You being new, get the worst loads.

3) it is best to find a job that pays by the hour, but still be very cautious and ask if they pay time and a half for overtime after 40. Alot of companies will not pay time and a half after 40, only straight time.

i work overnite. Thats why there's not any wait time. All yall newbie's be aware of the local job's. Alot of them only pay straight pay and that is some b.s! My last job was a straight pay local job for roehl in atlanta but i used it to find another job so it was worth it for those 6 weeks i ran local for them.

We get paid by the load. Its also self dispatch, no dispatcher. The driver is responcable for 6 stores and they cant run out of gas on your shift. Unless it was a busy night. If you dont make money its because your to slow or b.sin around.