Fuel haulers are you guys super busy?

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  1. HiramKingWilliams

    HiramKingWilliams Heavy Load Member

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    Are y’all stupid busy? We can’t keep up.
     
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  3. FFL Trucker

    FFL Trucker Light Load Member

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    I took a fuel hauling gig and was working 40-50 hrs a week, $1500 a week.

    Said bye bye to that job.
     
  4. Roberts450

    Roberts450 Road Train Member

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    I know us chemical haulers here in the northwest are stupid busy. 12 loads in 5.5 days last week, burned up my 70, and hauled 732,000 pounds of NaOH to just 3 customers and I wasn’t the only one hauling that to those customers ether.
     
  5. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    I don't blame you. That's not enough hours, or enough money.
     
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  6. TNSquire

    TNSquire Medium Load Member

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    Our terminal is turning business away because we don't have capacity to meet the need at present.
    We're hiring fast as possible, getting as many drivers in seats to meet that need.
    Pay has increased 40% in the past 4 months to help with that.
    New drivers start weekly it seems.
    And yeah many stations we serve are nearly dry when we deliver.
    Demand keeps us hopping, allocation issues crop up here and there.
     
  7. diamondd817

    diamondd817 Light Load Member

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    40% increase? What kind of money we talking here? And where is this?
     
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  8. TNSquire

    TNSquire Medium Load Member

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    Chattanooga tn
    1500/wk guarantee
    125 bonus if you work the weekend
    10/hr over 40 bonus
    Works out to 1825/60 hr week
     
  9. diamondd817

    diamondd817 Light Load Member

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    Copy that.
     
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  10. mpd240

    mpd240 Road Train Member

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    65 to 70 every week. Overtime in day 6. Grossing around 2000 a week. We don’t have enough equipment so can’t even hire new drivers right now.
     
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  11. Dennixx

    Dennixx Road Train Member

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    65 hr average. Home every night/day.
    2,400 to 2,500 per week.
    Can't hire smart experienced drivers.
    Our problem is it's a 24/7 operation and new guys don't want to start at the bottom..
    Well you know which way sewage flows.
    10 yrs before a decent start time and weekends off.
     
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