So, driving tanker seems profitable, whats the catch?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Giocrypt, Apr 21, 2014.

  1. wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Sometimes its more than that. Loves has been paying me .03/gallon for a while now. I am only 200 gallons away from hitting .04 for next month. We get to choose where we fuel though. Some companies tell you what route to run, where to get fuel, and how much you are allowed to put in the tanks.
     
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  3. realsupatrucka

    realsupatrucka Road Train Member

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    Yup my friend drives for celadon and they do him like that
     
  4. ethos

    ethos Road Train Member

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    That sucks, I'm always out of there quick.
     
  5. Chinatown

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    I just saw an ad from Airgas in Sacramento that they hire new CDL grads. Maybe some Airgas terminals are doing this now. Would be worth the time to submit an application.
     
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  6. born&raisedintheusa

    born&raisedintheusa Road Train Member

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    That is an excellent piece of luck, God was on your side. That is a company to work for.

    Good luck to you and your family!
     
  7. GasHauler

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    Not if you control your situation. Know what you're doing and your tanks will never explode. It takes all three sides of the fire triangle to have a fire and I always kept the air outside. Either you're vapor rich or product rich, with gasoline anyway.
     
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  8. HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    That's the nicest QC truck I've seen. All the QC trucks I see on the road are beat to ####. Tanks dented all over.
     
  9. realsupatrucka

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    Thats a toy...not my truck....and some of the trailers are good some are bad...but the lights work tires and Brakes are good and they dont leak...and qc is made up of affiliates...each terminal is owned by a different person and have different names...
     
  10. fencitup

    fencitup Light Load Member

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    All along I assumed it was your truck as well.
     
  11. slim shady

    slim shady Road Train Member

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    You must deliver to a different location, here I bring in Toluene and have never been our of there in less than 7 hrs.

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