Best Companies for Novice Tanker Drivers

A&R Logistics - try this company. Avg. pay $65K some make over $70K

Two terminals in Southern California.
San Bernardino & Buena Park

• Have valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) from their state of residence.
• Have 6 months of recent, verifiable, tractor/trailer experience with a regulated carrier.
• Must successfully pass a minimum 6-month DOT physical and pre-placement drug screen.
• Have no DUI/DWI, impaired-driving or implied-consent convictions within the past 3 years

The two below listed jobs at other terminals will be the same as the terminals closer to you.
CDL-A OUT & BACK DRIVERS **NEW PAY INCREASE**
Out & Back CDL-A Drivers**New Pay Increase** Home Weekly * Avg $1200 per week * Full Benefits$5000 Financial Transition Assistance Paid Holidays, Training, Vacation & Orientation Assign. Equipment * No Endorsements Or Experience Needed.
Location: California
CDL-A DRIVERS LOCAL HOME DAILY **NEW PAY INCREASE**
CDL-A Drivers Local * Home Daily**New Pay Increase**Out & Back - Home Often Avg $1200 per wk * Full Benefits$5000 Transition Assistance Paid Holidays & Vacations Paid Training * Assigned Equipment No Endorsements or Experience Req.CDL-A Required...
Location: California
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Coastal Transport in San Diego sometimes hires new cdl grads. so you have a chance there. Normally, they want 1 yr. experience, so it may depend on the terminal.

 

Pacific Tank Lines - ad has 12 mos. experience "preferred" & does not have "required."
Pacific Tank Lines is a new, rapidly growing company with locations in San Diego, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Van Nuys, Sylmar, Bakersfield, Fresno, Las Vegas, Riverside and Atlanta Georgia. We offer excellent opportunities for safe, service oriented drivers. We provide some of the best pay in the industry. Drivers receive superb training. We supply drivers with state of the art equipment and an excellent working atmosphere.
$1000 Sign on Bonus (no fuel experience needed!!)

 

I think this is a placement service for several tanker outfits.
JBTS
San Diego, CA
$75,000 - $110,000 a year
CDL Class A only. We have openings with many different tanker companies ranging from food grade to petroleum...

 

@SandyEggo518 - you may be interested in this thread; another driver from San Diego. @SandyEggo518

 

Ok first things first not all or even most tanker work is hands off. You will most likely be doing some form of loading/unloading. So that does mean you will be dragging hoses, fittings, working a pump, climbing up and down tanks etc.

Now the fact that you are under 25 takes you out of most hazmat work. But some work isn't hazmat like folks would think like bulk oil.

San Diego is a tuff market for a rookie tanker yanker in your positon, Orange/LA would be easier to break into.

 

I'd stay away from Coastal or Pacific Tank Lines in Las Vegas if they are hauling gasoline. They are one of the lower paying companies with high turnover. Also, I can tell you from experience that these companies were always short on payment that my company refused to do business.

 

Bumping this topic as I'm in almost the exact same position as OP. I've had my CDL since I was 21, got all my endorsements and TWIC the next year. Now I've just turned 25 and am really wanting to put them to use.

I have a clean MVR and 2.5 years of experience, but the first company that I called here (San Diego) wanted 2+ years of tanker experience.

I also called JBTS, they took down my name and number and said they'll have someone call me. I can't seem to find any more info on them or what companies they work with.

I've read bad things about both PTL and Superior...PTL I might stay away from, but I'm very tempted by Superior, as they say on their listing that they have a great pay package ($27/hr + OT), great schedule (5-2-5-3), and 6 weeks of training. This is in Huntington Beach, I'm definitely open to Orange County if it is easier to break into there.