New to Fuel Hauling

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  1. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

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    My location is an oddity for sure within the company. I could have gone to a couple other locations that the company has within reasonable driving distance, but I was not interested in being in the union.

    I personally am one to budget for 40 hours when I am an hourly employee. I'm guaranteed 40 hours at this location, but the insurance in the second job offset is for during the slower time in summer is to maintain levels of money that isn't earmarked for anything important.
     
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  3. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

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    Which brings me to another question, what is done with all of the recovered vapor? Does it get burned off after returning it to the fuel rack in a flaring system?
     
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    Got ya yeah here 40hrs is far and few even though we are guaranteed 40 although non union. Most driver hit 100k+ no problem.
     
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    Yup it is offloaded when you reload at the rack and sent to the flair.
     
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    I almost nailed 100k with FXF this last year, I'm hoping I can get that close with this new company as well.
     
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    I ran for ground long time ago man that place was a rat race. Dont miss team driving one bit.
     
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    Another thing that use to bug us with rookie fuel haulers. If you have diesel and gas to drop at a station, drop the diesel first then flush with the gas. Keeps the hoses nice and clean. If you have all diesel then at least cap the hoses. Nothing worse than a hose tube or tray covered with diesel.
     
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    Rat race is exactly the right description for the linehaul operation at Freight as well.

    Mindblowing to consider something that has gasoline flowing through it as "clean" lol, would have never thought of that.
     
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    Technically your H.O.S. from your M-F gig transfer over to your sat gig. I would make #### sure you get 34 reset in before you start on monday. Something happens d.o.t. will look back and your screwed.
     
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    Managing hours shouldn't be an issue, I generally don't expect to work more than 50 hours at my m-f job. I brought this up during my interview with the fuel company and they were pretty understanding. They told me as long as I let them know by Friday night what I'd have available in my cycle, they'd adjust my dispatch for Saturday if I'd be in jeopardy of violating the duty clock for the week.

    I'll definitely have a 34 hour reset completed by the time I punch into my F/T job each week.

    Which brings an interesting situation:
    • M-F job runs on a 60/7 clock
    • Sat job runs on short haul exemption as well as a FMCSA exception excluding the requirement for their drivers to take a break, so long as the trip will be completed within 14 hours. The explanation the Sat job gave me was that with this in mind, they are operating on a 70/8 clock.
    • As I understand it, the way I have to adhere to HOS between two companies, the M-F gig I won't be able to perform any driving at THAT COMPANY past 60 hours, and the Sat gig I wont' be able to perform any driving period past 70 hours total for the Sat company.
    • Watered down, I can work 56 hours at the M-F gig, and 14 at the Sat gig, but once I pass the 60th hour at the Sat gig, I would be unable to perform any driving work at the M-F gig until reset.
    Thoughts?
     
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