Is it even worth it anymore?

While I was skeptical about an alleged driver shortage for suicide jockies here, I think it's actually true. One company that does a lot of gas hauling, said, 20% of their trucks are parked because of no drivers. One member here claims they make $51/hour. Again, if you can, talk to the other drivers. In all my years, I never heard of such a thing. Fuel hauling was always #1 on a drivers job list and to hear of a shortage, tells me we're in worse shape than I thought. Since you don't have to deal with weather, I'd think a fuel hauler would be a gravy job, AND, no unruly passengers to deal with. Good luck.

 

This company hires new cdl school grads, so you may have good chance here.
Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC. | Heniff Transportation
Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC.
Walnut Facility
415 S Lemon Avenue
Walnut, CA
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Jackson Energy
Colton, CA
Pay: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Preferred one-year tanker experience, but will train the right candidate.
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Fuel haulers spend more time outside the truck than inside of it. They definitely have to deal with the weather.

And while you don't have to worry unruly passengers, you have to worry about idiot four wheelers whose IQ drops in half as soon as they turn into the gas station parking lot.

 

You get to put cones out……..

 

I was just talking to a gas hauling company terminal manager who said when the pandemic hit and no one was buying gas there was no work…..

So a lot of guys left because there wasn’t enough work. Now they don’t want to come back…..

Gas hauling does suck you are in the weather all day long