Going from tanker to dry van

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How I Afford This Lifestyle As A Truck Driver Working 6 ...

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Jan 01, 2021 · This video was inspired by a conversation my friend Teng Xiong and I had on new years.

 

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Not much to learn with dry van besides getting the axle weights right. Simple as pie. I ran cement in the oilfield, never did frac other than moving pumps around

 

The biggest problem with van work, is you never know what exactly you are hauling. You could have some pallets that weigh more than others, and the forklift driver will never tell you. Unlike reefer, where it's usually all the same product. Speaking of pallets, that's another huge issue. The pallets you bring in are never good enough, and these crooks will have you buy THEIR pallets, or put it on the floor, requiring restacking on the other end. The good thing about van, is it's not temperature sensitive, like reefer, and a lot of freight goes in vans so be ready to wait where ever you go. I'm out of the loop, but van never paid the best, again, if you are looking for an easier job than tanker, a linehaul would be your best bet.

 

Good time for dry vans, wouldn’t do anything else. Nice and easy

 

what area are you in ??

 

SLC, UT but dry van are hot everywhere, especially mid west. They will get even hotter once the Black Friday garbage that people order floods the US

 

Then you better make sure you work for a carrier that doesn't require you to fingerprint freight. When I pulled a dry van I was constantly sliding pallets on pallet jacks, applying and removing shrinkwrap, and occasionally loading and unloading an entire trailer full of boxes by hand (no pallets).

I realize that's not the same as swinging a sledgehammer and laying iron, but I'm just making the point that you will still have to do physical labor unless you work for a carrier that is 100% drop and hook.

I tried to go back to dry van after going tanker, and I hated it. Lasted two whole months before I went back to yanking a tank. Hopefully you will like it and can stick it out.

 

Just look for a Company that has a lot of D&H and No Touch Loads. Any unloading covered by Lumpers. Most Dry Van Truckload Carriers fit into that model. Shouldn’t be hard. Back Trouble? Just like every other Driver. Wouldn’t mention it. Goes without saying. As far as Learning the ropes, pretty much self explanatory. Nothing special, Lot of the Drivers can’t speak English. Somehow they make it.