Is chemical tanker right for me?

Im company and I should just be shy of 100k this year. Most of the year I would only spend 2-4 nights in the truck per week. I like my time at home. Lately been staying out longer chasing money. If I want it, I could probably do close to 150k next year IF rates stay elevated and demand remains high.

 

What are you hauling?

 

What are you hauling?

 

Cryogenic liquid

 

general chemical. A mix of non-hazmat and omg face melt if you spill a drop kind of stuff. I've been doing this going on 10 years and I think its pretty easy. Just wear your ppe and follow procedures and keep an eye on things and you'll be fine. The rates don't really correspond to the product hazardness, I can take soapy water and nitric acid to the same customer and get paid 50% more for the soapy water. It's just the nature of supply and demand.

 

im company also and took a lot of time off this year, then basically had logistics give me 8 hour days the last month before I transferred and was at $99k as of 9/30, taking oct off before I have to go back…. The money is there in cryo, just stay off your phone, take your time, don’t hit things that’s it!

 

I pulled chemical tank 4.5 years.
food grade for 1.5
Shave every day/every other day “Just incase you gotta wear a respirator.
Never wore one.
In all honesty I’d go to food grade tanker, don’t have to shave all the time and make the same to more.
Knew a few happy with Oakley out of lake wales florida.
They were based out of another terminal than FL. though

Even pulled permitted hazmat chemical tanks.
100k gross here.

 

I've shaved once in 10 yrs for this job. And that was 10yrs ago, QC had/has? a facial hair policy
so I had to shave just to get into orientation. But has never an issue since
This has been all on chemical side of tanker.

 

Why worry about tank washes? A lot of companies pay you for the wait time and a lot of washout facilities have decent break rooms, showers and some have food. Not to mention you can take your 10 hour break and get paid if your waiting.
When I was mostly pulling chemical tanks I usually would drop the dirty tank and pickup a clean one and head to the next load.

 

As far as making $100K+ a year, I’m sure you can as others have said but, I mostly haul aviation fuels in a day cab. I sometimes run AvGas overnight and it’s hotels for me. I don’t miss a sleeper at all.
I make between 70 and 80K. Could make a lot more doing the long haul chemicals but I’m happy doing this.