Fuel Haulers: Anyone made these mistakes?

Most fuel haulers, if they fire you, you don't get a second chance. You'll never work for them again.

 

Fuel hauling companies don't make much money, and any mistake a fuel driver makes is going to be expensive to correct. That's why fuel hauling companies are so unforgiving.

You have to go slow, develop a routine, and double-check everything. It's far better to be slow and correct than to hurry and make a mistake.

Eventually you will get faster but it will come through efficiency, not from rushing. And when you're getting paid by the hour there's absolutely no incentive to rush anyway.

 

A couple of the companies you have listed have Nazi like micromanaging policies. Iv been told by drivers from marathon, they hire to fire. Fuel hauling is just one of those jobs that you will be scrutinized on every breath. you just gotta make sure the pay is worth it.

 

Really a lot of guys aren't warned that half the job is just dealing with corrupt management. Ask the drivers at RB Stewart how they are treated since they make top dollar in some locations.

 

"Hurry up" in fuel hauling = BAD KARMA

-- L

 

Does anybody know if Marathon is real picky about you smoking weed while waiting in line at the rack?

 

I overfilled a few compartments 20 years ago when I was hauling fuel. I’m sure it’s probably changed a lot since then with all the cameras and surveillance. We were pretty much all alone at night when loading in the terminal. What an old timer taught me and it does work, is to use an empty washer fluid bottle and bring it up over the probe at the top of the tank. Scully thinks the compartment is good and the rack goes back green. Then proceed to load the rest of the compartments. Just remember to take the jug out before dumping the fuel.