Im only 29 and i still wouldnt do it. Car wreck 9 years ago limited the amount of strain I can put on my back/neck. Also Denvers the only place around me that would even pay in that field decently, and I'd rather hang myself then live in CO again.
The pros & cons of fuel hauling?
Discussion in 'Hazmat Trucking Forum' started by Zonno, Dec 17, 2024.
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Would you say I’d need to consider moving north if I wish to get into fuel hauling? Here in south Ga is pretty much the same in that it’s difficult to get hired on without a lot of fuel experience. There is one company; Florida Rock & Tank lines, but the pay is atrocious. I’ve talked with someone who’s previously worked for them and they pay by the load. If you run so that you have no home life, it’s possible to gross around $1k-1,200 weekly if your truck doesn’t have any maintenance problems, no heavy traffic, no lines, etc. While they are good about training, it’s pretty much the only reason anyone would ever consider working for them. Combine that with there not being a terminal anywhere near my home.
I’m not saying I would move without having a job lined up and foolishly cross my fingers hoping I somehow get hired on, I would talk and ask potential employers whether I’d qualify if I were to relocate. But it seems it’s a dead-end where I currently live unless I go OTR, which ain’t happening. -
Being willing to move certainly helps. Especially if you dont have family you can explain that you're easy to move yourself. But my company at the moment is hesitant to hire anyone that's not in the area of the job. So if you can apply and convince them to give you a shot in the area you want to move to great, otherwise may need to just get any job there.
Really just boils down to where you want to be long term. I'd suggest finding where you want to live long term where the company has jobs posted and move there even if it's not with the company you want to stay with long term. -
Driving a Bomb, you are Funny. That is what a Consultand said to me when I showed up with a Tractor Trailer load of Liquid Nitrogen which was my Job in the Oilfields unless I was pumping that Stuff converted into Gas during a Frac or getting a Drill Rig unstuck.
I never hauled Fuel but lots of Nitrogeen and also a bunch of Propane and on ocasion Hydrochloric Acid. I would have no qualms hauling Fuel especially if I dont have to deal with the Public.
Nowadays I am semi retired and steer a 18wheeler (Dry Van) now and again for silly spending Money. There I have to Deal with some Public but not alot which is what I like. Getting up at 3 or 4 is easy for me been doing that all my life.
CheersZonno Thanks this.
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