HazMat #1203

Out west we see mostly three types of gasoline haulers. The common carrier, dedicated carrier, and major oil company. The first two can be mixed up but you won't see a major oil company pulling for someone else. Common carriers are the lowest payers. I can't really say how much pay the common carrier and dedicated carriers make because it's so variable. I can say what the majors make generally. But first the common carrier, the ones that will pull any ones load, are the lowest pay. Then you have the dedicated carriers that just go to the company that has hired them. They are the next in line. No matter what the trailer says for a name the true company is listed on the cab door. So you may see an Exxon truck going down the road but when you look closer you see it's Dave's haling service. Then you'll have another Exxon that has Exxon listed on the cab door and they are the major.

Common carriers can range from $12 to $16 an hour. It all depends what area you live in. I've heard MD & FL drivers hardly make anything. Then the Dedicated drivers are usually a couple of dollors an hour higher. The majors are at the top. The last I heard for Los Angeles they were making $27.50 an hour. They work a four ten hour day and pick up an extra day of OT just about anytime they want. So a major driver can make from $55,000 to $90,000 depending if he wants to work 4 days or 5 days. It was the best and easiest job I've ever had. Most local companies pay by the hour but whatever the pay is based on they hardly let you speed down the road to make more money. But if they do those are the ones that don't stick around very long. You can PM me anytime you like and I'll do my best to answer your questions. You'll just have to remember I drove out west and it's somewhat different.

 

Hauling gas is like any other hazardous material..Crashing is just not a good option so take your time..Late is better than never

 

Well good luck brother . Take it as it comes and keep the shiny side up

 

My brother hauls gas local. I don't know if he's hourly or percentage or what but I think he makes around 55k a year. The only thing I hear him complain about is that some of the gas stations are hard to get into, especially when there are cars, it's hard to find and get into the caps on the ground when it snows, and something to do with how some gas station ( I guess the ones that close at night) don't have the keys and paperwork in the right place? Something like that. Other then that he seems to likes it and has been doing it for a few years.

 

I do, would like more on tankers. Like that day cab deal