I'm a tanker yanker now!

I'm actually going to be going to work for a small affiliate company of Quality Carriers, finally. It's a very small terminal in Gary..to the point that the physical size of the terminal bothers me!

I just had my final contact with the terminal before going to training. I am VERY excited that I will finally be able to try something different. Dry van was really starting to get on my nerves, and I feel like tanks demand more of a professional attitude, and that the company has to take a more safety oriented approach to everything, because of the nature of hauling liquids. I think i'm right...

I'm going to drive my personal vehicle up to Joliet, IL on Sunday afternoon, for a training class starting on Monday morning. Of course, one of my fuel pumps is bad, so i have to stop and get fuel every 50 miles (100 mile trip) so i dont run the tank down to the level that it cant provide fuel to the engine. ITS A TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLAR PART!!! But my $49 used replacement off another forum has been shipped...will be here when i get back from training ###### imports.

Oh yeah, so I'm told that I have 4 days of training in Joliet, then I'll haul butt back to Gary on Thursday, for a little orientation meeting at the terminal, where they're going to, among other things, go over what i learned in Joliet. The good thing here is that i already passed my road test, so i have nothing to worry about except all this business of the thousands of gallons of liquids in the trailer.

I commented to the boss man re unloading, "It cant be any worse than unloading a dry van!"

Then I will go out with a trainer on a local run for a week, being paid $15 an hour. I'm not clear if it's for 10 hours or 8 hours a day, but either way it'll be more than i made at werner...sad, eh? They said i'll be home every day, which....is a bit of an issue, since I'm essentially not welcome back to the house. Great family, eh? I'm thinking about renting a campsite for that week and using my tent for the week..

Also, anyone know if the Glen Park West neighborhood is that scary, in Gary? I found a nice 2 bedroom house for $575 over there, with a 2 car garage, which is exactly the kind of unit i need..that way my motorcycle wont dissapear as easily. I figured i'd get ADT? The lady i talked to about it says its a good neighborhood but why should i trust her?

Anyhow, I figured i would keep you guys informed about my progress of this whole training thing. I never did like being in training....

 

I would laugh my butt off big time! Problem is it's a food grade carrier and the local werner terminal doesnt have fuel!

 

its a volvo i think the seat cushion is too big for that!

Yeah, i noticed that..