Tanker - advantages/disadvantages

Nah. Company policy maybe but the feds don't care.

 

I'm sure they will outlaw farting, too...give 'em time.

 

Keep an ashtray in the rig, don't smoke when load/unloading, and it ain''t no big deal. How many idiots drive by flipping cigarette butts out the window?

 

I am planning on hauling fuel after I have a year of experience pulling milk tankers.

Currently my pay is about .28 a mile and no back haul. If I get a backhaul, it is double that...which only happens once in a while. I did get one load to St. Loius that paid double without a back haul....whoowheee...can't wait to do that again.

I was wondering how much fuel tanker drivers are getting paid in the midwest. I am guessing it would be in the .35 - .38 a mile range for someone starting out.

I have my hazmat and will be hauling some liquid fertilizer this fall for a local co-op, to add to my experience.

 

Out west it's still there. But you're right it's getting harder and harder to find, that's why you must be the best you can be.