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Fuel hualing/tank draggers

Discussion in 'Trucking Jobs' started by longhaireddwb, Jan 5, 2011.

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  1. Jan 5, 2011 #1
    longhaireddwb

    longhaireddwb Bobtail Member

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    Right now I work for a large asphalt and concrete company. I've been dragging around hot mix and rock for years. I did a bit of long haul in my younger years with a flatbed. At this time of the year because of the weather and frost in the ground I do a lot of sitting at home collecting unemployment. Dont get me wrong here, I like the time off the road but I'm really tired of the A-hole that runs the company. Hes mouthy and has no respect for any drivers. Even the ones who have been around for 20+ years.

    So I'm looking for a way out.

    I had someone today say that a local fuel company is looking for drivers and he would put a good word in for me. I'd be home every night and run 12hr shifts. I understand having to start at the bottom again. But what I'd like to know is...

    Pro's and Con's on hauling and delivering fuel?

    Please give me your opinions on this. They said they would train me and help me to get my tanker and hasmat endorsements.

    What do you all say to fuel hauling?
     
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  3. Jan 5, 2011 #2
    kajidono

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    I'd jump on it. Just be careful, learn how to keep it upright and not on fire. I hear the money can be really good.
     
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  4. Jan 6, 2011 #3
    longhaireddwb

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    thanks for the reply. What about some pros and cons on tankers? Anyone care to share? Or is dragging a trailer just dragging a trailer? I know different rock trailers drag differently. Some are top heavey and bounce all the time where others ride smooth. Some have lots of areas that crack and others dont.

    Whats your take on tankers?
     
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  5. Jan 6, 2011 #4
    kajidono

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    I like them because you can see around the trailer. It's not like pulling a wall behind you. They're shorter too, so you can maneuver. You have to deal with the load surging back and forth when you brake or accelerate, but there's ways to deal with that and baffled or compartmentalized tanks minimize the effect. You gotta remember that when you turn, the load climbs up the walls and shifts weight to the outside, so no nascar turns or you'll end up on your head.

    Loading and unloading is pretty easy. No pallets, boxes, straps, chains, or tarps to deal with. Just hook your hoses up and turn some valves and it empties itself. Hoses aren't heavy or hard to deal with.

    I was hauling hot road oil and that stuff is nasty. Never get it off you. But I hardly ever got any on me. I also hauled water in a smoothbore tank and that was just fun. All the tankers at that company were pretty worn out but they all rode pretty smooth.
     
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  7. Jan 7, 2011 #5
    longhaireddwb

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    Thanks for the details.
    I went ahead and filled out an app. I have a friend that knows the woman in-charge of the hiring so I have an extra way in. I'm still working now but to change jobs without being unemployed would be a great thing as I know there a lot of drivers looking for work. I feel lucky. Hope it works out for me and thank again for the reply's.

    If anyone else has some more to comment on tankers please chim in and let me know.
     
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  8. Jan 7, 2011 #6
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    I haul propane Super B's and I like it allot. They are heavy and that keeps things challenging. I get bored easy.

    The part I like is it takes 3 hours to unload the whole truck, I think fuel takes less. This time gives me a chance to clean my truck, fix broken lights, cook some lunch, read, do a crossword puzzle etc. It is relaxing.

    It can be a dirty job. Crawling around under the tanks hooking up hoses after driving through sloppy weather can get messy. Spilling fuel on yourself can makes things stinky in the truck too I would imagine. Propane has mercaptan to make it smell so I sometimes smell a bit like ti but it dissipates pretty quick.

    I think there is likely seasonal fluctuations in that business too depending on where you operate.

    Go for it and good luck. Keep the shiny side up.
     
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  9. Jan 8, 2011 #7
    longhaireddwb

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    Thank you for your post End of the Road. I'll do it and hope not to spill fuel all over me. But stuff happens you know. This company, if I'm hired, will send me off for training and help me to get my tanker and hasmat so if they like what they see and read about me I'm in.
     
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  10. Jan 8, 2011 #8
    GasHlr

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    been haulin gas 21 yrs now out of 31 of driving. its steasdy work , here anyway. i am an o/o and do well and so do the company drivers who drive for us.
     
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  11. Jan 8, 2011 #9
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    make sure you check, and double check when you are dropping a load. You do not want to cross drop, ie: put gas in a diesel tank.

    I am not sure if you will be using a dedicated gas/diesel trailer, but if you run mixed loads also double check your tags on your compartments at the rack.

    Follow the rules at the racks...........always............to many screw ups there and you could be banned.

    just take your time, and do not rush. It is pretty easy work once you are in the groove.

    It is a "clean" job. The guy that trained me always wore jeans and a nice shirt, never got them dirty.

    Good luck, and I hope you get hired.

    Oh, and no smoking while filling/unloading. Lol Unless you want to blow yourself up.
     
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  12. Jan 9, 2011 #10
    longhaireddwb

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    Thats the main reason I never liked the idea of hauling fuel, because I WAS a smoker. I quit about three years ago and will never lite up again so I guess this is a good time to haul fuel. Thanks for the help and warnings. I do like the idea of it being a clean job. It would be the first clean job I would have had in a long time. Hauling asphalt is not a clean job. Got to get in there at times and mess with the tarp. Spray some diesal in the trailer to keep it from sticking and cleaning out the trailer at the end of the day. Wares out boots quickly too.

    I'm starting to think if this does happen it will be an improvment in jobs. I would be filling up in the morning and was told that my deliveries are compleate drops. Not a partial here and there. And then go back for some more. Dropping at stations in my homw town so I know the area will be nice also.

    This is a great forum for drivers and hope I can help others out here as well. Thanks again!
     
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