Local fuel hauling jobs. Give it a try!!

How does one break into the fuel haul world? I have 3 years driving local So. Cal. and want to try something other than bumping a dock.

 

I was wondering the down side of crude, nobody would say that. Got on a thread about crude hauling from Texas, good money but knew it had a down side. I need to look at fuel, something about being home each night. lol

 

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Anyone ever heard of GoPetro? Does anyone know how well they pay?

 

OK, I agree but how do you get into fuel haul? Here in So. Cal. they go through a temp to hire service and they say they have no openings. I would love to haul because they pay a living wage, but have nobody inside to pull me in. Any advice?

 

Hi, I have a question. I have been driving chemical tankers for over 5 years. Now I'm wanting to haul gas. Should I start at the lowest pay grade ( 0-1 year) or (5-6 year on the pay scale). Does my experience driving tankers for over 5 years count for anything?

 

I'll answer this backwards, yes your tanker experience SHOULD count for something, as a matter of fact, it should count for a lot. As you know, driving a tanker takes different skills then driving a flatbed or a freight truck for example. I've hauled acid and different chemicals in the past and I've hauled gas and diesel for a long time now. The driving is the same for both, slow down for curves, know that your hauling a product that could move on you, etc. If you have those skills and know your way around tankers, that should put you ahead of the hiring line. It would in my book. The rest is learning how to load/unload the product and the hazards that come with hauling a product with a low flashpoint(gasoline).....which means it catches on fire really easy The real answer would come from the man on the other side of the desk of the place where your applying for a job......hope any of that helps, good luck.

 

This makes no sense. I hauled water and sand out in the oil fields, and yeah, the hoses are 40 or so pounds, but you don't bend over and pick them up like they're a 44 pound Weider weight in the gym. Most usually they are dragged off the side of the truck to the hook-up. The only time that you bend over is to clamp them around the hook-up. I've also done flatbedding. Those tarps will kill your back far worse than gas and water hoses. This is bunk information. Don't know what you're trying to prove, unless you're doing no tarp loads.

 

Depending on your tax rate, that's works out to about 1850 every two weeks. If you have kids and get a tax break it might be closer 1950. If you live in a higher priced city like San Fran or Denver or Pasadena, then it might be equal to taking home 1500 every two weeks in Dallas or Atlanta. I'm just estimating on this. If you want to know, then do some research. Google 'cost of living calculator' and you will find a website in which you can type in your wages and find how far those wages will go in each city.

 

Where is middle of nowhere Kansas? Isn't that much of Kansan?