Fuel Haulers That Hire Rookies?

I've had similar conversations with folks who when we begin talking about drivign tankers hauling fuel the first thing they tell me is, "That's really dangerous." I usually respond, "Only if you drive it off an overpass."

 

I don't know about fuel; but we on occasions run what we call transport. This is filled with a liquid chemical compound to flush the oil based mud away from the casing. The first time I drove it I got to see what people mean by liquid giving you that little extra push when breaking..... and taking a turn Even though the 660's we drive every day are considered tankers; its dry cement and is nothing.

 

The whole idea near is to know the product you're hauling and what it does.

900,000 that was funny.

 

Hey I only did that once! Lol

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You are correct!
When I went to junior high school. The Voc-Teck teacher would tell us a story about how he had a friend that used to weld gas tanks.

He would have them fill up the tank, than bring a one gallon can of gas to top off the tank. Then he would use gas welding to repair theholes, or cracks in it. No oxygen/No explosion.

 

Up here in Ontario,Canada the fuel carriers I'm aware of require a minimum of 2 years tractor trailer experience, preferably with tankers.
Try applying in person to local companies that haul commodities like waste oil or ethanol.If you present yourself well they may hire a rookie.I was lucky enough to find my first job in trucking hauling waste oil from Ottawa Ontario to New York City.
Be persistent and good luck!

 

I guess you have years of experience working in insurance? I guess you were a statatician or were you an actuary? Well I don't know which company you were an actuary for but I can name three insurance companies that will cover new drivers with hazmat. I would bet there are more. I would be interested to see the data you used in your research to come to your conclusion. Do you even know what an actuary does?

 

You stopped reading too early. Read my exchange with Gashauler regarding that statement.

But since you're aware of insurance companies willing to insure new drivers to drive a fuel tanker perhaps you can share your expertise regarding perhaps a single company these days willing to actually utilize one of these insurance companies you refer and hire new drivers with no experience? There are tons of new drivers looking for this information on a regular basis. Help them out.

 

Off the top of my head Omega will cover it. I was pointing out that you spoke up for every insurance company. They are all different. I can guarantee that you can get insurance to cover anything for the right price. You may not be able to afford it but you can get it covered. Who cares if the driver of a tanker truck in Iraq has experience I think that would be harder to insure but they had insurance. Both times a Space Shuttle blew up there were insurance companies that had to pay up. Now I believe the shuttle was self insured. But the people, payloads, and so much more was covered. There are companies that specialize in covering high risk. I was in one office and they had the old push handle box for dynamite on display. Insurance companies are insured themselves too. Call up Lloyd's of London they insure insurance companies and will cover just about anything for a price. I would bet they will insure things you won't even do with insurance.

What insurance will cover a new driver with a tanker of fuel does not help someone looking for work. They want to know what companies will hire them like Schneider. I am not here to sell insurance just drive a truck. Then maybe one day I will be worried about the insurance and hiring people.

 

You're right, they are all different. I clarified my remark after Gashauler corrected me. There are exceptions to every rule and I know this and should have worded my original post better. I should have said -most- companies.

You're also right that one can find insurance for just about everything. However, most companies aren't willing to shell out the extra bucks for a new and unproven driver and are looking to cut costs anywhere they can, insurance included. If a fleet can save millions by agreeing to hire only drivers with x amount of years experience or more, they're gonna agree to it. As Gashauler said, there are (or were) a few companies that are willing to train the right candidate and some prefer drivers with no previous experience so as to train them with their method as the drivers don't have any bad habits yet developed but these companies are becoming fewer and farther between.

Schneider hires new tanker drivers but not for fuel, or so I was told by a Schneider tanker driver working the oil fields of which, incidentally, are managing to tick off a ton of oil field drivers and workers who say a large lot of them are not only not qualified but downright dangerous IN ADDITION to bringing down the wages. Draw your own conclusions here, your mileage may vary but there are some very interesting discussions on this very forum regarding the pumpkin near the well sites.