Newbie: I Wanna Go Dump Trucking or Tanker

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When exactly did you get your "A"? CDL mill or private school? Have you been OTR before? Personally I think the more endorsements you have the better you look (twic also if applicable) How old are you?

 

5 years... when you do the twic, the twic will expire when the hazmat expires if my memory is correct.... I cant comment to much about tanker jobs and what not, because thats the field i wanna move into soon..... but i do think that without any experience at all... that it might be tough getting a tanker job, unless you can get on with one that maybe hauls water (?) or maybe even driving a small straight tanker.... again im not the best advice on this subject... but the ones that DO KNOW will eventually get in here, and with the added info you gave should let ya know something.

good luck, and congrats on getting your CDL

 

What do you wanna know about dump trucking? You drive around in circles all day getting a load off...haha. It's not bad though , I've been doing it for the same place for 3 years now

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...agon/204943-hello-if-i-found-place-years.html will give you a little overview


I've only been a local guy ...27' and 48' boxes only

 

Thats kind of predicated on where you live,honestly. Guys where I work (at a local Coal Company here in PA) make about $20/hr'which is good for my area. But if you'd go to NJ or NY for the same kind of job, and hook on with a reputable construction company, you can probably add at least $8 or $9 an hour to that, if not more. On the other hand, there are local guys around here that are making like $14/hr. So like I said, it's pretty much predicated on the area you live,and the company you hook up with. Good luck man!!

 

You can do food grade tanker work with a company like Foodliner which has 3 divisions. Aslo dry bulk tanker hauling dry bulk cement or other dry bulk with a company like Bulkmatic. Tanker work is very good and pays better than other types of trucking. Consider hazmat/tanker because you can easily make $60K + annually. I hauled hazmat, mostly acid, 48 states & Canada.