Enough tanker experience?

You shouldn't have any problem at all landing a good $60K tanker job. In fact, SVTN just hired a new CDL school graduate that posted on here.

 

If you have no OTR experience you will start out as a newbie that was just out of cdl school. Most companies won't count any local experience at all, so will more than likely get put with a trainer for a set amount of time. You probably won't make 60 grand a year starting out but as time goes by your pay will go up and it also depends on who you work for and what you haul. You probably are better off staying where you are at if you need to make 60 grand a year or better.

 

Congrats having that current job. A lot of guys looking to get into that up there.

 

I would not hire you because you have no OTR experience.

My company requires 5 years OTR Tanker experience.

There are companies that will hire you to haul Haz-Mat Tanker with no experience, but normally you have to live within 50-100 miles of their terminals.

SNI does Chem-Tank: They will hire you with the experience you have and you should make $60k no problem.

Good Luck!

 

Not being crass, but what is the reason why you (and most other OTR carriers) don't count local experience? I've worked both, so it doesn't concern me as far as finding a job, I just don't understand the logic. Is it because of the lifestyle adjustment? Understanding logging procedures? Or something else entirely?

In many instances, local drivers deal with more traffic, more delivering and picking up, and generally do more of the harder aspects of trucking, minus the long, open highway driving. It would seem to me that a local driver would be more than qualified to go into an OTR position and do well.

 

I think it's the living-out-of-the-truck aspect, time management, away from home for extended times, planning breaks and fuel stops accordingly, etc. I do regional, home most nights (but not all). I've found some companies accept regional as required otr experience, others don't.