New Driver hauling bulk milk.

Man that sound great. I want to get into a tanker company don't care what product or pay. $13 an hour sound o.k. to me. I need at least 2yrs to get a tanker job around here.

 

Don't be late... because the cows can't wait.

I'm a tanker yanker. Timing the shifts between the surges, and remembering that just because you've stopped don't mean you're done moving is the most difficult part. I swear, sometimes the surge hits so hard I check the mirrors to see if someone has rear-ended me.

Oh! It's gonna' be fun visiting the farms in that big ol' Pete with the shiny tanker. Don't get stuck, don't get muddy (that ain't really mud), and remember, keeping that product clean, and, sanitary is almost as important has transporting it.

Good luck.

 

Watch the on/off ramps. Do it slow. If they ask you if you want to milk the bull, kindly decline. Good luck

 

My dad used to pull tanker. He told me a funny story about how he had only been doing it a week and had to stop really fast at a red light. Nothing immediately happend so he relaxed and said to himself.. That isn't so bad. Next thing he knew he was out in the middle of the intersection. Said the trailer tires skidded and squaled. LMAO I would love to have seen that.

Good luck on the tanker gig! I'd like to give it a shot one of these days.

 

A couple things. You will learn to shift and stop smoothly. Learn to anticipate stop signs corners etc. You are coming into better weather so use this time to your advantage. Winter and slick roads will be tough. Milk hauling is one of the toughest to learn as there are no baffles in the tank to stop surge.If you are doing farm pick-up watch that you aren't responsible for bad milk from mastitis or other disease's. I started trucking pulling doubles and 105,500 lbs doing farm pickup. Be careful and dependable. Those farmers will be watching.