So, driving tanker seems profitable, whats the catch?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Giocrypt, Apr 21, 2014.

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  1. Apr 25, 2014 #91
    Lux Prometheus

    Lux Prometheus Heavy Load Member

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    Ya might want to anyway, the spider webs are hanging in your eyes
     
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  3. Apr 25, 2014 #92
    ethos

    ethos Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I really miss having a beard but it's worth it. Maybe one of these days I'll get a company that doesn't care. Most of the plants don't care about facial hair, it's just the few that do that screws it all up.
     
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  4. Apr 25, 2014 #93
    nightgunner

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    My beard goes away next week, the wife is gonna miss it. With the amount of gray in it these days...
     
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  5. Apr 26, 2014 #94
    77fib77

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    The only time in tanks I have issues with slosh, is when I'm on a very bumpy road. Then its like being punched in the back.
     
    77fib77, Apr 26, 2014
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  7. Apr 26, 2014 #95
    realsupatrucka

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    The hardest thing about tanks to me is finding what gate to go in at the plant...I know I have to get on a scale and ill usally look for that
     
    realsupatrucka, Apr 26, 2014
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  8. Apr 26, 2014 #96
    wsyrob

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    When I started out I filled out a 3X5 index card for each plant I went to. Put directions on one side to get there and plant specific directions of procedures once I got there. It still comes in handy for those plants you go to once a year to jog the old memory. I keep them in an accordion style card file alphabetically along with the plant safety card.
     
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  9. Apr 26, 2014 #97
    apesride

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    Is there a tanker company that will hire a newbie?
     
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  10. Apr 26, 2014 #98
    Chinatown

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    All these companies hire new CDL grads, the websites may show different, but they do hire new CDL grads from 160 hr. or longer schools:

    Schneider Bulk
    CTL Transportation
    Superior Carriers
    Airgas
    Tidewater Transit
    Trimac
    SVTN
     
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  11. Apr 26, 2014 #99
    Reverend Falstaff

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    I've got a beard (a short one) & my company is letting me keep it. My TM told me there are some customers who would want me to shave it, but him and the dispatcher are trying to keep me away from them.
     
    Reverend Falstaff, Apr 26, 2014
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  12. Apr 26, 2014 #100
    fencitup

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    Maybe I'm missing something... do they think the beards will make the chemicals spontaneously combust?
     
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