Fuel hauling top pay

I made $23.50 a week back in 98 but that was with a major. You'll see that just about all the majors have sold their upstream operations to make more money. When they left so did the outstanding benefits and pay. I'd say the average now is around $21.00 to $23.00 an hour for a good company. You have to look for the dedicated companies that took over the work for the majors. But you have to remember those drivers that were with the majors if they stayed in the area then they usually had first shot at the jobs.

 

Can it be done? Maybe... $1500 gross per week can be done when busy, or when there is demand for a lot of fuel/gas. However, there isn't enough work when it slows down, typically after the 4th of July until fall harvest in the midwest.

Here's the catch, you need experience doing it.... And it's typically very hard to get into it with a good company, as most terminals require $5 million in bonding to enter. In other words you need to be able to be bonded... which typically requires experience.... This can be gotten by getting with a company that also does hot oil, or some other tanker stuff... thus getting your foot in the door to eventually do fual/gas. However, this pay is typically not quite as good.

Good luck

 

Ive been hauling oil for close to 2 years. I just switched to hauling fuel. In my first week making training wages I took home just under $1200 this was last week

 

It's going to depend where you live too. In the Austin/San Antonio region those numbers are doable but you're going to work your pants off for that kinda $$$
but I've talked to people in other parts who can't make squat hauling fuel.

 

I was wondering when does it slow down for fuel guys? also when it does slow do you just get less hours are days? just curious

 

Christmas and early new year is when it dies for fuel hauling IMHO. Picks up again around the back end of Feb. but regions may differ. seems that the public don't buy as much gas around that time. I just ended up doing less loads, so fewer hours.

 

Midland tx. Super busy between memorial day to labor day

 

How many loads can you do on your busiest day? Also what is the least amount that you have done during the slowest day?