What kind of tanker work is best?

Glad I'm with a private carrier....45 cpm and 35 bucks a day food money...Company paid Blue Cross.
All out and back loads..Paid the same empty, deadhead back every trip.
The only waiting I do is the hour it takes to pump the load off.....If for some reason I do get delayed I get hourly pay.
Heck,They paid me hourly for sitting in a backup one day for several hours...Straight up place to work!

If you can find a small outfit with good equipment,W-2 pay and dedicated customers it will be the best tanker gig.....I know they are rare to find.

Good luck!

 

Sure about that?

 

That's the right attitude. Food grade you'll be smooth bore, aka no baffles since they can get in the way of the tank getting cleaned out properly. So you'll meet a new friend, his name is Sergio.
This is the actually the perfect time of year to start tanking. You'll get plenty of experience in before seeing Mother Nature's White Dessert Topping again. Good luck.

 

For me, as a Washington resident, 100%.

 

Just to be clear, you are getting paid straight hourly? No mileage driven figured into your pay?

 

Good luck to ya... as mentioned above it's a good time to start..I've been pulling tanker almost 6 years with 2 different companies...first ran log books and regional until I got burned out and the second was eligible and way more laid back. I do food grade for a company out of minnesota... I do OTE but it's my preference. Again good luck....

 

Congrats, Bud. My wife is one of your fans, so you better start a "tanker variety" thread, LoL!!
Seriously; I think you'll be really happy with tanking. The surge is only as difficult or "intimidating" as you make it; kinda like tarping and chaining. Bring your A-game, like you always have, and like others have said; you're starting at the BEST time of year. Stay blessed; keep us posted~!

 

Hourly, OT after 8, all of my shifts start/end in Seattle. My average trip is about 75 miles, and usually I do three a night.