Question for local Tanker drivers

Where are you at? If you have those endorsements you should have no problems especially if you want to run OTR .

 

Depends on where you are. I hauled gas for 3 years. Mostly 12 hour days. Some more, some a little less. With hazmat, you are regulated more so you will not work as many hours as say a good grade tanker driver. With my current company, I'm non hazmat so I can do 16 on, 10 off all week until my hours are up. I work nights. On gas, you'll most likely start on nights. I did days and that was 130-2 am start time. That will depend on your terminal though. If the trucks are parked right near the rack, you MAY get like a 5 am start time but that's usually held by the senior drivers.

Local tank work is no joke-you work A LOT but you can easily make over 100k a year. As a local tanker driver, there really isn't a cushy schedule or start time but that's not to say it doesn't exist especially if you've been with the same company for a long time. I can't comment on chemicals, but @Cali kid does cryo.

 

If it belongs in a tank I've about hauled it. Started with oil,chemicals, fuel and now cryo each step of the way the work got a little less dirty and pay went up as well. Tanker work hours depends on the type of work, equipment, and customers. For the most part I've done 10-12 hour days in about all of the different tanker work. Cryogenics has been some of the longest but that's due to slow pumps and driving farther then the others. When I did fuel they had the best schedule if you liked alot of time off 4 days on 3 off. The OT dried up and they took our extra days I had to let go unfortunately, I really liked hauling fuel and the pace of the work.

 

I'm local tanker on the chemical side
I have pretty much start times of 4-5am and average a 12 hr day that's averaged out over the year, theres some 9 hr days and have had to use my 16 a few times to make it back to the yard.
I'm on the clock ot 8/40. I run a 250 mi. radius. But sometimes I'll do local deliveries. Most everything I haul is placarded and most customers do the loading and I'd say 50% do the unloading, We have few customers we have to pump off, most unloads are air offs.
It's really easy work and pays very good

 

Hauling gas/diesel locally is probably one of the easiest trucking jobs I have ever had. The pay can range from 17.00 to 25.00 per hour, with overtime, or load /performance pay. It really depends on which outfit you go with. As with any truck driving job there are pros and cons.Most likely a new hire will have to pay his dues and work nights and weekends or at least one of the weekend days. I sacrificed money for time off. I did the hustle for 5yrs(60-70hrs week) then decided on a more balanced life style, which I have now ,working mon thru fri.(55hrs.) with weekends off making around 56k yr. However, starting out for the first year was kind of stressful. There is a learning curve to this business just like anything else.Just pay attention to detail and take it slow.

 

Some praxair facilities are union and some are not.
Non union tends to pay less since most of them are in states w a lower cost of living.
Benefits are good but like all outfits the cost is increasing.
Nearly everything is paid for from cold weather gear to TWIC card.
Up north it's out and back w 3 or 4 layovers a month.
Expect to average 100K and the hiring process took me 8 months from online app to start day.
Hope the info helps.