New to tanker driving; starting soon...

"Wouldn't probably" . . . key words there, man. These babies with the surge.... need to be treated "daintily" as my wife says; as much as I DESPISE that word... she's right. She rides with me, and last year, DROVE with me. No time for jokes with surge.
Just be safe, is all.
We have a LOT of straightaways HERE in Ohio... and I've got an ungov'd Pete.. know what? I still run with Swift, Prime, etc.... exits and incidents happen quick.
Not bashing, man. Glad you are doing well, for the most. NO NEED FOR SPEED... these slickers slice quick... just saying!

 

@slim shady .. ^^^ agree?!?

 

Totally depends on what you are hauling. Caustic, HazMat, etc.... TOTALLY depends.

This would be a great post for the "tankers where you at" thread, btw.

Personally, no. Drive slower, sometimes with 4 ways....... I could go on forever. I don't always get to keep my tanks rolling in winter, with the asphalt and the temps and all...I've pulled flats in the offseason, because my boss has a "dealio" with them, also.
Others, yeah... @EZ Money ... you stop for winter, don't you? @slim shady .. probably not.. eh? @scythe08 seems to stop for nothing, lol.

I'm looking at a gig thru my same boss, moving bulk salt in a bottom feeder or something this winter, as opposed to hauling Jersey Barriers (lentils sp?) this winter..

Glad all is going well for you at this point... check out the thread I mentioned. There's another one, "what do you guys do during the winter" or something..... many of those guys shut down.

Be safe, man. Ask away; it's the biggest stepping stone to learning!!

 

My caustic, acid, silicate all run year round and we add deicer loads in the winter too. Just have to be a lot smoother and plan way in advance with the slicker roads.

 

I need to bookmark you, man. Show up more often~! That's the answer we were looking for, LoL~!

 

Yeah take it easy when loaded. They definately don't feel so stable on curves.

I take the inside lane of a curve if I'm the only one on the road. Honestly the surge doesn't bother me only kind of tanker I've ever driven is a smooth bore so it's a rough ride regardless.

Nothing wrong with going the speed limit on straights just keep a good following distance obviously.

When empty drive it like you stole it. Lol

 

Oh I better run and hide now. Hahahaha.

Im in the northwest so are winters arent as bad as say the upper midwest for cold or the east for ice so its not to bad. Only chalange is the caustic and silicate start to freeze up around 50 degrees so we run insulated tanks, park inside if loaded to day or two before delivery or deliver the same day as its loaded. Oh and found out fast that you carry a propane torch just incase the plant dosent have a steam or hot water line to thaw out the exposed plumbing.

 

Oh I can't wait until my hoses start freezing up again...

 

We run all winter...The product will stay warm for a couple days in my trailer.
We also have in transit heat if needed but have not had to use it....The hoses and valves can be a pain in the winter but I deal with it. As far as driving on slick roads with a smooth bore it does not bother me that much.....Easy shifting and braking as usual.