6 months in at Superior.

So far things are looking good. I don't like the Mack they gave me but I make do. Compared to Trimac, I like it better over here. It is more of an out and back style of dispatch. Well, that is the general idea anyway. Most of the time, I take a load out of the home terminal, then get another run and then head back home. The pace is good too, very efficient with little downtime.

I have been making good checks, getting home often and I enjoy the flexibility. They switched me to local over the summer because my kids were here. I really appreciated that. I find most people easy enough to get along with. What is surprising is the dispatch system. Basically, they dispatch per terminal so you get a different dispatcher every load and the quality varies. I have had two dispatchers basically do nothing when I told them that a load was impossible. Once, I was supposed to be in Florida on Monday and pick up a trailer in Tennessee the same morning. When I pointed this out, the dispatcher just told me to do my best which I thought was a weird reply. Regardless, there is little stress, I really did my best..... and the next load was late and nobody seemed to care.

However, many if not most loads are preloaded which I love. At Trimac, I can count on one hand the amount of preloads I had. The customers we have are usually easy to work with and getting in and out is simple enough.

Superior is a good company that pays well and is low stress. I am happy I switched and I would recommend them to anyone looking to pull tankers.

What I love most is how easy it is to work with my dispatchers. I tell them what I need and they deliver. The flexibility is amazing and makes life better for drivers. It makes it much easier to stay in this game.

 

Hasn't happened to me yet. At my terminal, every trailer is checked by maintenance the night before to include a pressure test.

 

Try Schneider Bulk, they have a huge terminal in Dallas. It's not a bulk terminal but that really doesn't matter. I was based there when I pulled for them. They usually deadheaded me to Houston for a load and back to Dallas for hometime. I made decent money there.
He could also try C. C COBB out of Waxahachie.