XPO Truckload

So it's been a few weeks of applications and phone calls, and while I'm centrally located between 3 major hiring areas, I am outside the hiring radius for all of the LTL positions i applied for. Bummer. I can cover my bills for the rest of this month but definitely not in a position to move right now in the hopes of getting one of those positions.

This leaves me with 3 offers on the table, the one listed above, a dry bulk tanker position, and a liquid bulk tanker position. Claimed income is within 15% at all 3 and all are OTR. I assume(correct me if I'm wrong) the dry bulk would be the easier of the 3 due to nonexistent to minimal surge. My question is how does the surge compare between a single liquid bulk tank(unsure if smooth bore or baffled) and a dry van full of IBC liquid totes?

PS: I've searched for this already and read all the posts about the coffee cup tanker driving school already. Yes I understand either of them will take patience and practice

 

@GreenPete359 Thank you sir. I knew there was a big difference between smooth bore and baffled from posts on here(and tanker chapter in cdl handbook), but appreciate the first hand knowledge. Had to look up intermodal tanks. Yikes! I see guys running those up and down I -45 here in TX all the time. Power to those that haul them but my back is hurting just looking at it. I think I could handle a baffled tank but was leaning towards the IBC totes.

As far as the coffee goes, I figured it was an analogy. It would take me 10 minutes to get up to highway speed without spilling it if I was lucky! Nah don't think I want to clean up that mess.

By matching up the shifts with the surge, do you mean to upshift as the surge is moving forward and downshift as surge moves backward? Thinking about it when upshifting you would create a backward surge so would release clutch as surge moves forward to minimize it, right?

 

No worries brother I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge. I know CDL school was just the warm-up for the real tests yet to come and I'm trying to soak up all the information I can before that happens.

I've got no problem making them wait behind me. Not gonna let anyone pressure me in an unsafe situation in a vehicle that large and heavy loaded with chems. I will gladly take an extra few minutes or hours if it means everybody goes home in one piece. That's one of the things I like about the above job posting compared to the others. Having that "minimum pay guarrantee" makes me feel like there isn't going to be quite the pressure to "get it there yesterday, you're late." Granted if someone isn't running like they should be, I'm sure they wouldn't last too long. Who knows what it'll be like in actuality, but it's a nice thought. We will see i guess. Going to call the recruiter lady back in the morning and go for it!