Called Foodliner, They hire new CDL GRADS !

I've only loaded a tanker once and that was in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee.
Pulled them 5 years and the customer always loaded.
I've hauled lots of dry bulk flour and driver unloads. Hook up one hose and turn on the air and wait until the trailer is empty; simply put.
Tanker work is really easy. I was OTR because that's the deal I made when they hired me.....No local work; I'm an OTR driver.

 

I'd never leave a truck while unloading. Many places use those blowers on the truck to unload. Company I worked for once had those, although I was in the "dump" division, and never ran them. They always kind of freaked me out, they make a heck of a racket. There was an old story about a driver, who clearly didn't understand how a pneumatic tanker worked, while unloading, opened one of the hatch covers and killed him.

 

Depending on the product being unloaded, takes anywhere from 45 minutes to 75 minutes to unload.
You won't be killed, but might look like a character from one of those old "Little Rascals" movies after someone dumped a bag of flour on their head.
You'll go through tanker school anyway as part of your orientation. Mine was a week then rode with an experienced tanker driver for a few trips. It's no big deal. I've hauled food grade and all types of hazmat chemicals. We were trained on all of it and just took whatever the dispatcher gave us; dry bulk, liquid, etc.

 

I almost guarantee ya that you'll be standing outside to offload if you're pumping off with your trailer pump.
If something goes wrong, you need to be there or it can become a mess.
Depends on the customer if you offload or not.
Try to stay away from the north during the winter if it bothers ya.
You'll have to unload at some places no matter what the temp is outside.


invest in a warm winter coat and face mask to keep ya warm.

 

Get a "chem-suit" like hazmat tanker drivers wear while unloading. You'll be sweating even on the coldest days. They're like wearing regular coveralls except they don't breathe.

 

oh yeah thats no prob, just dont climb into your sleeper and doze off lol