am I crazy

I've heard that watching 2 Ice Road Truckers episodes back to back surpasses winter driving training done at CRE & Werner.
BTW, I've been trying for ages to get Lisa Kelly to team up with me & "make sure" I'm driving on the slick stuff correctly. No such luck, yet.
I see you've been in the concrete field. Same here,, over much of my lifetime, all aspects of it. Drove mixer also. You too?

 

I am just curious, i understand the difference in the liquid and the dry bulk and surging etc, and i guess what i am asking and it may not pertain to what you are doing - i assume if a dry bulk tank hauler was to want to switch over to liquid hauler --he/she would be considered much quicker than say a dry box hauler --yes/no ? Or is it not even considered because they are 2 different animals.
Just as an example - dry freight and a refer are 2 totally different animals -- but generally you are hauling the same TYPE of equipment (102 wide 53 ft square box). I know, I know --there are differences of course -- but both are going to be looking very closely for routes without low clearance underpasses! Not trying to jack your thread --just asking.
FYI: You have 10 years driving -- i think you might be over thinking the mountain, snow thing -- go slow if in doubt and get off the road till they clear the roads a little if it doesn't feel right.
I sweated the same thing (snow) in the big truck (and i was used to it) -i found that the big truck seemed to do better in the snow then the rear wheel drive cars at the time.
I don't think you will have any problems on mountains - because you are already being cautious.

 

I have 100% faith in you just because you even asked these questions.
Here is one more thing i will say for the snow, Do nothing hard, no hard steering no hard braking no hard fuel pedal relax those hands. I only have one year trucking - and long timers may have better advice.
FYI: I would watch big trucks blowing by me in slush and snow pulling doubles no less, and at the time i thought they had some answer or trick i didn't know - In hind sight --i realize now in my wisdom by way of years (not) - all they had was no fear -- i also presume their days were numbered unless they were lucky.

 

HangMan,
To answer your question in post #15, I don't think hauling a dry bulk tanker will give anyone any added "preference" in getting hired on with a liquid tank hauler.
It would basically be like having dry van experience. A liquid tanker is completely different, even from dry tanker, due to the fluid dynamics (surge, both forward/rearward and side-to-side).
What would matter for any company considering you (if you didn't have any liquid tanker experience), is how many years experience driving a Class A truck you have (including how continuous & how recent).

 

Thanks KW Cajun, i see --for liquid tanker you need A) Liquid tanker experience or B) A company that is willing to let you get experience in "Liquid Tankers - Dry bulk hauling in an 18 wheeler is just counted as class (A) license experience or dry bulk hauling experience. I just assumed --and i know what happens when i assume.