Dry Van Hauler Thinking About Switching to Tanker

That last part is probably what I like least about tanker. Way too much time on the loads.

 

Depends on the company and shipper. The company I drove for always had a realistic drive time, it didn’t mean you had time to hang around the truckstop BSing. But, if I got into weather or traffic problems a phone call was all it took to change the delivery time.
A lot cheaper to change a delivery time than to clean up a wreck.

 

Sure enough, got called back from them and it was one of those "super trucker", "weeks out at a time ordeals" with their chem tanker division. Only place nearby that had daycab fuel hauling available was Amarillo. But they were already fully staffed. The search continues.

 

Have you checked with Elliot Truck Line in Vinita, OK? Mostly Peterbilts, all manual from my own experience. There's liquid and dry bulk loads. So we all have a pump and a blower in our trucks.

 

There are a hand full of them. Not sure how many.

 

There are O/O and I believe they have a leasing option as well. Not very sure 'cause it's not something I am interested in so I never really asked. Elliot was bought over by Customs Commodities of Gilmer, TX a couple of years ago. Customs also bought over a couple of smaller trucking companies and now there are quite a few different trucks available for company drivers, like myself. Now that I think about it I was given a choice of an 18-speed with a larger sleeper but it had no blower for dry bulk loads so I passed on it.