First job out of school at local tanker company.

You might want to look-up Kelleher training videos on you-tube.

 

Gas Hauler is correct. Driving is the easy part. I was just made a trainer and I've only been doing this 9 months. Some of the more experienced guys have got too many points or a moving violation and had to stop for a yr. I'm still learning. 3 days of school to get certified and I was given raise and 1st guy to work with. I just fell back on my training. 1st day I don't want you to touch anything period. Watch and feel free to ask questions. Start explaining Skully system. ALWAYS 1st on and last off at all racks. No exceptions. Show others doing it wrong and disconnecting Skully and then vapor. They will get caught and 3 day to permanent lockout. Smith System. Vapor, hoses, routine,etc. Ours is a little different. Always start DIESEL 1st if hauling mixed load. Cross dropping that is bigger problem then say super into reg tank. Check and double check. And then check again. 2nd day let you hook up Skully all day. Go over lights and what they mean again. 3rd day connecting to rack and different heads. ETC It will seem like a lot and is depending on the area you are operating in. I am in DFW and go to 8-10 racks on a regular basis. Couple of others once a month or so. All are the same and all quite different. Just be patient and it will all soak in with repetition. I don't pump a lot of loads off but they more than likely will train you to just in case. Don't expect much respect from other drivers on the road or where you unload. Too much into their own world to realize you are driving a bomb just feet from them. I have places where they will drive through your area at 30+. I cone the area off well and if they complain just tell them to take it up with Homeland Security as they monitor all live loads. Or some other BS. lol New O Bama regs. They will shut up and go away.
Night time=situational awareness. Don't get robbed or jumped. Don't be paranoid but know what's going on around you and watch for the unusual.
Could go on for long time. But you have plenty. They will show you what they want. And if you're not ready to be on your own then say so. You will have a lot more responsibility then the England driver with his frozen fake chicken or Averitt truck hauling that Dollar General garbage. Turn one over and you have a mess. Turn a tanker over and the sky is the limit. Spill. Fire. Huge explosion? EPA shutting you down. Take your time and enjoy being one of the best. You must be on the ball to get hired right out of school. Very unusual. But also not bad idea. Not too many bad habits to break you of like us old guys. Good luck. Sure you will do well.

 

You're right about the schooling and companies hiring new drivers. We were a small terminal and when we trained a new driver we already expected him or her to know how to drive. Show us your good safe driving technics because we don't have time to teach you. Sounds like your company is set up the same as we were. Smith System, extra training for driver trainers, know how to teach, not releasing a driver too soon, are all great technics and turn out good gasoline haulers.

 

They told me 6 weeks minimum from the 1st interview if you had no fuel hauling experience. And if you think you need longer tell us. Met owner at orientation. His parents started it and never did anything but get there on time and safety was 2nd. After he took over and notified one wife/mother too many things changed. Goal is for everyone from dispatch/admin to mech to drivers to all go home safe every day. Everything is go/no go. Not right. No go. Can't pass DOT ? Don't go. Ice/snow and you're not safe driving on it ? No go. Simulator training for steer tire loss or whatever else they want to throw at you. Smith I already knew and used. But had to pass test to train. I am still learning as I said. Always will. When I think I know it all about any job it's time to move on. But am glad they thought enough of me to trust me to pass on what I do know to others. I went through 4 trainers. 2 company and 2 OO. Learned from all of them. Picked my own routine up from taking bits and pieces from theirs. Plus we all carry each others phone #s in case we need help/question answered. Wish I had started this in 80s. Missed the golden yrs. But I enjoy what I do. On your own for the most part but still interact with company and customers and drivers from other companies a lot. Pay is good. Benefits are decent. Equipment is well taken care of for the most part.