Food Grade Tanker for a recent Graduate

d o g · May 24, 2025

Check out the big Indian River thread in the Favorite Company Forum if you haven't already:

Indian River

That thread is a goldmine of food grade tanker discussion and also draws members from other companies, as well as members who have left Indian River to go to other companies. It will give you a lot of insight into food grade tanker and might help you decide if that's really what you want.

RockinChair · May 24, 2025

JC1971 said: ↑

View attachment 556864 I saw a Foodliner pulling something like this recently? What do these trailers typically haul?

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In the food-grade world they haul flour, sugar, salt, etc.

Outside of foodgrade, those trailers often haul cement, fly ash, lime, plastic, and black/smokeless powder.

Edit: Catalyst for oil refineries, and corn, also get hauled in pneumatics.

wulfman75 · May 24, 2025

JC1971 said: ↑

View attachment 556864 I saw a Foodliner pulling something like this recently? What do these trailers typically haul?

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Saw foodliner unloading one of these at keebler in Augusta GA the other day when I was delivering my chocolate chips.

JC1971 · May 24, 2025

RockinChair said: ↑

In the food-grade world they haul flour, sugar, salt, etc.

Outside of foodgrade, those trailers often haul cement, fly ash, lime, plastic, and black/smokeless powder.

Edit: Catalyst for oil refineries, and corn, also get hauled in pneumatics.
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It's a tank but not liquid. Does it still require a tanker endorsement for some reason?

AppalachianDruid · May 25, 2025

homeskillet said: ↑

Did you get a definite "No" from everyone you applied to?

It seems to me that you have two things going for you over other noobs.

First, you currently have a CDL job.
Second, you know what kind of trucking you want to do.

Your options, the way I see it:

1) Stay with your current employer for a year. It sucks, I know, but you gotta suck it up and keep your eyes on the prize.

2) If Schneider will take you, go with them. I've never worked for them, but I've met many ex-Schneider tanker yankers, and they ALL say Schneider's tank training is excellent.

3) Do some leg work and try to find some smaller local tanker outfits that will take you on. Hard to do these days, as the small firms get bought up by the big players, but ya won't know if ya don't try.

The companies I suggested have hired noobs in the past. All the other tanker outfits I know of want one or two years experience.

Keep hammering. Good luck!
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Thank you brother, yes I'm lucky to currently have a job, but for the most part, I have been denied by all the mentioned companies.

Foodliner said they didn't mean to have their training program advertised, as it's not currently open.

Tidewater Transport said they require a year

Indian River wanted 7-8 months in my area

Oakley wanted a year

Only one I got a nibble on was Cliff Veismann, who said they'll contact me in about 2 weeks and let me know

RockinChair · May 25, 2025

JC1971 said: ↑

It's a tank but not liquid. Does it still require a tanker endorsement for some reason?
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I had that exact same question back when I first started pulling one, and the answer is no, you do not have to have the tanker endorsement.

7speed · May 30, 2025

Quantix has a terminal in Louisville
Drivers - Quantix

Bulkmatic hiring in Hopkinsville KY
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Voyager1968 · Jun 10, 2025

7speed said: ↑

Quantix has a terminal in Louisville
Drivers - Quantix

Bulkmatic hiring in Hopkinsville KY
CDL A Driver/ Company Driver | Careers with Bulkmatic
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I see Quantix nearly every day at the customer I serve. For my customer, they haul and deliver plastic resin pellets to make water bottles. Not sure if they do other products. Also, they have a variety of tractors, so I'm not sure if they are 100% owner operator, a mix of company and OO, or all company.

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