Good time of year to start tanker driving?

You can start anywhere you would like providing a company hires you. Driving tankers carries its own set of challenges so I can't say it's easier than pulling a van. I'm not sure why you would get your cdl taken from you unless you were breaking laws which can be done no matter what you are pulling. If you are hauling hazmat then you just follow those added laws such as proper placard placement and so on. My point is get a job in what you would like to do and you will be staying off on the right foot.

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just don't fall for the % pay, it's a ripoff, work for a company that pay's by the mile. most of the time they pay something like .41 loaded and .35 empty. work by the hour or by the mile.....

 

Yes, take the tanker job. That's where the money is. You're very fortunate; most new CDL drivers don't realize those good jobs are available to them. Don't worry about DOT; the tanker school will teach you the rules & regulations and what to expect.

 

If you don't mind me asking. . .What company is it and which school are they sending you to?

 

I don't blame you there a bit. It it's competitive out there. I agree with others in that if you have the opportunity to run tankers then do it and gain the experience. There's allot you can do and some nitch markets you can get into like hauling fuel.

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I'll echo everyone's sentiments and say that if you have the opportunity, take it. Hauling hazmat in a tank can actually be a lot less complicated than a van. At least from what I gathered in the book.

 

I'm trying to get a job locally hauling gas. Good luck to you in your search!