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I love fuel hauling

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by TakinItEasy, Feb 6, 2019.

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  1. Mar 27, 2019 #131
    REO6205

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    If the inoperable tank wasn't marked and wasn't locked I'd say you were in the clear.
    If the station personnel didn't advise you that the tank was inop how were you to know?
    If there wasn't any notation on your dispatch it probably means that your company didn't know either.
    If the tank has to be pumped out it should be at the station owner's expense.
     
    REO6205, Mar 27, 2019
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  3. Mar 27, 2019 #132
    TakinItEasy

    TakinItEasy Medium Load Member

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    Yup! The head caps on the tank have openings in them to put a lock on them so no one can drop fuel in them without notifying the store for the key at which time they notify you the tank doesn't work. They didn't lock out/tag out part of OSHA law. Tell your company that and refuse to pay!
     
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  4. Mar 28, 2019 #133
    GasHauler

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    No way you're at fault.
     
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  5. Mar 28, 2019 #134
    Cat sdp

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    All reasons hauling gas sucks ....:)
     
    Cat sdp, Mar 28, 2019
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  7. Mar 29, 2019 #135
    Bolt Thrower

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    Can you be a fuel hauler with less than six months experience as a tanker in the southeast?
     
    Bolt Thrower, Mar 29, 2019
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  8. Mar 29, 2019 #136
    Chinatown

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    Yes, Gemini Transport hires new CDL graduates to haul fuel for Love's Truck Stops.
    [​IMG]
     
    Chinatown, Mar 29, 2019
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  9. Mar 29, 2019 #137
    Bolt Thrower

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    I just went on their website and it says you need two years verifiable OTR experience. For me I have just under 5 months experience as a tanker. Weather experience other than having every endorsement including hazmat and TWIC
     
    Bolt Thrower, Mar 29, 2019
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  10. Mar 29, 2019 #138
    Chinatown

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    Read the fine print; @Bolt Thrower
    "2 years of verifiable over-the-road driving experience or certification from accredited truck driving academy."
     
    Chinatown, Mar 29, 2019
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  11. Mar 29, 2019 #139
    Air Cooled

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    I second this and like @Chinatown says, apply and call even if it says X experience required or preferred. It doesn’t hurt to try. Employers like initiative. When I was calling around when I started out one lady laughed in my face when I told her I just got my license. She said “ I GUESS you can apply if you really want to.”
     
    Air Cooled, Mar 29, 2019
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  12. Mar 29, 2019 #140
    TakinItEasy

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    So a store I go to frequently has a diesel vent tank that I don't understand. The vent tank doesn't have a spring loaded head on it to attach my fitting. It just has a screw on cap. When you unscrew the cap, it's just a piece of pipe with thread on it. I have nothing I can attach to it to run my vapor line, am I supposed to just let it vent into the air? Or leave the cap tightened on it and unload?

    I first started unloading with the cap screwed on tightly but I didn't feel right about it so I began loosening the cap and i could hear air whooshing past the threads. Once i got the cap almost completely screwed off the air in the tank blew the cap off and sprayed diesel in my face lol.

    Would it of been fine just leaving it tightened on there? I wouldn't of had any type of vent hose ran which I was told is a absolutely no no from my company and I could get fired.
     
    Last edited: Mar 29, 2019
    TakinItEasy, Mar 29, 2019
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