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Message:: [QUOTE="Redtwin, post: 12374530, member: 93328"]The product pump is actually on the tank. There is a PTO and a hydraulic pump on the tractor that powers the product pump on the tank. It's easy to spot the tractors that have the PTO/pump as they have hydraulic hoses hanging over the catwalk. They are just called "pump tractors" here, I don't know the proper industry name for them. Either way, yes you will still be dropping and hooking them. I have never heard of a tank being assigned to a tractor. Personally,  it's rare that I will be hooked to the same tank for more than one load. Even when I am loading for a back haul, it's usually a drop dirty at the tank wash and grab a clean one to get it loaded process. That's how it is where I run in the NE, I can't speak too much about what happens when doing true OTR. I reset every week, can't recall the last time I ran recap. A busy week means I reset with only minutes left on my 70, a not so busy week will have 10ish hrs left. I prefer to reset as Canadian HOS requires a 24hr offduty period with the cycle I run. Canadian HOS also means you can drive 13hrs a day so that eats up the 70 pretty quickly. I have burned through a 70 in as little as 5 days, with only the bare minimum onduty time for pretrips etc.[/QUOTE]