I'm looking at moving to a different company and possibly taking a position hauling tankers. How does seasonality affect tanker freight? Would I be hurting for work if I'm just getting started in the fall and going into the winter?
Is Fall A Good Time to Start Hauling Tankers?
Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by csmith1281, Oct 13, 2017.
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if its general commodity chemicals then I would say January is the slowest month. Dedicated you are at the mercy of the customer and their production schedule. The economy plays a big role too, since most of what we haul goes to manufacturers. 2015 was very bad and that carried over into 2016 because of the presidential election. This year has been very solid, it's fall and not slow at all.
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Starting now is a good time, Anytime is good to start tankers, Don't let winter scare you off, There's no hurry in pulling a tanker, Pays well enough to where there's no rushing around.
Take you time, Slow is faster
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In our area hauling fuel is very seasonal. In the winter when the farming shuts down and the loggers are snowed out and the construction projects are weathered out and the tourists are staying home there just isn't as much fuel being hauled.
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I'm in California and I see Indian River's tankers frequently.bentstrider83, G13Tomcat and csmith1281 Thank this.
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