is it a dollar per mile if working for those tankers?

I dont know about sunoco but weigh stations are open all times of the day. Even at 1 am, just depends if the highways patrol feel like opening it up.

 

op probally meant locally to him the chicken houses have bankers hours in maine after 6pm its pretty much a sure bet they're locked up and no body home as for the dollar a mile they do get paid well most of the time but its a lot more work tiny gas station right in the middle of the town and sometimes 50 stops in a shift deffinatly not a place for a rookie they usually ask for 2-5 years expeirence up front

 

50 stops a shift ? Do those tiny gas stations unload into a 55 gallon drum with a hand pump ?

 

Lol my bad I know the deadlines are pretty tight I just forgot the rough amount I figured one of the more experienced guys would fill the blanks lmao

 

I haul gas tankers and there isn't anyone getting a dollar a mile. I get .41 cpm. And $20.55 a hour while not driving. I doubt they will hire someone with no experience. All depends on the company but most likely a few years will be required. And yes night shift is easiest as far as getting into stations and traffic. It can still be tough but not as bad. It definitely requires some skill and close attention paying mindset. Tanker work can be profitable work but your going to work your butt off. Weekends and holidays are all required. It sucks but once you get some seniority you can get some holidays off or at least change your start time to fit around family dinners and such. Idk where you live but being in the northeast the worst season is winter. Cold as heck in the middle of the night lol. And driving up and down mountains with a foot of snow and no chains allowed can make for a stressful white knuckle ride. But I've met a lot of good guys who I think are way nicer than your OTR billy bigrigger. Tanker yankers are a special breed kinda like flatbedders. We help each other out a lot with directions and confusion at loading racks. All in all its good work but don't expect a dollar a mile. Any company would go broke at that pay level. And the amount of stops you do a day/night depends a lot on the distance and how low the stations are

 

I also haul fuel tankers and love working holidays and weekends ... less traffic and I can often do runs that normally take up to 12 hours on weekdays in only eight. Your hourly wage is about right except I get paid per load but it comes out to about that ... anywhere from 17 to 23 bucks an hour depending on how long the run takes. Compared to slinging freight (dry van) and flatbedding, I think fuel hauling is the easiest trucking I've done. I love it because a good company won't rush you (safety first, take your time, double and triple check everything) but I have to concede to you regarding your working conditions ... I live in the sandpile, no snow (= no chaining), no mountains and well-maintained interstates and state roads. I do one (two at the most) run per shift. You're right about the camaraderie among tanker drivers. It's at a level that used to run among ALL truckers years ago. Too bad it isn't like that across the industry anymore. Drive on!

 

Yeah you have it good with no snow to deal with! Lol. That and our roads here in NY are beat to crap. I run out of albany we can see up to around 8 runs a night depending on what run you have. Ethanol runs between loading terminals are fast and pay $50 and you only gotta drive 3 miles away. If you break it down it works out to around $30 a hour. Long runs you may only do one a night. But your right at night I can work 8 hours and make as much money as someone who worked 12 during the day because I can get everything done faster

 

Never hauled ethanol but I think it's on the horizon in the future at some point with our company. I've heard the rumblings. Heck yea, that's a great deal only a few miles away at $50 per load.

I requested to work every weekend at my company but no dice. You now how corporate works.