Lifting requirement for tanker drivers (for future refrence)

I have never run into that requirement for tanker work. Are they sure they mean over your head? It isn't safe to be in any situation in which you have to lift that much weight above your head. I have encountered flatbedding jobs which ask that drivers can lift and hold 65 to 100 lbs from ground to shoulder height, but never higher than that.

The most I needed to hold or pull around at my previous driving job maybe maxed out at 45 lbs.

 

Personally I wouldn't take a job that requires me to lift 100 lbs over my head. You just try it. Unless you're a fit young man, and have a knack for lifting weights, I wouldn't attempt it. You could easily do yourself an injury
I've hauled gasoline and now chemicals so I know that what you're saying is def not the norm.
Yes, hoses full of gas can be heavy, but I never had to lift them over my head. Neither would I say they weigh 100 lbs. IMHO
I worked for Dupre and I had to do a strength test. But it was nowhere near 100 lbs., virtually anyone could pass that test.
Tanker companies are not going to want you to lift that kind of weight.
Good luck.

 

I'd almost be tempted to have OSHA look into their operation.

 

Who cares that this chick worked on a farm. What's that gotta do with anything. I think you're asking for trouble when you expect a driver to haul/ lift that kind of weight in order to do a job. I've never heard of such nonsense. There's a knack to lifting heavy weight. It's not always down to strength alone. Lift that kind of weight the wrong way, and you're gonna have back problems for the rest of your life. No job is that kind of risk.

 

Well they probably need drivers because they either get hurt or won't lift that amount of weight that high. Not too many men can lift 100# over their heads unless they have trained to do it. And even fewer women.

I'm 6' and 190# and I'm strong and in good shape and I seriously doubt I could lift that much over my head. 100# it's a lot heavier than you realize. My old job I used to lug anywhere from 50-85# up and down stairs at chest height and that was a strain if you didn't know how to do it.

I get the feeling someone inflated the numbers they gave to you, and I wonder why they did that. Could it be that the hr person didn't know what they were talking about (likely), or maybe they were trying to scare you off (less likely, but not unheard of)?

I don't see someone being required to lift that kind of weight without some form of mechanical or human assistance. I know that no industrial plant would even consider allowing a worker to lift like that. They would be paying out workers comp like crazy.