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I took a month off from one company once. Expect to be slip-seated. Also, don't ask don't tell. Just get hired and try to work there for a full 12 months before you take off. You might need to look for another company afterwards.

Hey Chinatown and Lual, is there a lot of fiddling around with freight when it comes to milk hauling? I know with hazmat tanks a lot of the time they want you to deal with hoses and hatches, nozzles and whatnot. Would be nice to have no-touch freight with food grade tank.

Also, how do you deal with the extremely strict cleanout requirements between loads? I mean, how much time can a driver expect to waste tracking down a trailer washout place that's up to snuff, get your t-check all squared away with dispatch, wait your turn, and then wait for the washout to be complete?

 

I haven't hauled milk.
The tanker products I hauled, once unloaded, deadhead back to the terminal. Pays the same, loaded or empty.
I hauled out of Nashville. Have a load of acid to Bakersfield, California, 45 minutes to unload, then deadhead back to Nashville. Tanker world is a whole new experience. Hauled several loads to Seattle, Washington and 45 minutes to unload, then deadhead back to Nashville, Tennessee. Pays the same, loaded or empty.

 

What do you want to pull?

 

I prefer reefers.

 

Would you mind sharing with me the company that you did this driving with? Did you do those same dedicated routes all the time or was there variety?

 

Why?

 

I drove for Schwerman Trucking.
Never knew from one load to the next where the destination would be. That's one reason I liked that job; didn't have the same routine.

 

I liked the challenge of the appointment times and lots of night driving. I have the self-discipline for that type trucking.

 

How bought the challenge of dealing with the grouchy lady at the check-in window?

 

I can tune that out; doesn't affect me at all.