LPG

One thing to be careful of is keeping an eye your customers tank gauges. Most get really pissed if you over fill them past 80%-85%. Also, learn your formula to check to make sure it will fit BEFORE you even start unloading. Once you get used to the tanks size and ect...You will usually know with a glance of it if it will fit or not.

Also, always keep an eye on your psi gauge on your trailer and customer tanks( if they work) to make sure your pressures are close to even to make sure no valves have closed on you. You don't wanna over pressure a tank. It sucks and it's hard on your pump.

 

Yes sir. Good luck!

 

Oh, and one other important thing. I'm sure you have heard that getting LPG on you when you un hook is a big no no. Make sure your hoses are bleed down ALL the way before you unhook. Also, drag your hose a little bit when you get it unhooked. That stuff will linger in the hose and can burn you if you get it on you. Once it's on you, you WILL get burned. It can leave a nasty little scar for a while. Be careful, and take your time.

 

Enterprise will make sure to train him up properly. That company has more safety guys, managers, and other bean counters than they have drivers. And the number one focus is to train you "the enterprise way", make sure you sign off that you have been trained, then they absolve themselves from all liability when you do something "against the way you were thoroughly and properly trained, buy thoroughly and properly trained trainers" ... its all about passing the buck.

 

... they do have awesome benefits and somewhat OK pay. I left when they decided that an easy way to increase shareholder profits, was to take money out of the drivers pockets. I went from a daily average in the low 400 dollar range to mid 300's, then to low 300's, then difficult to hit 300's all while still working the same amount of hours or more. I left before they shifted to hourly pay, but that screwing may have been a drivers blessing in disguise since the oil field slow down.

Good luck with LNG. As I said before, I think it's easier than crude. If the paycheck is similar, your seniority and benefits follow you, and you have the option to return to crude if you hate it (like they bait and switch you, and you are forced to team or be away multiple nights of the week), go for it!

 

NOW I remember what I wanted to ask you.

 

So, what all is there to loading a bottle? I see them over there in their own little lane at the rack all the time. Usually they are wrenching on some valve at the back of the trailer and there is some vapor bleeding off from somewhere on the top of the trailer. Other than that, I think they just stand around and point and laugh at us fuel haulers.