Milk hauling tips and tricks for a new tanker driver.

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  1. aussiejosh

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    Well glad you found a job, as long as it brings in a regular pay check huh, never done milk, have hauled molasses, dunder, and fuel but those tanks all had either baffles or were petitioned off into separate compartments, so no slushing about, did operate a water truck briefly for about a week to water dirt roads at a mine for dust suppression that had no baffles, so did take some getting used to specially if approaching corners fully loaded. Anyway I'm sure you'll soon learn how to sort the butter from the cream eventually. :cool:
     
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    Only milk hauling companies I know around here is C&T Durham Earl Trucking Company and Southeast Milk inc
     
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    They have overweight permits
     
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    From around lewistown MO to either Memphis, Nashville or Little Rock. Currently they ain’t going to LR but they said mostly Memphis. E specially for new guys. I think there’s also some short runs to Kansas City and such don’t pay as much
     
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    I’m no longer in FL…I guess I should see if I can update my username lol
     
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    Sounds like Zimmerman
     
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    I’ve seen them advertise for that run quite a few times in the past year when I was looking at moving to MO. Not trying to be a naysayer, but don’t go in with blinders on, both Memphis and Nashville are nearly 900 mile turns, you’re not doing that in a day. 3 loads will encompass a normal 5 day working week.
     
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    Memphis is a fun stop very tight and delivery’s by appointment or close to it.
     

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    With the first 150 air miles Ag Exempt, Memphis can be easily done. Nashville he'll have to stay with it but still he could to either out & back in one day.
     
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