Need some advice from the tanker vets in here.......

Guys, really wanna haul tankers .....I have every endorsement except passenger..... And I'll have my twic in dec.....

i haven't driven for anyone in 3 years, and would prefer not to go back to old job (moving company - not HHG side) if I had a choice to drive a tanker ......what's are my choices: stay at old job for 6 months? (12?) then give tanker co's a call...........or go to a school to teach me about them (can u even go to a school/ CDL Mill if u already have your "A") and "slave" for one of them for a year......... Need to be forthcoming if I hope to get accurate info.....so i regretfully ( i know the stigma on here)need to add the reason I have to wait until dec: it's when I finish my DUI program for a DUI back in 2008.

i consider myself more of a steering wheel holder since I taught myself how to drive and never went to a school if that helps. Thanks in advance for the feedback, I'll prepare myself for some of it to be negative considering the bad choice I made (in personal car I might add-not that makes it any better)

 

I might also add, I jump in a truck about once a month, just to make sure I can still back up ( which I can) so I do still know I can drive.

 

The dui happened in 2008 (5 years ago)

what im really trying to guage is what are the odds of me getting hired on with a tanker outfit after going back to my old job for .....lets say 6 months.... i've read on here that local experience is worth NOTHING to a tanker company.

What i SHOULD BE ASKING is, what type of training (if at all) do tanker companies give you. If i can avoid going to a place like Prime/schneider for a year for tanker training, I will.(plus how does that work when i get hometime- i live in Northern Cali.)

If its better for me to bite the bullet.... heck... i'll sign on the dotted line day after christmas lol Sorry if i sound all over the place but i have an important decision to make come mid december, and dont wanna blow it.

 

Thank you again chinatown