Oh Boy, What did I get my self into

I don't know that he needs to quit, but on Monday morning he should go to the folks that hired him and tell them the truth, let them decide if they want to train him or send him on down the road.

 

That was a very informative video. Just having experience with reefer and dry van, I can attest to how dangerous trucking is so to lie about tanker experience is very irresponsible on the op's behalf. I think the best thing to do is to tell the truth and then proceed from that point.

 

This is all very interesting; but I get the feeling he might have been at a site as he sent this out.

 

"wow" this is not good any way you look at it. I got to say something because I spent almost 4 weeks trying to get a job in texas because I had no experience, and it cost me a lot of money to do that but still was better than lying about my experience. with that said the first thing that comes to mind is how creditable is the company you work for when they didn't check your work history and verify that you had what you said you did? I would suggest you quit the job now before you hurt yourself or someone else and man up and get the training you need and move on before you destroy your career and possibly kill someone in the process. after all the company you would be leaving is probably not very good to begin with. sorry for being so harsh but if you get out of this mess without any problem's please let it be a lesson never lie about anything other than witch bar you were at when the wife call's looking for you.

 

the first thing you do not understand about your job is it's dangerous. the reason you don't understand is [you have no experience] and the people here are just trying to help you get out of a bad situation

 

This is the best reply so far. You need to fess up so your employers can get you the training you need. If you go to a well to pull production water and they are having H2S problems you are dead.

If you make a mistake it could cost your company and the well operator a lot of money. Nothing is cheap in this business. Any mistake will cost thousands if not millions to fix.

Your employers already have money invested in you. They paid for your pre-employment physical and drug test. If they did a background check they paid for that. They might be willing to train you just so they re-coop their investment.

If all else fails to persuade you, just make sure you go with and follow another truck so that driver can show you the ropes and keep you from getting killed. Don't let them send you anywhere alone until you have a handle on things. Even then keep your cell phone handy and don't hesitate to call your friend for advice before you make a mistake.

Good luck, it took some brass balls to pull a stunt like this. I just hope it ends well for you.

 

Wow I wasn't expecting this response. I'll gladly unsubscribe from this thread

 

The pressure that is in the hoses....if you don't know what you are doing it can be very dangerous for you and anyone else around! My husband is a water hauler in PA right now and he's trained a few of the guys. Nothing pisses him off more than when they don't listen and think they know it all and just do what they THINK is right..... You and your friend need to fess up and get proper training before you risk not only damages to the company's equipment and reputation, but also damages to yourself and others!

 

Hauling water is not too sloppy. The vacuum truck tanks are baffled so they are surprisingly nimble. The only time you'll feel the slop and surge is when the tank is only half full. Even then it is not too bad. Yet this does not give license to carelessness. Hauling water is much easier than hauling milk, or anything else not in a tank with baffles. It is not too much different than pulling a fully loaded dry van. Just use common sense on the turns and when slowing down.