Prime Tanker Experience So Far...

So THAT'S how you do it!

 

Well... according to the losers in the truck stop, NO ONE can make a profit running solo. TruckerDawg does get some strange looks when he's driving!

 

TruckerDawg does get some strange looks when he's driving!


You need to get him the fingerless driving gloves , the chain drive wallet , vest , jogging pants , 1 size fits all tshirt @ LOSERS R US clothing emporium.

 

Correct me if im wrong. I'm recalling a conversation with a tanker.

Whats the deal on idling? Aren't there some loads that have to maintain a particular temp, and only tractor engine idling will maintain that. I think he said the APU doesn't generate the heat needed. I think the guy said he had to idle at 1300 rpm in the winter on those loads.

Does the load revenue reflect that extra cost. Is there some sort of accessorial pay to the load for added fuel expense, or do you know if that's just built into the rate.

Again I maybe poorly recalling the conversation, but this question has been on my mind since you mentioned your trainers lackadaisical approach to fuel economy.

 

We haul a lot of oils that are basically margarine and turn solid at room temp. On those loads you have to run in-transit heat lines, which circulate the trucks heated antifreeze through heat lines on the tank. You have to idle these loads during winter when it's cold outside. You don't have to idle @1300 rpm, the only time you need to idle with higher rpm's is when pumping, and that's supposed to be done @900 rpm.

There's no sort of compensation for burning extra fuel. Lease drivers get 70% of what's billed to the customer and company drivers aren't paying for fuel. You can get by overnight without idling when it's warm out.

 

It'll be easy enough for you to confirm the fuel surcharge rates from your settlement... make sure you opt for the "basic accounting service" that breaks down your settlements. The $21.75 a week you pay for that is well worth the savings in your time, and the elimination of that PITA task in your life needed to generate the data it provides.

If you don't see it in there, it's quite possible it's already built into the rate that the load pays.

 

That's standard FSC rate- your in-transit heat cost is built into tbe linehaul rate. You're listening to Kevin Rutherford then?