Questions about what it's like to drive a tank

RookieJ1987 · Apr 7, 2016

ethos said: ↑

1. Plants that don't have stupid safety videos.
2. The money!!!
3. That I get paid for just about everything.
4. That I don't have to worry about axle weight and that we almost always scale before we even leave the shipper.
5. That I can idle.....you know because of HIT
6. 12'6 tractor, low bridges and branches aren't as much of a problem.
7. Most customers are pretty decent people.
8. B.Sing with the other drivers while unloading.
9. That a tank wash can add hundreds of miles to your load.
10. Shorter trailer.
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Love that! Lol

RookieJ1987 · Apr 7, 2016

sidrambill said: ↑

Hard to go back to bumping a dock once you pull a tank.
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Thats what im going through right now. Lol. I went back to dry van dedicated and its like ughhhhhh!

Cat sdp · Apr 7, 2016

Adrienna Brown said: ↑

I feel a little lost because I don't know what most of this means. What are pump offs? What's a discharge valve? When do you get the "we don't have room in the tank" response and why is that upsetting? Like how does it affect you? And the same for number 5. What's HIT? What's NALCO?
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Most of it means delays/aggravation while loading or unloading......

dog house · Apr 7, 2016

Does the hose ever explode when your pumping off?

Cat sdp · Apr 7, 2016

It can if you pump against a closed valve and the pressure relief valve on the pump is set to high....

Or if the hose is old /dry rotted...

That's a big reason we don't like to pump a long distance threw a lot of hose .

More hose = more chance for a problem.....

FLYMIKEXL · Apr 7, 2016

ethos said: ↑

1. Plants that don't have stupid safety videos.
2. The money!!!
3. That I get paid for just about everything.
4. That I don't have to worry about axle weight and that we almost always scale before we even leave the shipper.
5. That I can idle.....you know because of HIT
6. 12'6 tractor, low bridges and branches aren't as much of a problem.
7. Most customers are pretty decent people.
8. B.Sing with the other drivers while unloading.
9. That a tank wash can add hundreds of miles to your load.
10. Shorter trailer.
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What are some good tanker companies

Keith Lindsay · Apr 7, 2016

Or when an attendant steps on the hose in well below freezing temps and it splits out the side....the side that you're standing on ....just saying LOL

dog house · Apr 7, 2016

Do you breath fumes from unloading. I have been in a smelley paper mill before

Cat sdp · Apr 7, 2016

Sometimes, sometimes you might wear a respirator ....

Guess which one has been used....

MidWest_MacDaddy · Apr 7, 2016

Interesting read... I hope more posts come up.

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