Soon to be a rookie tanker driver

P.S.: Hay, @Chinatown .. @slim shady and @Cat sdp are a few more tanker yankers to put in your rolodex~! (okay, they're my pals, but still!)

 

I am getting back in trucking in spring and want to go back into tankers. All the crap I hear about in trucking I never had to deal with. As you have heard once a tanker yanker always a tanker yanker. The only advice I'd give to someone with your experience is don't take shortcuts in the loading/unloading. They'll save you time till they don't and then you'll repay that time in the safety boos's office and if you are going to sling hoses get some lidocaine spray you are going to find mussels that ache that you never knew you had.

 

True that. And triple check hoses, pto (pressure et al) and the dang dome. LOCK it when done loading.

I've never had THAT conundrum, but have seen it. Not pretty.

 

I wish I could find it, but wife has a push ad on her facebook, some tank company that will pay $21.00 an hour to more/less sit around, and babysit. She was reading it to me when I was coveting my 10 hours of sleep ... LoL.

 

How to deliver gas.......

 

Always the man with the plan, big B~!! (can ya spread some happiness, someday~!?~?)

 

Pay attention. Double check. Pay more attention. Don't rush. Don't ever rush.
You will be fine.

 

Jet fuel anyone.......

 

When you first go out on your own don't try to load and unload as fast as the old hands.
Your company won't expect you to be as quick and efficient as the experienced drivers but they will expect you to get things right.
After you've done the job for a while you'll be just as fast as the other guys.
One thing, and this is key...if you have a mix or a spill let somebody know immediately If you get fired you'll still have the mishap on your record but you'll probably be able to find another job. If you try to hide a bad mistake and get caught...and I can just about guarantee you'll be caught...you'll have a black mark that no tanker outfit will take a chance on.
See why tankers make the big bucks? It's not hard work but it's very unforgiving.