tanker life vs dry van life?
Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by john b, Feb 24, 2012.
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It's 1AM and I just woke up the wife I was laughing so loud. OK I'll settle down now.
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I did van, dump and now tankers. Hauling food grade liquid for Hershey. The one thing I found out about the food grade tankers, the DOT doesnt bother us. If they do it is a quick check then on our way.
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Smooth bore tanks are very interesting to pull. You get very good at smooth acceleration and smooth braking. These days I can come to a complete stop and someone in the sleeper doesn't even know we've stopped. You get used to dancing if you had to stop pretty quickly for something. You get used to being kicked in the back of the head if you buck the truck too hard starting off at a light, or if you get a little rough shifting your first couple of gears. Hazardous waste can be a pain because the DOT is always up your butt, but that's just life.
All in all, I would rather drive tanks for the rest of my time than anything else.RJ33RD Thanks this. -
Ill take tankers any day,,the truck does all the work
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Can't speak for the liquid guys, but I haul dry bulk and love it a whole lot more then dry van...
I get loaded (usually) in less then 15 minutes with limited to no waiting. When I pull into the customer they are always happy to see me because I have what they need! I rarely have to wait to unload, it all depends on how the customers silos are setup and if they ordered different grades to be delivered around the same time... But usually out of a customer location between forty-five minutes and an hour fifteen.
When I was dry van... I had to open doors, slide tandems that didn't' want to slide, mess with cleaning out trailers, etc... Tanker all I do is hook up my hose and turn a few valves while I'm on facebook or playing games on my phone . -
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