Tankers the way to go?

Yup, I started flatbed, now I am pulling tankers. I don't think Ill ever go back to flatbed, but I will keep that option open. But I will NEVER pull a dry van.

 

I know what you mean. Several years ago I was going through one of those "I'm bored and I hate trucking and I'm gonna quit" phases that we all go through.
I picked up a load of diesel for one of the local lumber mills. It was storming, rain mixed with sleet, and a 20 kt wind, just a nasty day all the way around.
I was unloading in the lee of a shop building so I was out of the worst of the weather. I had a thermos full of hot coffee and a sandwich. Across from me were three lumber trucks tarping dry loads of lumber. They were totally exposed to the weather and they were getting hammered. Two of the drivers didn't have rain gear and they were totally soaked.
The wind kept grabbing their tarps and pulling them out of alignment, They didn't even have boots, just tennis shoes.
They were there when I got there and they were there when I left. I didn't get enough rain on me to even notice.
After watching what those lumber guys were going through, and what little I had just done, I got over my bad mood and started liking tankers again.

 

That happened to me once. I was picking up a load of sticks with a RR container, and like you say, it was a nasty day in the Badger. While I waited for them to finish loading a flatbed, I watched as this poor guy tried tarping the load, and was clearly being defeated. I couldn't watch any longer, and got out to help. He never would have got it himself and was very grateful. Some places, I think offer tarping pay, but it's not for me.

 

Does anybody know of any tank companies that hire teams out of central illinois. Any info would be appreciated.

 

I’ve been pulling tanks for several years now and I’ve never heard of any teams in the tank business. I’ve seen drivers team up on rare occasions for a certain load that had to get there but it’s definitely not the norm.

 

K thx for the reply.

 

Some of the cryo companies used to run hydrogen teams. BOC Gases used to do that, but with all the cryo mergers recently, I don't know who does anymore. Sorry.

 

Transwood runs teams. They are advertising a weekly minimum of $1600 in Mobile Alabama.

 

Yea i used to run a boc gasses account for a company i used to work for. If by the time my wife has her 3 yrs in we still haven't found where we wanna work I'm gonna see if we can get on there. They haul helium with otr teams.