Want to drive tanker truck but don't want to explode?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ThisisMeUsee, Sep 3, 2018.

  1. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    I see explosions in the ####ing loves toilet stalls

    Those are explosions I want to unsee

    Those explosions cause a sometimes regret as to why I chose this profession!!
     
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  3. TravR1

    TravR1 Road Train Member

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    It could be worse. It could be you having to clean that up for a lot less money than what you are pulling in.
     
  4. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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  5. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    Please I’m not gonna even look. My eyes have seen enough
     
  6. Omega7777

    Omega7777 Medium Load Member

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    if you scream "Aloha Snackbar" everything will explode
     
  7. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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  8. tucker

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  9. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    It's like flying airplanes. If you have a really bad day, you don't even have to fill out paperwork.

    I've got a year hauling Hazmat tanker and 24 years dry van. More dry vans are involved in accidents than tankers. The product in the tank determines if the same accident causes an explosion or not. The cars drive the same way around you but the customers treat you better instead of like a potential serial killer/panhandler.

    Google exploding tanker. They don't explode often and seldom for just a little contact, unless you park across RR tracks.
     
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  10. Just passing by

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    I never worry about the load behind me as much as I worry about the yahoos around me going down the road.
     
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  11. GoldDot40

    GoldDot40 Light Load Member

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    I drive a fuel tanker. I don't even think much about it really. We have routines and procedures that we follow to keep us safe while loading and unloading. As far as out on the road, you can die in any vehicle. Your time is your time.
     
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