What kind of tanker work is best?

LoL... sorry~!!! It's the wife's hangout, and she doesn't "have" a name because she's got a big Italian mouth and would've probably told Ryan off by now, LoL! She's looking in to getting in both feet this summer, we shall see. She just 'reads and reads and reads....' over there, and includes me in to the fun stuff, LoL. Like the B-screen, and the FBV thread. I'm kinda too old to even KNOW what to tell a newbie; got "grandfathered in" and then STILL had to take school stuff to get on with my Y2K jobs. Not as old as OS or EV but not far, LoL. It's all in how you look at it.
Sorry I had you stymied; should've told ya. ( I did the same thing to @Thull a while back, he thought I was a mod!) unintentionally for sure. Did you say hi to Pat over here? LoL.....
When wife DOES decide to "join" in over there... i'll let you know her user name... for now, we are just "read-only" and mostly her....LoL! I feel like i know y'all thru her, she's got diesel in her veins, and lasagna in her mouth, it happens.

If you have ANY questions regarding Tanks, pumping, PTO's, hoses, etc..... leme know. Nice to meet ya~!

ps: Good luck with your new "upcoming" rig... if you can do Flats you can do this~!!!

Tom

 

I haul Asphalt, mostly 6122 and 3257 within the state of Ohio, for an O/O with a very small fleet. (me, him and another guy....sometimes 2, LoL!) Our biggest customer is The Shelly Co., and their main plant is in Toledo, which is a couple of hours for me to load, to even start my day (night!) Boss man runs days, so often I will have a preload that I pick up at his barn in Marengo, Ohio. About 20 minutes away. We're getting super busy this time of year; I deliver to Lima, Newark, Auglaize Co., Fremont, Napoleon, .... on and on and on..LoL. We do some recon for Kokosing, as well. Big paving company (ies) here in Ohio.
In the slow winter months (this one wasn't too bad here in Ohio, T.G.) I've pulled flats for United Precast in Mount Vernon. THAT, sir, is not for me. Concrete doesn't need much tarping, but the securement had me stymied. Preloaded tripods that were "supposedly" secured, were not. I've had a couple of close calls, as you may have read. Anymore, I just take a week or month off in the Winter if/when the weather gets too cold to move my product, rather than jeopardize my license~!
What kind of tractor do you have? I think you said a Freightliner... 10 speed? If so, that's great. I'm leery about ever having to drive an auto with surge...but someday it may be a non-choice. We've got "older" Pete's at my barn, well-maintained ... actually SUPER maintained.
We've followed your journey, and it's amazing that you are back on the road after all you've been through. My wife's ex (who we are good friends with) owns a local restaurant, and went thru similar fate a few months back, as well. Kudos, man. Big time. You'll feel better to get out there again; I think you were wise to go with tanks. Pay is better than reefers and vans, by far. May not be as good as OS/OD/OW . . . . but who knows; maybe that will call you again, or you'll find your comfort zone here!
Ok, I'm rambling, gotta head out soon. Ask away, if you have any questions I can help ya with, man.
Best wishes to you, by all means. Always """"vent!"""" as you know.
Tomorrow is today, be safe & ttys!
Tom

 

lol I remember ! I don't even log in over there myself but I still read the forums everyday. Haven't logged in or posted over there in months. I like it better over here, especially the part about not being criticized for everything that happens to you in trucking. On this site people really understand & give great information. To me "personally" on the other site it's like they are in some type of "bubble world" where nothing can go wrong & everything is the drivers fault. Just my .02!

 

No offense, but food grade is the easier side of tanking. You're going to miss the fun of wearing a Gumby suit in the middle of summer, that's fun. Seriously, good luck and keep us updated on how you're doing. And remember, take all of ramps slower then you think.

 

You're actually SO correct, man. I read it occasionally myself; it's entertaining at best. Unless you are one of the "do-gooders" over there, ya know! They would've jumped you HARD for "job-hopping" from one of their 'chosen' carriers, ya know~! Glad you're here, man. (so am I, LoL!)

ps: Boattlebot (and me, i guess...) got our right-turn thread SO derailed, they moved the WHOLE thing to the social forum. I think me and @scottied67 actually had some good advice mixed in there, tho!

 

I noticed that! I'll have to think of another discussion thread to start up soon!

 

What percentage does a driver need to make good money when being paid by the load? I'm curious because a company closer to home pays percentage and like 23.50 hour

 

Paid by the hour is the way to go. There's no rush or hurry better for your safety and others. When you see those guys like Vons , UPS clogging up the hammer lane going 55mph cuz its hourly for them theres no rush