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06-23-2008, 10:16 PM
| | just a hippy country gal | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hickory, NC
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I'm currently driving teams with hubby, and in about 5 months, he's wanting to only drive part time, and I don't want to do long distance OTR by myself, and am thinking of changing over to tankers. Are there any tanker drivers here who can give me info on that type of driving? I've read the manual, and am ready to get the endorsement, but would like to chat with someone in the tanker world.
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06-24-2008, 07:10 AM
| | Seasoned Veteran | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: State of De-Nile.
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Originally Posted by necie67  I'm currently driving teams with hubby, and in about 5 months, he's wanting to only drive part time, and I don't want to do long distance OTR by myself, and am thinking of changing over to tankers. Are there any tanker drivers here who can give me info on that type of driving? I've read the manual, and am ready to get the endorsement, but would like to chat with someone in the tanker world. | Tankers usually have baffles but you will still get slosh with them.
And they are very top heavy when full. Good wind resistance however.
What kind of commodity will you be yanking? I started out hauling fuel back in the day.
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06-24-2008, 08:48 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Va
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One of the best job that I ever had was hauling fuel for a major oil company. I made above average pay and was home every nite. Usually started around 3 am and finished up somewhere around 1pm or 2pm. I worked a four day week. Your loading now is all from the bottom, you probably will never climb up on the tank. You just hook the hoses up and punch the computer and within 15 or 20 minutes you are loaded and gone. Unloading requires a little more "work" but it isnt bad. The worse thing about "unloading" is these small stations, they can be a pain sometime getting in and out.
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06-24-2008, 09:08 AM
| | just a hippy country gal | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hickory, NC
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Thanks guys for your input...I appreciate it.
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06-24-2008, 11:38 AM
| | Lurker | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: AZ
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It all depends on what you are hauling really. Non food tanks such as fuel and chemical tankers usually have baffles so the front to back motion is hindered, but food grade tankers are not allowed to have baffles. Milk likes to slosh a lot. You have a high center of gravity so take turns really slow. Even in baffles tanks you still have side to side movememnt. HJope this helps and good luck.
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06-25-2008, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Nogood One of the best job that I ever had was hauling fuel for a major oil company. I made above average pay and was home every nite. Usually started around 3 am and finished up somewhere around 1pm or 2pm. I worked a four day week. Your loading now is all from the bottom, you probably will never climb up on the tank. You just hook the hoses up and punch the computer and within 15 or 20 minutes you are loaded and gone. Unloading requires a little more "work" but it isnt bad. The worse thing about "unloading" is these small stations, they can be a pain sometime getting in and out. | Yeah, sounds like things haven't changed to much since I hauled fuel, but I'd hate to be getting all those one-fingered waves with gasoline at 4.00 per gallon.  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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