Gas Haulers?
 

Can anybody tell me some Pro's & Con's about gas hauling?

Pro's:

Home daily, avg 50-55 hrs ( around here), new eq, easy work.$$$

Cons:

Some stations a PAIN to get into , infinite # of tank sizes to deal with.Empty tankers on icy roads suck! (very light empty weight)

Better be good at math,familiar w/ computers.

Oh yeah, if the thought of hauling gas scares you, or your worried about the potential of something happening, dont bother, find something else to do. Alot of people try to get into it w/ these fears and it ends up being a waste of everyones time.the driver , the company, the trainer etc...

The fears don't go away? Are they told horror stories and leave?

Not so much hearing horror stories but by watching the nightly news and reading the daily paper...

A driver has to be aware of what they are hauling and what it can do. However, constantly worrying will cause that same driver to be dangerous to themself and others around them...

Not only will a gas hauler get into tight spaces but will also go into interesting and rough neighbourhoods. Plus, will have to deal with stupid people who will park on top of the gas drops or will walk by the trailer lighting up a smoke or, will walk by with a lit whatever. Yes some have even tried to toss a lit whatever as the driver tries to unload...

Another point to make is that the driver will have to deal with all types of weather. The driver will get wet, freeze, bake and so on. The driver cannot sit in the cab while loading or unloading nor, can they stand in the store at the unloading spot. It sucks during rough weather but, that's the way the rules go...

With all that in mind petroleum hauling can be fun and just think, the heaviest thing a driver has to handle is a 4" hose....

Tight spaces? You guys got it easy with the lower vertical clearance! I have to pull a van through those same places :-(

Gas hauling sounds to much like work, I prefer the chemical hauling, although I hear food grade is also good. :wink:

I can see that. But it sure beats finger printing a 53' load of , well anything!

The easiest petroleum job is either jet or truck stops. the load is going to fit 99% of the time, if someones in your way they move or get towed, easy in easy out 8) :D

I been thinking about hauling GAS but i think where i live you start on night sift and have to work weekends not sure. I been looking into www.penntanklines.com But am going to find more info out about them.

More often than not, a new driver will be put on the night shift and almost all gas haulers run a 7 day 24 hour operation and holidays are rare.

Also keep in mind that not all tank lines pay by the hour. The pay is usually based per load....



Oh yeah Tanker Yanking is most definitely better than hand humping a 53' wagon at a hateful grocery warehouse!!!

Nights are the way to go if your going to be paid by the load.There are alot less trucks waiting to load, plus less traffic to deal with.I've been doing it for 9 yrs now. I could go days , but I would take a pretty good pay cut!