LOL. Glad it was the wife saying that, and not the guy that just washed out the tank. :lol:

Skywalker wrote:Tell the truth... What you're really doing is straddling a wheel over your shoulders with your head poking through the center hub and doing deep, high-rep squats!!! :lol: BTW, those do happen to work great when you're at a terminal and just can't swing by the local gym... :roll: :twisted:

Cy

How bout the protective suit. Is wearing that a daily ritual? It must get awfully hot in there!!

Crunch

I've worn my rain suit twice in 18 months,and never have put on my white cover-all suit(wonder where that is?).

I was heading up I-95 from Daytona to Flagler and came across a Superior Carrier tanker this morning (6/19) around 7:45am. Was it anyone that reads or posts to this thread? I was glad to see an SC tanker running in my area. I'm still hoping to apply to the company or it's sister company Carry. Just wondering.

yeah, i've worn the rainsuit once so far, for some caustic biocide.
basically, i hooked everything up, put on the suit, opened the valves, took a few steps back, opened my coat, and let it run. then when it was done, i close up my coat, undid all the stuff, then ripped taht sucker off.

i've worn the respirator a couple times, when dealing with waste acetone. you get your face over the manhole with a tankload of that, it's pretty hard to breathe. Ick.

there's a bit of a learning curve with tanker, the big thing being that so far i seem to have 24 hours to deliver any load. That's plenty of time for these loads unless you hit any glitches or delays.

My worst so far was picking up in missouri, they had me at the shipper loading for 3 hours, didn't get out of there until 1100, then they (the shipper) were telling me it had to be on the other side of atlanta by 730 local or it would be refused. the miles were fine for the time, but it was some slow going thru a lot of 2 lane roads and construction zones. let's just say i took one for the team, but that's the only one they get from me like that.

Welcome your newest baby brother to the Superior family! FINALLY found out today I was accepted for the entry-level driver position WOOT! Im so happy, I worked my ass off for this spot. Fresh out of school this is the only place I truely wanted to be. I have worked, and I will CONTINUE to work to earn and keep this spot. Im here, happy, and at home. I have the pee test and physical hopefully Monday which will be a piece of pie. I just want to be locked in and have my name placed on payroll before I get totally excited.

So what can I expect family? How do I start off? I know, be myself and continue to be professional. Any tips? Heads up?

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Congrats. I also started with them right out of school. I recorded my training experiences on another board. You have a PM with the link.

I've been visiting this website for several years now. I have been thinking about going back to driving a truck. I drove OTR for 2 years back in '85. I haven't been happy with my current job but I'm nervous about making the jump. Being fuel prices are through the roof and I've heard that there are drivers scared of losing their jobs. I have talked to the terminal manger in Wilmington, NC last year, told him my employment history and he said I should have no problem getting on with Superior. I will be calling him again soon. But my question is, my job I have now is secured, but I'm miserable, would it be wise for me to get my CDL and apply a driving job with Superior or stay put and wait for the economy to get better? How secure do you guys feel at this moment? Thanks.

DDCavi..... CONGRATS and welcome aboard! Take in everything that you can while with your trainer(s). It will go a long way to help you out with being brand new into the industry. Also, don't hesitate to ask questions here if anything pops into your head about the job or the company; and that is bound to happen sooner or later.

Crunchyknees..... Wearing your full suit daily is almost non-existent unless you run locally, which from my experience with C.T.L. involved almost 100% corrosive products. Depending upon the company as well, as a road/system driver, you can literally go months without ever breaking your suit out. The only time recently that I myself ever suit up is when I pull a load from Kingsport, TN back up to Indianapolis (did that a few weeks ago which is listed below). Yes it can get very hot and uncomfortable wearing full gear, but better to be safe than to risk chemical burns or worse.

FlaCrakr..... Nope, it wasn't me you saw. I didn't get back down to FL until a couple days later. Stay positive bro, you may just end up in one of these blue trucks just yet!

BobMack..... I can't or won't suggest anything concerning your situation and possibly coming here but I will say this, I am very secure with my job and am confident that Skywalker and a few others who do and don't post on here or other message boards would say the same thing.

Y'all have a safe and happy Independence Day. Don't blow yourselves up!!! :lol: Most recent numbers in next post.