Hazmat Tanker Local Gig! New Truck W/ Q&A
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Appreciate the photos. Really nice ride.
What were the prerequisites besides endorsements? Was 3 years OTR the minimum? Is your hourly rate comparable to other local jobs such as dump truck or LTL? (I know it varies by region, I don't need to know what you make.)
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Beautiful truck man. We're stuck with Cascadias and Volvos. 
And it looks like they're phasing out all the Cummins in favor of Detroits in our Freightliners. Loads being equal, the Cummins always seem like they pull better based on my experience with the same hills I climb every day.
What length are the tanks you pull? Trying to get an idea of how long your rig is compared to the doubles I pull. Pictures can be deceiving, but your dolly looks a lot longer than the ones we use.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
What were the prerequisites besides endorsements? Was 3 years OTR the minimum? Is your hourly rate comparable to other local jobs such as dump truck or LTL? (I know it varies by region, I don't need to know what you make.)
2 years experience but they'll consider you with 1 year experience. I don't know how it compares to LTL because when I applied for LTL jobs they were all cpm and they couldn't get close to matching the hometime I have here.
I think its pretty close though to a good LTL job (like old dominion).
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Beautiful truck man. We're stuck with Cascadias and Volvos.
What length are the tanks you pull? Trying to get an idea of how long your rig is compared to the doubles I pull. Pictures can be deceiving, but your dolly looks a lot longer than the ones we use.
Seems like they are going for fuel economy. We don't really care about that here, and from when I glanced at my mpg it usually is around 6mpg.
Our dolly is a lot longer than yours, but overall length I can bet I'm not as long as yours. The less length the better, gas is heavy. These gas stations can be super super tight and with 2 unusual pivot pictures backing these up will frustrate even the most experienced driver. Its very possible to get "stuck" at a station, almost happened to me.
Protip: when a tire is about to side swipe an object (curb, pillar) put a rubber cone between the tire and the object. The cone will absorb the damage and slide the trailer off and around the object. Yes, that saved me.
We actually only use Petes or Kenworths here, we often haul over 80k so the more power the better. I'll try to remember to measure the length for you my friend.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
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Ladies and gentlemen, a few days ago my company stripped my Peterbilt from me and gave me a new truck.
A 2017 Peterbilt 367 with a Cummins. Wow is it nice, by far the most powerful machine I have driven. Flat hood with a mean look makes the Prius's around me scared.
Yes, I can see over the steering wheel haha! Its definitely taking some time getting used to. There's a massive difference between driving these kind of trucks through I80 in Nebraska and navigating them in small gas stations in downtown Sacramento and the surrounding areas but so far so good, loving the power.
To those who don't know, I deliver gas and other petroleum products in Northern CA. I went OTR for 3 years and achieved what I wanted so I can qualify for a job like this. I'm paid hourly with bonuses, home daily and alternate between 2-3 days off after working 5 days. I work approximately 9-12 hours per day and do 4 stations per shift. To put my job in the most basic terms, I drive doubles and pick us gasoline/ diesel at the loading facilities (gas plant farms) and deliver them to the station directly. There is no shipper or receiver, no lumpers - I load the truck myself and unload it myself.
I know a lot of folks want to do tankers, at least the smart ones do, so if you have any questions please ask.
Here's some pictures!
This is the dolley between the truck and trailer on our trucks.
Just loaded. Notice the tank farm on the right of the truck?
The only two flat hood Pete's in the yard, the one on the right is a 2016 driven by another driver.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.