My Update From The Prime Inc Tanker Division

Whoops, sorry Patrick, for some reason I thought you were a flatbedder.

It is all good. I wanted to be, but.... my back prevents it.

Icecold24K,

I am attending school 09/05/17 at prime. I am interested in Tankers. I have been wondering if the Prime tanker routes are long hauls like reefer or more regional? I want to travel coast to coast as much as possible. Thanks in advance for your input,

I want to travel coast to coast as much as possible.

Firehog, I believe at Prime you are more likely to accomplish that goal pulling a reefer or a flat-bed. Icekold can correct me if I'm wrong.

When you first get started you can expect them to be putting you on some shorter, easier runs. They are going to try to help you get the hang of things before they start sending you all across the country. Early on is when you want to establish yourself as a dependable guy who gets it done. Once you've built a reputation for efficiency and productivity they'll start running your wheels off.

Yes what Old School said is 100% spot on... With flatbed and reefer you will run coast to coast and see a lot of states.. With tanker you will see mainly east of the Mississippi River. Also very true your first few weeks they will throw you softballs. Very easy runs with lots of time on them.. Once you show them you want to run and will pick up and deliver early when possible they will run you hard. You will run a lot of miles and be planned on loads ahead of time.

I’m thinking of coming to prime for tanker with a few months flatbed experience. Can you take hometime in other locations like you can in the flatbed or reefer division? So live in Ohio but have family in Louisiana, MS and Florida. I was hoping I can request hometime in those locations some. Thanks

How heavy are the hoses? I ask because I would love to do tanker. However I do have a bad back. I can handle moderate amount of activity with it. An example would be I can handle 'throwing' boxes of bananas but not potatoes. 40-50 lbs not much of a problem, but anything over 50 lbs and I really risk doing more damage to it.

Patrick they actually aren't that heavy. Definitely less than 50 pounds. I do more dragging than picking them up since they are so long. I have done tanker here about 6 weeks now and only had to actually pump off myself two times. Most of the customers I have been too it seems I back in and they do everything. At our major customers too it's always a drop and hook.

Spoiled🤣 Although the last two weeks I've only had to pump off twice I normally do it all the time.

And for detention, the company I work for has a macro... I've never even heard of that.

I’m thinking of coming to prime for tanker with a few months flatbed experience. Can you take hometime in other locations like you can in the flatbed or reefer division? So live in Ohio but have family in Louisiana, MS and Florida. I was hoping I can request hometime in those locations some. Thanks

Yes this is very possible. There is a huge misconception that our tanker division runs mainly the northeast. This is not exactly true. I have been in all 48 states and Canada with the tanker division and this week I am on a dedicated run from Opelousas Louisiana to Saginaw Texas and back.

Thanks for the quick reply. I’ve enjoyed your posts and they have been very helpful. This entire site has been extremely helpful. I usually just stay quiet though. Are you still enjoying tanker and the not working your tail off physically?

Yes sir I absolutely love tanker and to be honest I have no desire to do anything else. Even when the day comes and I leave Prime it will be with another tanker job. Primes tanker division will keep you running and you will make good money.