Smooth (Straight) Bore Tanker Jobs - Following The Money $ in Trucking

[@armyjeep4]

I haul liquid whey, I never go more than 175 miles from home and I'm home every night and weekend. I get to drive the truck home and I make 1500$ a week. Why the hell would I ever, ever, ever go back to OTR for less money and far less home time? Answer, I will never go back.Oh,and I have no ELD

[@mauricebrown592]

I came straight out of trucking school last June and went straight to hauling chemical tanker. Been doing tanker for a year. I’m so glad I got into tanker.

[@daniel_ferrell]

I haul liquid chemicals. The pay is great but comes with a lot of responsibility and is quite dangerous. Been doing it for almost 10 years and I wouldn’t change it. Best decision I ever made was getting into tankers!

[@ThisisPhillip]

I keep telling truckers I come across man , Tankers is where it’s at as far as trucking ,I’ve hauled reefer, dry van , containers , to to flat beds , and by far tankers is the best . Theeee best !!!!!

[@ryanbpercival]

Pulled tankers for over 20 yrs. Love it!

[@I_like_turtles_67]

I haul bulk sugar in pneumatic trailers. But I have a few friends that haul liquid chocolate & sugar. It's good work. No flip flops & sandals. Come wearing real trucker clothes

[@williamh8484]

I've been hauling food grade tankers for 2 years now and love it. I'd never go back to dry/reefer or Flatbed. It does take a certain breed of truck driver though. 24yrs under my belt and I don't know everything.

[@peters1927]

Golden words “pay attention when you driving” ❤

[@pointnIaugh]

I run straight bore tanker and wouldn't even think of doing something else. Easy money, big money, and home daily.

[@EmpireStateExpress01]

Great video! Even though I'm not on the road anymore, I loved my time as a chemical tanker driver for the most part. I got to see both the US and Canada. The learning curve is very steep in the beginning, but the work is easy once you get it down packed. One of my favorite things about tankers is that there's so many good paying niches within it. Don't bother going into chemical tanker if you're afraid of heights, can't follow instructions, lack clerical skills (paperwork) or just plain lazy. You will get weeded out. There are a lot of responsibilities in hauling chemical tanker. Always check your equipment before leaving your customers and especially before loading and unloading. Hazmat spills and fines are not fun at all.

[@SemiLife411]

I haul a heavy liquid food grade product and there’s about 1,000 gallons of empty space in my tanker so the surge can hit really hard. I drive an automatic but I always drive in manual mode because it’s a nightmare letting the truck decide when to shift. I’ve found the key is to shift at either the highest or lowest rpm possible for any given gear, and then coast for a couple seconds right after shifting, then accelerate gently

[@Cherokeelion]

Tanker work is where its at. I haul NGLs and LPG ( propane stuff ) , and would never go back to reefer/dry van work. Its just such a different , better, line of work as a hauler.

[@Bokug1]

I believe livestock and smooth bore tank operators are the cream of the crop. I'm biased as I've done both. I almost bought Dennis's truck, the Jade truck you used in the video.

[@mistery908]

Just got my Az in march and im hauling water for a local company. Ill never go back to roll off or flatdeck again! And the best part is its water so if it spills theres no danger to the enviroment or people

[@singhmaster4]

Always good OG material. Nothing beats knowledge from an experienced professional.

[@ronaldchaidez964]

I to have been pulling tank since 1979, owner operator since 1991. Mostly all chemicals some food grade like additives,all clean bore.the baffles can cause diamlerisation the formation of grit caused by the baffle like making butter. I work percentage and do very good, but I'm lease to large carrier who can find back hauls ,( except for dedicated trailer, but these pay round trip) he didn't mention all the "fun" we have on ice ,but it true in the high winds I don't even notice it.

[@solotrucker1706]

What companies are good for tanker work? I wirked for Quality Carrier's and got paid .60 mile cents loaded and .50 cents empty! Barely cleared 800 to 1,200 weekly...smooth bore all hazmat loads!

[@kwilliams3161]

A lot would flip the tanker over in a heartbeat the way they drive dry van .

[@rolando4812]

I'm completing my training hauling straight bore tankers at a large carrier, just got my cdl last month. This is a pretty rigorous training program, understandably so. But like most large carriers, pay is low but the resources are plentiful. So my plan is to knock out a few months here to get experience and then reach out to a smaller company, like gptransco. Driving this setup definitely requires a more methodical thinking driver. But overall, I'm liking the organized structure of it all, appointments times, etc.

[@zggtf211]

I use to do food grade tanks. No waiting except for milk, real and artificial, and kosher wine. Always took forever to get a rabbi out. Good money but I haul groceries at night for a major supermarket now and make 2x what I did then.

[@monstermind4286]

I just got a job with tankers. It's not hazard. It's not a hazmat job, but it is a tanker job. All paid by hour. All local and I kind of I got lucky because this is literally my first job and this guy is super nice. So hopefully this is a great start. And it leads me into a great path

[@sajen23]

i been doing chem tanker for over 3 years now, gotta love dem paychecks :D

[@terelltorrance]

ive worked for gp transco. My word of advice is be careful

[@jericho9510]

This is what I plan on getting into after a year or two. Thanks for the info!

[@benchillwell7498]

If u wanna do this be prepared, You will get harrased by dot aloooooot ,5 or 6 times a month pulled into scales

[@shamulive713]

I’m glad to hear some smart trucking tips for tanker drivers 👍🏼 will definitely help

[@mikeavram7202]

I like my flatbed in Michigan. We're the only state that allows 160k rigs. 6 and 8 axle flatbeds and b trains.

[@engineer12v]

Yall I'm looking for a tanker driver for my kentworth hauling liquid bulk chemicals split whatever the truck makes with you 50%. Can make up to 4500 cash a week

[@jneadventures2726]

I hauled milk in Kansas for years, picked up from the producers (farms) and dumped at Highland in Wichita. I loved that job.

[@heinzkitzvelvet]

I would love to get into this, but I'm spoiled being home every night.

[@GrandMarcello]

This video struck a nerve!!!! Very informative but the underlying message is “Go Big or Go home” 😎

[@michaelbierlein5642]

I’m enjoyed pulling these tankers ever since I started back in May. Wish I would’ve started pulling them years ago. My hang up before was having to get a hazmat endorsement, but I rarely pull placarded loads.

[@familiaquilantan3790]

Thanks man !! Blessing and stay safe out there ! This info help me more on my career thank you.

[@maxxcherry6955]

I pulled a milk tanker in the mid 70s. You had to time your shifting with the surge. Quite an experience to say the least !

[@jakem.6359]

Story Time ...... ALWAYS the best part of the videos 👍👍👍

[@jerrykinnin7941]

I love me some Kosher food grade Hazmat. I'm in Kentucky guess what that is? A friend of mine use to haul raw milk farm to dairy. In a 4 axle class B license tanker 80,000 lb plate. Gotta love a Short noze Louisville Ford.

[@DavidGolden-b7p]

Definitely want to do foodgrade tanker

[@55018]

Very well informed info, thank you. I just got my tanker endorsement.

[@markrupprnkamp5832]

I had pulled food grade taker for 5 years and worked on percentage and only had one load that had a long deadhead. The rest of the loads averaged at least as well per mile as the mileage drivers .

[@hwyman01]

Proud bulk hauler 🙋‍♂️

[@jordanmaurer5059]

He's absolutely correct! I learned to haul tanker in a smooth bore tanker hauling HLC acid in the oilfield. It does take a certain breed of driver to haul tank especially smooth bore. Pays darn good though

[@ButternutTrucker]

Just got my "N" endorsement today on the first try, have been drivin' for a local terminal, dry van, hauling automotive freight, for three months, since that's when I got my CDL. Can't wait to expand into something else.

[@the__spiral]

Very informative channel. I almost went down a small tunnel in Pennsylvania Pottsville to be exact and I backed up and say oh no😅

[@KoruptDawg]

Could you forego the fifth wheel height adjustment if your truck has a high ride option for the suspension?

[@fredahlberg7193]

Florida based foodgrade single bore hauler here .....we have autoshift transmissions....for 48 State OTR across Rockies....Rough, rough, rough. You will never fall asleep driving, I can assure you that. Lol. Load will beat the hell out of you...

[@bigred1247]

I hauled liquid ammonium nitrate in super b's ( 2 20 killoton bo*bs) lol.here in bc Canada my shifts only got difficult while pulling the big grades as the liquid would drag me back..and we were feeding the mines so not permitted to stop in bad weather and every day in bc last winter was an all out blizzard.

[@johnthepreceptor3575]

He’s right about AMT trucks And Smooth Bore tanks

[@arshpreetsingh3044]

Great information just like always. Thanks smart trucking

[@rainey4035]

I haul corn in b-trains in Ontario. 63,500kg gross. Love the job, pay is decent.

[@docholliday6338]

Interesting video. Very educational

[@darrylm3627]

Good Stuff,Great Tips😃👍🏿

[@chrismayer3919]

My ‘96 Freightliner typically pulls a tank trailer too

[@JeffAboularage]

I love pulling a smooth bore, let’s me know I’m still alive!

[@mudpuddle8805]

I dont get paid for the first two hours of delay time at the shipper and receiver. That is standard. When loaded on a scale, you are typically loaded to MAX GROSS (~80,000#). There can be lots of down time and dead head dealing with washing out your trailer. Smooth bore tanker is very hard on your clutch. The surge puts huge pressure on the springs in your clutch. Occasionally, the timing of a move is out of sync with the surge and there goes the clutch. Ive driven across the country with no clutch so I can make my delivery before taking my tractor out of service for the clutch replacement.

[@eddykatt3]

I love your videos!!! Which companys in smoothbore pay good and respect drives?

[@georgeperkins4171]

My company hauls dairy and it's all autos. Not saying it's good. Just they must find it worth it, probably to make it easier to get new drivers.

[@danielspeedy6972]

I can remember the first time I ran a tanker nobody told me about keeping your jaw closed boy is it hurt for a while

[@dellcochran4390]

i love pulling tanker

[@farmerjon360]

As far as exhaust stacks go; would it just be better to convert a rig to a grass burner to eliminate the risk of smacking stacks at plants to load/unload these trailers?

[@st0rmrider]

admit it: the point of the whole episode was so that you can appreciate the story... And thank you!

[@clyderanger]

You learn real Quick about shifting!!! After you get SLAMMED the first time. Whole different World. Miss IT!!!!!!!!😁

[@jared6356]

Adding an electric pump to the coolant lines for the in transfer heat would have worked out really great.

[@terry_willis]

Is the same trailer used for both food grade and chemical, alternately? Or is a trailer used only for food grade or chemical, after its first use?

[@claytonboney1797]

Thanks!

[@SmartTrucking]

Hey thanks so much for the support for the channel! Much appreciated. 👍😎

[@tnttransport3465]

Thank you for the information sir. I really enjoy your videos.

[@paulmarion3290]

Poland spring water pays $36 an hour in Maine . Time and a half after 40 .

[@johnboggs8765]

Hey bud, great video. I’m leased on with a company pulling out of the ports. Thinking about trying tankers or reefer. I live in South Jersey which is a hotbed for cold storage warehouses and chemical refineries. I’d appreciate your opinion on which one you thought would be better. Also, would it make sense to purchase my own tanker? Thank you in advance for the advice.

[@OpeoAslam]

I've wished that I had the option to run kerosene in the winter in those pill shaped trailers for extra money but I don't have the option with the company I'm contracted to. Either kerosene or anhydrous ammonia.

[@Dee-ti3hu]

Great video....trying to get into tanker after 25 years of driving van and flatbed. Any advice how to get started

[@stephenstewart9543]

Thank you sir!

[@nickosuave8194]

Good video

[@jesuschrist2616]

I'm not saying there's money in it but if you want the best pay in the industry worknas a mover or pull OD loads those are the only 2 that make 200k+ a year

[@jeffreycoon9634]

What size trailer do you recommend? Not length but gallons

[@flexusanm]

10 4 driver. Be safe out there!

[@ericparrish1515]

I wish more drivers could get to know what community means. That'll take a bit more flexibility though, for sure. Flexibility under these rule puts a driver out FAST. Just a piece of information.

[@alexandercastillo7707]

Can you give a good company to haul tankers ?

[@ImDemonWolf]

Do u need to own your own tanker for chemical tanker hauls?

[@ericparrish1515]

I guess its about the same as speed walking around Walmart and back home. Takes a lifetime to get some drivers to realize how good the wind feels getting passed by a 60 thousand dollar bed. Pick up truck bed, i meant.

[@curtis7599]

I understand that four wheelers go as fast as they want no matter what the speed limit is but why can't you all slow down through construction? Just because trucks are usually set around 60 to 70 miles per hour does not mean you all can still go that fast through 45 miles per hour speed limits in construction. Nobody drives carefully anymore. It is usually super truckers and flip floppers who do this which accounts to about 95 percent of all drivers.

[@MuninnMyrkvi]

It's too bad GP Transco doesn't pull tanks!

[@WRR689]

How much experience is need to get to this side of the house. I do refer now.

[@jaeinnmoon3279]

Does GP Transco have tanker division?

[@ronniebenoit4081]

Tanker yanker for life.....

[@8300rpmallday]

Do you know where I can start my tanker career I’m 4 year of Otr dry van

[@gilbertotorres7014]

¡Gracias!

[@SmartTrucking]

Much thanks to you for the support. Means lot to us. ❤

[@Extra.Medium]

Is there a rough max height for a truck to pull tankers? Could a driver get away with not having a flat top or is that necessary to get in and out of these places?

[@caaguilar82]

Many tanker trucks are full condo height. Mine is 13’2”. You just run a higher risk of hitting or scratching something at the loading/unloading racks. I’ve done so myself on a few occasions but it could’ve been avoided if I had stopped, gotten out and looked. Since 2014 I’ve only had to back into 1 or 2 loading racks because of height restrictions. I’m talking about chemical tankers. Never hauled foodgrade. If you’re looking at a particular company look at what kind of trucks they’re running and ask.

[@PFeal]

Great video and information! Thank you

[@DavidGolden-b7p]

Uh i tried them said i had gap in employment well i have required experience they required

[@wadeknight9202]

Iam looking to possibly get my cdls an interested in hauling hazmat / butane gas but curious about will I need get some other driving job to get “experience “ or do companies give new cdl drivers a shot

[@kowski9477]

It'll make you into a good driver if you stick with it.

[@rodolfocruz4681]

Do they offer CDL training

[@StevenCasper]

Acids come to mind for weight push you all over the place anticipate all the time how your load will react. Rubber side down driver. :) retired.

[@thomasschmutter469]

I would love a trucking job as I save my income money 💶 and my work money 💶

[@charleswilson6789]

Molasses is the worst slam ever. Automatics is the dumbest thing ever for a shotgun tank especially on ice

[@AlexMendoza69]

Is there any tanker owner operator netting 5k a week or more without going over the road?

[@MaclearieFarms]

When you use these figures are they in CAD or in USD

[@Chicago_Clout]

How much an hour?

[@duecourier160]

Does GP TRANSCO hire Canadians? Lol....im making a career change and going for my class 1 license this September in Moncton, NB.

[@adamfrbs9259]

Did Jade give you permission to use that photo for your thumbnail pic?

[@mikeblackford994]

Worst ride I ever had was pulling a food grade tanker...horrible

[@kevinimp8217]

instead of modifying the 5th wheel wouldnt it be cheaper if you just kept a ramp you can drive over? or some wheel chocks you can drive over? 5th wheels are expensive even if you are modifying the tracks