I drive tanker for Prime, Inc. I run out of the Decatur, IN terminal as a dedicated driver. We cover from western NY and PA to IL and MI to KY. I plan on doing videos showing how tanker works at Prime, where we run food grade, smooth bore tanks.
If you're interested in working for Prime, please mention me as a reference with your recruiter!
I clean out grease traps one problem I have is the release pipe at the end end up freezing when I leave it overnight so then I’m left to torch it every morning for like 15 min my trailer has a heat switch would it cool that end release pipe ?? Or no?
Good evening sir. I was wondering, I have my tankers endorsement, I was wondering when getting a tanker job, do they train you and educate about their trailers and how to operate them accordingly?
After everything is connected/right before you actually start pumping. Disconnect after you finish pumping & have reversed the pump & closed the valves. Then you disconnect everything.
Did you even watch the video? I literally mention venting immediately after hooking up my hydraulic lines & how I couldn't take video on top of the trailer
No disrespect but lets say you get health insurance and when all said and done you’re walking away with $900-$1000 a week on average? Just to be home 4 days a month or 8 days every 2 months? Seems kinda rough.
So I'm a Veteran and getting my CDL with a tanker endorsement from a military waiver. Do they do refresher or some kind of training for first-timer CDL? Do I need hazmat? I couldn't get a waiver for it.
You need to confirm with a recruiter, but those with no recent OTR experience would have to take the basic CDL training program (Prime's PSD). That is Prime's refresher course. Edit - hazmat is not required for the tanker or flatbed divisions, and is optional for reefer.
@John Ogren Thanks for the response. Yes, I'm aware of the refresher. I'm just getting more info. I applied with Schneider, too. I want my driving career to start off a tanker.
Thanks for the vids! Im starting driving tanker and currently in orientation and training in a few days. Its nice to get started early with my learning!
1st you speak like there's ever a situation where you would move the truck with the dome lid open. Secondly even a few degrees can cause you a whole bunch of problems around your valve. If product gets into the elbow bend of your valve and solidifies there it's a pain in the butt so maintaining the loaded temperature is probably a good idea.
This guy is a college dropout, runs his mouth to you on FB then blocks you, no wonder he goes around making fun of people with college degrees to make himself feel better, he gave up on college for school buses, do you want sympathy for being a bus driver, I’m out of Fort Wayne, see you at Pridec so we can fix those keyboard warrior skills, green truck noted!
A friend of mine has just started TNT about a week ago in the tanker division. He doesn't feel it's for him and wants to go to the reefer division so his question is that he's been told that Prime looks down on that. Is this the case?
I would give it more than a week, but I also don't think Prime would be interested in having someone "stuck" doing tanker & likely to quit if they didn't switch.
as a lease op do they pay for there own repairs ? I see most ppl have a maintenance fee charged in fixed cost is that how all lease ops work ? I was thinking they pay for there repairs and not the company pls help
Yes, lease ops are responsible for repairs not covered by warranty. You can set up an emergency fund, either a set or variable amount per week, that you can use for anything you need, including repairs. While I have an e-fund, I rarely use it for repairs. Instead I use it for when I take time off. Prime will typically "break up" repair costs into smaller weekly payments with no interest rate.
Great video! For the newbies, there's basically 2 different types of tankers, some have pumps that pump the product in or out like this one, and then there are others where you pump air in or out of the tank creating a vacume or pressure. Two totally different operations.
