Oh, I do miss those days! I was an owner operator for a small family-owned company back in the 80s and early 90s. I was assigned a brand-new trailer which I kept parked at a local fuel terminal near my home. I would get my work the night before and send in my paperwork with a company driver. It was a great company to work for. We had contracts with all the major oil companies who paid very well, I had a brand-new Mack Superliner, and always a pocket full of cash. Without a doubt that was my Heyday!
Hello Mike and it doesn't matter how the videos are your videos are awesome long or short I'll keep on watching them and I like watching trucking videos whether it's fuel hualing or flat beding I'll each and everyone of them and I don't complain awesome footage so no worries 👍👍👍
Love watching your videos Mike. I'm not a truck driver, however, have a deep appreciation for those who work hard to provide food, fuel, and goods to businesses and consumers across our nation. From a rough highways standpoint, when traveling across I-20 especially through Shreveport, I find the interstate and it's service roads to be some of the most poorly maintained and roughest in the southern states. Just my 2 cents.
Nice video! Watching this reminds me why I hated hauling fuel lol used to haul for a company that delivered mostly to mines, orange groves, and our old bull plants, lots of old leaky dirty places just like that bulk plant you delivered too. Messy frustrating and dirty and often had bad gauges on the tanks which made it so much extra work. Only way I’d go back now would be working for someone like loves only dropping at their stores
Did what you're doing for thirty years in Mich. That 20 yrs. ago. A lot has changed i'm sure. We hauled 13000 gals of gasoline, 12000 fuel 5 compartments. Be safe and God Bless😅
Thanks for these vids, man! I had been hauling reefers for 2 years, but now I've obtained my hazmat endorsement and joined a fuel hauling company. I can't wait for my training to begin. Safe travels!
I have to say this was awesome to watch. I was curious on the tanker life and you made it seem very appealing. Im aware it isnt always like this but still you know
I haul fuel out of Greensboro NC, its like this mostly at my company, slip seat 5-5 so 5 am to 5pm for days vice versa for nights (most shifts end up being 10 hours though) plenty of equipment. My company own their own stores so if there's a "no hold" aka a tank doesn't hold what you brought, you just take the rest to the nearest store. Its the easiest home daily job, especially if you like being on a mostly ish normal schedule and being home with your family. (night shift pays more and weekend days pay even more, holiday shifts pay a godly amount) (((in my area the fuel terminals are closed on major major holidays like Christmas, so you wont have a load to begin with)))
Hi from France, those cages in your fuel tanks are an anti-theft device, stops thieves pulling diesel out of your tanks.....but yeah they are a pain when you fill-up.
I hauled gas and diesel for a while. Was extra fun down in the Myrtle beach area in the summertime. The one biggest pain in the ass was when a car or two parked over the tanks. Either no one knowing whos car it is, or 3am and no one to even ask!! That happens way more than youd think. Had a few stations that told me to just call a tow truck. Even with that when your day is already 12 or 16 hours, that just streatches it out. I miss driving, but not fuel hauling, unless it was Av gas..those were almost always easier. Oh yea i forgot about pulling into the terminal and finding 10 or 15 trucks already in line ahead of you!
I know what you mean on all points lol ... never had to call a tow truck but I was unloading at a car rental place and they had a car parked on top the drop and Noone knew where key was .... there was a mechanic shop next door so we got a big floor jack and jacked it up on the front and rolled it away lol that's about the only problem I have had like that so I have been blessed lol
I love the night runs. I'll take those anyday. I'm on my way from north Charleston,sc to deliver in Mansfield,LA tomorrow. Enjoy ur weekend Mike ✌️😎🙏🇺🇸
That's what Booger needed! Driver with lot's of experience in the seat for a week or two 😂! If it's a spare? Sometimes nobody cares enough about the clutch brake and the ride, or that it turns right like a motorcycle and left like a battleship. I agree with you on using the spare or someone else's truck. I thought you left Bella because of the different truck. Last load, clear diesel? Guessing you'll be OTR next video. That place looks old-school. But anyplace that let's you know where the key is? Is ok! Safe travels and God bless you and stay cool!
Much respect to you crazy "vintage" truck drivers. I started in 2010 and was trained by an old timer. I'm tough in a lot of ways but man. I like my new air conditioned palace.
Hi Mike love your videos just wanted to let you know peterbilt has had ex hood trucks even back with 359 in the 80's you could order both with 379 also
Even the 351 Pete's or the "needle nose pete" came with options. And actually back then there was a 117" a 119" and the 127" hoods. I'm pretty since the 359 was introduced they only offer the 119" and 127". I'm also pretty sure those measurements include the cab as well as the hood. Short hoods in early trucking were considered east coast trucks and the long hoods west coast trucks.
I usually use them old seals and stuff to stop the leaking but I don't care to do all that so I just get more ears from the yard and change them all...
Wow I’m from Mississippi but I live in Fort Worth I haul for UPT…. I stop at this store all the time when I travel home to see family hold it in the road driver 😎😎😎😎
Hey Mikey, bet you're really really glad that day is done long one hey I was just wondering while watching your video have you ever smashed your knees into those little door's on the side of the trailer where you keep your fittings and stuff just popped in my mind when you almost tripped, danger in every job. ✌️☮️ Rubber buckets have a good night.
Thanks for taking me along. Really enjoyed and appreciate this. Question - any concern about cross contamination in the tank compartments when switching from no-lead and diesel? Or are the compartments always and only their respective fuels?
Absolutely sir.. and cross contamination is very unlikely in the tank compartments.. when we unload there really ain't much product left in trailer so If I had diesel in a compartment and unloaded it there wouldn't be maybe a Gallon left in trailer that drained down by time I got back to rack and if I load 2500 gallons of gas on that then that one gallon of diesel ain't gonna contaminate 2500 gal.. hope that makes sense..
@@Life-On-18-Wheels It absolutely does sir. Found the video this am, I'm thinking of making a career change from corporate transportation back into the left seat and tanker is on my radar. Subscribed right away - love your style. Thank you so much for interacting with the commenters too! Be safe.
I hauled all types of Petroleum products (crude, diesel, gas, nitrogen, etc) for over 10yrs, Oklahoma, Texas, California. Out in the middle of the night in the freezing cold and rain or breaking down out in the middle of nowhere on Christmas Eve away from your family it Sucks! Best thing i did was to get out. I make the same amount of money, home every night, not as dangerous hauling flammables. Fuel hauling Its Not worth it!
My fifth video, I've finally seen Mike with a vegetable (yeah, I know tomatoes are technically a fruit). Still on the vine but that counts. Steaks and bacon dont grow on tress, I guess.
I am planning on doing this after i graduate and get my cdl class A with manual endorsement. Is a TWIC card needed? Do hazmat companies hire new grads?
45:11 I gave fuel hauling a shot but 3 runs a day and no overtime by my employer made me quit, those early starts are hard to have any quality family time. A hard pass for me, God bless good video.
I've got a question for you and it may sound a little dumb. But I'm going to start hauling fuel pretty soon and if like to have a little knowledge. Do you always put the same fuel in the same tanks on the truck? I'm guessing if you swap premium for regular it's not that big of a deal. But if you have diesel in a tank it seem like it would contaminate if you put gasoline into it or vice versa when you deliver to the customer.
The only question that is dumb is the one that is never asked.when done unloading fuel, there is not a lot left in the trailer so when you go to reload, you will not contaminate the next product .
