Comments By Mini Me

It wasn't a good fit for me. I just didn't enjoy the work. Now it was class B work, so that's all I have to go on. It could be a completely different story on this side of the fence.

So in a previous post I had a question about rookies and tankers. I understand and have taken the advice about getting experience driving a van first. So here's where I am now. I am a week away from completing my school and testing for my class A. The company that I planned on going with has been great, even though I'm not an employee yet. However they don't run dry van. I truly have no interest in running a reefer, previous experience in the class b world wasn't very good. So should I just suck it up for a year to get to the tanker position with that company. Or is it just as acceptable to get my experience with a dry van company and switch companies after a year or two.

My ultimate goal is to run tanker, unless I completely fall in love with dry van. You never know. Anyway thank you for any advice.

And on a separate note. I have used the high road training program and it is fabulous. It helped me to pass all dmv tests and all endorsements with 0 missed questions. I'm truly thankful for this training tool you have provided.

G-town---For the majority of my career I was driving smooth bore tankers between 1500-3000 gallons. Fire engines and water tankers for the fire dept.

Old School----That's pretty much what I was thinking. I am comfortable In a tanker, I just have 0 experience in driving a combination vehicle. I'm thinking my experience in smaller tankers is what prompted the recruiter to offer the tank position. I'm just looking to make the best of my new career and hopefully make the best choices to lead me in that direction. I'm definitely open to driving reefer. Thank you for the response.

Side note. Great site with a wealth of knowledge for new drivers such as myself.

So I will soon be a new holder of a class A license. I have been offered a conditional position with prime in the food grade tanker division. I have been reading the previous posts on tankers, more specifically the concerns with rookies in tankers. My situation is that I have been driving tankers (class b) for 21 years. So I do have the basic understanding of how the liquid reacts, albeit on a much smaller scale.

Do you think that the experience in driving small tanks will make for an easier transition in to handling a large tank? Or should I still consider reefer for the experience and learning curve?