Tankers
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I do tankers and have never had anyone hauling dry van turn me down however some companies that run stuff like flatbed may want previous flatbed experience I say pick a area you want and stick with it because you'll learn certain ways of driving in a tanker that won't relate to dry van and so on. It's much better to find the area you want and stick with it I've done tankers now for awhile and wouldn't think of doing anything else.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
You should be able to easily change from tanker to about anything since tanker is harder. Tractor trailer experience is tractor trailer experience, it doesn't matter much what you drove for a year as long as it was tractor trailer.
Phil
I do tankers and have never had anyone hauling dry van turn me down however some companies that run stuff like flatbed may want previous flatbed experience I say pick a area you want and stick with it because you'll learn certain ways of driving in a tanker that won't relate to dry van and so on. It's much better to find the area you want and stick with it I've done tankers now for awhile and wouldn't think of doing anything else.
Who do you currently drive for?
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
You should be able to easily change from tanker to about anything since tanker is harder. Tractor trailer experience is tractor trailer experience, it doesn't matter much what you drove for a year as long as it was tractor trailer.
Phil
Thanks!
I do tankers and have never had anyone hauling dry van turn me down however some companies that run stuff like flatbed may want previous flatbed experience I say pick a area you want and stick with it because you'll learn certain ways of driving in a tanker that won't relate to dry van and so on. It's much better to find the area you want and stick with it I've done tankers now for awhile and wouldn't think of doing anything else.
Please explain why...I'm interested to hear what you love about it? :)
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.New Reply:
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If I choose to drive tankers & that's all I want to do. Later on in life if I decide to leave tankers & go to say...dry van. Do companies compare all experience the same? Like on apps they say 1 year verifiable tractor trailer experience. Does it matter if it's tankers or are they meaning dry van/ reefer
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.