Well, another week of training in the books and no EPA reportable level events to report.
The hardest part of this job is actually figuring the peoplenet entries that have to be made.
Logs, workflow, TMW, loading/unloading info, inter trip insp........
That being said, I did screw up a
little bit yesterday in figuring just how much room (inches) we was gonna need in the tank.
We get to the station and stick the tank. Come up with a reading of 43 inches.....shoulda been no more than 38.
Trainer looks at me and asks "you sure it was 38?"....yup.
My first thought was the company had sent us a "no fit" to see if we ..... well I .... would catch it.
We head back in the truck and when he grabs the loose leaf notebook with the tank charts I remember what I did....or more accurately, didn't do. I tell him that the readings for each stop today is fecked. I completely skipped a step in my calculations.
IDIOT!!
So he hands me the book and I do it over and the reading is now 47 or less.
You follow procedure and sh*t works out.
Which brings me to the next moment of excitement, where I actually had followed procedure and the stakes were quite a bit higher.
I pre-trip the truck before we go load. One of the most important things, if not the most important thing that needs to be checked is that each of the 5 pockets in the trlr is empty. Make sure the guy before you didn't screw up and leave you a nice 1500 gallon suprise because he was too sh*t all stupid to do his job.
(it happened here recently.....NO it wasn't me.....you know what, feck you)
I checked them.
We gets to the rack and start loading and........the Scully system shuts us down.
Probed out.
Means you're trying to load 2500 gals and this pocket already has 2000 gals in it and so your sh*t ain't gonna fit.
I said they were empty.....
Oh wait, I already are a truck driver.
I just figured my gas hauling career had come to a screeching halt.
Turns out the Scully on that trlr is somewhat bipolar and was having a moment.
You bi*ches thought you had me didn't you?
More updates to follow as I embark on what is sure to be a hall of fame gas hauling career.