The driving industry is full of glory on the surface, but behind the scenes, she secretly wipes her tears, and is as angry as a thief.
In the early years, the transport households in my hometown were used to hiking at night. Perhaps there was some ulterior motive in the eyes of others, but we drivers all knew in their hearts that the reason they stayed up late to avoid fines. After all, the profit was meager and could not withstand any mistakes.
If the house is next to the national highway, the cargo friends will feel deeply. From nine o'clock to the early morning, there are trucks whizzing by at night from about nine o'clock to the early morning. It is so familiar to listen to the sound of the tires rubbing against the ground with brake water.
After driving for a long time, even if you don’t have to leave the car, you will habitually wake up in the middle of the night. Even if you sleep, you will not sleep well and wake up immediately when you hear a little sound. This is the professional habit of truckers.
cement tanker 's success
In fact, in my impression, cement tankers began to become popular in the local area around 2013. Previously, they were mainly transporting bagged cement with dump truck .
After all, on this transportation road, dump trucks have been going through decades, and have gradually developed from the early single-bridge trucks. As the vehicles become larger and larger, everyone seems to understand that the transportation volume has been saturated. Although the vehicles are large, the freight costs have dropped and the profits have not increased much.
has the fuse of the decline in freight rates, and everyone wants to make more profits, so after eliminating the dump truck, they started to operate tractors and purchased bulk cement tank trucks in large quantities.
As the saying goes, those who eat crabs early will either lose money or get rich. Those who operate cement tankers in the early stage did make money. In the following years, new cars often appeared in everyone's eyes. Many masters who drive dump trucks have changed their trailers, so that the local dump trucks have few left, and the trailers are the real king.
The life of drivers "cheating"
There are many local drivers who have been driving cars for decades. After selling their dump trucks, they join hands to buy trailers. Sometimes everyone is joking, from cement in bags to bulk cement, they can't live without cement in this life.
In addition to some masters, there are many new young men who have added drivers, but the demand is still not met. I often see information about driver recruitment.
If you drive, driving forward is simple, but it is very particular about reversing and loading and unloading. Let’s start with loading. When loading, the cement tanker needs to open the lid above the can and aim at the loading port in the cement factory warehouse.
is also a very difficult action for novices. They often have to get on and off the car and look at it, or remember a certain point, and then come over and aim at this point next time.
I believe many card friends are familiar with the statement of shaking tanks in bulk vehicles. Why do you need to shake tanks? After the small volume of jar is initially filled, if you want to load more, you have to move the car to accelerate and stop quickly so that the cement powder in the jar can be covered more evenly.
This way, some space can be empty and more is installed. At the same time, it can also make the front and rear of the tanker evenly under pressure, which is conducive to weighing too much.
If compared with 17.5 or 13 meters flat plates, the length of the cement tanker is much shorter, and it is relatively simple when reversing. However, for truckers who have just transferred from dump trucks to trailers, they still need a familiar driving process.
I have seen a young master at a mixing station before. Not long after I finished driving, I was unable to pour the vehicle to the unloading position for a long time when I was preparing to unload the goods. I kept getting on and off the car and checking the position. The master next to me poured it in for a long time.
If this is a suburban construction site in the middle of the night and the site is narrow, I believe this young man will have to cry and wait for dawn.
Terrible and tired is the norm
For bulk vehicle drivers in the industry, a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan is not a dream, but the premise is that there must be a stable source of goods, so that the labor paid is proportional to the income.
During the off-season, worrying about not having any cargo, but it is the time to fight hard when it is peak season. People stop and stop. Once the car arrives, they set off immediately, and they drive back and forth 800 kilometers, working hours reaching more than 10 hours, and they are all on the road. Staying up late has become a habit, but in the end, the income will still be affected by the peak season and off-season and cannot be stabilized.
With the introduction of the "cost by shaft" policy, weighing and charging has become history, which is undoubtedly another major blow to bulk cement tankers. The operation of heavy-drained and empty-backed vehicles no longer allow empty cars to go on the highway. If you walk on the national highway, not only will it increase the time, but the driver's work intensity will also increase. After all, the road conditions on the national highway are relatively complicated, which is a headache to think about.
When cement prices are about to rise or cement factories are restricting production, queuing has become the norm. This row doesn’t matter. It’s basically gone for two days and two nights. In addition, due to the impact of this year’s epidemic, many card holders who are queuing said that eating is the most basic problem.
If it is hot summer, queuing will be a torment, which is also the reason why parking air conditioner can be popularized, but the battery capacity is limited, so it is naturally unrealistic to turn on the parking air conditioner for a long time. Turning on the air conditioner will burn oil equals a purse dripping blood. Therefore, many card friends choose to buy a small folding chair to enjoy the cool under the tree, and they are inevitably bullied by mosquitoes.
Carefully ensure safety
Bulk Cement tank Cars need to pay special attention when unloading, because the unloading principle is to increase the air pressure in the tank body through an air compressor, then open the valve to drive the powder particles out of the unloading port, and connect it to the cement tank at the construction site through the pipeline. At this time, if the air pressure is too high or the cement tank cannot release the pressure normally, there will be great safety hazards.
I believe you have seen it in the news that the driver of a bulk cement tanker sleeps while unloading the truck. Later, the air pressure rises and explodes due to the blockage of the exhaust port of the tank. You can imagine how powerful this is. For a time, the entire mixing station was covered with cement ash. The impact force brought by the explosion also damages surrounding buildings and vehicles, and its destructive power is comparable to that of a bomb.
has some small details, that is, when connecting the unloading pipe, you should pay attention to the tight joints, otherwise you will find air leakage when you start powdering, which will cause trouble.
Small air leakage is not harmful. If the large air leakage is used, the cement powder sprayed will cause great harm to the body. Here it is recommended that the driver bring goggles and masks when unloading the material to avoid damage caused by dust.
Some vehicles have aged and will leak under the impact of air pressure during unloading. At this time, the driver must not open the lid, otherwise there will be serious consequences and directly threaten life safety; it is best to maintain the frequency of maintenance every six months to ensure the integrity of the vehicle's sealing rings.
summary
No matter which type of vehicle you drive, it has its secrets. "Everything is difficult to start with." When you first come into contact with the industry, many things are not as simple as you imagined. You have to rely on exploration and your own efforts to do it. In short, we should hold our sense of awe of machinery, and do not be careless about details, as this will not be worth the loss. (Text/Kajia number: Truck)
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