Water+Truck+Driver-+Walker

__**Water Truck Drive**____**r**__ By Walker Beckett

__**Education**__ __**Salary**__
 * Be 18 years old.
 * High school diploma.
 * CDL
 * $15-$25 an hour.
 * I could make $10-$12 an hour.
 * With experience, and be on a state you can make $26 an hour.
 * You could make $130,000 a year driving a water truck in the oil fields in the Dakotas.
 * __Typical Day__**
 * Do pre-trip inspection.
 * Get water and spray down dirt.
 * May fill up 20 times a day in summer.
 * Fill from lake, stream, or fire hydrant.
 * __Purpose of a water truck__**
 * The DNR and Feds. mandate that you use a water truck to keep the dust down in pits.
 * need water to compact dirt.
 * cool pavement so it doesn't stick to roller.
 * __Jobs__**
 * There's not much for water truck drivers because of the economy.
 * You need a water truck for construction though.
 * __Tools needed__**
 * Peterbilt water truck
 * water pump
 * water
 * __Agencies__**
 * Pitlik and Wick
 * Twin Lakes
 * MJ
 * __Fun facts__**
 * Asphalt is paved at 290 degrees.
 * The pump on the truck has a screen so it doesn't suck up plants, fish, sand, etc.
 * Pretrip inspection has 40 things on it.
 * It must say "WATER TRUCK" on the tank of the truck.
 * __Sources__**
 * Pitlik and Wick
 * Truck paper