Typical fuel tanker (service station delivery) lengths?

Most tank trailers are no longer than 40 ft, sometimes shorter.

 

Kinda depends where you are located ....

Semi trailers are 45' usually . They make 12,000 gallon trailers that are 45s
They don't need the length because you can get max legal weight (and then some) on a 45'.
Out west they use different set ups....

 

I don't want to sound like a smart ##### but are you sure you want to work at a place that doesn't even know what equipment they have??

 

Ones I use currently are 45'.....

 

And 9500 gallons....typical fuel load is 8900 gallons gas or 7500 diesel,kero or heating oil

 

You don't see many semi's out west on local gasoline deliveries. The company's that are smart switched over to truck and trailer years ago. You can get 9000 gallons on most of the time, it depends a lot on the temp. Some of the southern western states like NV,OR,WA,UT, allow super tankers where we load up 12,450 gallons each drop. The truck is around 30', the drawbar is 15', and the 4 axle trailer is 40'. Of course there's no set footage but the trucks come out at 85'. With that 85' truck I can get into and out of more stations than a 45' trailer on a tractor. Then pivot in 2 places and they are in the middle of the T/T where a semi is close to the front.

 

My dad drives a double tanker that does gas station deliveries for gas and diesel. Here in Oregon (not sure about other states) the setup they use for gas stations is a 4 axle day cab truck (steer axle, drop axle and two drive axles) and the truck has around a 4500 gallon tank on it, then there is a draw bar that's around 12-15ft long that pulls a 4 axle trailer and the tank on it is around 6000 gallons I believe. With 8 axles they gross out at 105,500 pounds. There is two pivot points, one at the back of the truck where the draw bar mounts with a Pintle hitch, then the second is the front of the trailer. Even though the total length is in the area of 80ft, it allows the trailer to track behind the truck rather than cutting into the turn like a traditional truck and trailer does. When making sharp turns through a gas station the trailer only cuts in like 18" from where the back axle on the truck was, allowing them to get into and out of some pretty tight gas stations. They are also not as tall as some trucks so they can clear the overhead roof cover over the pumps. You will also see some 4 axle day cabs pulling a triple axle 45ft 12,000 gallon tank but those typically only deliver to truck stops where they have tons of room and no issues turning around. They also use that style truck to haul oil, milk, non-petroleum oil like cooking oil and other liquids like that. Hope this all helps.

 

What area are you in?