HEEL

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  1. TANKCRAZY

    TANKCRAZY Bobtail Member

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    Whats the deal have any of you had a problem with being left with a ton of heel i had 3 trailers come in and all of them had about 300 gallon or more of heel in them !!! any thoughts
     
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  3. Oaker

    Oaker Medium Load Member

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    Depends on the product and the un-loader. There are a few valid reasons for heel, but it should be rare. Most common reason is driver/loader doesn't check for heel. Even experienced drivers can skip this step.
     
  4. TANKCRAZY

    TANKCRAZY Bobtail Member

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    Ya i think my drivers are being lazy and not checking,,, the product is some snotty stuff and was on a rear unload, and aired off making tons of foam. That could be it as well
     
  5. wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Foamy product can make a mess of a customers storage tank. I have aired off product that once it began blowing dry it would foam out of the air vents of the customers tank and run all over the floor if you didn't shut it down right away.

    S.O.P. for a thick product like polymer is to shut off the external valve once the hose jumps but leave the internal open to let the product ooze down the sides and fill up the pipe under the tank. Wait about 30 minutes and crack the valve just a little until it blows dry again. Do that a couple of times and you can get all you can out. A real foamy product might make too big of a mess to allow that.
     
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  6. dieselfuelonly

    dieselfuelonly Road Train Member

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    As a non-tanker-yanker, can someone tell me what heel is? I'm curious.
     
  7. Oaker

    Oaker Medium Load Member

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    Any product left in tank that must be disposed of... Depending on product, can be very expensive.
     
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  8. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I've had times that I had to drop the trailer with blocks under the trailer dollies. Then when nearly mt, jack up the trailer to get more of an angle to help the product flow. You can also get a setup that with bypass the tractor leveling valve and allow the air bags to inflate until it stops rising at the end of the shock travel. Gives and extra 2 to 3 inches of lift. Can make a big difference. Just make sure to lower it back down before you leave or you'll be hearing some interesting noises. And yes heel can be super expensive. Even on benign products tank washes charge 415 a gallon and up for anything ove 5 gallons.
     
  9. chalupa

    chalupa Road Train Member

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    We were always told to notify dispatch prior to departure if there is a heel. If you left consignee with heel and didn't notify you bought disposal fee and lost all demurrage.
     
  10. ethos

    ethos Road Train Member

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    Thick products can be a tough one as we all know. It can be easy to not see heel when it's a rear. Couple that with foam, yeah I'm sure many on here could miss it.
     
  11. sshewins

    sshewins Road Train Member

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    Used to haul whale snot goo called liquid animal feed. Air it off. Once it allegedly went empty, you had to close all valves, drop the hose and drive around the customer parking lot to try to get some the clinging product to drop. Total PITB.

    But that was one particular product and customer. Normally, if there is more 5 or 10 gallons, that's on the driver. But again, every situation is different.
     
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