Gasoline Tanker: Tips on how to make fast drops at stations

Of course not.

 

if you're a newbie just tell boss your trying ,,and getting a rythem .. but hell 30 min drop expectancy ???? like the poster said get experience ,, tell him when his eyes go wide asking whyyour splitting??? tell him 30 min per drop is ridiculus

no time to grab your free drink and flirt with cashier

 

Ive been doing gas for the past 5 years and I think 45min is more like it for the average load. My loads vary from 8500-12000gallons and im rarely at a staion longer than that. But as its already been said you should get yourself into a good safe routine and stick with it. Safety should always be first we're not hauling water! Hahahaa

 

We do 58000 liters (15000 Gal) loads 3/4 to 1hr per drop, 3 or 4 hoses going at a time.

 

how many times do you load/unload during a shift?

where i am, it was hard enough to fit in 9000 gal, let alone 15000 gal!

 

3 to 4 loads per shift....usually 1 or 2 short distance (3hrs start to finish) and 1 longer (5-7hrs start to finish) most of the stations we do can hold 25000 reg 10000 super 6000 ulsd

 

if your trailer vents properly you should drop 9000 in about 20 min i have a v bottom trailer

 

Im talkin total time in and out of the station when i said 45min. Actual dropping time is much quicker. I pull a Heil 5comp 9200gal trl that drops approx. 500gal per minute. We have Heil 5comp 12000gal trls that drop much slower at approx 350gal per minute. Company doesnt want us dropping more than 2 hoses at a time to cut back on possible mistakes.

 

Use short lengths of 4" hose, and use 3" vapor recovery hoses. I kept 3 hoses that were 4" diameter and about 8 feet long - these were almost always used for the regular no-lead, because there's usually more of it than any other product.

First, stick the diesel tank, then hook up and start dropping diesel. This helps avoid a mix.

Next, stick the no-lead, hook up, and start dropping. Chances are, you'll have more of it than any other product, so it should always be the first product after you start the diesel drop.

After the no-lead starts dropping, you can do the super, and then the midgrade, if you have either of these.

Do your paperwork while fuel is dropping.

That's about all you can do to shorten the time it takes to actually discharge the product from the compartments.