HAZMAT (propane) or not?????

You can’t put chains on a propane truck cause of the potential sparks. So, if it’s that bad, you don’t go.

The hose is not that heavy. It’s easier than loading water hose .

 

Well that's just flat-out wrong.

A company might have that policy, but it would be pretty silly, especially if they make deliveries in the winter... when people need their propane the most.

 

I completely agree that's a flat out wrong statement.
I deliver propane for a living and I live in a snowy climate and chained up just about every day in the winter.

 

I can confirm that what he said is true. I may or may not work for the biggest propane company in the country *hint hint* and we have a no chain policy. We have chains on the truck but the rule is that “chains are to get you out of a bad situation, not to get you to a delivery”. The reason we don’t use chains for normal travel is in fact due to the risk of there being a leak in the piping or tank around the belly valve and catching a spark.

 

Are you saying Amerigas has a no chain policy? Where do you live? If that's true they definitely don't follow that policy in my area, because there is no way to get the job done without putting chains on when you live in snow country.

 

Fuel is extremely dangerous. One exit ramp too fast and you can end up a fireball. Gotta bring your A game every day. And your employer might not give you 30 minute breaks considering on duty time counts. Just saying make sure the pay is there if it is anything like bulk chemicals.

 

I worked for Amerigas (and recently returned) and we don't use chains (in VA or Central NC at least). There is a chain holder on all trucks, but the chains never leave them for the tire. Basically, our policy is that if a place requires chains to go, then we just don't go. At one point someone mentioned chains were there to get you unstuck, not to travel with, but even that went to the wayside. We basically don't go on a road that would require chains. If we get stuck, we just hang out and wait for the tow truck.

 

Yeah that definitely isn't the policy in my area. You have it way easier!