The journey begins - purchased a truck.

Weight of tank is 19k.

No straps on seams, no straps on openings or fill holes, no direct securement. No strap on the stretch because it creates a ‘hydraulic press’ effect.

6 straps, 33,300 WLL.

The older guy that hauls once a week out of there throws 5, his son throws 6 - so he threw 6 because they travel together.

Theyre fragile to impact, and they take more pictures of the tanks than Princess Di ever had before they leave.

 

No - you’re right, that is the regs.

If a scale house were to pull me in and ground me over this issue, there would be a flurry of phone calls, and - if appeasement was necessary, some ‘dummy securement’ to leave the situation’ , to be removed minutes later.

There’s some products that can be damaged by the ‘regs’ , this is one of them.

2 more straps could be added, but neither would assist in the “2 in the first 10’, 1 every 10’ there after’ rule.

 

She still has to play ‘Visiting Angels’ health care for free for her Dad, so that may not happen for a while. But she’d love it I’m sure.

As for ‘niche’ - it’s an interesting market. One supplier serves Costco, this one serves Buccees. I had to bid this one, but talking to the other driver - one guy that usually covers it had a stroke, maybe the reason the customer had to cover it.

It’s like buying a pink Corvette. You think you’re the only one with one, till you see them EVERYWHERE.

 

The front 4’ is a half round. The rear 12’ overhang.

Just for you - @loudtom - I put an extra strap as circled.

So 7 straps now, in 57’ of supported product.

The first 2 are within the first 10’ of SUPPORTED product - the other 5 as acceptable by the manufacturer.

Any idea how I can secure a half globe, or the overhang to meet the regulations ? All suggestions welcome.

 

As said - they take photos and videos of the secured load, touch up any fiberglass, and paint.

There’s a chain of custody form to be signed off on from start to finish (off the truck) that is required for local authorities - remember these are sunk in the ground and hold 40,000 gallons of fuel. You betcha that everything needs to be perfect

They’re double walled and filled with dyed brine. Any leak is quickly spotted visually, and built in valves and pressure indicators.

They ship hundreds every year. I’m just the dumb driver that gets the relatively simple task of ‘Point A-B’.

Im not about to stomp my feet, and refuse to load it unless I can do it my way in utter and complete compliance with regulations that were put in place as a general guideline for the average muppet that just got his CDL.