I currently shuttle a day cab and transport popcorn from the factory 25 miles away to our warehouse. The truck stop where we get our fuel is about 10 miles out of route, not to mention overpriced. Does anyone know the regs on getting like a 1000 gallon tank at our warehouse to fuel our trucks? I was told that the tank would have to be a certain distance from the warehouse. Any insight or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Diesel Storage Near Food Warehouse
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Zoo Man, Nov 10, 2013.
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Have you got a tanker trailer? If you have a tanker trailer, you could get that filled. Otherwise you may need to contact some one that deals with large volumes. Some how 1000 gallons doesnt seem like much.
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I know several companies that have used these guys and there is information on their website if you click on Tools on the green bar near the top of the page.
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you would have to follow the guidelines related to fire hazed more than anything else. That should cover any issues with food stuffs.
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It's a pretty simple task. In Texas the jobber will handle most everything including the required dyke. Your boss has to check local codes for flammable storage and about any other requirements.
The picture is much bigger than you might think too. The liability on the whse. operation may not be provisioned for on site fuel storage and you now have a risk of theft. Suddenly that extra 10 miles looks cheap huh?
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talk with your local oil/gas company,in tn when i was farming they would set up tank/fueling station for us as long as we used them for all our fueling needs. it comes out way cheaper doing it that way,you use the oil company equipment and they deliver fuel when you need it. plus they know all your local requirements and laws that you need to know about.
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You might even be able to have the fuel guy fill your truck every day at the warehouse for you . I used to have a fuel guy in St. Louis deliver fuel right to my truck anywhere I was .
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Or buy an old but usable 10 wheel tanker to fuel your trucks with. You would have the supplier fill the tanker as needed, then fill your trucks as needed. Since the tanker runs, you can move it around the lot. I don't think you would need any permits for this. We did this at a yard we parked our trucks at (and owned) to fuel the fleet of about 90 trucks.
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