Starting my first tanker job tomorrow.

Most of them get scaled empty and heavy at both loading and delivery.

There is a chart on each tank that tells you how many gallons each inchof product is measured with a stick at the dome. You can multiply gallons by the product weight to get an approximate weight. This is used at rail cars and some racks to get a ball park weight before scaling. More common is a metering device on the pump.

You sometimes have to go back to the rack to remove or add product

 

It depends on the customer. Many have scales on site. Others use public scales nearby with accounts set up. Occasionally I had to scale light and heavy at truck stop scales and pay for it to be riembursed later.

It’s generalyy a PIA for off site scales because you have to go back after scaling for your paperwork.

 

Worst I ever pulled for surge was Titanium Dioxide slurry. It’s so heavy it hits like a ton of bricks