drivers leaving pump on

Many years ago at Stony Ridge I had a jumper, it did not shut off and sprayed the side of the truck. That was nasty and had to clean it up off the ground also.

 

Can't say I have seen that.
But I do usually put both Nozzles in the Tank before Swiping my card.

 

Can't say this has EVER happened to me (in over 20 years) but then, now that you bring it up, I realize that I always have put the nozzle in the tank before flipping that handle up.
All the same, there are some old T/A's around with the old style carrier that pretty much pops up as soon as you remove the nozzle.

Think I'll make a mental note of that. Thanks.

 

My trainer educated me on this before it happened. Easy preventative measure: use a long tarp strap to secure the nozzle to your tank so it doesn't jump out. I keep several on my catwalk anyway to secure my shovel, broom, and a wood block. I have several extras in the side-box. They don't cost me anything, the company provides them, as we need them for the tarp. Even if I had to purchase one, it is less expensive than the fuel spilled if/when that nozzle jumps out.

 

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Man that had to of sucked. I would have been pretty PO . Its something like that you would never imagine happening. I've been lucky and haven't had any issues... knock on wood. I'll definatley pay more attention from now on.

 

How do yall even grab the nozzle? I realized today while fueling, i grab inside before even being able to flip it up. I dont know how the handle could be flipped up and sneaked by

 

Had this happen to me just a week ago too. I didn't want to fill both tanks, just the driver side, someone was nice enough to leave the sat side on... Wilco-Hess tried to make me pay for the fuel that ran on the ground and wanted me to clean up the mess. Luckily I've bought fuel there for years and years and knowing the manager, I got out of it. Some drivers are real A-holes.

 

I got a diesel shower once. Luckily (unluckily) I was standing right there when the nozzle slipped out of the tank, spayed the door (and me) then hit the ground. It shut off immediately but the pressure of the fuel in the line pretty much did enough to make me stink the rest of the day.

I'm more worried about guys pulling up and helping themselves to my hose while I'm on the other side. Still since I usually like to keep my tanks topped off, I usually only put in between 50-70 gallons a stop. That's barely enough time to wash the windows. So I'm pretty much active on both sides of the truck while they're pumping.

 

It's impossible. Once the flow is stopped, there is only one way to get it going again. Release the trigger and pull it again to start pumping. In other words, both triggers locked on, turn the pump on and nothing will happen. You have to release the triggers and then pull them again to get the flow going.

What's happening is the previous driver filled his tanks and then the pump shuts off automatically like it's supposed to. He hangs it up and goes on his way without pulling the trigger and popping the lock.

 

never seen it happen