Fuel tank busted my options.

SPILL CONTROL usually submits an invoice for any 'expendables' used like absorbent pads and booms -or- the folding 'kiddie pool' they may put under a leaking tank. Plus there may be a disposal charge from whomever they called to finish the cleanup and dispose of the contaminated materials.

Were you under dispatch?

Was this reported to your carrier?

Usually the carrier has some form of environmental or pollution coverage built into their policy.

 

Meh, see what happens. Next time that happens, stick a rag in the hole and get the hell out of there. I'm surprised Haz-Mat team ( sitting on their thumbs) didn't come out. Contaminated soil can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Maybe that's why you were told to contact the ins. fun could be around the corner. You could get a bill for cleanup.

 

Whoa, wonder what you hit? Used to be, you could shut that tank off, draw off the other one and still roll. I don't think it will be hundreds of thousands, it's not the Valdez oil spill, but fuel /soil contamination is a big deal today. Next time, take a screwdriver and stuff as much of the rag as you can, even if it's dripping, try and get out of there. I know, easier said than done, but I've had experience with that before.

 

That is crazy. The tear strength of that aluminum is very high. Aircraft grade. It takes a lot to puncture them. They well usually dent and fold before they tear open. The steer tire must of flung the object up into the tank just right. A freak one in a million thing for sure.
I wonder if that Flex Seal tape woulda helped temporarily? Roll it up in a ball and pack it in the hole?

 

Phil Swift here.

 

That happened to me one time. I heard something hit, but didn't know what happened until I was in the dock being unloaded. I found a small piece of wood and tapped it into the hole and the leak stopped. Made it back to the terminal about 200 miles away and let the shop take care of it from there.
Didn't want the police or EPA involved.
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Didn't think about the rag and screwdriver though. Could have done the same with that piece of wood and a rag.