Fuel your truck while running

Hey American Trucker "With all do respect" your 21 yrs, your a Lic A&P Mech, CDL holder, & Auto Mech? I don't see how you could hold all those titles in your short life of 21yrs....

 

well since you decided to stop reading at the first chance to call BS instead of reading the whole thread and LEARNING the answer to your question, I supose i can repeat myself for the 100th time on this forum.

I went to a Tech High School for Aircraft Technology, when you finish (Graduate the Program) you take your A&P Test to get your A&P. I Graduated and Got Both My High School Dimploma From Mt Mansfield Union High School and my Diploma from Burlington Technical Center in June 2007 at the age of 17, I turned 18 in september a few months later.

Then instead of following my trade in Avation i decided to work as an Auto Mechanic instead. And since Drum brakes are drum brakes, and piston engines are piston engines, and A&P's have to go through VERY STRICKED Federaly controled schools in order to get the License and everything has a 0 Tolerance i had no problem getting a job.

I am NOT a ASE Certified Auto Mechanic just like 60+% of the "Mechanics" in this country.




Sorry to ruin your chance to call BS.....






American Trucker

 

Oh i almost forgot:

I Gradated from Trans Tech (Charlotte Diesel Driving School) on March 28th 2008, and got my Class A CDL with Tankers, Doubles/Tripples


Then in July 2010 I went to Charlotte Truck Driver Training school to do a Refresher course before going OTR in September when I finnally Turned 21.




American Trucker

 

Then just keep living your life with your eyes & ears closed & never worry about anything then.Do you do the things that you say are far more dangerous? What are they? The Signs are there for your protection.
The last video that is 1 brave chick. Why do you say that shes brave? Her car is off, so what does that make you by leaving yours running, brave or STUPID?
I said I would hit the E stop when I was unloading fuel at the gas station & I will If you won't do as you are required to do & follow the rules.
And I do that for your protection too. Do you really want to take the chance & have my 15000 gallons of gas blowing up because YOU can't follow the rules?
Only other option is for me NOT to deliver the gas & when the place runs empty they can call me back. But there's no saying when I can get back, so the station WILL be asking to follow the rules, still refuse & get the pump shut off on you.

"1 in billions" you say, if that was true it would be a little harder to find the video's of them.
You Said "Yes static can start a fire. Does that make you fell better." I'm not putting anything here so I can feel better. Just trying to pass along some knowledge, and just maybe keep keep somebody from a lot of pain or worse. If you don't like what I've put out here in my post, Too Bad for you, take a look at how many times I have been thanked in the posts I have made. So I guess I'm not so bad.
Put me on ignore if you want I don't care. But maybe others ARE learning something.

 

It's a once in a million chance but if makes you feel any better, I'll stop using my cell phone to check my compartment levels at night. I still stand by cell phones not causing explosions outside of dropping one down a tanker hatch.

 

So because don't think its a big deal, your going to put not only yourself but others at risk?


In boating you have a 1 in 10,000 or 1 in 1,000 (or somthing like that i cant remember the numer but it wasnt big) chance of Blowing up when you crank it up (Gas Engine boats, Inboards and Inboard/Outboards). So boats are equipt with Blowers. You are suposed to always Open the dog house, sundeck, engine compartment or whatever you have AND turn the blowers on for at least 2 minutes to remove the gas fumes before starting the boat. 98% of the people i see around boats do this. I ALWAYS do it.

Most people shut there cars off at the pump, AND there is a BIG sticker telling you to shut it off.


and yet.....you'd like to remain ignorant





American Trucker

 

Some of the reasons I shut my gasoline vehicles off.

Cars use catalytic converters which gets very hot and are low to the ground. In the event you or someone should spill fuel, those catalytic converters could and have ignited the spilt fuel.

Vapors from gasoline is more flammable or explosive than the liquid. If the cat doesn't ignite spilt fuel, sparks from the alternator could do the trick.

As for diesels, unless it's a Hazmat, almost everyone I see at a station refueling is doing it while running.

 

thats because there is no hazard with Diesel. Except for a heart attack from seeing your bill! It cost me a little over $160 to fill my F-250!




American Trucker

 

Stupidity Reigns

not ignorance

 

I think you should watch that video one more time, Watch for the light, it never falls into the compartment, he aimed it down the compartment to see in the tank. HE even says that's what happened. If you are doing anything with gas & diesel & Tanks for a living then please find other work.