Fuel your truck while running

You would NOT believe some of the stuff I've seen! I've seen guys switch over to the optical for about half a year cause the company would not fix their scully...

I've even seen guy's(at night due to it being a total no no, and if caught they would be booted) jumper scully pins with a paper clip... or something similar in the old style scully systems so they could load without a proper interal scully sensor working.

Unbelievable!

 

I thought that after the first of the year there could be no more alligator type(or pin) grounds for loading? Only a scully type ground. Also, no more top loading. Remember seeing the memo.

If you have no working scully, you could not get a ground(unless using the optical). Your company may have to update, and not have a choice... or face serious fines that make the highest DOT fines seem insignificant.

Comments Gashouler?

 

We don't top load, we load from the rear side of the tanker. The top hatch is used for viewing...make sure we're not over filling.

I got to looking and we got sensors on or near each hatch. Then there seems to be a central system box near the rear close to the load/unload switches and valves. I'm not sure how these work, like I said, I over filled once and nothing happened. The method in which we fuel is manual, I mean we plug in our hoses, set switches on tanker and cut the external pump(s) on. The only thing stopping the flow of fuel at the pump level is us. I'll try and post pictures one of these days.

 

Ok, here is our basic set up: red line for dyed diesel and green for clear/green diesel



Here is the lines plugged up and loading my truck.

 

You're setting yourself for a major accident and you may be the omne that gey hury. If you have a fire there's outsides agaencies that come in and go invetigations. They will impose some heavt fines and the can make you never load another haznat. The only way you have to to protct yourself so you'll have to do some book reading. Defire you have the inspectors come in go over to a good company and talk with then/ One thing they will is getting the accounts when your company is shutdown. Do it right and get as much evidence as you can. Back it all up with the written requirements and you can get most from the library. it may hot hurt to find a working that works on these trucks not a person the know your company or your truck. Pay him so money and have him explain why there are overfill protectors. Good luck and be cafeful, you might have enough damage to put a company under. But a company like you described.

 

i don't see any reason for leaving a vehicle running, truck or otherwise...if its against the law...why risk it...if it can blow up or catch fire...why risk it...either way, i would'nt want to find out what happens in either case...

 

A simple bit of chemistry may help all to make safe choices. Gasoline has a flash point of -43C or -45F. That means at -45F, gasoline emits enough vapour that a spark will ignite the vapour and "flashback" to the gasoline and ignite it. Diesel fuel has a flash point of approximately 126F-204F depending on grade....sooooo......chances of getting blown up are far greater in the presence of gasoline. Can diesel fumes be ignited?? Certainly but 126F would have to be one hot day in Death Valley.

Besides....at today's prices, who can afford to aimlessly idle.

 

always turn off when ffilling gas, let truck turn off with turbo timer desiel

 

I LEAVE IT RUNNING Because my turbo needs to idle and dont cut it off after a long time of pulling!