(Gas hall question) Calculating fuel at the rack

Normally the compartments are marked around a 100 gallons less than full capacity. Check with your trailer shop.

 

What do you think the trainer is there for?

 

That is the kind of thing you need to ask.

DOT Specifications limit the capacity [the manway collar protrudes into the tank a bit] and the scully floats should be set even lower BUT every manufacturer and company sets things up their own way so ASK.

He wants you to short by 100 gal to avoid any possibility of having the product hit one of the floats and shutting the rack down.

They don't like it when you do that.

Remember that the rack is pushing around 1500 gal a minute so a shutdown causes a major disruption holding up the trucks behind you as god and man come out to tell you you went bad and then go through the whole scenario to re-start you. The compartment sizes are recorded and available. The trailer spec plate has them listed too, but may show more capacity than the actual float setting...

 

Got a bad feeling about this guy.

 

That's a real piss poor way of doing things. You need to know how to do your job CORRECTLY! Not rush through to get away from training pay. You're on here asking these questions, and not your trainer. That's BS. If you're rushing to get off of training, dont haul fuel. In fact, do us all a favor and go flip burgers.

 

You're looking at it the wrong way. Your trainer is there for a purpose. You are expected to ask questions. Don't be in such a hurry to get out on your own in a business you don't really understand.
Of all the different kinds of trucking, tanker and haz-mat work is the most un forgiving.

 

If you are not trained correctly, you will get yourself fired real quick.

 

Or on fire!