Gas tanker hits box truck, crashes and explodes

Someone’s fuel delivery just went up in smoke!
Glad to hear both drivers made it.

 

Wow fuel probably hit eight bucks a gallon in commiefornia after they wasted that much

 

Probably a Gemini tanker. This has me wondering about the cost of cleaning up this mess.Glad there were no fatalities.

Anyway, I did some math: A Gemini tanker holds approximately 8600 gallons.

The California average price per gallon of gasoline is $5.84. If we multiply 5.84 times 8600 the product is 47,988.

I don't know, but I guess the hazmat clean up will cost $200,000. Another $80,000 for the heavy wrecker. So, somewhere around a half million for that wreck.

 

Most fuel tankers hold 9200 gallons, but the Gemini tankers around here can hold 9,500.

And that gasoline was probably bought at rack price, which is lower than pump price. But with that said, rack price in California just might be north of $5 per gallon.

 

8600 was probably a straight load of gas or maybe one compartment of diesel thrown in. I’ve seen Circle K trucks that can scale 9200 of gas and they go to extremes to get there.