Liquid Propane Haulers: Tips? Advice?

there is no such thing as an empty line.. at least with anhydrous.

 

@RockinChair
@haz-matguru

 

Be patient, your day can change because of a refinery issue, trailer loading issue. And other things that can come out out the blue.

Also close the vapor line on the last 5% of loading. That way your trailer will have higher pressure than where your delivering.

 

Yep stay away for any naked flames or other ignition sources and you'll do great mate.

 

Freeze burns suck……..

 

There was a time when drivers of certain commodities, particularly hazardous ones, got a premium for doing those jobs. Today, I don't think it pays anymore than diapers in a van trailer. With all the dangers on the road today, you might be better with the diapers. In my millions of miles in a truck,, I hauled ONE load of gasoline. The company also did LP and Anhydrous( nastiest stuff) It clearly wasn't for me. Considering how much propane travels our roads, especially now, I think crashes are very rare, and you'll do fine.

 

Also we used to sit in the tractor while pumping the load off . So you could shut the truck off in the event of a leak . Now most companies , receivers make you stand out by the manifold of the trailer while the truck is pumping away. So you can close the internal valve I guess.

sorry but that’s desk jockey thinking and is wrong.At least if your using a truck to pump off.

 

It's so that you can activate the emergency shutoff on the trailer, which closes all of the internals and simultaneously stops the flow of liquid and vapor.

 

And the trucks still running at high idle and if the propane gets in the air cleaner is all over…….

If you using the truck to unload a trailer you belong in the cab……