New gas hauler needing advice

If stuff is dripping from your rag its water not gas. And I'm not sure how you got from "a few drips" to "looked like you dumped fuel everywhere". If it's gas, don't worry about it. If it's diesel, try to be more careful. If I deliver diesel I cap my hose over the pot and carry my downspout back to the truck in a bucket. I don't leave a single drop of diesel on anyone's property.

 

Wipe your stick over the fill ........ and try to send the drips into the containment well ..........

 

They already answered your question, so I won't repeat it.
I assume you carry two sticks, if not always dip all gas tanks first. Then dip the diesel, then dip it back into a gas one. The reason being readability. If you dip into diesel first its very hard to read the gas dips. By dipping into gas last it simply helps clean the diesel off a bit, that over the years turns the stick black and grungy, and eventually makes it very hard to read. If you learn a stations habits and which tanks are usually lowest, dip those first, so the wet mark keeps getting higher, again easier to read. Most places may almost fill reg gas and diesel, but only want a little bit of mid grade and premium in the ground, as they sell less of it. Walk the dump hose out really well from the truck end every time, spend the extra minute to get it well drained. Tight fills go in a rubber tote on my truck, they drip seemingly forever if you just carry them around. As a part of truck maintenance when washing the outside, its a good idea to occasionally wash the cabinets out as well. It doesn't take long for them to get disgusting inside. If you have the walk on top tanks and I assume you do, about once a year haul the hose up there and wash out the drain tubes to. They can eventually get so plugged up with leaves and junk they just won't drain the footwell in a rain storm. And don't ever become lazy and only start closing your snap closed internals, always close the turn valves as well. I get pissed off when someone gets lazyxand doesn't close both. And lastly before i forget, when mixed loads as they so often are, double check the load chart before you dump, never trust your memory after you have driven many hours to a station. Nothing worse than getting it wrong and dropping the wrong hole into a tank. Don't ask me how i know this. I was young then and thought my memory was great. Right until after about 2 years of hauling fuel i dropped diesel into a mid grade gas tank. Not sure if i will ever stop kicking myself for that, and it was about 28 years ago. Worth mentioning if you do much pumping through your metered hose reel if you have one, learn how much it takes to clear the hose when switching product, and remember that number. Then always do a proper hose flush, don't short cut it. This only applies if you have a metered hose reel and pto pump set up, not just gravity drop. I do a lot of pumping work, and so its relevant for me
Or better yet if you have a two reel and 2 meter set up you're laughing because you have a dedicated gas and seperate diesel reel. Most trucks don't have that luxury. Enjoy fuel hauling, its my second favorite thing to haul.

 

Veeder root or bust .........

 

Baby powder is your friend.

 

I made tags out of clips and cow ear tags. Color coordinated to the product i hauled on mixed loads. Never had a cross drop

 

Don’t see why worry about a few drops of gas from your stick. No one will notice it in the rain anyway. Like someone else said don’t spill diesel as it makes a mess. You’ll be fine.

 

Carry a bottle of dawn, sheen will disappear.