Question about steam heat when hauling latex in a tanker

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  1. Life on Wheels

    Life on Wheels Light Load Member

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    Here’s the setup: I have a load of latex being delivered in Upper Sandusky, Ohio on Wednesday at 12:30. Dispatch is telling me I need to stop at Express in Cincinnati to get the load heated by steam before I deliver. So my questions are:
    1. How hot do I tell them to get it? The paperwork says to deliver between 90° and 120° on Wednesday.
    2. How long will it stay warm considering the temps will be in the 20s Tuesday and Wednesday? It’s about three hours from the tank wash to the delivery.
    3. How long does it take to heat up a load? A couple of hours?
    Any other relevant information y’all can give me is appreciated. I’m an O/O, and we don’t get the same training or attention as company drivers. I know y’all will be a big help, so thanks in advance!
     
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  3. Cat sdp

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    Have dispatch tell you what to heat it to….

    personally I’d do like 100 or 105 With a decent insulated trailer and 45,000 lbs of product it will stay warm for a couple of days easy……

    it will probably be more than a couple of hours . Depends on the tank wash
     
  4. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    depends on the steam pressure and it they use a steam trap. Good insulation should only use a degree or so a day
     
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  5. Life on Wheels

    Life on Wheels Light Load Member

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    Ahh ok. I was worried it would lose its heat sooner. Thanks for the info!
     
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  6. RockinChair

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    Are you running in-transit heat?
     
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  7. Life on Wheels

    Life on Wheels Light Load Member

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    No. That’s why they’re sending me to get it heated before the delivery. This is my first time doing this
     
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  8. Dave1837

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    Depends on the tank wash. Most places it'll take 4-8 hrs to heat a full load. I'd heat it to 115 if you're not familiar with that specific trailer, better safe than sorry. With temp sensitive loads it's better to slosh everything around prior to getting to the receiver just to make sure the whole load is the same temp. I learned the hard way. Valves aren't usually insulated and if the customer pulls a sample from the valve and it's cold they can reject you no matter what your trailer thermometer says
     
  9. RockinChair

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    If your truck and trailer are equipped for ITH, and if you have some way to regulate the temperature, then you might want to ask dispatch about hooking it up and using it. It may save you hours waiting for the tank wash to steam the product.

    What temperature is the product right now?
     
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    Good point. It might be worth asking the crew to spray the valves and piping with the steam hose to warm them up.
     
  11. Life on Wheels

    Life on Wheels Light Load Member

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    I don’t have ITH, so I’ll definitely be making a stop at the tank wash. I have the extra time because I don’t mess around once I get loaded. I drive hard to make sure I have extra time before I deliver just in case things like this come up. I’ll get the steam done today, then drive to the delivery in the next morning. It’s about a three hour drive.
     
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