Small Fuel Tanks

Its for total weight not just how much is on the steer or drives.

 

Spring time LOAD RESTRICTIONS limit some trucks off certain roads , small tanks are a benefit this time of year.

 

i would rather have the option of having big tanks and running them 1/2 full or less if i had to--guess it would also depend on where the tanks are mounted--i kinda prefer forward mouted tanks--then i have no problem maxing out my steering if i want with fuel not having to mess with 5th wheel--only trailer tandems

 

I have to agree--without knowing the specifics--IMHO--an m/t 100 gallon tank--is not significantly lighter than an m/t 150 gallon tank--so in weight situations you just take on LESS fuel with larger tank--but at least have the option when weight isn't an issue--100 more gallons--takes you a whole lot farther--and in today's brave new world--with cvsa2010--and limited work times--who wants to fuel anymore than they have to?
Just my $.02

 

My carrier (on the reefer side) did it purely for gross weight savings.

 

The problem is, how many drivers think about putting on less fuel? Not many want to put up with that headache. With fuel weighing around 8lbs per gallon if memory servs me correct, 100 gallons would be 800lbs. Big difference.

 

Or how many are/aren't smart enough to figure out how much to put on?

 

I guess you are being serous--so I guess I will be too--knowing how much fuel you can put on is part of the job--same as anything else--and more often than not if I had 100 gallon tanks--I couldn't fill them--so there ya have it!
just my $.02