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Tanker leaks biodiesel after crash

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by WiseOne, Oct 12, 2008.

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  1. Oct 12, 2008 #1
    WiseOne

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    WiseOne's Comments, yea...that is why I never drove a tanker...I never really liked the idea of rolling over of being "pushed" around.
     
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  3. Oct 12, 2008 #2
    RickG

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    You can roll any truck taking a corner too fast . A tanker requires a little more caution but it isn't really that bad .
     
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  4. Oct 12, 2008 #3
    WiseOne

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    True, RickG. Yea, I have almost a few times myself and had to get the scissors to get the seat out from my butt. Phew. One of the worst things you can do with a top-heavy truck, or tanker is to swing into a curve and not be "powering" through the curve...better to slow before a curve and power through the curve so as to be in control.
     
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  5. Oct 12, 2008 #4
    RickG

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    I haul hazmat all the time and I know the big threat is from reckless drivers around me . But I believe our life is in God's hands . Earlier this year a hazmat tanker rolled over a median wall on I-75 in KY . The tanker driver walked away . A UPS driver coming the other way was killed . There's a constant risk out there for everybody .
     
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    WiseOne

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    Yup, you're right there. I remember, I used to deliver quite a bit in Chelsea Market in Boston, Mass. I was on I-90 headed east, on the way in, and the company I was delivering to was coming the same way. He was a while ahead of me. The driver was with that company for like 20 years or something. Came up on him and he was dead. Middle of the night, he was just doing the same thing I was, was in the right lane, shaggin' along. A truck driver on the westbound side had a heart attack, hit the Jersey Barrier in the median, HOPPED way up in the air....SMACK into the cab of that driver. He never had a clue what happened. Was killed instant. That driver had a perfect record, no accidents and all. When I got to the company to deliver, that day, EVERYONE in the company was devastated as he was well-like. Sigh. You truly never know!
     
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  8. Oct 12, 2008 #6
    Brickman

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    The good thing if that was 100% bio is that it degrades fairly quickly.
     
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    Just check in with ya.
    Bio Fuel consists of ?
    They had a fuel spill up on the East Shore of Flathead lake several months ago and it has reaked havic with homes , water wells. They are treating this as no "End in sight".
    Are there any success stories out there about FUEL spills and the attempts made to clean them up and save the ground water and surrounding area's?
    I suppose it all depends on the severity and place it happened.
    How ya doing, Brickman?
    I am busy on the Farm.
     
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  10. Oct 12, 2008 #8
    Brickman

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    The most common bio diesel component is soybeans. Pretty natural.

    The fuel spill you are talking of probably wasn't B100. If it was B5 it barely had bio in it. B20 would be a little more.

    As for the bio degradable element I mentioned that info came from a Bio Diesel flyer I saw a few yrs ago. Things may have changed by now.
     
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  11. Oct 13, 2008 #9
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    Fuel tankers are more likely to roll with diesel, as it is heavier; during my short stint with a tanker company, that is what I was told. Fuel tanks are usually baffled; the surge isn't that bad unless you are an idiot and slam on the brakes. Nothing at all like pulling a load of water or juice or milk in a smooth bore.


    Blends of diesel and bio-diesel wouldn't be much better in a spill than would straight diesel, any spilled fuel that wasn't cleaned up would have to be broken down by bacteria.
     
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  12. Oct 13, 2008 #10
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    Not necessary. Biodiesel is a solvent and as such will also start cleaning your diesel engine and your fuel system. What it is going to clean is the sludge left behind from regular diesel fuel. Over time, this sludge can clog your filters. The truth is, biodiesel will keep your car's fuel system very, very, clean.
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