The Fuel Hauler Thread

It's bad at night now too at the racks doing the low flow. After about 8pm you're looking at 2 hours for the arco racks. LAT is still good though, no low flow, and less traffic, I can get in and out in 20 minutes. But I would suspect LAT eventually switches to the low flow procedure.

 

Bottom loaded in Ohio as well
Many know the size of your compartment so you can not try to load more.

 

Here the driver parks the truck at whatever island they were told to, they shut the truck off, hand the fuelers the load slip, and they go to the shack, for a bathroom break, shower, coffee, watch tv or whatever. When the truck is done being loaded, the paperwork is completed, the driver takes his/her copies, walks out to the truck, verifies it is correct, everything is closed up, and the ground strap is off, and then in the truck and drive away. Sometimes it could take up to a half hour of waiting for their turn to load. A tag with the product type and amount is hung on the hook beside each valve, so there is no confusion about what the product is and how much was loaded per hole. It is all very civilized, quick, and easy.

 

LOL, i'm in the same position, can i ask what type of OTR work you're doing? i saw an ad on indeed for Neier for OTR tanker. I haul crude now, and the money is good but i'm sick of traveling the same roads every day, and i'm tired of shift work. but I understand what you said about being comfy, and a rational part of me is saying I should just move back to phoenix to haul fuel again.
I hauled fuel in phoenix but the company was having issues then my day driver wrecked my truck, so I came to haul crude, but living in a small town is really driving me more insane than living in the city ever did.
Anyways, what type of BS do you mean about OTR work?

 

I’ve been to a top loaded fuel rack. Prepare to hold your breath. Even in California, hot asphalt oil is still top loaded. In Bakersfield, there is no vapor recovery system in place. They wonder why the air sucks so bad there. I’d have brown tar all over my hard hat after loaded that stuff. Wore a respirator and face shield too. Top loaded gas sucked the worst. Vapors practically burn your eyes out.

 

Porta potties are the best because you can read about how KAG and Williams drivers suck and what operator blew who lol