The temptation is high!

Yeah Volvo owns Mack. But that don't mean they are one and the same!

 

Was, sold my truck back in August last year. Been "chomping at the bit" to get back in my own for a while now. Need some more experience in the patch before I do that yet. Gotta see some ups and downs to get a good idea on how it works in fluid hauling.

 

I've only seen truck mounted pumps up here so far. The trailers are all provided by the big company so I'm thinking the pumps are truck mounted as we are not usually pulling the same trailer for very long. Plus they have a lot of trailers that get switched out whenever something breaks on it or it needs to go in the shop for whatever reason.
There's not many independent carriers up here in my area with their own truck and trailer, it all seems to be power only contractors pulling around the big companies trailers. I guess also if they require truck mounted pumps then the cost and maintenance is the responsibility of the truck owner not the big company.

 

That definitely makes the tractor a more versatile unit by having the pumps on the trailers and just the wet kit on the tractor. With these trucks here it would not really be suitable to go pulling other types of trailers with the pump and hoses on the catwalk like they are. They are kind of restricted to what they can do with the pump mounted back there behind the cab. Also a lot are under-slung pumps mounted to the frame rail under the catwalk with the hoses coming off fittings protruding out the deckplate and the suction line comes into the pump in front of the fuel tank. Gotta be really careful of ground clearance in deep ruts or can damage the pump. The direct PTO driven pumps are limited in there mounting positions to mostly under-slung mounting but the hydro operated pumps have more flexibility in positioning and are normally mounted up on the deck plate behind the cab. Still takes up a lot of room behind the cab of a sleeper truck with a Canadian 244 inch wheelbase.