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What Happens When You Take Too Long Fueling At The T/A

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by mjd4277, Jul 18, 2018.

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  1. Jul 18, 2018 #1
    mjd4277

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  3. Jul 18, 2018 #2
    Chinatown

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    The fire spread because the two drivers were inside the truck stop taking showers.
     
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  4. Jul 18, 2018 #3
    JLMooreKCMO

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    More likely one of the trucks went into Regen. (my guess is the empty) This is happening a lot it seems.
     
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  5. Jul 18, 2018 #4
    Rubber duck kw

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    Yea there went all that carbon they were trying to not let in the atmosphere.
     
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  7. Jul 18, 2018 #5
    mjd4277

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    If that’s the case a driver may be in trouble. Most fueling stations tell you to SHUT OFF THE ENGINE before refueling. I never could understand why people keep their trucks running while refueling.
     
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    Old Man

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    I didn’t think California trucks smoked like that. Wait till carb finds them.
     
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  9. Jul 18, 2018 #7
    Rubber duck kw

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    Because normal engine heat will not start diesel on fire, in fact just heat won't usually start gas on fire.
     
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  10. Jul 18, 2018 #8
    mjd4277

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    It’s not the liquid it’s the vapors you have to worry about. Plus the exhaust from a truck doing a regen can reach 1200 degrees F. One of those trucks BBQ’d at the pumps was a Cascadia,and some of them use the weed burner exhaust, which in regen mode can get hot enough possibly start a fire.
     
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  11. Jul 18, 2018 #9
    Tb0n3

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    I won't idle while fueling, but I'll idle til I'm ready to pump to let the engine cool a bit if I'm just off the highway.
     
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  12. Jul 18, 2018 #10
    Rubber duck kw

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    And I now show one(1) very good reason to do away with all that emissions garbage, anybody measure how much emissions is released from "clean" trucks burning up in the parking lot?
     
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