which kind of fuel hauling tank is best?

Oh 12500 gallons, so they’re only grossing like 130. Thought it would be more

 

Years ago we had these monsters in Michigan.

 

I explained that above.
Most stores have 3 tanks. Regular, premium, diesel.
Some have ethanol free, some have dyed diesel for ag/off road use only, some have kerosene, a few might have race fuel.
It totally depends on your market needs.
75% of your loads will be regular e10. That’s what 90% of vehicles use.
Yesterday, i ran 2 full loads of regular and 2 of diesel, to 4 different stores.
Day before it was 3 mixed loads… reg/prem, reg/prem/dzl, reg/prem/87 E0.
Totally depends on store needs and what fits.
Long haul gas running, you still gotta reload after you deliver. My longest run is 140 miles one way. Out west, there’s fewer racks to load from, generally located in or near major cities.
Their store tanks are larger capacity to hold volume between loads so they don’t run out.
They also run full size doubles, straight with pup, or something of that persuasion to haul enough volume to make the trip worthwhile.
Weight rules are different, and i can’t speak to them because I’ve never run that type setup.
In Tennessee, I’m limited to 80000… 12/34/34 axel weights. DOT lets me fudge it slightly, but i can’t be obnoxious about it.
They’ve let me roll with 34500 on my drives running super singles, though i did get the stink eye from them.
Same when i was 80750 gross with the diesel load of 7800.
Sleeper trucks are heavier than day cabs, and fuel hauling is no different than any other freight. Weight equals volume, AB’s the more you can haul the better the money.
My day cab, full fuel and dry, weighs 27300.
That’s all my gear, hoses, fittings, etc.
Nothing in the wagon.
Fully loaded with 8800 regular i scale 79400 right now. in February, it’s 80100, give or take, depending on temperature.
46 degrees is the magic temp where gross volume and net volume are equal. Below that, net is more than gross, and above it gross is more than net.
That ties to gross weight and axel weights, and knowing what you can and cannot get away with at the scales.
You being a green horn, don’t screw around and try to cheat the learning curve. Run legal every time. Worry about being safe and consistent, and delivering the right stuff to the right store in the right hole.
Unload back to front on multi stop runs.
There’s so many variables that i can’t possibly cover every permutation or situation.
I tell every new driver the same thing- when you encounter a situation you’re not totally sure of how to handle, CALL ANOTHER DRIVER BEFORE YOU PULL A HANDLE.
I can save you up to the point where you pull the handle… after that, i can only clean it up and fix it.
Match 2 indicators- twice. Trace your hoses…twice at least.
Validate everything twice.
Right store, right product, right tank.
Every. Single. Time.

 

That explains why your roads suck worse than Alabama…

 

We had similar in the late 70's with the last compartment separate from the manifold set up to load split Av Gas loads with #4 MT and the divorced outlet.