Somebody is going to be mad. Sorry. I've seen some gas hauling threads but I haven't seen one that specifically addressed the threats. I'm interested because gas hauling pays $21/hr where I am and that's much better than the local job I have now.

So what' the deal?'

Tank gets punctured for any reason, you die? You jackknife; somebody hits you; you hit something on a loading rack; blowout or anything else puts you in a ditch or against an overpass... Other vehicles, these things usually don't kill you.

What else? Brake dragging overheats wheel hub?

What else? Somehow, some way, there is a spark or cigarette while unloading or loading?

Anything else?

So then, how high are these risks? Anyone know the mortality rate of fuel haulers compared to other truck drivers?

TIA and don't be mad.

 

You could fall off the top of the tank or get cancer from the fumes or you could have a heart attack form the stress of worrying about how your might die.

 

Nice. We're getting down there like getting stung in the neck by a wasp while waiting on a traffic light and suffocating to death.

Just driving would be crazy if anyone was transported 100 years in time. 80,000 pound vehicles passing each other moving in opposite directions going 50 mph just 6 feet apart.

 

Some Crazy dude driving the tanker say's the hell with it and drives off a cliff.

 

How about 2:00 am delivery to a place with 1 inch bullet proof glass and three dudes walk around the corner with bad intentions.

Would a 22 cal round penetrate a tank and then no more driver?

Might as well think about this stuff before orientation, right?

 

Why should anyone be mad over this?? But, if it will make you feel better.....
On a more serious note, the next time you see a fuel truck stopped at a Mohamed-Mart, why not ask the driver for his read?? No reason for him (or her) to get mad, as long as you don't have a cigarette, a blunt, a joint, or a gun in your hand!!

 

Take it easy! When some thing like that happened to a tank full of gasoline, it's a big deal,and would be on all local news, and not even local. How many times, you saw, or read about it? I don't recall too many...

 

Hey Solo. It's been forever, how have you been?

When I first started thinking about it, I didn't recall too many accidents. Then you go to Youtube and you can see all you want. It's kind of unpleasant to think about but better now instead of orientation. I've been messing around a little including the thread title but some of these things I want to clearly understand.

The tanks are insulated so what do we have? A steel outer skin and an aluminum inner tank? So then, is it true- run that thing off in a ditch and it's the last thing you do?

I know a guy *cough* *cough* slammed on his brakes to miss a dog and the hatch popped open on his milk tanker- milk washing over the sides. Now, technically the whole load coulda shoulda been lost. He got to his terminal, got the tank washed off, and let's just say everything turned out for the good. All that to say this, crazy stuff does happen out there.

 

I read another thread and some seemed to take offense at anyone doing a kind risk assessment- like you shouldn't even have to ask.

Nah, not likely you'll ever find me at a Mohammed Mart without a blunt in my hand.

 

IF you broke the tank somehow fuel would leak, it would take a perfect situation to make it blow. An empty tank if more likely to blow than a full one or one with a descent amont of fuel. They are designed to withstand some damage. Just like when there is major natural gasleaks that they can't fix quickly, what do they do? LIGHT THEM ON FIRE! Safer that way. Don't worry about it. My family owns an Oil Company which granted, isn't as flammable as gasoline but same rules. What part of the country are you in? $21/hr seems low for tanker work.