You do great work . At most racks that we load at the drivers have to attend a class and watch a safety video for that rack. How I wish they would hire you to update some of their videos. As a Driver Trainer I hate having to explain yes I know the video said to do it this way but they change policy 10 years ago and this is how they want it done now. There is lot more to hauling fuel than most people realize and most of it is all about safety. If you ever have any questions feel free to ask. Stay safe
Thank you, your critique is more than helpful. I wish I could do videos like this for a living, I really enjoy it. I have one more to do for Usher, Fuel Delivery to Trains, should be a good experience. You're right, there are a lot of safety regulations and you have to know quite a bit to do the job.
Ramone Kent It depends on where you live. Dupre' is where I started and they have a very good training program. If you're going to haul gas remember to always double check everything and stay focus because once you pull the lever it's to late. stay safe
I always close the belly valve for each compartment after loading it, and don't open any belly valve until the hose is connected to that compartment and I'm ready to drop. also, why not stick the tanks first instead of getting the hoses and fittings on the ground and having to stumble over them as your measuring?
nice video clears up how fuel truck fill up a gas station tank. curious if there is a video on how the gas station pumps are installed. This video was great for understanding the truck operation and equipment need to fill a gas station tank. Diesel is colored yellow cover in this case. Now kind of looking for how the fuel in the gas tank is pumped from the tank into cars. Is it an in tank fuel pump like car or is it outside in the panel box by the gas pump hose?
In Nevada you don't want to turn the content word to empty! If you get pull over and you had gas in one that said empty, you will get a ticket,due to vapors still in the compartment!
I'm sure there are a lot of things in this video that might not be the actual standard some of you use. This statement and any other questions about the procedures in this video should be directed to Usher Transport. I'm just a video producer and this is the information provided to me by Usher. Thank you so much for watching my videos and I wish I had more experience in the trucking and hauling industry so I could help field your questions and concerns.
You need to cap it once you pull the loading arm off to avoid confusion once you walked away . Also you need to make sure you have enough air in the truck system before entering the rack.
It's good when you don't have to deal with loads that'll fit, but when it does not? It's a big deal, paperwork, quantities, retains, all of that it is what makes the job difficult, and late for your next load, dispatchers should know when it's going to fit or not, I never had a spill, but was very close to it.
There are major violations here in this video but most is accurate. No electronic devices allowed outside of your truck even if it is completely powered down. This guy has a headset in his ear along with other small details but a really big deal at ALL TERMINALS! If you are new and wanting to know the trade use this as a stepping stone but the guy that trains you should be a heck of a lot more real and experienced. Total years in the industry doesn't mean your right about everything its about how many years you've done it the right way.
He isn't at a terminal. And no electronic devices while delivering is a company policy not law and since this is a company safety video, I'd imagine he is following company policy.
I don't open all my internals prior to unloading. One wrong turn on a valve and everything is spilling out. Open internal for compartment to be unloaded right before opening valve. I do like to leave them open after unloading that compartment to make sure whatever trickles down in the plumbing isn't much. I do however open all intervals when loading. That way I can switch arms and run back to computer to plug in next load. On that thought.. this dude is slow. He wouldn't make a dime if he was load pay. I make 90k, average 10-11 hour days.
"...Be careful, some product could spill out of the product hose.".. Well then maybe they/he should invest in some hose caps! -while he's walking off the hoses with no caps on them! And he needs to NOT throw the hose(s)!. Personally, he may want to drain those hoses at least one more time, if not two, as sometimes the pipes are still trickling product from the compartments and can leave product in the pipes and accumulate in the compartment little by little, gallons by gallons, leading to future issues at the loading rack.
so this tanker had a tank with "unleaded plus" grade, I thought most only had regular and premium and the driver would put both into the stations tank to create mid-grade gas.
Plus or Mid-grade refers to Octane rating (though the specific rating varies by season and region of the country). The product is either stored in a separate tank/compartment and blended at the bulk fuel rack or - as is more often the case at a modern service station - blended on site at the fuel dispenser by a pre-programmed blend proportion. On site blending allows a station with three tanks to offer 3 grades of gasoline and (typically) diesel. The blend ratio set in each fuel dispenser is typically very close to 60% Regular Unleaded and 40% Premium Unleaded.
Are the stick gauges all the same because all the tanks are typically 10,000 gallon tanks of the same dimensions to the stick is usable that all stations?
Yes, all stick gauges are the same. They are square-sided yard sticks, but more like 4 yards, and they're measuring just inches, not gallons. There are charts in a notebook to convert the fuel depth to gallons (because the USTs, underground storage tanks, are shaped like horizontal cylinders, midway up the tank height, an inch converts to more gallons than narrower sections above and below).
I asked one of the guys at Usher and this is the reply: To make sure you don't have any hot tires brakes or bearings. Back in the early eighties I actually pulled into a station the wheel bearings failed and it burst into Flame right when I pulled in.
To clarify you are half correct. If one of the tires leaked some air out of during transport it could cause a fire since it would be extremely hot.But he gave you a bunch of hot air with the barring and brake checks. That comes from a office person no driver checks them outside of smelling to see if they are hot. Make sure to read my other posting towards the top of the page also.
I also can tell this old timer NEVER worked for a MAJOR before. HUGE difference between the men that worked for the majors versus those that only worked for a carrier. Carrier drivers have a very SLOPPY routine that is unprofessional. Someone who works for a major doesn't waste steps, every step counts. I can go on, and on but I guess it's not to bad when your 78 yrs old out there still truckin.
I am probably half leroy's age..doubt it if I can put in half the effort that he has! He is a tough old guy....good for him... P.S: Ignore all negative comments...
Why does the man that's unloading the fuel have a Bluetooth ear piece in his ear while delivery? That's not safe because of the chance of it becoming an ignition source. Might want to edit those parts out. This is coming from almost 8.5 years of hauling fuel and learning what you can and can't do while loading and unloading fuel.
Hey man, I'm just the video producer, they had to approve all of the methods. I just did what I understood, never drove a truck in my life! Keep commenting, because they might see it and want to revise it. That means more money for me!
because the fumes are ignitible so you discharge first away from the fume source with a seperate ground/eart cable the ground in the pipe is for during the unloading proces
@@barse27 The tank is grounded (mostly by virtue of it being buried). Truck hoses contain series of metal braids to create electrical continuity to the tank - bonding in this case is more important than a separate ground. The ground is the carbon steel riser of the underground tank. In addition - tanks typically have a grounding field installed bonding and grounding the tank risers while the excavation is open at the time the fuel system is installed.
Well, being a professional dancer, I would expect this video to have been no help to you at all! If you ever plan to drive for a petroleum hauling company, this video might give you some insight! Sorry it wasn't for you, but I got paid good money to produce it. I am a professional video producer and this vodeo has no information value to my business as well.
