How a Fuel Truck Delivers to a TruckStop

[@ThePhoenixAscendant]

Just one of the many thankless jobs that keep society moving. Thank you for what you do, and stay safe out there.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Joshua Langley Thank you Joshua, I appreciate that

[@Luke-sw5gz]

LeacH Torrent why be so rude? People like this guy keep the world turning. It takes less effort to say nothing or thank you then it does to be a prick.

[@spookdsq]

Why be so nasty? without trucks or the People that drive them, you would be butt ass naked cold homeless and hungry. now go rethink your comments! Tech will NEVER replace a Human being to do the work. Never, so give this whole AI should do everything bullshit a rest! Because a ROBOT CAN'T REPLACE ME!

[@slabbinonspokezz2375]

LeacH Torrent he wasnt raised like you.

[@duckfuke2997]

LeacH torrent seems like an angry sexually frustrated basement dweller but he has a point. The future of trucking is with artificial intelligence. Just look at the Tesla Semi’s which will require less human interfacing. Eventually we’ll replace truckers with fully autonomous AI but until then, we have to respect these hardworking men & women.

[@albertgarcia6584]

3 years ago I was at home 19 years old at the time, and was watching this video, thinking to my self, with no CDL at the time, one day I’ll be a fuel hauler. Fast forward 3 years later I’m hauling fuel for Gemini or better know for Loves truck stop. I remember telling my self I’ll never be this successful, I gave my self to Christ and couldn’t of done it with out him. Please keep posting these videos I really enjoy the content lol. Congratulations on being a owner operator!

[@DrtyDiesel]

Man I'm so thankful for your comment. I'll put up more videos soon for sure, I appreciate you and I hope you have a safe one!

[@albertgarcia6584]

@@DrtyDiesel yes sir! You be safe out there from these Class C holders!

[@bighennybihh8532]

Amen

[@raulm8853]

Instead of using that stick to see fuel level, try lighting a match through the opening so you can see down there

[@dapulse5346]

Raul M Lmfao right

[@anniesao338]

😂

[@TheNicky9905]

Agreed!

[@Ap-qf8kp]

Lol

[@TacoCat8891]

Idiot

[@elijahwatson8119]

Pretty interesting. Every week I pump 15 gallons of Diesel into my car and never put much thought into how it gets there. I salute you, sir. Just another one of those guys in the background that makes modern society possible.

[@victorcarter5690]

I just got into hauling fuel and I am enjoying it. Everything you've shown in this video helped explained it even better to me. Thank you

[@DrtyDiesel]

Glad i could help! Be safe out there bud!

[@tadachacurtis7824]

Is the pay good?

[@Scottstunts]

I’ve been the the oil business for almost 20 years. Started on the dock with Chevron, then got my CDL and drove flatbed and bobtails for a few years, then tankers delivering to stations for around 10. Then I moved into a dispatch position and now an operations manager. You did everything perfectly. If you ever move to Southern California and need a job look me up. I’m always looking for quality drivers. Respect trucks drivers folks!

[@nealwhite8425]

I live in So. Cal and need a job. Need to support my family

[@cheesse9yearsand]

lol just a troll

[@jimblake8601]

he did not. empty means empty. when you mark compartments empty and there not. you are going to leave a compartment full and not know it. then when you go back to get your next load you will over fill that EMPTY compartment. we all know what happens then. duh

[@MrBertjones]

@@jimblake8601 if you load right and your sculley is working then nothing happens because the scully is designed for that exact reason.

[@Alex0992]

@@MrBertjones then you can't fill none of the other tanks because the scully.

[@ieatass42069]

I've always wondered how this gets done. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity haha

[@jenniferramires0905]

Very helpful when teaching my grandson! So he knows how it works! We let him know how important it is to respect truck drivers, and don’t ever pull out in front of you all. Plus you all go for hours and hours, with little sleep. I taught my kids the same way, as my grandfather taught me, respect the road, especially the truck drivers. God bless!

[@DrtyDiesel]

Thank you! God bless you too!

[@MiszShayla]

Here From Houston Texas 😁 As A Little Girl I Only Seen Maybe One Or Two Trailers At A Gas Station & Ive Never Seen A Driver This Up Close & Personal With A Trailer To See The View Of Ur Work . 🤩🤩Thank You So Much For Ur Service & Safe Travels Each & Every Delivery ♥

[@shivamgagad5674]

*Electric cars have left the chat*

[@DrtyDiesel]

Lol its alright, we deliver millions of gallons of diesel every winter to power plants that power their charging cables 😂

[@okboi2513]

@@DrtyDiesel lmao

[@diptipanat793]

DrtyDiesel and they call their cars ‘clean’.

[@chunkemonke398]

At least the power coming from the diesel is cheaper than what gas stations charge

[@northsidecoolguy5041]

lol

[@natescheblo1600]

Very cool. Thanks for helping to keep America moving! I'm gonna pay attention to the number of lids at gas stations from now on.

[@gaugejaramilo512]

Nate Scheblo heh

[@vidmakerseth302]

Causing climate change

[@Aria18976]

If you ban fossil fuels or people stop selling/delivering them the world would stop working, whole economies would collapse. We don't have the resources yet to be fully renewable so your comment seth was both short-sighted and incorrect.

[@Belchmaster41]

@@Aria18976 and we've been using fossil fuel since the Gold rush back in 1849

[@blewyd]

@@gaugejaramilo512 same

[@efrenmendoza3388]

This video just answered a question i never even knew i had

[@southernwaytransport]

I tried to do that job. Embarrassing low pay for the liability and skill required. OTR heavy haulers pull $1800 a week, and still less liability and less exposure to chemicals that can cause major issues later in life, for only $1000-$1200 a week. Not to mention 12/12/5 or 6 day scheduling. It's a hard, underpaid, underappreciated job you're doing there my friend.

[@lordvader5200]

JaDo Steele Underpaid? My dad makes 70 grand a year hauling fuel and is home every day.

[@lordvader5200]

James Smith I guess it depends on where you live. I live in Iowa so...

[@jacobgilbert8911]

Depends on the company really. They all change with how much you get paid per mile, how many miles you actually have to go to get there, etc

[@hobohacker258]

skill??

[@yiman7370]

Really?1000$ a week is underpaid job?wow.. I get 8£(10$) an hour for my job and I'm a care attendant so I make 300£ a week. And it's a hard and stressful job. I wish I get paid 1000$a week....

[@danstankay7429]

I opened this video so that I can feel the smell of petrol :)

[@chezitswood7326]

Feel the smell? How do you feel the smell of something.

[@Jemalacane0]

@@chezitswood7326 Synesthesia

[@mikec1651]

@@Jemalacane0 the effect or phenomenon popped into my head, but i was afraid i couldn't figure out how to t spell it thanks mike

[@latin_girlbeeech2003]

Love the smell.... 🙂🙃

[@blackveil5258]

😋😋😋😋😋

[@robertgirtakovskis1670]

One of the many jobs that not a lot of people knows exist, and even fewer would say “thank you” towards. Thank you for the work.

[@alexrowland]

Thanks for taking the time to film and upload this. I've always been curious how all this works. Be safe!

[@DrtyDiesel]

Alex Rowland , no problem :)

[@goldteethman8720]

Great vid, I did fuel for 4 years untill I got tired of the shitty schedules that come with. I got payed by the load so you know that 87 would be running first. Also you were trained correct. Everything you did was dead on. My uncle hauled fuel for 44 years and he trained me so yea I know my shit. Good to see another fuel driver doing it the right way. Have a good 1

[@mikegalauch]

Nice video I've never seen fuel delivery from a that close point of view... Interesting to see something different from standard unloading ;)

[@DrtyDiesel]

Mike Galauch glad you liked it! :)

[@forseeit]

How do you measure how much fuel you are giving them? Is it just empty a full compartment and you know you gave them all the gallons that that compartment holds? What if someone old needs 400 gallons of premium' how would you "meter out" 400 gallons. I'm assuming you fill up your truck and then go and make a bunch of deliveries. Is that accurate, or is it more like "fill truck for next delivery, bring that, then return for another filling of truck?' Thanks for the video, it was interesting.

[@teresageronimo83]

Mike Galauch i

[@sharkslayer1015]

+forseeit each tank at gas station can only hold a certain amount of gas usually they can fill each section in one run

[@andrewminaya4502]

Mike Galauch jtt

[@Nderak]

Great video! I always wondered how this worked. For those wondering why the trailer Only Holds 10K gallons, gas is 6* to the gallon, so 60,000 lbs on the trailer, plus the cab and weight of the trailer brings it to the legal GVWR of 88,000 lbs.

[@DrtyDiesel]

my trailer maxes out at 9200 gallons, a legal load for me is 8800 gallons of gas max and 7700 gallons of diesel for max

[@sheepdavis]

It's called compression

[@nasimwehbe8410]

Legal weight is 80,000 not 88,000. Same thing here at my company. Truck holds 9200 but 8800 regular gas and 7700 diesel puts me at the legal limit.

[@justinf1634]

Nasim Wehbe some states if you stay off the interstate and within the state line you can run higher gross I believe Alabama is 88000

[@SaraBearRawr0312]

For here in North Carolina, im not sure about conventional loads, but livestock loads going directly from the farm to the processing plant are given an even higher limit all the way up to 94,000lbs but you have to be going directly to the kill site and you can't take interstates.

[@junioranderson4975]

Thank you for sharing this information. I've been a truck driver for almost 12 years and I will start my new job as a fuel hauler in a few days. I've been searching for as much info as I can about this sector of the industry. Even though it is repetitive, It seems pretty interesting and it keeps you active. Thanks again and stay safe out there.

[@MrBertjones]

I'm so glad you posted this video, for one, people get to see how things happen. For another, I hauled fuel for 20 years and I still enjoy things like this video. The progression in equipment and the loading racks is amazing. I top loaded at Phillips in Laverne, Ok for many years where you had to actually type your ticket. When I stopped hauling I was loading at P66 in Amarillo. Bottom load, computer tickets and loaded 7500 diesel in 15 minutes

[@DrtyDiesel]

Its crazy how different things are. If i load high sulfur diesel at our terminal In Savannah it's top load. Takes me about an hour to finish since i have to move the truck. Bottom loading at Marathon where I am now, they have three diesel heads. You can load 7500 gallons of diesel in about 8 minutes.

[@missme419]

Very informative video. Very easy to disregard the amount of work and attention to detail that these kind of jobs require. One of the many jobs that keep a nation going.

[@xviper03]

Why not light up a cigarette while waiting so you don't get bored

[@unknwn647]

xviper03 tf!😂😂

[@poke85]

😭😭

[@samuellinares2001]

Your so dumb. Bc smoking is bad for your body . Duhh

[@nopulse6911]

Y'all don't get the joke.

[@MIW_Renegade]

grumpy oldfart lol

[@kimberlyokeeffe5360]

Thanks for this! I work for a fuel delivery company and I finally get to see what they do. My job is to make sure all the permits, inspections and certifications are up to date and on the truck or trailer so they are able to get the fuel from the terminal to the customer.

[@akbychoice]

Kimberly O'Keeffe you should ask to do a ride along to see what goes on with your crew. Bring it up, it’s always a good thing for co-workers to see and understand what the others do.

[@kimberlyokeeffe5360]

@@akbychoice With my home schedule it's not possible at the moment but I have attended safety trainings our company runs (for free) to any fire department in our area. What an eye opener! Our Safety Director shows up along with a truck and full size tanker and goes stem to stern. Even the driver gets involved to answer questions.

[@bubonikkronik6561]

just started working on my CDL and hauling fuel always fascinated me. Thanks for the videos, your keeping my drive strong.

[@everydayabovegroundisagood1693]

Thanks for all that you guys do keeping America running.

[@DrtyDiesel]

yes ill make a tour of my truck and trailer video. just have to wait until i have free time with the truck stationary.

[@لارينالعنزي-ظ2ق]

Trucks and Guns q😍

[@لارينالعنزي-ظ2ق]

Trucks and Guns qrjd

[@Eric-yn6ur]

Trucks and Guns what's your take home pay bring a tanker driver? Home daily?

[@dohc1974]

DrtyDiesel question about low grade and mid grade fuel. You said it’s just a mixture of two. So I can fill up my car for less money buying low grade fuel, but still getting mixed mid grade since it’s all out of the same tank?

[@DrtyDiesel]

@@dohc1974 mid grade is regular and premium mixed. Regular, or low grade, is perfectly fine for your vehicle. If you get mid grade or premium and your engine's computer is not setup to run on premium or mid grade, then youll be wasting money. Honestly as cliche as it may sound, use whatever fuel your owners manual says to.

[@TheShortyThe1]

Just WOW. I'm the ops and control manager for a small petroleum company in South Africa and I've always believed that when it comes to doing a drop there's a standard across the globe. There are some similarities, like the vapor we release it via a breather pipe and rely on pressure built by the truck to gravity out. BTW you said the 6 compartments is the largest you've seen, here in S.A standard load is 40000 Liters = 10566.882 Gallons in a 7/8 compartment configuration. Be safe out on the road and always remember in our industry the moment we lose respect for the product that's when things end up going side ways.

[@dominickruiz1240]

I can relate, I get Jet Fuel from these same types of trailers, but sometimes they are dedicated and only have one offload valve. I like those ones. Set it once and start pumping from our pump. PTO is slower, but it gets done, none the less. We have above ground tanks, 26k gallons. Anyway, I don't fly, but I drive. So its good to see the other side of the coin here, thanks for posting this.

[@DrtyDiesel]

No problem at all, thanks for watching and be safe out there!

[@SlayTheDayBettan]

I’ve been wondering about how this works for many years. Thank you for showing us! Side note, 9200 gallons of fuel. 34.825, 78 Liter. Now if my car take 60 L in one tank, this would last me forever.

[@turbo2ltr]

I remember a long time ago I did these calculations to know how long it would last me if I stole the truck.. 9200 gallons... My car gets 20 MPG, that would get you drive 184,000 miles....and if I drove 15k miles a year, it would last over 12 years. If you get 30mpg, that goes to 18 years.. I'm gonna need a lot of STA-BIL I also remember calculating how many tiles were in the mid town tunnel while sitting in traffic. I don't remember the number , but it was in the millions. #nerd

[@deephorizon1365]

Oh my god we need one

[@MLGtroll365]

I just need the diesel

[@Christof708]

Gas goes bad

[@Swaygooy]

chris corona Kerosene doesn’t tho

[@3abbosi]

I drive a Chevrolet volt, I fill it with gas like once every 2-3 months..... that truck could last me like a 100 years! :P

[@service1956]

When I was in High school, I worked nights at a privately owned gas station pumping gas. Most times the tanker would pull into the station on my shift to drop a delivery that my boss ordered. I remember him telling me: "If there is extra Regular left on the truck, tell the driver to dump it into the Premium tank! This happened almost every time!

[@bobalobalie]

+service1956 This must have been a very long time ago because gas stations are now regulated. The gasoline, pumps, and many other things are randomly tested at least once every few years by state officials.

[@Christof708]

Thanks for fucking up my high compression motor

[@braydenbledsoe3252]

yeah that will mess up some cars now-a-days if he still does that. Everything is becoming high compression.

[@jfbeam]

Right. Random testing once every three years is really going to catch that. (and if they do, they can blame the delivery driver, who you conveniently have on video doing it.) Doing that these days will just ensure you don't have any customers that actually require premium gas as their car will run like shit with your 91.5 blended "93".

[@HoHoHoHenryChristmas]

Still happens today. Stationed are tested for gal accuracy not octane. I've been delivery fuel for the last 18 years. It still happens every day.

[@rosiem928]

This job is so under appreciated. I'm glad you guys make tons of money tho. I've asked the guys and SoCal drivers make around 100K a year.

[@estilolatino1854]

Rosie M thanks for the positive feedback it feels good to know that people do pay attention to those things especially coming from a female which most just care about there nails and can care less how the world turns or how there able to enjoy those finer things in life without any of this 🤓good looking out !!😏

[@MR-nl8xr]

They're still never home and put up with traffic. Btw, 100k is now almost a min. requirement to just get an apartment in SoCal. Edit: health issues from exposure - removed.

[@flclkun5479]

100k in SoCal is poverty slave wages.

[@saintchuck9857]

@@MR-nl8xr Home daily. California fuel haulers are nearly all unionized and make well over 100k. Exposure to what? Our tanks and connections are sealed. We get more exposure fueling our personal vehicles.

[@MR-nl8xr]

@@saintchuck9857 ok, but you are not the majority, so what happens to you is irrelevant to what happens to others and what others do. Yea, i know, i said that already.

[@iwuzwitu1]

Do you have to check the tanks for water using a water paste? Just curious, had a job where I climbed shore tanks and we had to check for water when we would stab the tanks.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Yes, with the company i work for now, they provide water paste. I use it at Gas Stations that i deliver to now.

[@iwuzwitu1]

@@DrtyDiesel Thanks for the video, it was very interesting to see how y'all do your thing.

[@dreamfries]

My head hurts but WORTH WATCHING EVERY MINUTE........Thank you for your service.

[@jscanl]

Thank you for sharing how you do your job. I never really thought about how gas and diesel gets to the gas station

[@BradKR]

Great upload man thanks! Awesome seeing this from your end!

[@DrtyDiesel]

OKCMoto glad you liked it!

[@johnmcdougald1238]

Just curious, do you have a Hose specific for the Diesel fuel or do you use the same hoses for everything? Would the small amount of Diesel fuel stuck in a hose really contaminate gasoline enough to make a difference? Same question in regard to filling Ethanol Free gas using hoses that have run our Florida's "up to 10%" or even E85 gas.

[@DrtyDiesel]

I use the same hose, the small amount wouldn't matter. You're talking less than a cup of fuel into a 20,000 gallon tank

[@akbychoice]

The only time it can make a difference is with military deliveries or deliveries of AVGAS LL100. You don’t swap hoses with them.

[@bradcoddington1679]

Let's show him doing this in the winter time when 10inches of snow just fell. Now that's good times hauling fuel.

[@DrtyDiesel]

I see a lot of it in the Facebook Groups I'm in. Y'all can have that lol, I'll take my cold but no snow havin' weather.

[@bradcoddington1679]

@@DrtyDiesel believe me it's not fun digging trying to find your drops it's a real treat.

[@DrtyDiesel]

@@bradcoddington1679 oh I can imagine.

[@ohyeahthatsright3155]

When the Tanker returns to the loading terminal, the trailer vapors are then pushed ,while reloading to a vapor recovery system. There it is either burned off or processed to the bulk tank.

[@yousseflahbil679]

Salute for men who working hard

[@DrtyDiesel]

Thank you!

[@Xaivius]

Thanks for the glimpse into the inner clockwork that keeps our society ticking. Godspeed, Brother!

[@BillBlast7372]

Do you normally deliver one entire load of fuel in the trailer compartment to one store/customer??

[@DrtyDiesel]

Normally yes.

[@jordanwilcox4723]

I work as a fuel tank inspector in the uk and my inspector said premium petrol is a mix between normal petrol and vapor from the vapor recovery which has a hire octain level in it so it makes it stronger and a little bit better which you just explained

[@rangerxlt3]

Thanks for your hard work! keeping America running!

[@nickhahn5412]

Very interesting about the midgrade fuel! Thanks

[@chrisnelson9411]

I feel like all that shut is the same they just have a way to make extra money from us cause it's been tested time after time that Premium has no greater results on all types of vehicles

[@pinkyman5155]

We always drop the derv first then the spirit, to prevent a cross over contamination, wait for the tiny bubbles and knock the valve off, enough fuel in the line to get you to work for a week 😂 👍

[@mchl8]

how about loading at the refinery . cool

[@forcedout1]

most racks if all will not allow any electrical devices in if caught the driver might get locked out or worst an explosion

[@DrtyDiesel]

Yeah i cant film at the loading rack, too dangerous and against the rules.

[@yo6488]

forcedout1 it's been proven the cell phones won't cause an explosion

[@mariopompeo4334]

Adam Brydon hdhtxbx8xbdy 😡😤😁😈😁💪💪

[@mariopompeo4334]

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[@richkhan8321]

Thank you for taking your time and explaining everything that you’re doing I am new to this in your video really helped me make a decision if I wanted to be a fuel hauler or not so thank you again please make more videos.

[@franciscomacias9603]

My uncle used to this kind of job, he explained it to me how they fill up those tanks, seeing it vs hearing about it gives Mee abetter idea. Thanks for the upload. Watch out for drivers, some don't slow down around those fuel tankers at the station.

[@robertdavis6708]

Thank you for the lesson. Tough job during in climate weather for sure. Stay safe out there.

[@bradkroes6065]

Why wouldnt you take the extra few seconds to change your dials from empty to regular when the compartments have regular in them. If you were ever in an emergency situation people would mistake the tank for being empty when it is actually loaded. For example if the tanker rolled and fire crews seen the dials they would be tempted to think the tank is empty unless they checked your bill of lading.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Brad Kroes , thats why they check the BOL, not all trailers have petro dials. You cant always go off of what they say.

[@tankeryanker17086]

In New England you would get written up for that. Retired now but tanker was my favorite job!

[@DrtyDiesel]

Florida doesn't require the use of petro dials, i use them now though. Used to not care but ever since we started hauling for diverse loads i started using them to make sure i dont make a mistake when dropping

[@bradstrayer485]

Brad Kroes some states require it if your trailer has them.

[@wesleyhurd3574]

I agree that knowledge is power, especially in an emergency situation. And in a serious accident, it may take a while to access the bill of lading. On the other hand, an "empty" tank is still hazardous because it contains flammable vapors.

[@jeffree123]

Me at 8 pm: I’m gonna go to bed early tonight Me at 3 30 am: Sees a recommendation about how the fuel is delivered and watched it. Lmfao 😂

[@LCodGamingX]

3:21 lol

[@LCodGamingX]

AM

[@robinchatham2999]

Man, did that bring back lots of memories ! Did that for 18.5 years with Amoco Oil Company. Home every day, (night) excellent money, great benefits.

[@jasonbabila6006]

I used to do that, the trucks I used to drive are 8 axle truck and trailer combinations, two compartments on the truck at 3100gal in the front and 1300gal in the rear compartment, three compartments on the trailer, 2500 in the forward, 1300 in the center, and 3100 in the rear, the loading heads were separate at the top and the 4 inch bottom drains are just below the loading heads, we had both manual cable and air operated internal valves, all of the trucks has a PTO pump when pumping off to above ground tanks is required, I used to haul to Chevron, Texaco, ARCO(BP), Shell, Exxon, AVGAS, JET-A, bulk clear and dyed diesel, ethanol, and sometimes transmix (pipeline flush) from the tank farm back up to the refinery, it’s an easy job but I got a better paying job and a career change.

[@Shazzkid]

You guys don't need to Earth? How do you prevent static build up and electric ignition risks

[@markrobertson9517]

You need to earth of course

[@DrtyDiesel]

There's a copper wire that runs through the hose that ground the trailer to the tank I'm unloading into.

[@Sara-L]

NIce. Just watched a video of someone loading oil into a tanker and he had to ground his tanker with an external wire. I suppose this is safer as static can build up locally :)

[@andrivif]

Where I work we both use grounding hoses and special grounding wires on reels, we have had fires from the filling pipes on gas stations from static so now it's double safety on everything, grounding both ran through the filling hoses and externally.

[@Jakedog69]

Shazzkid you should earth but some don't they will learn

[@marcjenkins3988]

Always glad to see a driver use vapor recovery. That was my biggest pet peeve when I managed a gas station for 9 years. It would piss me off when a driver was too lazy to hook one more hose.

[@ericfan1223]

I didnt know these are that sophisticated and high tech. Thats cool as shit

[@DrtyDiesel]

Thanks for watching!

[@michiganlifepreppers540]

I just started hauling fuel for a local company. I’m training on the tank wagons first. I had no previous experience. Helps a few cousins have been with the company for a long time. It’s a lot to learn. Mixes and spills can easily happen if you’re not paying attention. And they’re extremely expensive. Hopefully I never do that. It’s a great job though! Excellent pay and benefits. Even though I got my CDL A recently I look forward to getting to learn the transport side of the industry. We have a few big 13400 trailers. They’re intimidating to say the least, but I’m going to have to learn them. My wife and family are counting on me.

[@benricheson101]

(1:05) Are those left unlocked and that easy to open? What is stopping any random person from opening one and putting something harmful in the tank?

[@oliverchilders2187]

Benjamin Richeson the flow is so strong that if it was opened anything someone tried to put into the tanks would be instantly pushed back out. Not to mention they would spill a lot of gas and be very obvious as you almost never see these trucks in a place other than the yard they are stored without lots of people.

[@Redmoonblade]

Yes they are! Typically the locks are broken and no one cares. My main concern last I worked at a gas station was people who somehow manage to spill gasoline every where and then run around yelling "mah babehs are in da car!"

[@1fz80series]

At the truck stops, do the auto island diesel pumps share the same tanks with the truck lanes? Curious if the auto island diesel is just as fresh as the trucker pumps. BTW, great video. Appreciate all you do to keep the country moving.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Thank you and yes, at this one they do but some stores have a seperate tank for auto diesel

[@punker4Real]

SO you mean the gas stations been screwing me when I could have my 24 gallon tank filled under 1 second? making me wait 3 min to fill it up

[@akbychoice]

punker4Real 4” hose is almost twice the flow rate of a 3” hose.

[@DavoTypeR]

I bet that fresh gasoline smells so good! :)

[@Christopherllewis]

Leaded gasoline smells way better!

[@Interknetz]

I promise you, if you work with it long enough you'll grow to hate it.

[@mystere1268]

The best is ethanol

[@Garth2011]

@Chistopher lewis thats so true. Todays unleaded ethanol stinks bad compared to the older pump gasoline from the 1970's. Today's gas is corrosive to most vehicles built before 2002 and all motorcycles, Recreational vehicles, small engine types such as lawn mower, chainsaw, generators etc. There's many who will vote for the newer fuels however, it causes so much expense and maintenance to the older fuel systems and small engines.

[@taledarkside]

smells like shit with the ethanol. Gas use to smell good in pure state

[@lHeartApple]

Now I'm really excited about getting into tanker because I'm tired of hauling freight for FedEx

[@brucelicausijr9859]

Thank you so much for doing this job, a job that without it no one could get there cars filled. Thank you

[@DrtyDiesel]

Thank you as well, without the need for fuel i wouldn't have a job either. Drive safe!

[@gmctech]

LoL. a wee little fire extinguisher. hahaha. if SHTF during a delivery procedure that fire extinguisher would be like having a wooden spoon as your main weapon to fight King Kong.

[@DrtyDiesel]

gmctech , haha you got that right! If SHTF im runnin!

[@Edmocci]

This is a very dangerous job. The most danger is an accident while driving, which is something that happens. It takes very little in the way of an accident to light that up, and once that happens you're dead. It usually takes overturning the rig, but on loops and ramps it happens often enough.

[@tasosnickchristjr8329]

There are regs I drove a 8 thousand gallon jet tanker we had 2 20lbs abs fire bottles

[@insertnamehere2521]

Like I tell people, the fire extinguisher is just safety requirements, if everything goes sideways I’m gone. At that point it’s just a projectile in an explosion!

[@akbychoice]

soundspark exactly. I had a wheel seal and bearing replaced on a driver. The mechanic overtightened the bearing. The bearing heated up, leaked oil and caught on fire with 4,000 gallons of gasoline onboard. That one fire extinguisher was enough to put the tire fire out long enough to get water on it from a nearby stream.

[@lopro239]

When you can make it look that simple, you got to know what s your doing. ! diffenetly a pro..

[@crapper1]

As someone who does dry van do u empty the whole tank and all compartments at one station return to the refinery and repeat ?

[@DrtyDiesel]

john leininger , if the whole load is going to one station then yes. if its a split unload then i may drop one compartment at one station then go to another station with the rest. We actually load from a terminal that gets fuel from refineries. so for instance the refinery may be in Louisiana, a ship will load up fuel, travel around florida up to Jacksonville and unload. then we go to the terminal that the ship unloaded at and load our trucks then go from there.

[@DrtyDiesel]

john leininger , sometimes i do anywhere from 2 loads a day all the way up to 9 loads a day depending on where im picking up and where im delivering.

[@mariopompeo4334]

john leininger yfwgyj 5008

[@SaintAnger991]

In 1976 one of my brothers was stationed at FT. Carson Colorado. He had just bought a new Datsun/Nissan pickup. Little truck was loaded for the time period. Bright Red with factory chrome wheels, black interior and a custom black bed cover with windows and lift gate. Think it was 4x4 even for the Colorado snow! He and the wife and baby , head to North Carolina for a two week leave. The truck is only two weeks old. It's not even really broken in yet. He would only use Branded Gasoline. Stopped in one of the mid-west states to refuel from near empty. It was one of the Old Standard oil stations that were broken-up by Uncle Sam because of monopolies and spawned Amoco stations among many others. The engine was hot from Hwy driving and had some gasoline still in the fuel tank. He filled up with Premium for the most mileage out of a tank full. Back on the Hwy making good time for a while then the truck started loosing power. Took more throttle and some fancy foot work on the throttle pedal to keep up with traffic. Thought there must have been water in the gas. Time to refuel again at a Branded Big Oil station. Refills with Premium Gas. Truck cranks but is stuttering and skipping a little so he decides to just drive straight thru. Gets to the parents house late at night. Next morning off to the NC dealership in town. Leaves the truck. Dealer calls and said the engine was Burnt up.Rings,pistons ,cylinder walls and some bearing damage. Diesel fuel in the premium tank. The diesel washed the cylinder walls down and diluted the oil. With the left over gasoline in the tank and the engine being hot a gasoline engines will run on diesel fuel. Not great but it will run. Truck is under warranty so He and Datsun get in touch with Standard oil Co. They admitted that indeed at this station diesel fuel had been unloaded in the Premium underground tank. Standard oil Co bought his new Pickup and He got another new Truck plus a settlement for any hardship.Local Datsun dealer was also paid for there trouble shooting and engine tear down time. His wasn't the only vehicle that was bought and replaced before they found out the problem and had the tanked pumped and cleaned. Lesson here is always keep your receipts cause you never Know!!! For all you mechanics out there, here's another one to think about! My Dad and I had a fresh 5 gallon steel gas can of fresh varsol solvent in the garage for cleaning parts. Back then all gas cans were metal. We kept lawn mower gas in the smaller 2 gallon cans. Mom fires up the push mower and starts mowing . She loved to mow, never understood that one! She runs out of gas. gets the small gas can .It's empty. She wants to finish so checks the other cans, all empty! looks and finds our stashed 5 gallon can of Varsol ! Fills it up. Finished mowing with fresh Varsol ! She told us she found our big can and used it to finish mowing! We thought that would be the end of that Briggs & Stratton . Nope that mower ran for years until the deck broke. That Briggs never used any oil or ever smoked.Kept it for a spare.Honest Truth!!!

[@DES1GN3R007]

great video. now i am not the biggest EPA fan but the vapor recovery does seem like a good idea. from what i understand in certain atmospheric conditions those vapors can pile out and stay close to the ground, drifting slowly or accumulating around. all it would take is one flick of the lighter.

[@billstmaxx]

Great video. Only thing I see that I’d imagine you would get into a lot of trouble with is if you crashed by chance and the rescuers look at you’re trailer and see that the tank identifiers say empty and there is gas in them. You’d be in a lot of trouble

[@DrtyDiesel]

No, first responders would go by the placards. Regardless of what the petro dials say

[@markjensen1822]

I maintained a truck license for 43 years hauling Propane and Butane for 10 of those years. The truck and trailers are more dangerous when they are empty than when they are full. The empty tanks are full of vapor that is allot easier to ignite than a tank full of liquid. Granted gasoline will ignite pretty easy but the vapor in the tank already has oxygen blended in it and will flash quite easy!!

[@0123bignige]

@@DrtyDiesel yup. Placards are for the public and responders. Fuel dials are for yourself

[@lvh8mc221]

Thank you Mr truck driver.

[@yungsoup4280]

The nice thing is if your truck runs out of diesel you have a ton of it in your trailer lol

[@jamessheppard4372]

😂

[@akbychoice]

Unless the trailer is empty, don’t ask me how I know.

[@ChiBearFan65]

Always wondered how that was done. Cool. Didn't know mid grade was a mix of premium and regular. Thanks for that bit of knowledge. Liked the video. Thanks.

[@DanTheCaptain]

Wow! Thanks for uplaoding this video! As a kid and even today I always marval at a these big rigs pulling a set of double tankers (most of the tanker trucks I've seen make deliveris in the Toronto area are doubles) as they snake around the city into seemingly tight gas staions only to wonder what the process of delivering fuel is like!

[@Flawless_Euro]

Invest in a chesty mount for GoPro! Great vid btw thanks for sharing

[@DrtyDiesel]

evo14ramirez , thats what im thinking about getting for these videos. Thanks!!

[@anthonytsi]

No locks on those in-ground tanks? Free gas! LOL.

[@Admiral_Jezza]

Nah they probably have cameras or something.

[@akbychoice]

Locks keep honest people from making poor choices. Thieves just break the caps.

[@XxROCKSTARxX3]

I would love to win a full truck like that and park it next to my Challenger... I filled up at least twice a week 😬

[@Bblock150]

Rt or scat

[@XxROCKSTARxX3]

Dcd 180 Just a regular RT+ but I use it for driving from my house and work, I work at sf so it’s like an hour drive, tbh it’s a good daily driver, maybe I’ll upgrade to a Hellcat or redeye if I ever want that extra power for the weekend 😂

[@j.vosier6786]

HardcorrDays i drive a scatpack, i never let it get below 3/4 tank, i spend like $30 a week on gas

[@XxROCKSTARxX3]

john l Where do you live?

[@j.vosier6786]

HardcorrDays florida

[@albac0re]

are there filters between the underground tanks and customer fuel pumps? I'm surprised it's ok to have that measure rod out in the open, touching the ground, etc. Is contamination not a worry? Not criticising, great video!

[@DrtyDiesel]

Yes, theres a macro filter the fuel goes through outside of the tank, then another smaller filter in the pumps.

[@330Details]

Hello, I am 13 and my goal is to be a truck driver I appriciate you posting these they are very informative and helpful! Thank you so much be safe!

[@DrtyDiesel]

Hey there, I wanted to be a truck driver ever since i was a kid. Dont give up on your dreams, it was the best decision i made in my life.

[@330Details]

@@DrtyDiesel thank you so much for replying I look up to you all the time! I appriciate it so much! I am never gonna get up I collect Tractor Trailer Models my dad was a truck driver he drove Gasoline trailers aswell! He Drove a Huge Peterbilt 389 with Striaght Pipes I loved it again thank you so much for replying! Have a great day Sir!

[@DrtyDiesel]

@@330Details i love those trucks, and you have a great day as well!

[@alexander570809]

Very cool to see up close

[@kendallrobinson7523]

50 degrees in FL make sure you have the winter blend lol jk good job.

[@rickymendoza8605]

Kendall Robinson dumbass

[@kendallrobinson7523]

Ricky Mendoza it was a joke dumbass 50 degrees in fl it cold to them like winter... hint (jk) = just kidding

[@kamdaddypurp3341]

Kendall Robinson people just gotta be dicks lol

[@DrtyDiesel]

LOL RIGHT! We do cut back on the Bio-Diesel blend int he winter time though

[@dieselmutt8865]

What winter in FL? We run bio down to probably around 40* and even all year to MN customers because of a state bio mandate.

[@johngayle2772]

what about when its raining wont water get in your hoses on the truck also how do you keep water out the tanks

[@WineScrounger]

John Gayle they often get a bit of condensate in there, but the takeoff pipe doesn’t go all the way to the bottom of the tank so if it’s sucked out occasionally it should be ok. Not sure how often this happens but not so often. It’s a big tank and a small hole.

[@GoofyTrucker111]

Awesome video, looking to get into fuel hauling when I hit the one year tractor trailer mark in about 3 months. Very helpful & educational tips to take away from this video, much appreciated.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Thank you so much! Good luck to you and be safe out there!

[@Megaman8000ful]

Spot on! i work at a gas station in NJ, where (you can't pump your own gas) So i work with the delivery person when he comes. My question is do you ever knock on the bottom of the tanks when you done just to make sure their empty?

[@DrtyDiesel]

Arashi Uzumaki , yes I do. If I can’t hear the fuel washout then once the sight glass is empty I will knock on the bottom to make sure it’s empty. Also with pump loads I’ll do that to see where the fuel level is.

[@asdfadafads]

what camera do you use? because it looks like a video game i like it

[@DrtyDiesel]

Markus Machamuta , i was using a samsung NOTE 5. I use a head strap thing i got off Amazon. I want to get a gopro before i make more first person driving videos

[@wesleysiegman272]

Don’t you just love it when someone comes up and ask you if the price is going up or down while your dropping 😂 and if it goes up it’s your fault. I find hardest part about hauling fuel is dealing with the public

[@DrtyDiesel]

Absolutely, I get asked that all the time. I just tell them I don't deal with pricing

[@timfischer]

Don't they base pricing on the markets, not on the deliveries?

[@larrywise1865]

people are dumb

[@Mr420Dankbudz]

Thanks for supplying gas! That's risky business I bet. But funny how no one uses premium I use it all the time!

[@LevaniaMeyano]

Most cars engines are built to use regular gas and will not receive a benefit from using premium. Premium gas will improve performance of cars that have engines that can utilize or only run on premium. So unless on the gas cap of your car says it recommends premium or only premium, you are better of using regular gas in your car.

[@marcusmeade9033]

I run premium on my Motorcycle, the difference in performance is amazing. i have tried using regular once and you could feel and hear the difference in the bike. she did not like it.

[@wesleyhurd3574]

Vehicles with high-compression engines, especially turbocharged engines, need a higher octane than regular grade gasoline. If your vehicle needs premium it will run poorly without it. If your vehicle does NOT require premium it will NOT see any benefit by using it.

[@adriangutierrez9582]

Wesley Hurd Typically anything that is above 10:1 compression needs premium. Turbocharged engines have for example 8:1 but once that pressurized air gets in the engine it goes up.

[@basillah7650]

Funny how you say no one uses premium but then you say you use it all the time lol.

[@justinp0225]

So a few years ago the truck put premium in the diesel and diesel in the premium and messed up both my trucks. The gas station paid to rebuild both my trucks at the cost of over $50k. What would happen to the driver? It was probably a honest mistake.

[@DrtyDiesel]

It happens, not often, but it happens. It depends on the company, most would let the driver go depending on the situation.

[@vflrockytop]

I long hauled chemical tankers for a few years before I got into hauling fuel locally. I had to pump of my own loads on the chemical side but I didnt realize how much work was involved with fuel until I switched over.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Yeah it's definitely hands on.

[@kylelynn3122]

cool. im in school right now got all my endorsements I have my skills and drive test in 2 weeks. i want to haul fuel

[@DrtyDiesel]

kyle lynn , i love hauling fuel, best of luck to you!

[@MK-ex4pb]

Trucks and Guns what do you love about it

[@3613jeremy]

kyle lynn before a tanker company will hire you they useally want u to have at least 2yrs of driving under your belt and to be completely honest with you hauling fuel is a terrible job to start out with when hauling fuel there is no such thing as a cheap accident something as small as a spill that gets reported cost 10s of thousands to 100s of thousands cross drops are huge money gas station's useally have no room to move around plus you have people constantly walking behind you or in front of you looking for there million dollar pay day not to mention D.O.T cops will pull you over for random inspections just cause they see a bomb on wheels not a tractor trailer so word of advice I've been hauling fuel using a 34 wheeler super tanker with a GVRW OF 70 TON'S and I've ran the smaller 2 axle trailers like in this video and I've ran 42 tire 8 axle trailers hauling 90 tons of steal but out of all the trucks I've ran fuel tankers have been the worse for me being pulled over in for a random inspection and they don't seem to let things slide so you wana make sure you know 100% what your doing before jumping in a gas tanker

[@kylelynn3122]

Jeremy Garner thanks for the heads up. I actually went a different route. Im with DOT foods great private company with round trip dispatch. 3 days out ,2 days local, home 2 days every week and the pay is great

[@rickymendoza8605]

kyle lynn dumbass pay attention in class

[@jonwright7675]

Now take us to get fuel. Good vidja

[@DrtyDiesel]

Jon Wright , due to terminal policies and homeland security im not authorized to record video of the loading process

[@mendonesiac]

@@DrtyDiesel no kidding, as if the bad guys don't know where the tanks are. Thanks for sharing what you can!

[@ztheg_]

Never buy premium fuel unless your car specifically requires it and is stated in the manual. The cheap stuff will work just fine

[@DrtyDiesel]

I agree 100%. People think premium is better or cleaner just because it costs more, definitely not true.

[@SuperPyro]

@@DrtyDiesel Right it only runs better if your engine has a higher compression, all it does it prevent the fuel from premature ignition due to pressure. People think octane = horses when in reality it doesn't. I mean hey, more money for the gas stations..

[@DrtyDiesel]

@@SuperPyro pretty much lol

[@redflowers2611]

Or if you got a high octane tune on your car....

[@michellestamper5527]

Im curious about the process of filling up a tanker and going from point a to b, c, and d.

[@DrtyDiesel]

I plan on doing that

[@PaulPetrea]

Don't know how long you have been driving. I stopped in the early 2000's. I used to haul chemicals in shotgun tanks. One belly valve on a center drop, and one valve on a rear drop. This was out of Savannah, Georgia, to all 48. The only fuel I ever hauled was for Burlington-Northern Railroad. We domed out the (shotgun) tanks, because we would bypass the scales by taking back roads. A requirement by our company, at the time. This was out of Springfield, Missouri, regional hauls. I didn't realize how much I missed it, until I viewed this video.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Cambodia Paul's Organic Farming , ive been driving for 7 years, hauling fuel for 5 years. I love it

[@WhSpRz587]

nice video man!! I deliver fuel as well.. your company allow you guys to dump premium and noloead with one vapor, even it's a single stack vapor? what about ulsd, do they let you dump that the same with gas?

[@DrtyDiesel]

topkat366, yeah, if the store has manifold vapor then we drop with just one vapor. when we drop diesel, we drop that first then do the gas.

[@WhSpRz587]

Trucks and Guns yeah same with us on diesel first.. to many cross drops happen from doing both, but wish we can drop 2 with one vapor... we used to but yeah guys fucked that up for everyone else. so it's 2 hoses for 2 vapors. no matter if it's 500 premium...

[@derick2986]

Your company should invest in some cam locks on your hoses.

[@xXCJchronicleMAYXx]

derick blackwell or just some straps

[@vidmakerseth302]

Oh you deliver fuel? You also deliver the melting of ice caps and global warming along with the extinction of polar bears.

[@QuaabQueb]

So what would be the retail value of a trailer/tank full of fuel ?

[@DrtyDiesel]

Videos from Québec , A lot

[@xXCJchronicleMAYXx]

Videos from Québec around $25 ,000. Depending on what gas cost per gallon that day. That isn't even that much compared to a lot of other things that get hauled. I work at a chemical plant and some of the stuff costs $50,000+ and it's usually only around 4,000-5,000 gallons.

[@QuaabQueb]

Interesting, thanks for the insight.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Christopher May , spot on.

[@monster271]

Videos from Québec I worked at a wholesaler of apparel, and our trucks were regularly carrying over $100,000 in goods. Crazy to think. Just the sheer volume.

[@SD-fg8rb]

Nobody at 2:30am: KZbin: Hey wanna watch how trucks deliver fuel?

[@BoomerKeith1]

What happens to the vapor in the truck once it's empty and back at the yard?

[@Error-lh8cc]

Sooner Keith they would clean it out before putting it away

[@BoomerKeith1]

@@Error-lh8cc That's my question, what or where does the vapor go? They don't just open the valve and release it into the air.

[@Error-lh8cc]

Thorough clean out with soap and stuff then let it dry which would get rid of the vapour

[@BoomerKeith1]

@@Error-lh8cc That's not really how vapor works. Thanks for the input though.

[@saintchuck9857]

The trailers sit with vapor in them. There are pressure release valves, in case the temp increases. When the trailer is next loaded, the vapor is pushed out and burned off.

[@nicolasdemannoury467]

Sorry I'm French I don't understand everything haha So you don't need pump because your third pipe is like a vacuum ?

[@DrtyDiesel]

No pump needed with this, the large hose allows gravity to feed the fuel into the ground. The smaller hose makes sure the vapor doesnt release into the air.

[@nicolasdemannoury467]

@@DrtyDiesel okay that's interesting ! 😊