How We Use A Fuel Tanker as a Portable Gas Station on Hurricanes!

David demonstrates how we use a 9,200 Gallon Fuel Tanker to create a Portable Gas Station that we use for our convoy on hurricane deployments.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:28 Why We Need a Fuel Tanker
0:52 How a Fuel Tanker Works
2:49 Making a Portable Gas Station
7:45 Closing Thoughts
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[@ParkerSystems]

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[@AA5SA]

I came across your channel this morning and after having watched several of your videos, you strike me as someone who never dos anything halfway. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@ParkerSystems]

Thanks for watching!

[@ATF1985]

Great video. This man knows how to explain stuff for everyone to understand 😊

[@ParkerSystems]

Thank you. Very kind

[@flyoma]

I'm glad I found your channel. Most fascinating and great innovations. I've lived a few disasters in my airline career including getting air service back into Haiti after the earthquake, and managing fueling and deicing in Texas during some 100-year ice storms. You guys have a knack for what's needed right away and how to make it self-sufficient. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@ParkerSystems]

Wow. That’s cool. I too was in Haiti following that earthquake…. Thank you for helping people. I appreciate you watching.

[@Retired-nohurry]

Versatile and well thought out system.

[@johngaither9263]

My partner and I hauled diesel fuel from a USN ship to the New Orleans airport after Hurricane Katrina. We had armed escort vehicle leading and trailing us in both directions. We shared a bunk room with other drivers who were also hauling fuel and the navy fed us. Never any gasoline, just diesel fuel and some JP-4 for the helicopters.

[@ParkerSystems]

thank you for your service -- I would almost bet that we crossed paths on that one --

[@demuntresmith6666]

Beautiful setup

[@ParkerSystems]

Thanks!

[@robdeaton9910]

Great video again, I like the way you pointed out the versatility of your system and how it's reconfigurable for whatever needs you might have.

[@ParkerSystems]

Thanks for watching.

[@joecummings1260]

That's a pretty nice fuel tender. I like the multi compartment. I've only ever had a single compartment one (0ld home heating oil truck).

[@ParkerSystems]

Yes sir, it defineltly helped us with our disaster business. -- when I first started I spent a lot of time dedicating a person to just running in and out of the affected area just to keep a fuel supply.

[@douglasRbrown]

I've watched a few videos, you have some bad @$$ stuff going on! Thank you for taking the time to make and post the videos!

[@ParkerSystems]

Thank you for taking your time to watch and comment. … i appreciate it.

[@Uhaul-wg5fj]

❤❤

[@davidmara4149]

Have you thought about installing rv type small 12”x22” bathroom windows on each bunk room wall for allowing cross fresh air exchange? This looks very good.

[@ParkerSystems]

I have. Actually bought them for the first unit. However, we way we utilize the trailers all they would then require is to be covered. As to the fresh air, when the trailer is operated the circulation fan for the hvac runs continuously and the system operates pressurized with 15 percent make up air and a separate dehumidifier to maintain the humidity as the hvac is way over capacity 5 tons …. Great question. Thanks for watching

[@Swamp-Fox]

Parker Systems gives a new meaning to going into an area totally self-supporting and self-contained! Nice fuel setup! Merry Christmas!

[@ParkerSystems]

Happy holidays! Thanks for commenting

[@amack075]

Wouldn’t it be easier to just rebuild a surplus M969 Military tank trailer? They can haul and dispense bulk fuel, while also setup already for dispensing to vehicles, fuel filters, and can hold 2 different products at once.

[@ParkerSystems]

Most likely. I wasn’t aware of such a machine. That would have been easier. Are they dot over the road approved and how many gallons does each compartment hold. Great suggestion. Thanks for watching.

[@MikeFL2TX]

⁠@@ParkerSystemsgovernment liquidation and Ritchie Brothers auctions them off. People are able to buy the vehicles and register them. Some even buy the HET and register them also, so should be no problems.

[@Suedeman]

A 969 is half the size of this thing add in their super heavy compared to a true fuel tanker

[@ralan350]

The military fuel tankers are not divided internally with separate tanks all they have is baffles to reduce slosh so instead of being able to haul multiple types of fuel you can only haul one type of fuel…… so you would need a separate tanker for each type of fuel additionally they are very heavy the 969 and the 967 only hold 5000 gallons that tanker has a capacity of 9000 gallons and realistically speaking probably doesn’t weigh too much more fully loaded military tanker

[@lukejay]

Looks good! Although I'd be concerned about sparks from the anderson connectors igniting the vapours...

[@ParkerSystems]

That is a great point. We currently handle that issue with a procedure. The pump is verified off the connection to the truck is verified disconnected the fuel or vent has not been opened. Then the tractor connection is made. That way the sparks associated with the motor switching happens with the motor control housing that is sealed. I am looking for a sealed connection. Those motors pull under 30 amps. So if I could find a sealed rated connection I would change it to prevent that spark if someone connected the tractor first, opened the fuel or vent, mistakenly connected the tractor power and inserted the cable with the pump on. I know that’s a lot of what ifs. But I think it would be better. Great pickup. Thanks for watching.

[@ParkerSystems]

As a second point. I found lots of connections that are rated once they are mated, but our issue is a connector that will rate while being made up or connected….. thanks again for the question.

[@quniceyhubbard3283]

💪🏿💯😎

[@ParkerSystems]

thanks for watching

[@smorefirewood]

I run an 11,000 gallon triaxle 5 compartment manifolded trailer.

[@ParkerSystems]

That’s a big boy. In Georgia the dot doesn’t recognize the third axle so we don’t see many Tri axles. Thanks for watching

[@Comm0ut]

Reminiscent of a military FARP (Foreward Area Refueling Point). Those systems would of course allow staging other dispensing options then filling fuel bladders for local forward storage and dispensing. Anyone in the business should read a bit on FARPs to perhaps get useful ideas for their projected situation.

[@ParkerSystems]

Cool -- I wish I had more knowledge of the military deployed stuff -- clearly our military has tremendous experience and resources for deployment -- I agree I will look into their stuff. -- assuming you are military, thanks to you all who serve -- thanks for watching and taking care of our country

[@jasongreene303]

That's a great setup! Thank you for sharing. You guys have great audio and great video quality, but so much jump cutting to take out the pauses is very tiring to the eyes, and overall. The pauses seem more natural, also. This was the first video YT recommended, so I look forward to going down this rabbit hole on your channel!

[@ParkerSystems]

That’s for the comment. My editor trying to make me not look so illiterate … we can work on the jump cuts. Thanks for noticing on the audio and video, I can’t stand to watch a video where the audio is difficult. Thanks for watching.

[@jasongreene303]

@@ParkerSystems HAHAHA you have a considerate producer, they can make or break you! My pleasure to help, I'm glad to anytime. I wish I could help your organization more.

[@stevengunter2843]

Great job do you fuel power company units !

[@ParkerSystems]

We certainly would. Our current gig is with a large telecommunications company …. But we have support other industries and companies on one off situations.

[@Subgunman]

It’s interesting that during an emergency situation that one would worry about on and off road diesel. Are the Feds that idiotic? Too bad over in my part of the world they don’t have the brains to setup equipment like this. Sometimes I wonder why I left the states. In this country if you have an emergency generator that runs on diesel the government compels one to run it on the more expensive road diesel. Not for this guy the emergency feed goes straight to my heating oil tank. Anyone trespassing on my property will meet a sentry dog from the USMC that will hold them at bay until I get them in handcuffs. You guys Rock! It’s nice to have a setup for each issue for emergency services.

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

The dye is still in the tank when the emergency is over. They’re only going to use it for generators and equipment.

[@ParkerSystems]

I mentioned the different types of fuel as reason you needed different compartments. But exactly to your point we take “0n road” or NOT dyed fuel. The issue is event is federally declared they suspend those crazy tax rules. But that dye will hang around … so we basically just use non-dyed …. Great comment. What country are referring? Thanks for watching

[@ParkerSystems]

Yes sir. You are spot on. We run non-dyed in everything just for that reason. Thanks for watching

[@jeremydillard7012]

Is there another way you can go to a slower detail of the sleeper trailer? Cause I think I found something. I would like to share with you to make it even more better

[@ParkerSystems]

We have those coming. Let me know the areas you are intrigued and we will try to slow down.

[@flyrock45]

Plastic catch pails are a no go in this business. Its part of Shell's LSR's.

[@ParkerSystems]

Thanks for your comment, we always want to be as safe as possible -- several others have mentioned this as well -- thanks for watching

[@yo9758]

that's a transport trailer you know they make trailer's and truck's made for fueling with all the correct equipment and certified meters

[@ParkerSystems]

I do now when I first purchased the trailer I was not really that knowledgeable….at that time I also wasn’t in a position to purchase a new one …. The trailers with that gear don’t come up very often in the secondary market. The plumbing and pumps would have been handy the metering is not really a necessity and I think I like my hydraulic controlled pump a little better on the volume stuff. But yes you are correct the commercial version would have been better than the converted tanker. Thanks for watching. I appreciate the input.

[@jeremydillard7012]

Are you gonna show the progress of the new trailer that you guys got.

[@ParkerSystems]

We’re currently working on getting the reefer unit taken off of the trailer and preparing for demo. We will have the second episode up in the next couple of weeks to show that process. Thanks for commenting! Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss Episode 2!

[@robertmartin3721]

Just curiouse but do your drivers just drive or are they dual (multi) purpose and do yall hire seasonal or is it full time

[@ParkerSystems]

We are a small company so everyone pulls double duty. Our main business is fiber optics, we are facilities based CLEC and as a result we have lots of equipment so we started in the trucking side to move our own equipment to the build sites. As we evolved support in the hurricanes and other events we progressed in this area. We sometimes hire a 1-2 truck drivers from a local company to help us during these deployments… all our guys are full time. We have a great team …. Thanks for watching. I appreciate the comment.

[@srichar301]

How many days can you normally go before you have to refill the tanker?

[@ParkerSystems]

We typically can make day 15…. We have another tanker that can refill, or we can send our tank to the nearest rack (fuel loading depot) so far the longest we have been out was 12 days and we still had some capacity. Great question. Thanks for watching

[@rd4660]

At a disaster scene, do you work in a fenced yard or does local law enforcement provide you with on-scene security??

[@ParkerSystems]

It depends on the location. We have had both and a combination of differing circumstances. We have staged inside the government compounds that were fenced with security guards, the local government have taken over fair grounds… we have had private companies step up and provide us space, baseball stadiums, etc. They typically all come with police security, you have to remember the reason we are there is to turn the 911 center and communications back on these organizations are trying to make sure we get them back on the air as quickly as possible…. They always take care of us. Probably isn’t necessary most of my guys are pretty handy with personnel responsibility and the attributes and tools necessary to ensure their personnel safety and that of our team.

[@Jasper-dp8hy]

When pumping fuel to your customer, how do you meter it?

[@ParkerSystems]

On a typical deployment all our users are our customers and our equipment, metering is not required. We have a clip in flow meter that connects in like our filters if we had to measure small quantities…. This is where I may get a little push back for being a geek … the tank is an ellipse so you can use calculus to determine the volume of slices so I generated the volume of 1 inch slices thru each of the 4 tanks and get to with 3-8 gallons my simply measuring the depths. But like I said we never need to do this. Great question. Fun fact did you know they sell gasoline based on temperature…. When you load they created an offset based on the outside temp.

[@SuperDriver379]

You could outfit one of these trailers with a hard mounted double diaphragm pump where your front toolbox is and use your air to pump fuel with a mounted filter and hose reel, just attach it to your load head with a flexible line.

[@ParkerSystems]

That's a great idea! We'll look into that. We keep our trucks idling anyway so the air wouldn't be a problem. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@SuperDriver379]

@@ParkerSystems air is already plumbed on the trailer so it wouldn’t be as intrusive as needing 15-20 amps of 12v to run the electric pumps and most of them are serviceable so you could keep parts or a whole spare pump for redundancy. Just an idea to look into. Never hurts to have too many options when it comes to functionality in a disaster area.

[@anlewi1]

You said you had Diesel and off-road diesel, is your off-road diesel considered Farm diesel AKA dyed diesel?

[@ParkerSystems]

Exactly -- we typical take green or taxed fuel -- I was basically giving a reason for separate compartments -- thanks for watching great point

[@dammitbobby283]

How do you accept payment during a hurricane when power and cell/internet service are out?

[@ParkerSystems]

On deployment the fuel we take is for our team to operate…. We are not selling to the public. We will support local first responders (police, fire, ems) and the government that we are working with. Thanks for the question. We have Starlink and Cradlepoint modems that we build our networks from, if we needed to take payments we could leverage these connectivity assets, we have videos on this channel about those internet links.

[@dammitbobby283]

@@ParkerSystems Ok. I guess I don't understand who pays the bills. Are local or federal gov contracting with you before hurricanes happen or do you just show up after watching the news?

[@davidparker47]

We are the logistics supplier for a larger national telecommunications company …. We are taking their people and our team into the event to restore their customers telecommunications infrastructure…. That’s how we are compensated…. We are not selling to retail customers, nor or we just heading into a disaster event hoping to create opportunities, while some of these services are needed that is not what we are doing.

[@RandyZimmerman-pp5wj]

Do you have a grounding system

[@ParkerSystems]

We have a clamp system that we can ground the tank or vehicle. The hoses we use on the small pumps have static lines or wires for grounding …. And we have the grounding/filling system that does the probes in each compartment for the rack loading, it has an integrated grounding system as well. Great question. Thanks for watching …..!!

[@bgsumo40]

do you only service east coast?

[@ParkerSystems]

typically the east coast -- we have deployed to Washington state for fires -- went to Arizona for a national championship game and few other locations west of Texas -- and of our course Texas for multiple hurricanes -- thanks for watching

[@thehamelsduck1600]

How often do you clean out or just empty the trailer? Do you keep it full all the time or only when an event is coming up? Great explanation on how you use the tanker BTW.

[@ParkerSystems]

We load just before the event. Yearly we have to have a visual inspection and every 5 years a complete inspection

[@michaelbudzinski9880]

You dont use pastic buckets due to static only metal

[@ParkerSystems]

Thanks for the tip. Another commenter pointed out the same thing, that’s what I love about doing these videos, I would have never considered that (in this case maybe too late) …. I appreciate you taking the time to make that comment. Thanks for watching

[@coreybabcock2023]

What exactly do you all do ?

[@ParkerSystems]

Our Main Company is a CLEC we provide internet and phone service. We also have a logistics company that provides support to turn the 911 centers back on following a disaster either man made or natural. We do the tower work support a national telecommunications company and provide electricians and generators to make it all happen. Check out other videos on our channel that outlines these functions. thanks for watching

[@coreybabcock2023]

@@ParkerSystems hmmm would you be willing to hire but pay off the books somehow ? I need work sometimes but have to many debts to manage and need to buy a RV to live in so I figured if I can pickup work like what you all do I would enjoy it and make enough pretty quickly

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

How do you get paid for providing your services in a disaster?

[@ParkerSystems]

As a logistics suppler we get paid by the companies that we deploy for --- thanks for watching - -

[@dingbop963]

Who pays for the fuel?

[@ParkerSystems]

The company that we work for. Thanks for watching

[@havenzhai5187]

Tesla owners can eat their heart out. They are out luck during the storms. Long live fossil fuels.

[@ParkerSystems]

Guess we’ll be bringing more diesel fired gensets.

[@RealJeep]

Teslas can fill up from solar panels, generators or any 240V source they can find. I can fill up my girlfriends Tesla from my solar panels in about 30 minutes and it doesn't cost squat.

[@havenzhai5187]

@@RealJeep How many solar panels do you have, and do you take all those solar panels with you on the road.? The kilowatts to charge the Tesla ranges from 69-116 kilowatts. I doubt you have solar panels that do that. The other things you mentioned are fossil fuels which kinda defeats the purpose of having an ev.

[@gibsonclan1able]

Y’all need to ditch the plastic bucket. They’re illegal to o have on a fuel truck due to static electricity.

[@ParkerSystems]

Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

[@smorefirewood]

Negative. we use plastic and rubber at the rack or loading terminal and on the trailers. well at least here in the north east.

[@RealJeep]

Must be a Commiefornia rule.

[@ParkerSystems]

I see lots of them out there -- even the drip pans that most put down are plastic -- we of course wish to do everything correctly -- ironically there are a-lot of plastic gas cans sold @@smorefirewood

[@smorefirewood]

@@ParkerSystems what about the clothing your guys wear?

[@pierelenigus8598]

This man knows his truck inside and out. Pretty smart for someone with a southern drawl, very unusual. Mostly folks with southern drawls are very very ignorant and always bigoted.

[@ParkerSystems]

Thanks... I guess. Hank Williams said it best, "Country Boys Can Survive"