How do gas stations work? I see the big tankers on the highway and in town going between stations to fill the underground containment pool, but it seems like with all the people visiting the pump the station would have to have a tanker there 3-4 times a day to keep up with it. Does one tanker truck hold enough for multiple stations? Where do they refill the trucks? Do the trucks need to refilled 3-4 times a day also? This is a lot... but I'm realizing I have no knowledge of this huge part of our daily lives! Someone please enlighten me!
2007-03-17 17:42:31 · 7 answers · asked by CKUfrosh 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
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2007-03-17 17:52:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A standard tanker in my part of the world holds between 7500 and 8500 gallons, depending on what kinds of fuel is being delivered. Diesel is heavier than gasoline therefore less can be delivered at a time and keep the truck within the maximum allowable wieghts permitted on the roads. Usually the tankers have three to five compartments that can be loaded individually with different grades and kinds of fuel on the same load.
Yes, places selling thousands of gallons a day require multiple visits everyday by tankers, some even have a tanker that is more or less dedicated to filling just them. Fuel is loaded on the tankers at a terminal or tank farm and then carefully delivered to the fuel station. How many loads a day that each truck can deliver depends on how far they have to travel back and forth from the terminal to the unloading locations.
2007-03-17 18:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by lwjksu89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuel Tankers hold 8500 gallons of fuel, they make 3 to 4 trips per day per driver on average, delivering to 3 to 4 stations per day, per driver.
2007-03-17 17:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by Gordon S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Michigan they carry 14,400 gallons, but they have multi compartments. Typically the main tank holds 4,000 gallons and multi configs from there. They are gravity feed there are no pumps to deliver although some of the trucks do have a pump to remove from the underground tanks. My location has 15,000 gallon underground tanks so you order your fuel to you needs. they also have a vapor recovery system as they deliver the fuel for the environment protection. They also must be tested each year for leakage
2007-03-17 18:15:18 · answer #4 · answered by amstarlender 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"highway one hundred and one is at a digital standstill on the Peninsula this afternoon..."! it is so humorous I merely ought to describe it to YA'ers: Hwy. one hundred and one between San Jose and SF, aka The Bayshore (as interior the Bayshore constrained-get right of entry to highway), is often, continually, continually at a standstill interior the afternoon - this is why it is talked approximately because of the fact the parking zone (heavily, persons leaving paintings will call their households or human beings they're assembly for dinner and say "i'm uncertain whilst i gets there; i'm approximately to flow into The parking zone (aka The Bayshore))". a sprint ingredient like a burning gas truck in all possibility made no distinction to every physique's commute the former day afternoon!
2016-12-18 16:34:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average tanker holds 12,000 gallons. They usually drop at one station, then return to the refinery to repeat at other delivery points.
Don't follow one of those trucks, as if you do, you'll be reported.
They are veritable bombs, and to track one is a felony, since October 15, 2001. DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS EITHER!
2007-03-17 17:48:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Alot
2007-03-17 17:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by Artsy-Fartsy-Momma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋