Daily maintenance of fuel tanker

What is a tank trailer? 

A tank trailer (also called tanker trailer or tanker truck) is a heavy-duty truck-trailer to carry fuel, gas, chemical tank, food, liquid, bulk goods and more. Tanker sizes range from small to large, depending on your hauling needs and product weight, which is measured by gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), or the vehicle weight after it’s loaded. 

Tank trailers are used to carry following items:

Chemicals

Liquids

Gases

Beverages (such as milk)

Dry/bulk goods (such as grains, sand, cement, plastic pellets, etc.)

Applications of Tank Trailer 

Tank trailers are commonly spotted at gas stations and are primarily used for heavy duty hauls and gives drivers and fleet managers options when it comes to needing to transport specific cargo, like HAZMAT materials. Tank trailers are used in many industries such as oil, petro, bulk cement, powder making, agriculture, food and dining, and more.

Daily maintenance of oil tanker

(1) First of all, it is necessary to understand the main structure, performance and function of the tanker. Special vehicle chassis must be protected or repaired at Dongfeng Second Automobile Service Station or Jiefang FAW Service Station according to regulations;

(2) The oil tanker usually consists of four parts: the special vehicle chassis (Dongfeng or Jiefang II vehicle chassis), the tank body, the pipe network system, and the power take-off;

(3) Every driver who drives a tanker must perform daily maintenance on the tanker. He must do prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum inspection, cleaning, tightening, adding and other work. Car storage problems or safety hazards, so that problems can be found in a timely manner;

(4) Check whether there is water leakage in the oil tank body, pipe network, valves, etc. or water leakage before the outlet. Whether the upper cover is properly covered, the amount of lubricating oil, fuel, cooling water, hand and foot brakes, steering gear, instruments, lights, tire pressure, tire nuts, etc.

(5) Problems that drivers and friends should pay attention to when

driving oil tankers:

1.Check the working conditions of each instrument during the driving process of the refueling truck;

2.Check whether the steering system works normally when the tanker is driving;

3.Check that the hand and foot brakes are abnormal when the tanker is driving.

Maintenance of the tanker

4.Check the engine, chassis and tank for abnormal noise and odor when the fuel truck is driving.

5.Use the parking time to check the fuel tanker as follows: check whether the front and rear brake drums are overheated, check whether the tires and nuts are tightened, remove the inclusions in the tire tread, and check whether there is oil leakage or water leakage. , leakage, check the condition of the leaf spring, whether the shaft bolt is loose, check the appearance of the oil tank and the tank network system of the tank truck;

6.The oil tanker regularly goes to the service station for chassis maintenance and maintenance work, reminding the majority of drivers to strengthen the daily maintenance of the oil tanker, and regularly check and replace the fire extinguisher on the vehicle, just in case.

How much do fuel tanker trailers cost?

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