TB 4 Flashcards
Oil refineries make ___ gallons of gas and ____ gallons of diesel each day in CA.
43 million
8 Million
Tank trucks transport ___ percent of fuel.
90 percent.
How many fueling stations do the service trucks feed?
9,500
Federal Motor Carrier standards
MC306
DOT406
MC306 years?
1967-1993
DOT406 years?
9/1/1993 to present
Designed to carry liquid food vapor less than ___ psi
3
Single Tank Truck 2 Axles Carry?
3000 gallons
Single tank truck 3 axles carry?
5000 gallons
Tank tractor with semi trailer can be ___ ft long and carry ____ gallons?
40 feet
9000 gallons
Tank truck pulling a 2 axle trailer. Each will be approx ___ ft long. Carrying ___ gallons in truck and ____ gallons in trailer.
20 feet
4200 gallons
4800 gallons
Aluminum Tanks are how thick?
3/16ths
Tanks can have how many bulk head compartments?
2-4
When are double bulk heads required?
When two different products in same tank have different flash points
What are baffles used for?
Strength
Illegally plugged indicator hole can cause void space to contain up to ____ gallons of product.
200 gallons
How is product offloaded?
Gravity
Smaller tanks _____ deliveries
Larger tanks _____ deliveries
Multiple
Single
Pressure Relief valve maintains….
3-5 PSI
Eliminate potential ignition sources a minimum of ______
100 feet
Minimum Supply of foam
15 minutes with 15 minutes extra for maintenance
Levels of Tank cleanliness
Dirty
Clean
Super Clean
Gasoline Burns at what rate?
1 foot per hour regardless of surface area
LAFD foam tenders carry____
1000 gallons of foam
Tanks have most damage where?
Where they come to rest
Weight of product may make vehicle ___ times heavier
6
Vacuum Trucks carry ____ percent of capacity
90
Guidelines for vacuum truck spills
1 - 2500 gallon truck for incidents up to 2000 gallons
1- 5000 gallon truck for incidents between 2000 and 4500
2- 5000 gallon trucks for incidents involving 4800 gallon tanker
3- 5000 gallon trucks for tank combos up to 9000 gallons
On gasoline tank truck fires monitor battery area with gas meter LEL must be below ____
10