TB 4 Gas Tank Truck and Trailer Rollover

Question 1

Tank Truck/Trailers are designed to carry what products?

Answer 1

Flammable liquids, combustible liquids, class b poisons, liquid food vapors less than 3 psi

Question 2

2 axle truck capacity?

Answer 2

3000 gallons

Question 3

3 axle truck capacity?

Answer 3

5000 gallons

Question 4

Truck and tractors can be how long and have what capacity?

Answer 4

40 feet long and 9,000 gallons

Question 5

Aluminum tanks can be as thick as?

Answer 5

3/16” at bottom and thinner at the top

Question 6

Product must be off loaded prior to?

Answer 6

Righting tanker

Question 7

Tanks usually have how many compartments?

Answer 7

2 or 4 with a single bulkhead

Question 8

Double bulkheads are required when?

Answer 8

carrying flammable products with different flashpoints

Question 9

Double bulkheads may be illegally plugged, the void space has a capacity of?

Answer 9

200 gallons

Question 10

Pressure relief valves designed to maintain what psi?

Answer 10

3 to 5 psi (Don’t expect BLEVE)

Question 11

IGNITION SOURCES: Eliminate potential sources a minimum of how many feet?

Answer 11

100 feet

Question 12

COMBUSTIBLE GAS INDICATORS: Use around battery area. Safe to disconnect if LEL is below what?

Answer 12

10%

Question 13

Offensive attack: neer flow water where?

Answer 13

Into tank, fire will spread

Question 14

USe what type of foam and how much supply?

Answer 14

AR-AFFF (alcohol resistent aqueous film forming foam)

15 minute supply

Question 15

Fuel burns at what rate?

Answer 15

1 foot per hour

Question 16

Tanks melt at what temperature?

Answer 16

1,200 degrees

Question 17

The weight of the product may make the weight of the truck how much heavier?

Answer 17

6 times

Question 18

Vacuum trucks carry up to what capacity?

Answer 18

2,500 or 5,000 gallons