Training Bulletin 4- Gasoline Tank Truck-Trailer Incidents

Question 1

California consumers use over __ million gallons of gasoline and __ million gallons of diesel fuel every day.

Answer 1

43

8

Question 2

Tank trucks transport approximately ___% of all the fuels used by vehicles. These trucks feed a distribution network of over ____ retail service stations by traveling over a vast network of freeways, highways and city streets.

Answer 2

90

9500

Question 3

Because fuel products are inherently hazardous, transportation is strictly regulated nationally by the Department of Transportation through the National _____ _____ Safety Administration, Bureau of ____ _____ and Office of _____ ______.

Answer 3

highway traffic
carrier safety
hazardous materials

Question 4

he LAFD also regulates flammable and combustible liquid tank trucks in ____of the Fire Code

Answer 4

div 38

Question 5

the operation of internal and/or external valves can result in the inadvertent opening of the
____ _____, potentially causing a larger spill.

Answer 5

vapor vents

Question 6

The trucks we all recognize as gasoline tankers are officially classified by the Federal Motor Carrier Standards as____ for trucks/tanks built from 1967-1993 and ____ for trucks/tanks built from 9/1/93 to present.

Answer 6

MC306

DOT 406

Question 7

GASOLINE TANK TRUCK/ TRUCK TRAILERS are designed to carry flammable and combustible liquids, alcohol, Class B Poisons and liquid food products with vapor pressures less than ____

Answer 7

3 P.S.I.

Question 8

GASOLINE TANK TRUCK/ TRUCK TRAILERS The tank portion of the vehicle is considered a ____ ____ ___ ___

Answer 8

NON-PRESSURE LIQUID TANK

Question 9

•Single tank truck with two axles or three axles. Capacities are ___ and _____ gallons respectively

Answer 9

3,000

5,000

Question 10

Tank tractor with a semi-trailer connected together by a fifth-wheel. One tank approximately __ feet long with a capacity of ____ gallons

Answer 10

40

9,000

Question 11

Tank truck pulling a two-axle trailer: Each truck and trailer tank is approximately __ feet long. The capacity of the truck tank is ____ gallons and the trailer tank is _____ gallons for a total of _____ gallons.

Answer 11

20
4,200
4,800
9,000

Question 12

features of non-pressure liquid tanks that may assist in identification (6)
_____ TANKS
________ SHAPE TANKS
_____ _____ PROECTECTION ALONG THE TOP OF THE TANK
____ AND ____ FOR OFF LOADING LOCATED UNDER THE TANK
_____ ______ _____ ON RIGHT REAR OF TANK (NOT PRESENT ON ALL VEHICLES)
_____ ASSEMBLIES AND ____ _____ VALVES ON TOP OF THE TRUCK FOR EAVH COMPARTMENT

Answer 12

ALUMINUM TANKS
ELIPTICAL SHAPE TANKS
LONGITUDINAL ROLL-OVER
PLUMBING AND VALVES
VAPOR RECOVERY PLUMBING
MANHOLEASSEMBLIES AND VAPOR RECOVERY VALVES

Question 13

NON-PRESSURE LIQUID TANK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Most tanks are made of _____. The tank wall is thickest at the bottom (___) and gradually gets thinner as you progress toward the top of the tank. This is done to minimize tank weight, thereby maximizing product carrying capacity.

Answer 13

ALUMINUM

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