Gas only weighs about 6 lbs per gallon. That 60 lbs extra isn't going to mean much on a loaded truck, or even an empty truck with how much the trucks weigh. I think the 20 gallon limit is more of a safety issue.
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Few (if any) of our routes burn more than a tank of fuel.
Pretrip always called for us to visually check the fuel level by taking off the cap and seeing the fuel in the fill tube. This daily required procedure may have been due to fuel gauge failure in those old trucks.
The message on friday came from way above the center manager's head. It's probably about making the bottom line look better for the quarter.
We still log the fuel as '99' for fueling off area and if we fuel at the building we put it in our boards under pump 1 or 2 and list the gal dispensed. The bid fuel n park employee writes in on a piece of paper. If you have 120,000 vehicles on the road I'm sure logging the fuel for the week is a substantial cost if shown.
Without averaging the feeder fuel and diesel cost accurately but figuring 120M vehicles fueling 30 gal each at $3/gal it shows an expenditure of $10,800,000.00 for ONE day. Figure two days (with airs on Saturday and Monday being partial days for most) and that's a lot of cost on the books.
If you run out of fuel the cost just doubles (at a minimum) but it will affect 2019 not 2018.
Indecisi0n
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So the method of removing the fuel cap and verifying a full tank is full is a required method. Then how do you see down the fill tube to verifiy a half tank of fuel? You can't see all the way into the tank .So now we are to trust the fuel guages ? If the guage is broken and we run out of fuel on road who's fault is it ?
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a little after 7 PM last night that is exactly what i heard the on car sup tell the very last driver out on a saturday night to do. shine your flashlight into the tank or use your cell phone. he then told him not to use a lighter. then of course he went to the shop and got a gas can and headed out to rescue the guy. i ended up with an extra 1.5 in OT thank you very much
But you have direct deposit.
Wilson1397
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true!!
I thought this thread was about @silverbullet2893 ’s flatulence...... I was way off!!
Shhh! Trying to suck up here!
watdaflock?
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What's Wawa?
Company man!
Gas station chain in the DC surrounding area. They make hot food as it is ordered. Sandwiches, wraps, burritos, bowls, etc. Best
ing gas station food I have ever had. Wish they were in more parts of the country.
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I'm not defending the company's decision. I just saying how it was when I started and honestly, this is a 3 day issue not a ups edict changing our pretrip procedures.
To answer your last question, they are making themselves liable by presuming the gauges are correct.
Our message was for US drivers not to fuel our vehicles if it showed 1/2 tank on the gauge. I left mine at the fuel pump. If the guy fueling filled it up it's on him. I didnt add fuel.
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If it's too dark you can use your cigarette lighter I guess.
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Using a cell phone light to shine into the tank?
Get a phone call at that time and it global warming just might come to your area quickly.
Poop Head
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I can tell it's full when fuel starts spewing on to the ground. Usually giver a few more seconds for good measure.
Heavy Package
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Just heard the solution from Atlanta. All drivers are to empty their piss bottles into their gas tanks nightly to save money. This saves on trash costs and fuel. Expected savings to top $40M in 2019 alone.
iruhnman630
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you can't see the fuel level in the newer cars, at least not without using your finger or a stick to open the flap
