The fuel tanker trailer can transport all kinds of chemical liquids, such as oil, gasoline, and diesel in large quantities. It meets people’s daily oil needs. Playing a key role in the oil transportation industry. This Best Guide of Fuel Tanker Trailer will guide you on how to buy a fuel tanker trailer.
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What’s Is A Fuel Tanker Trailer ?
Trailer Function:The fuel tanker trailer is a semi-trailer with a tank structure. It is mainly used for transporting liquids. For example: petroleum, palm oil, edible oil, etc.
Trailer Structure: The fuel tanker trailer’s main structure includes two parts, chassis, and tanker body. The chassis is load-bearing. The beams are made of Q355 manganese steel. They are welded with automatic submerged arc welding technology. This ensures the load-bearing capacity. Tanker bodies play a storage role and are specially designed to transport a wide range of goods. The material of the tanker body is Q235 carbon steel or aluminum alloy.
Tanker Body Design:The tanker body shape is divided into oval or square round tanks. The tanks can be divided into separate compartments for the transportation of different liquids. The tank is equipped with multi-channel anti-wave partitions. They reduce the impact of cargo and help the tank maintain a stable center of gravity. This ensures safe and smooth transportation and other characteristics.
Why Fuel Tanker Trailer So Popular in Petroleum and Chemicals In Dustry?
Fuel tanker trailer plays an important role in the petroleum industry. Petroleum is flammable, explosive, and toxic. It requires special transportation. The fuel tanker trailer has airtight and explosion-proof performance. This ensures that the oil will not leak or explode during transportation. It guarantees the safety of oil transportation.
Chemicals are also a kind of dangerous goods. A fuel tanker trailer has anti-corrosion and airtight performance. It can prevent corrosive reaction or leakage of chemicals in the process of transportation. This ensures the safety of chemical transportation.
Carbon Steel VS Aluminum Alloy Tanker Trailer
Our fuel tanker trailer has two tank body models: carbon steel and aluminum alloy. Here are their pros and cons:
Carbon Steel Tanker Trailer
Carbon steel is one of the most commonly used materials in semi trailer manufacturing today. Key features include high tolerance, toughness, and low cost. Carbon steel body can provide good protection and safety performance. Carbon steel fuel tanker trailer bodies are relatively heavy. This can affect the fuel efficiency and drivability of the vehicle. Secondly, carbon steel bodies are not easily protected against corrosion and oxidation. They require regular protection and maintenance.
Aluminum Alloy Fuel Tanker Trailer
Aluminum bodies are lighter and more resistant to corrosion and oxidation. They also have better fuel efficiency than carbon steel bodies. However, the disadvantages of aluminum alloy should not be ignored. First, aluminum alloy material is more expensive than carbon steel material. This will increase the production cost and selling price. Secondly, aluminum alloys are prone to corrosion and damage from strong alkalis, acids, and other chemicals. This requires more maintenance and repair.
Carbon steel and aluminum alloy each have their own characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages. You can choose based on your personal needs. If you focus on protection and cost, a carbon steel fuel tanker trailer is a good choice. If you focus on light weight and fuel efficiency, an aluminum alloy fuel tanker trailer is more suitable for you.
Fuel Tanker Trailer Safety Equipment
The fuel tanker trailer has many safety devices. For example, it has a subsea valve and an emergency cutting valve. These safety devices can also protect the fuel tanker from the impact of the wind. The following are the main safety equipment of the fuel tanker trailer.
Subsea Valve
Subsea valve is installed in the bottom of the tanker body. During an emergency, such as a leak, you can manually close the emergency shut-off valve to stop the pipeline from leaking.
Built-In Breathing Valve
Its role is to automatically exhaust or suction under a certain pressure difference, to adjust the pressure difference between inside and outside the tank, and has a dumping overflow prevention function, to prevent the car from tipping over when the liquid overflow, so that the tanker truck in the transportation process is safe and reliable.
Manhole Cover
Installed on the top of the tanker boy, it is a passageway for people to enter and exit the tank. It is also an important loading port on the trailer.
Overflow-Proof Probe Rods
Used to detect the refueling situation in the tank, when the refueling is overfilled the internal terminal model produces the effect, and prompts the refueling platform to stop refueling, so as to ensure the safety of refueling.
Buying Guide Of Fuel Tanker Trailer
Loading Capacity
Before buying a fuel tanker trailer, the customer must find out how many liters of fuel need to be transported and the type. Also, pay attention to local road regulations to prevent overloading. Customers can also consult us to provide a fuel tanker trailer that meets local regulatory requirements.
Tanker Body Material
As the third entry in this side of the article shows, you can get a pretty straight-forward look at. The fuel tanker trailer have two difference material, carbon steel and aluminum alloy. Carbon steel with low purchase cost and good loading capacity, but the self weight of trailer is heavier than aluminum alloy. Aluminum alloy with soft weight, but purchase cost is higher than carbon steel. You should choose material according to work requirement.
Tanker Body Safety Equipment
When purchasing a fuel tanker trailer, be sure to pay attention to the safety equipment of the tank. Check if it has a subsea valve, fire extinguisher, overflow prevention device, or other items. These items affect later operation and transportation safety. It is also very likely that the lack of such equipment will prevent the vehicle from obtaining a local license plate and transport permit.
Choose A Reputable Manufacturer
There are many fuel tanker trailer suppliers in China. Choosing a reputable manufacturer is very important. TRUCKMAN, a reputable manufacturer of fuel tanker trailers, has rich experience in design. Its products can stand the test of the market. TRUCKMAN is a well-known fuel tanker trailer manufacturer. The fuel tanker trailers it produces adopt advanced production technology and world-class brand spare parts. They are very popular in Africa, Asia, and other countries.
How To Maintenance The Fuel Tanker Trailer ?
Check for air leaks in the air lines and check that the braking system is working properly.
Check whether the electrodes are well connected. Confirm whether the lights work properly. Replace the wiring of the electrodes if necessary.
Regularly inspect and clean tanks and piping systems. Focus on ensuring piping system connections are well linked and reliably sealed.
Clean the oil delivery system regularly. This effectively ensures the oil tank stays clean. After each work, the oil hose should be promptly covered with the outer end cap of the import and export. This helps keep the oil tank clean.
The breathing valve must be kept clean to work properly. This prevents the inhalation and exhalation from being affected. Do not replace the spring inside the valve randomly.
Regular maintenance serves several purposes: It restores the vehicle’s performance to its best condition, prevents minor problems from becoming major ones, and ensures the safety of the fuel tanker trailer. Additionally, it improves the economy and extends the trailer’s service life.
Before buying a fuel tanker trailer, first you need to know how many liters of tank you need. And you should not only focus on the price but also the quality. The quality mainly depends on the use of world-class brand parts. It also depends on advanced production and good after-sales service.
Summary
Tanker trailers play a key role in the transport of all kinds of chemical liquids as well as oil transport with high safety features. It ensures efficient transport of all kinds of hazardous materials.
If you have any questions or suggestions about tanker trailers, please feel free to contact our engineers. We will provide professional advice.