Why Would A Local Company Cut The Fuel Line Feed To The Second Tank? Is This Legal? Asking For A Friend...
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So I left OTR sometime ago for a glorious local gig yankin’ containers from the port.... mostly because I have a young son and wanted to be home daily. Truth be told the company doesn’t take care of their equipment won’t do the way fixes like gas gauges, replace broken emergency triangles, extinguishers and I just found out recently that they cut the fuel line to the second tank ...and the owners excise was and I quote “we are a local company....we don’t use the other tank” To my horror this is the first time I have heard this? For the veterans out there to a guy who has only been driving two years is this a thing ? Is cutting the fuel line to the second tank even legal?
Sincerely ContainerYanker
I'm no expert, but I don't really see a "problem" with removing the second fuel tank. But with some of the other issues you mentioned, broken safety triangles and fire extinguishers, I think I'd be moving down the road.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Yeah I just made the decision... seen two swathes in the last two months that could’ve been avoided thanks for the heads up !
So I left OTR sometime ago for a glorious local gig yankin’ containers from the port.... mostly because I have a young son and wanted to be home daily. Truth be told the company doesn’t take care of their equipment won’t do the way fixes like gas gauges, replace broken emergency triangles, extinguishers and I just found out recently that they cut the fuel line to the second tank ...and the owners excise was and I quote “we are a local company....we don’t use the other tank” To my horror this is the first time I have heard this? For the veterans out there to a guy who has only been driving two years is this a thing ? Is cutting the fuel line to the second tank even legal?
Sincerely ContainerYanker
I'm no expert, but I don't really see a "problem" with removing the second fuel tank. But with some of the other issues you mentioned, broken safety triangles and fire extinguishers, I think I'd be moving down the road.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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So I left OTR sometime ago for a glorious local gig yankin’ containers from the port.... mostly because I have a young son and wanted to be home daily. Truth be told the company doesn’t take care of their equipment won’t do the way fixes like gas gauges, replace broken emergency triangles, extinguishers and I just found out recently that they cut the fuel line to the second tank ...and the owners excise was and I quote “we are a local company....we don’t use the other tank” To my horror this is the first time I have heard this? For the veterans out there to a guy who has only been driving two years is this a thing ? Is cutting the fuel line to the second tank even legal?
Sincerely ContainerYanker
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.