Diesel spills?

[CookMySock]

Ok it seems to me that most diesel spills are from trucks with a faulty rubber seal under their fuel cap - a simple thing. Not that I have really have any idea - just surmising.

I'm going to start the ball rolling some industry organisations and see what they have to say. I'm not going to get shitty with them - I'm just going to ask.

Anyone have any other ideas?

Keep it constructive and no taggers please.


cheers,
Steve

[slimjim]

nope most tanks..have only a screw down cap....reason for spill is cap has unscrew its self from tank neck via it not been screwed tight enough..or viberation of tank and chassis....and spill is flowing as tank bafflers are across tank not long ways down the tank....or cap left off at fill station...some lose fuel via the injector pump...leaking..however mostly its lack of paying attention....

[Murray]

Most diesel spills in Hamilton come from Boy Racers. A few beauties on the Te Rapa Straight roundabouts last weeknd

[CookMySock]

I've organised a meeting with an area manager from a large transport organisation. She is gunna talk to a bunch of people, including the CVIU, and see what the issues are, and let me know.

Remove the tag please.

Steve

[Deano]

Good luck DB - may you have more success than I did when raising this issue at the Road Safe seminars a couple of years ago.

LTNZ didn't give a flying feck - the issue didn't even make it into the summary report from memory.

[wysper]

I'm not going to get shitty with them - I

Speaking of shitty - another good target would be cattle trucks.

[Usarka]

Speaking of shitty - another good target would be cattle trucks.

Hell yeah, recently had 3km of some cool twisties ruined cause of shit overflow all over the road. Slippery as...um....shit i guess....

[CookMySock]

Speaking of shitty - another good target would be cattle trucks.

For sure. One thing at a time I think - I know these people a wee bit, and they are grass-roots people with families, just like you and I.

At the very worst, we could get an article in their national magazine showing the pain and expense we suffer from a moments carelessness on their part.

Its only one day yet. Lets collect some information and see what happens.

Steve

[raftn]

Its worth a try.

[Quailboy]

Good stuff DB.

Had couple of scary moments while trying to learn how to ride on the road. Drifting on a bike is scary when done unintentionally and when your a noob.

Keep us posted.

[Grub]

Someone said to me that when full and thrown around a corner, the tanks overflow is the culprit.

That got me to thinking about CoF for trucks having a requirement to have an overflow of xxmm vertical above the tank's high water mark.

Seems prett fundamental ... i have a mate in CVIU too so will ask him too.

Good post DB what got into you?

[cooneyr]

I like the sound of the attitude as to how you are going to approach this. Take it slow, keep it un-emotive and collect the facts, then lay into it when you are fully informed and have a case.

Couple of bits of info. The RTA (Road Transport Association) represents a lot of the transport firms and they would worth talking to. Be aware though they don't represent Transrail trucking (last I heard) which is supposedly one of the biggest road transport firms . Also might be worth talking to the New Zealand Transport Agency (the old LTNZ part of it) as generally where there is a loss of control crash if there is something like a diesel spill, bleed bitumen that would contribute this would be recorded.

Cheers R

[James Deuce]

Effluent overflow is thoroughly, totally illegal, and much easier to police as you have specific laws governing effluen tanks, emptying sites, and fines for leaving a shit trail.

No one cares about spilt fuel.But good luck with the crusade. You'd have to start by proving that the amount of damage caused to people, property, and the environment by diesel snail trails costs more to the economy than the money generated by the product moved by truck before anyone will listen.

Tried this on on with BRONZ many years ago and the truckies federation president (real bastard, can't remember his name - this was from before the accident with the truck - O dear) threatened to start running "bikies" over.

[Motu]

Has anyone ever caught a truck spilling diesel and seen where it came from - or are you all just guessing and pointing the finger.Could someone walk around a truck park,container terminal or such like and check all the filler caps...see how they are fitted,evidence of leakage etc?

For a WoF the filler cap is checked for security and all push in temporary type caps are banned - this has been in for some time,and I expect is the same for CoF.

[James Deuce]

I blame Pajeros.