Fuel Tank Trailers For Sale near Waco, TX

Fuel Tank Trailers and You

There are many types of trailers designed for hauling specialized cargo, but few as lucrative and specialized as fuel tank trailers. We here at Lone Star Trailers want to help you find and understand the right tools for the job, so we’ve put together a few tidbits about fuel tank trailers below. If you have any questions, or you just want to see the fuel tank trailers we have for sale, contact our store in Lacy Lakeview, Texas, today!

What They Are

The name doesn’t leave much to the imagination—a fuel tank trailer is a trailer that’s designed as a holding tank for fluid fuels. They can carry gasoline, fuel oil, and propane, all of which are volatile and potentially dangerous. Although fuel tank trailers are safer to drive than that makes it sound, they still carry a number of potential risks in the transportation. Perhaps in part because of those potential dangers, though, fuel tank trailer drivers are in short supply and therefore have plenty of lucrative job opportunities.

 

To Drive Them

First, though, because of the risks involved, drivers will require a Hazmat endorsement on their license. You can earn this by going through a training program which usually involves passing a number of physical and written tests, a practical test, and a probationary period. 

You’ll also need to know some of the more specific challenges involved. First, they have a relatively high center of gravity, making tipovers more common and swaying more prevalent. Second, they can experience what’s called a liquid surge, where all the fluid in the tank sloshes first to one side, then the other, pushing the tank in those directions. 

For more information, or to see the fuel tank trailers we carry, contact us at Lone Star Trailers. We proudly serve Waco and Temple, Texas—let us serve you today!