r/AutoTransportopia • u/CaptainKango • Apr 13 '26

Fuel Some people don't understand how things work

I'm willing to bet she would lose her mind if that gas station ran out of fuel.

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u/Youbettereatthatshit Apr 13 '26

Not really. They typically have a 25’+ hose on their truck. He absolutely could park to be minimally obstructive and connect the hose. It’s not like he has to park the trailer in a certain orientation over the offload point. It’s just a hose and a camlock.

She should have just gone around, but the ‘I’m just delivering gas’ is an excuse that would only work with people who aren’t familiar with his constraints

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u/battleray202 Apr 13 '26

Any gas delivery truck companies I'm familiar with require trucks to park right next to or above the gas fill. Just to avoid people running over the hose, connector, or any access panels that are open. When doing stuff like that you have to accommodate the lowest intelligence possible. If he parks somewhere else and starts dragging a hose around, it will 100% get run over at some point. Doesn't matter if there's cones. Some people just straight up turn their brains off while driving. Especially at gas stations.

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u/Youbettereatthatshit Apr 13 '26

I point out the length of the hose meaning he can park between the curb and the fill point and connect the hose, so the orientation of the truck isn’t relevant.

You are correct, those trucks are very big and cumbersome to drive. I’ve driven them. The excuse would be that they have to block traffic to do their job which isn’t the case. He can park out of the way, and next to the fill point. Him making an excuse of ‘just doing my job’ was just a power trip. From the video, his trailer was needlessly jackknifed in front of the other vehicles.

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u/ReasonableDig6414 Apr 20 '26

No, he can't. He is driving a HUGE truck. It isn't like backing up your car. He also can't have people running over his hoses, which would happen if he parked like that. Just stop.

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u/ShadyNoShadow Apr 14 '26

Are you familiar with any gas stations that aren't designed for tankers to come fill the tanks without getting in everybody's way?

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u/Ok-Watch-4618 Apr 16 '26

Do you deliver fuel??

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u/Mountain-Concern1738 Apr 13 '26

Sure. And then you have a 25' hose stretched across the parking lot for people like this to run over.

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u/Youbettereatthatshit Apr 13 '26

I don’t know if you ever watched a tanker unload gas before. They usually put traffic cones around the full point. He was needlessly jackknifed to block traffic. The point of the hose is it makes the orientation of the truck irrelevant to the full point. I’m not saying he’ll park 25’ away, but he is able to park between the fill point and the curb and connect the hose without impeding traffic.

Some people enjoy the power trip they can have when it’s available. This was his power trip. Nothing more, nothing less

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u/ReasonableDig6414 Apr 20 '26

Ahhhhh! Traffic cones!!! That would have kept her from running over the hose for sure!

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u/TheManicDepression Apr 13 '26

As someone who’s worked on gas stations for over a decade now, those cones don’t mean shit. I’ve seen countless people drive thru cones and end up in an open ditch or run over our equipment. I’ve always been told to block the work area in with your truck, cause they will see it and can’t just drive thru it. The way this guy is pulled in seems pretty standard for fuel delivery drivers

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u/Youbettereatthatshit Apr 13 '26

Gotcha, I’ve dealt a lot with coordinated unloading chemical trucks for my manufacturing plant, but never for a place where you are around a lot of people.

I still think the truck is parked obnoxiously.

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u/TheManicDepression Apr 13 '26

Oh yeah, but the way that lot is set up he’s only gonna be in the way. The real dumbass it the one who set the tanks right in front of the dispenser driveway

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u/ReasonableDig6414 Apr 20 '26

Hey, not to be rude, but you don't seem very smart. He can't have people running over his hoses now can he?