How do truck drivers carrying a liquid load combat the force of the liquid moving around in the back of the truck when turning or braking?
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Just anticipate it and ride it out. The closer to full, topped off, it is the less slosh. Some tanks have baffles some don’t. For instance most chemical tanks are smooth bore. It’s super important that they get a good clean out between loads of different product. Any extra edges ledges or corners make places the washout won’t reach. Different products handle differently. Depends on viscosity and density of the liquid. For instance, crude oil isn’t that bad. Water is terrible, so it is antifreeze. Sometimes it slams so hard after stopping you swear someone just ran into you.
While you always want a full tank your limited by how heavy the product is. A 200 bbl tank with a day cab can be topped off and still legal on weight. But if you load Water or brine in same tank your at 80k with a little over half a load.
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