How does a gas station manage to serve thousands of cars multiple gallons of gas a day when the gas tanker trucks that deliver gas don’t look like they hold that much? How do gas stations manage to keep up with their demand?

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How does a gas station manage to serve thousands of cars multiple gallons of gas a day when the gas tanker trucks that deliver gas don’t look like they hold that much? How do gas stations manage to keep up with their demand?

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Answer 1

Our tanks way underground hold 30,000+ gallons. 10,000+ of each type we carry. Gas delivery is usually 2-3 times per week and they can offload 10,000-15,000 gallons. However they usually only need to drop off 1,000-5,000 gallons and hit another gas station on their route.

Sources: Gas station Clerk