LCheung

So I was pulling into the Chevron on 84th and 180th in Kent, and I saw a Chevron truck numbered 1203. That number was extremely familiar as I had to ask why TankerG's AutoX number was 4 digits long, so I went to ask the guy if he knew TankerG. He did and apparently he calls Tanker the "Junior" driver.

I guess that's kind of like a "spotted" post with a twist.

Anijo

Too funny. But isn't the 1203 the # of the permit required to carry gas?

TANKERG

That's too funny. I wonder who you talked to? Do you remember their name?

The 1203 is the UN number designating what type of hazardous material it is (gasoline), it is not a permit. 1993 is diesel, 1075 is propane. To be really trucker nerdy, the placard is not a diamond, it's a "square on point." The placard has to be on four sides of the vehicle. I have an Emergency Response Guide (I'll put it in my car and show you guys at the next meet if anyone is interested) and it lists every placarded number, so if you see a placarded number, post it and I can tell you "probably" what was being hauled. You can also look up the numbers by name like, Nitrous Oxide is 1070. If it's a refrigerated liquid its 2201.

Now, you can have a full load of diesel/jet fuel while being placarded as 1203, but not the other way around, because gas is more dangerous, because of it being flammable versus combustible. That is called being over placarded, which is ok because when they see an overturned tanker with 1203, they come out ready for flammable gas, but if it turns out it's diesel, no big deal. Now if it's 1993 and they come out thinking they're dealing with a combustible, it could be very dangerous if it's gas with possible leaking vapors.

The guide also tells you how to handle a spill, i.e. safe distances, how to put out a fire, evacuation distances, first aid, protective clothing, breathing hazards.

The colors also mean something to help get a quick idea of what you're dealing with. Red is flammable, orange is explosive, yellow are oxidizers, white can be toxins, poisons, and corrosives.

TANKERG

Here's a link to a truck we just sold a year or two ago. I guess this guy drives around taking pictures of tankers.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pi...13/chevron.jpg

here's the big page of pictures

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...N%26start%3D63

LCheung

Oh so there's hundreds of trucks with the 1203. I thought it was some kind of ID number.

The guy I talked to was Joe. At least that's what it said on his shirt. He said something about trying to keep his son away from STIs (not the Canadian kind if anyone listens to Canadian radio).

So if you see 1070, that means that truck puts Paul Walker to shame?

TANKERG

Can you imagine the length of boost time hooked up to a truck?

You probably saw my truck. Joe and I share the same truck, except when he wants to start early and takes another truck.

He just signed his kid up to take the Track Taxi out at Pacific Raceways. He should enjoy that.

About the 1203 number, people think it's the truck number or an ID number all the time. We sometimes can get a pass because when someone gets mad at us and calls the boss complaining about the way we are driving, a lot of times when the boss asks if they got the truck number, they'll respond "yeah, it was 1203!!"

Sucka