The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-30
TANK TRUCK
ERvATION
lis STILL NEEDED

ly 800 special permits were issued i
June under General Order ODT 81
which regulates local delivery of case
lime, fuel oil, and other liquid petrc
leum products, according to an an
nouncement by the Office of Defens
Transportation. The order became
effective June l.
Analysis of the permits showed tina
despite the northeastern gasolin,
shortage and heavy seasonal agricul
tural needs, fewer than 60 farms OBJ
tanned permits giving relief from the
minimum drop requirements for motor
fuel; that about two-thirds of the per
mits were to relieve industrial users
many of them on the West Coast
and that nearly all of the remainder
were issued to permit delivery OF
motor fuel directly from supplier's
tank truck into the fuel tanks OF
motor equipment.
Commencing both dealers and con
sumers of liquid petroleum products
| for their cooperation in thus con
serving the gasoline and tank truck
equipment used in making deliveries
of such products, the ODT asked for
continued conservation through the
coming months.
Pointing out that the order strictly
regulates the use dealers may make
of their tank truck equipment and the
manner in which they must make de-
liveries of fuel oil and motor fuel, the
ODT asked specifically that:
L. Farmers and other bulk consum-
ers order and accept delivery of all
the motor fuel they can take at each
delivery.
2. Orders for motor fuel be placed
at least two days in advance.
3. Delivery of every order be ac-
cepted the first time the truck calls.
4. Storage capacity be increased
wherever possible.
5. Truckmen be given all coupons
and tax exemption certificates cover
ing a delivery at the time it is made.
ODT asked farmers and other bulk
consumers not to:
1. Ask dealers to deliver less than
25 gallons of motor fuel to a farm or
less than $50 gallons to any other
bulk consumer.
g. Ask for delivery of an order of
either motor fuel or fuel oil in less
than 4S hours.
8. Ask the truckman to come back
later to deliver an order.
4. Ask the truckman to drive around
the farm or the factory fueling up
here and there.
5. Ask the truckman to drive back
again to get coupons, pay, or tax ex-
emption certificates.
Issued to save gasoline, manpower,
tires, and oil tank truck equipment,
tn eODT order provides that every
truck must be fully loaded when it
leaves the supplier's terminal and
that it must be routed in the manner
that best saves mileage and time;
that a tank truck must be used solely
for making tank truck deliveries; that
deliveries may not be made directly
into the fuel tanks of automotive
equipment and that no call-back may
be made unless it empties the tank
truck or is made in conjunction with
another delivery at the same prem
ses.
In general the minimum quantity of |
motor fuel that may be delivered is
set at 60 per cent of storage capacity |
n use for the particular grade or
brand being delivered. The order re-
Iuires that at least $50 gallons of |
motor fuel be delivered to bulk con-
umers other than farmers and that
It least 25 gallons be delivered to
armers. Smaller gallonage may be
delivered if such delivery empties the
ruck or is made in conjunction with |
ther delivery conforming to the pre-
cribed gallonage. Furthermore, 25
II more gallons of motor fuel may
70 delivered directly into fuel tank
# a farm vehicle or piece of equip
nent and either farm operators or
Their bulk consumers may deliver di-
ectly into the fuel tanks of automo-
We vehicles or equipment used by
hem.
Although the order forbids calls to
e made by oil tank trucks for any
urpose other than loading of delivery
f petroleum liquids, it does permit
her use to service, maintain or re-
air another tank truck; to pump out
anks Tin case of delivery of the
yrong product, for example); and to
oliver any kind of petroleum product
r service station supplies if such de-
very is made from truck sent out
lilly loaded and routed as best con-
erves mileage and time.
The order thus prevents special and |,
trips and detours to de-
yer service station supplies and cuts
ut the use of tank trucks for run
ing errands, making collections,
licking up coupons, soliciting bust
ess or servicing machinery and
luipment.
No more than one call to make a
ss-than-truckload delivery may be :.
lade at the same premises on the
ame day unless the subsequent call
npties the truck or is made in con-
motion with delivery of other motor
Ipl Or fue1 oil