New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXIV - The Port Authority Of New York And New Jersey › Subchapter D - Air Terminals › Article 2 - Teterboro Airport › Part 1276 - Tank Vehicles Engaged In Fuel Handling › Section 1276.5 - Tank vehicle and refueling service vehicle equipment

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Tires. All tank vehicles shall be
					 equipped with pneumatic tires.
(b)
					 Trailer mounting. Semi-trailers shall be mounted by means of a fifth-wheel
					 connection, the lower half of which shall be securely fastened to the tractor
					 frame, and the upper half securely fastened to the semi-trailer. A locking
					 mechanism shall be provided so the upper and lower halves may not be separated
					 except by manual release and a safety bolt or wire seizing shall be applied to
					 retain the manual release.
(c)
					 Wiring and lighting. Ignition wiring, both primary and secondary, shall be
					 fully insulated, adequately supported and protected against chaffing. Terminals
					 shall be firmly attached and spark plug attachments shall be further protected
					 by and insulating tight fitting shroud of the molded boot type. Tank or
					 refueling service vehicles shall not be equipped with any artificial lighting
					 other than electric lighting. Lighting circuits shall have over current
					 protection by means of fuses or circuit breakers. Over current protection
					 devices shall not be rated more than 115 percent of the allowable ampacity of
					 the conductor. Where circuits feed motor loads, the over current protection
					 devices shall be capable of carrying the starting current of the motor, but
					 shall not exceed 250 percent of the motor full load current. Wiring of light
					 circuits other than standard factory wiring serving the vehicle engine and
					 front lights shall have sufficient carrying capacity to prevent dangerous
					 heating and sufficient mechanical strength being flame retardant, moisture-heat
					 and oil-resistant type MTW (Underwriters' Laboratories approved) and construed
					 for service conditions, and shall be secured, insulated and protected against
					 physical damage by encasing in metallic tubing with all connections made at
					 standard metal outlet boxes or at standard fixtures.
(d) Fuel system for propulsion of tank
					 vehicles.
(1) Fuel tanks. The fuel tank used
					 in the system for propulsion of the vehicle shall have a maximum capacity of 45
					 gallons of fuel, and shall be installed within the frame of the vehicle or
					 otherwise protected against mechanical injury. The tank shall be arranged to
					 vent during filling operations and permit draining without removal from the
					 mountings. Tanks installed within the cab of a vehicle shall be filled and
					 vented from outside of the cab.
(2)
					 Feed system. The fuel for propulsion of the vehicle shall be delivered to the
					 engine by a mechanical or electrical pump. No readily combustible material
					 shall be used in the engine exhaust system. The fuel feed lines shall be
					 impervious to corrosive action of the fuel used, and shall be so arranged that
					 the suction shall be taken from the top of the tank; such feed lines shall have
					 adequate strength for their purpose and shall be well secured against chafing
					 and vibration. The carburetor shall be equipped with a standard air
					 cleaner-backflash arrestor; direct drainage of overflow gasoline shall be
					 provided for. No glass bowls, glass gauges or readily breakable parts are to be
					 used in any part of the fuel feed system, except that a glass bowl may be used
					 on a fuel pump provided it is so constructed and installed that if it breaks,
					 the engine will automatically stop.
(3) When refueling vehicles are without
					 motive power and are equipped with draw handles, the draw handles shall be
					 hinged and held in the vertical position when not in use by a suitable holding
					 device. The maximum height of the draw handle in the vertical position shall
					 not exceed six feet from the ground level to the highest point.