When you need to get a tank trailer and are wondering how to go about making the right selection. The best first step is keeping yourself informed about the trailer options on the market and any future trends that might affect your decision-making. At BAPUTI, our goal is to help our clients get the best trailers for their requirements. When you’re ready to check out fuel tank trailers for sale in China, contact our sales department for further assistance. We’re proud to be the preferred tank trailer dealer for our patrons !

The cargo

Different cargo, different tank materials. Tank trailers are used to transport a number of fluids. Since these liquids have different compositions, they need different types of trailer bodies. For example, for fuels like petrol and diesel, you’ll want to look at tank trails made of carbon steel, stainless steel or aluminum alloy. Liquids like edible oils are usually transported in aluminum trailers because they don’t contaminate liquids, are lightweight and easy to clean.

aluminum fuel tanker trailer

bitumen/asphalt tanker trailer

LNG semi trailer 

Tank Shape

Different tank shapes, different design ideas. You have a few different options when it comes to the shape of tank trailers. The tank body is circular, elliptical or rectangular, with wave-proof plate inside the tank and compartment plate according to the requirement of compartment, with output oil piping system at the bottom of the tank, manhole cover and breathing valve at the top of the tank, and optional sealed filling system. If you don’t want a very long trailer but want a greater capacity, look for a model with a lower center of gravity. When the center of gravity is lower, it increases the stability of the vehicle, so make sure you understand how the shape of your trailer can affect this.

Tank material and thickness

In order to adapt to different road conditions and working environments, you need a strong tank. The thickness of your tank trailer not only affects the overall safety of your cargo, but also determines its service life. Different sizes of tanks require different thicknesses of body. Too thin of a tank material can lead to reduced corrosion and impact resistance, which can be a safety hazard. Of course, the thicker the tank material is not better, the thicker the tank material will lead to increased weight of the tanker, increased fuel consumption, while the net volume of the tank is reduced, the tanker price is relatively higher. You need to choose a factory that uses the best material and can provide the most suitable body thickness design according to the user's needs.

Safety and Security

Since your tanker will be spending a lot of time on the road, especially since some roads are not in particularly good condition, you want to make sure it can handle an impact. To do this, you need to check the emergency valve; it should remain intact and not leak even after an impact. You need to check the safety protection structure to reduce the impact on the tank and piping after a rear-end collision. You need to test the braking force to ensure the safety of driving; you need to verify the load to ensure the stability of the vehicle driving. You also need to test whether the breathing valve settings, loading and unloading port settings, loading and unloading port protection devices, emergency cut-off devices are reasonable, and whether they are equipped with fire extinguishers and spark extinguishers.

Strict Testing

When you see a tank trailer for sale, you need to pay attention to whether the factory has rigorously tested every tanker truck for sale. For the exterior quality of the tanker, the test should include how thick the paint is, and whether there are any wrinkles, peeling paint, stains, etc. For the welding quality, the test includes whether it is strong enough, without cracks, porosity, arc pits, slag and other defects. The tanker can successfully pass the water holding test, hydraulic test, air tightness test, hose air pressure test, refueling and oil absorption performance test, pumping system function test, non-destructive testing, and brake line air pressure test.

Quality Control Standards

You want to make sure that the tanker has to be a high quality product and any compromise can be dangerous. You can check if the factory has adequate testing procedures and accountability systems in place. Look at the raw materials, the beams, the type of welds, the paint process, the means of testing and see the quality of workmanship. These handle a lot of the stress of the road so they should be up to code.

There are other important considerations like capacity as well as standard and certification requirements to take into account when looking at tank trailers. For more information or if you’re ready to check out some of the best fuel tank trailers for sale in China, get in touch with the BAPUTI!

BAPUYI tank is beautifully shaped, and the structural parts are sandblasted and pretreated; the tank is welded with special tank tooling and welded with automatic protection welding machine; the whole vehicle is reasonably matched, reliable, cost-effective and stable in quality, and can meet various different needs.