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You get more sludge in a Leyland tanker

13th February 1982
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THE LIGHT unladen weight of the 6x4 Leyland Constructor has allowed Whale Tankers Ltd, of Solihull, to build a 14.982-litre (3,300gal) vacuum tanker body and stay within 24 tonnes gvw.

Load capacity is said to be 10 per cent higher than can be obtained with many 24-tonne chassis for use under the British axleloading regulations.

The Severn Trent Water Authority will use the tanker to carry treated sewage sludge.

Construction of the tank is to the Whale "regulation plus" standard using 5mm (0.2in) steel plate throughout, with torispherical dished and flanged ends arrangement which has recently been adopted as the company's minimum standard.

The specification is said to comfortably exceed any requirement which may be imposed by regulations which come into force on January 1, 1982.

The Conveyance of Hazardous Substances by Road Regulations 1982 do not yet specify which of several codes of practice is to be applied to vacuum tanker construction.

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