Turpak's tanker truck automation system is a system designed for special cases where high scale fueling operations are needed on site. The forecourt controller units employed at stations have been minimized so that they can be used with tanker trucks and enhanced with relative improvements. Since, when used on tanker trucks, automation system functions are mainly blocked by such factors as vibrations voltage and temperature, for which reason it becomes impossible to use typical computers or systems. Turpak's tanker truck automation system has a particular built-in controller unit specially designed for the purpose.
Initially, some modifications are made on the tanker trucks to receive installation of the tanker automation systems. The number of outlets are reduced to one and self-driven valves are inserted to the truck systems. The Tanker truck meters are replacement with digital counters. Following official supervisions, the tanker truck automation system will be ready for installation.
The main module connects to the nozzle equipment which is located on the tanker truck and controls the electrically controlled valve of the tanker truck. Large vehicles and construction equipment to be fueled are detected by means of a Vehicle Identification Unit (VIU). Thereby, the unit installed on the tanker truck detects how much fuel has been delivered to the vehicle being fueled. In addition, it is also possible to conduct fueling operations using the authorization card possessed by the tanker truck driver. In this case, refueling information are recorded onto the authorization card of the tanker truck driver. As the tanker truck's delivery outlet is equipped with an automatically controlled valve, no fuel shall be delivered to a vehicle or tank that is not recognized by the automation system. This means that all fueling operations from the tanker truck are put on record.
The tanker truck automation system equipment can be installed on the driver cab of the tanker truck. It is user friendly. It prints out a slip following completion of the fueling operation, via its slip printer. Thereby a document is prepared to be handed to the user, that covers all data and information related to the fueling operation.
Fueling data and information generated through the tanker truck automation system and saved for storage in the system are then relayed to the tanker truck automation software either directly using cable connection or via GPRS system. This software handles the reporting tasks as needed by the system user.