What is wrong in this picture? Truck Issue

[Vince49]

Looks like raw sewage coming out of unsecured drain.

 

[confused89]

If he was hauling fuel and just unloaded he would still have needed the placard for the fuel unloaded because of the residue left in the tank. He may have hauled a non-hazmat load, unloaded it, and then got the tank washed out to get it ready for the next load and was letting all of the water out of the rear valve. That is just my guess.

 

[4x4]

It does not have the hazardous material identification.

What if hes not hauling hazmat? Just because its a tanker that has fixed hazmat placards doesnt mean it is always hauling hazmat.

 

[slimplmbr]

If that's a rising stem gate valve, the valve is open.

 

[85t5mcss]

Rear reflectives are actually grey and non reflective?

 

[Noland]

My Supertrucker sense is tingling. I think that inside left rear looks about 5 pounds low.

 

[Plinker]

Good thing it's not motorcycle season...

 

[lovemywoods]

It appears that at some point the rear bottom portion of the tank was cut out (corroded maybe?) and replaced with the flat shiny piece of sheet metal you now see. Only, rather than welding the replacement plate in there is seems to be bolted/riveted with some sort of black sealant (small amount can be seen along the top of the plate). I don't think that would be considered and acceptable repair. That tanks gets in a wreck etc it would only take a very small twist/bend/dent etc to make that start leaking....

That's the only thing I can see in addition to what the others have said.

What you see on the outside is not the tank. The tank is inside with a layer of insulation around it. There is thin metal sheathing around the outside to keep the insulation dry and in-place. The sheet metal around the outlet line is a repair of the sheathing, not the tank.

 

[Ogre]

Looks like raw sewage coming out of unsecured drain.

I was going to guess that it looked like brewing mash that is being transported to use as animal feed

 

[printcraft]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angi1vwUkQc[/ame]

 

[eldirector]

My guess: nothing is wrong.

Empty tank that was hauling something pretty boring (brewing mash, as Ogre guessed, or something equally benign), and they left the valve open and cap off.

Or am I missing something?