Three Kinds of Trucking Companies

Tank truck companies largely fall into three separate categories when it comes to the sometimes fatal topic of surge.

• Their tankers never create a surge event that they have to deal with.
• They don't think there is anything they can do about it.
• They have no idea how large the surge force can actually be.

Regarding the answer to item 1, if a company runs with the tanks filled to their volume capacity 100% of the time, or they have compartmentalized tanks where the individual compartments are either full or empty 100% of the time, they do not have a surge problem. There's no surge force in a tank that's completely full or completely empty. That doesn't mean they can't roll over in an accident for some other reason, only that surge specifically isn't the cause they need to worry about.

I'll come back to the answer for item 2, but the short response is YES, there is something you can do that reduces surge force by 96.7% and is cost effective.

But many people fall into the "I don't really know how big the surge force is" category. That is totally understandable because, as you read this, today is the first time you have been able to see how really big Surge Force can be.

Curious? Courageous? What you are about to see could be life altering.

If you know your trucks, it will take you about two minutes to answer a few basic questions and learn, based specifically on your equipment and the exact liquids you transport, how serious the Surge Force problem could be for you.

Something You Can Do About It (Answer to Question #2)

Now that you know how bad your problem is: is there something you can do about it that is effective and won't empty your bank account?

Actually, there are several things you can do.

• Surge force during braking doesn't come down by driving slower. It's set by tire grip, not speed, so a hard stop from 40 mph generates the same force as one from 70 mph. What actually reduces surge force is fill level and keeping every axle's brakes in full working order.
• Another option is to make certain the tank is 100% full. We're not talking about a large tank with a less-than-full heavy liquid that maxes out on weight. This is about the total volume of the tank being full.
• If a tank is not 100% full, some amount of surge force exists, and it's often worse than people expect. It peaks around the half-full mark, not at the extremes.
• Use Surge Busters.

Surge Busters eliminate 96.7% of Surge Force without the energy leaving the tank, measured in a University of Idaho test, not a marketing claim, a documented one. When you take a moment to think about it, that is really incredible. And it works based on a well known concept called Harmonic Dissonance, where the energy in the waves cancel themselves out. The energy is self-canceling. You can learn a lot more about that here: Budwig Report

The design behind this is protected: U.S. Patent No. 11,312,568.

There's a second number behind Surge Busters too, from an initial fleet comparison: two 2,800-gallon fuel oil trucks, one with Surge Busters installed, measured with G-force sensors over a short-term test. Averaged across all three axes of movement, the truck with Surge Busters showed a 51.9% reduction in G-force. See the full study A related year-long maintenance comparison with the same fleet is still ongoing. This is a single company's fleet test, not an independent university study like the 96.7% figure above.

However, imagine an emergency braking situation: your truck is slowing down, but the tens of thousands of pounds of liquid inside your 40-foot-plus-long smooth bore tank trailer is still careening forward at 60 mph, with nothing to slow it down before it slams into the front bulkhead of your tank. Newton's Three Laws describe exactly what's happening. It's scary. Isaac Newton explains here: Newton Blog

Maybe you would like to see Surge Busters in action. (WARNING: Most people can't watch this just once.)

This Website Is Dedicated to You

For many of you, this is brand new information. You never heard of Surge Busters before and you really don't know much about them. You didn't even know what they look like, until now.

So this entire website is dedicated to you. We think every question you can probably dream up, and maybe a few you haven't even thought of yet, is answered on the following pages. There are additional links to take you to even more information.

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We're a Safety Company

So let me put your mind at ease. We are a safety company, committed to the safety of your drivers, your equipment, the environment, and your bank account (accidents are expensive!). We want to remove as much of the risk of investing in Surge Busters as we possibly can. If you want to see the full breakdown of what an accident actually costs, financially, legally, and otherwise, it's here.