Thunder Creek Equipment Launches New Fuel and Lube Skids
Thunder Creek Equipment just introduced three all-new fuel and lube skids — bringing its lineup of no-HAZMAT mobile fleet management solutions to flatbed trucks, utility trailers and more. The company said these skids are based on the three current platforms available in trailer form and as truck upfits. These include the Multi Tank Oil Skid (MTOS), the Service & Lube Skid (SLS) and the Multi-Tank Diesel Skid (MTS).
Each of the new skids reach no HAZMAT requirements through Thunder Creek’s original and proprietary tank design. This design carries fluids in quantities of 115 gallons or less while keeping them entirely independent during travel. The skids are built with premium features, fabrication and components in Pella, Iowa.
Thunder Creek noted the primary benefit of these skids is the centralization of all fluids and resources needed to complete all primary fueling and field service associated with diesel, oils, oil reclaim, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and more. Thanks to the no HAZMAT classification, each of the skids allows for transport from site to site by any licensed driver on staff without requiring a HAZMAT endorsement and, in many cases, a commercial driver’s license (CDL).
“Thunder Creek originated the no HAZMAT movement in the off-road heavy equipment industry with the introduction of the first multi-tank trailers almost ten years ago,” says Ben Cox, president, Thunder Creek Equipment. “Since then, we have evolved the scope and capabilities of these platforms to meet the needs of many industries and site variations, from heavy civil construction to rental and home heating oil. This new lineup of skids will offer solutions for almost every industry where the remote servicing and management of diesel engine-driven equipment is central to success, as well as provide solutions that are not necessarily integrated into a single vehicle for their entire service life.”
More on the New Skids
The new skids are designed and built to meet the demands of different industries and users. Let’s take a look at each one.
Multi Tank Oil Skid (MTOS)
Thunder Creek said the MTOS features configurations for up to four fluids in tank sizes of 25, 55 or 115 gallons, totaling either 460 or 690 gallons. Compatible fluids for the MTOS include engine and hydraulic oil, coolant, diesel, DEF and waste oil reclaim.
From the press release:
Each skid is available with both optional grease and reclaim systems (skids with four fresh fluids can only add one of those optional systems). An optional air compressor with 50-ft, ½-in. hose is also available. Grease kits are available with either 35- or 120-lb capacities, and DEF is available in either 55- or 115-gallon capacities.
Service & Lube Skid (SLS)
The SLS offers crews a complete jobsite service platform. This skid can accommodate up to eight fluids, including engine oil, hydraulic oil, coolant, waste oil reclaim and top-off diesel. It also boasts all the tools required to handle routine field maintenance. Options for this skid include a used oil reclaim system, used coolant reclaim system, grease kits (35- and 120-lbs) and an air compressor.
Multi-Tank Diesel Skid (MTS)
Built to pump diesel, the MTS is available in capacities of either 690 or 920 gallons with tank sizes of 55 or 115 gallons. Thunder Creek pointed out that these skids are also available with DEF. They also feature many of the options found in the company’s core fueling solutions, including:
- Two-stage filter system (10 and four micron)
- Fuel custody transfer meter and ticket printer
- Fuel hose reel upgrades up to 200 ft
- 25 gallon-per-minute (GPM) pump
- Gas-powered pump upgrade
- Digital DEF and diesel meter upgrade
- Spill containment kit
“Diesel, oil and daily service fluids are our mission,” says Cox. “We believe that, from the trailers to the truck upfits to these new skids, Thunder Creek is the premium American manufacturer of fleet management solutions for everything powered by diesel. Our ability to build it in a way that answers for the harsh environments and workforce realities of these industries today is what sets us apart. We’ll continue to drive that innovation in both the off- and on-road space.”
Pam Kleineke is managing editor of Compact Equipment.
