Refueling vehicle

Abstract

A refueling vehicle may have a front fuel dispensing module with at least one or more hoses for dispensing fuel product from the fuel tank to an external tank. The front fuel dispensing module is located between the cab and the fuel tank containing the fuel product.

1 . A refueling vehicle, comprising:
 a cab;   a fuel tank;   a fuel-dispensing module having a driver-side hose reel with a first hose on a driver's side of the refueling vehicle and a curbside hose reel with a second hose on a curbside side of the refueling vehicle opposite the driver's side of the refueling vehicle, wherein the fuel-dispensing module is positioned between the cab and the fuel tank.   
     
     
         2 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the first hose has a first end and a second end, a first fuel nozzle is located at the first end of the first hose, and a first spliced tank-to-tank connector is located between the first end of the first hose and the second end of the first hose. 
     
     
         3 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 2 , wherein the second hose also has a first end and a second end, a second fuel nozzle is located at the first end of the second hose, and a second spliced tank-to-tank connector is located between the first end of the second hose and the second end of the second hose. 
     
     
         4 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the first hose has a first removable fuel nozzle. 
     
     
         5 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the second hose has a second removable fuel nozzle. 
     
     
         6 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank is divided into multiple compartments. 
     
     
         7 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the driver-side hose reel and the curb-side hose reel is an electric-powered rewind hose reel. 
     
     
         8 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the driver-side hose reel and the curb-side hose reel are both electric-powered rewind hose reels. 
     
     
         9 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the driver-side hose reel and the curb-side hose reel is a spring-rewind hose reel. 
     
     
         10 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the refueling vehicle has a rear axle positioned beneath the fuel tank and supporting a set of rear wheels. 
     
     
         11 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a first front safety light bar and a first rear safety light bar, wherein:
 the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar are both located on the driver's side of the refueling vehicle,   the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar are positioned such that the fuel-dispensing module is interposed between the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar.   
     
     
         12 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the fuel tank is positioned between the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar. 
     
     
         13 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 12 , wherein a driver's side door of the cab is positioned between the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar. 
     
     
         14 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar each include a flexible light-emitting diode (LED) light assembly that is configured to bend when the LED light assembly brushes against an object. 
     
     
         15 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar includes a plurality of LEDs that are configured to be operable to provide i) continuous illumination, ii) flashing illumination, or iii) a combination of continuous and flashing illumination. 
     
     
         16 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar are connected with the refueling vehicle with a mechanical arm that is rotatably connected with another portion of the refueling vehicle with a pin connection having a removable pin to allow the mechanical arm to be disconnected from the refueling vehicle if the mechanical arm gets stuck in the horizontal orientation. 
     
     
         17 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first front safety light bar and the first rear safety light bar are connected with a corresponding actuator configured to cause the safety light bar connected thereto to transition between a vertical orientation and a horizontal location when actuated. 
     
     
         18 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a command module that has a display screen and at least one of a wireless data transfer system and a cellular data transfer system, wherein the command module is configured to convey refueling location information and vehicle fuel preference information. 
     
     
         19 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 17 , wherein the command module is further configured to provide route information relating to refueling requests. 
     
     
         20 . The refueling vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the refueling vehicle has full skirting extending downward from the fuel tank.