Can not imagine modern life without transport, no matter whether it is personal, public or business. Therefore, every influential person tries to buy a car in order to emphasize his condition and make his life more convenient. Given the popularity of different Vehicle in our time, as well as constant fluctuations in the price of gasoline and other fuels, investing in this sector can be quite profitable.

Introduction

Considering the above information, it would be quite a reasonable decision to invest in this sector of the economy. One of the options is the purchase of a petrol station (petrol station), which, according to many forecasts, may turn out to be quite a profitable business. Thus, this article will focus on describing and explaining such a business idea as the acquisition different types mobile gas station and their management.

Mobile gas station: general information

So, a mobile gas station is called a mobile fuel tank, which, as a rule, holds from three to one hundred thousand liters of the corresponding fuel, and required system to distribute this fuel among various vehicles. This tank is mobile, since it is either installed on the base of the vehicle, or manufactured as a trailer or semi-trailer.

Such filling stations are especially popular in agriculture, at a construction site, as well as during various types of repair and road works away from large settlements. In other words, mobile gas stations are irreplaceable where there is a need for constant refueling of various vehicles far from civilization and stationary gas stations. In addition to convenience, mobile gas stations are also attractive by the fact that they allow businesses to save money. enough funds, since the wholesale purchase of fuel will be much cheaper, which is quite understandable to any sane person.

The device of mobile filling stations

The device of mobile gas stations is not too complicated or incomprehensible even for non-specialists in this field. As a rule, any mobile station includes a tank for direct storage and transportation of fuel and a fuel dispenser. In order to be able to deliver fuel to vehicles, the dispenser is equipped with a fuel dispensing system, refueling nozzles and a display for monitoring the consumption of fuel materials.

Since all mobile filling stations are considered as autonomous units, it makes sense that they are equipped with a gasoline or diesel generator... In addition, stable fuel quality as a result of storage and transportation is achieved through the operation of appropriate filters installed inside the tanks.

Types of mobile gas stations

Despite the fact that many people are almost absolutely sure that mobile gas stations are only of a standard type, and no other variations are provided, these installations offer enough big choice... These types mainly differ in size, as well as in the way of storing and distributing fuel. Further more detailed description of these species.

Container filling stations

In addition to standard mobile gas stations based on a car, there are also In simple words, The gas station is a miniature gas station, which is used to service a small fleet of vehicles in a certain area. To do this, you just need to transport the fuel tank and fuel dispenser to the desired location.

As a rule, a standard gas station consists of the following three parts:

• storage container;
• control container;
• container store.

Based on the name of the above containers, their approximate structure and main functions should be clear without special labor... Thus, a storage container is used to store fuel in appropriate sealed tanks located inside the container.

The control container, in turn, is a kind of control point for the storage container using a controller for controlling fuel dispensers, which is controlled by a power electrical cabinet. In addition to this controller, inside this container you can find a change house, a bathroom, radiators for heating and an impressive ventilation system. In this regard, ease of use, mobile and container filling stations are very similar to each other.

As for the container store, although its presence is traditional, it cannot be called mandatory. This choice depends on the preferences of the owner, who installs the gas station.

Modular filling stations

A subtype of container filling stations are modular filling stations (MAZS). Their name can be explained by the fact that such filling stations are a single factory product, consisting of several ground fuel tanks. The main difference between modular and container gas stations is the fact that the former does not imply the presence of any rigid frame around the fuel tank. All the necessary elements of the fuel delivery system are located directly on the tank itself.

Despite the clear difference indicated above, the division between KAZS and MAZS is purely conditional and does not indicate any significant functional differences. different types gas stations.

Requirements for a mobile filling station

Considering the fact that any type of gas station involves working with fuel that has rather dangerous properties, it is necessary to comply with certain requirements for a mobile gas station in order to avoid possible negative consequences. Compliance with these requirements is the main factor that determines the safety of people who are forced to directly contact the structure of the gas station.

It should be said right away that there are a sufficient number of requirements, but only attention to all the details can guarantee any positive result. First of all, it is necessary to install special sensors inside the fuel tank, which would monitor the state of tightness and signal all kinds of violations. Next is to install necessary equipment, which would prevent the formation of a fuel wave when moving the gas station.

The basic rules for the operation of mobile gas stations also state that any connections of wires and cables must be equipped with additional devices that would prevent them from disconnecting. In addition, in no case is it allowed to pour fuel out of the tank by gravity, that is, without the use of special devices and technologies. In conclusion, it is worth mentioning that any gas station must be on a solid surface and stand on four identical supports to ensure that the tank is level.

Requirements for the sites for the location of gas stations

In addition to the requirements that are put forward to the filling stations themselves, there are also a number of necessary conditions that must be met in terms of the place where the filling station is located. If you want to locate a mobile petrol station within any settlement, then it is allowed to do this only on the territory of a stationary gas station, which for various reasons does not function at this moment.

In this case, the car should freely drive up along the container on one side in order to minimize possible Negative consequences... In addition, the site itself must be flat and grounded in order to protect the PAZS customers and service personnel.

In the end, I would like to say that only if all the above requirements are met, the operation of mobile gas stations will be safe and efficient.

Conclusion

Mobile gas stations are a fairly popular phenomenon in our time, which is gaining more and more popularity among ordinary citizens. Now, not only large enterprises can purchase a gas station to meet internal production needs, but also individuals have the opportunity to purchase such a gas station in order to organize own business directly related to fuel. It should be noted separately that this business plan has great chances of success, given the current situation with prices for different types fuel.

A mobile gas station undoubtedly has many advantages. Often there are situations when it is necessary to refuel motor vehicle right at the place of work. As a rule, such situations arise at the construction sites of facilities located outside the area where stationary gas stations are located.

Application of mobile gas stations

Thus, it can be seen that the use of this station can be carried out at any place of its installation. Powering a mobile gas station can be carried out with ease at powers such as twelve and two hundred and twenty volts. The volumetric dimensions of a mobile gas station can vary in different ranges, it all depends on the model of the station itself and its volumes can be from three to fifteen cubic meters.

The main objects and places where the use of a mobile gas station most often occurs, as a rule, field work in agricultural activities, construction works and road repairs, as well as many other similar objects.

To refuel the car, you need to get to the gas station. And how to do this if there is no fuel? And even if there is? At least once a week, each car owner spends up to an hour of his personal time refueling his steel pet. And this is in the XXI century, when electric cars are already conquering outer space! Perhaps an English start-up will soon change this injustice, but this is not certain.

Arriving at a gas station with the aim of refueling a car, we are faced with a series of waiting and many small actions. Queue to the fuel pump; we stand in line at the cashier; waiting for the required amount of fuel to enter the tank. And so it is all the time, as long as we own the car.

“- Everyone who does not have a car dreams of buying it. Everyone who has a car wants to sell it. And he does not do it just because after selling, he will be left without a car. "It was said in the famous comedy film" Beware of the Car ". And in some ways the filmmakers are right. The car gives us significant time savings and freedom of movement, but it takes almost all our free time to maintain it. Where, one wonders, is justice?

Startup company " Zebra Fuel", Located in London (England), offers all car owners in the city unheard of convenience in refueling their steel horse. Anyone, having downloaded the Zebra Fuel application, has the opportunity to order fuel delivery directly to the car. To do this, through the application, you need to choose a place and time of refueling convenient for the owner. Payment via non-cash payment cards.

After the first refueling, where the presence of the car owner is mandatory, all subsequent ones can take place without him. It is enough to re-order the delivery of fuel to the car and just leave open hatch fuel tank.

Currently, a startup " Zebra Fuel»Performs testing of the service - fuel delivery upon request. Refueling with delivery is only available within London and the fuel selection is limited to 5% biodiesel. But, even with such a limitation, according to the owners of the company, refueling through the application is quite competitive in prices with traditional gas stations; and the service, let's face it, is in demand.

Perhaps we are witnessing complete change automotive world and its service infrastructure. And it's not about drones or electric vehicles. We are talking about those utilitarian services for which we are now going - to a gas station, tire fitting or to a car service. Services that have not changed since the last century, when there was one gas station, one car service for one city, and tire fitting was done by hand. Today, mobility is valued most of all, and the car gives us this value, saving our time. So why limit our possibilities with archaisms from the past?

The business niche for direct delivery of fuel to the car appeared in 2015. It was in this year Thomas Morson from in California (USA) launched his company providing mobile gas station services. In the first year of the Morson's company in the United States, 6 such startups were launched. There was no end of clients. Experts explained this by the fact that companies began to work in Silicon Valley, where its residents always meet with great interest any technological novelty.

But how do they explain that since 2016 such companies have begun to open all over the world, including Russia? And the demand, surprisingly, for such services is stable. Both from the side of clients and from the side of those wishing to start a similar business. After all, the launch of mobile gas stations does not require capital construction, it is enough to purchase a certified car with refueling equipment and you are already a company delivering fuel to the car. By the way, the owners of such a business make money not only on the difference between the wholesale and retail prices of a liter, but also on the delivery itself. In Moscow, the average tariff for fuel delivery is 200 rubles per call.

Recall that in Russia mobile gas stations must meet the requirements GOST R 50913-96... This standard applies to road vehicles intended for the refueling and transportation of petroleum products. By the way, there are already several startups operating in Russia that use a scheme for the delivery of fuel and refueling cars.

Which allows you to refuel the car at a selected time and place in the absence of its owner. We pass the microphone.

My name is Boris Golikov, exactly a year ago I told you about the startup YouDrive. Our new service Pump is the delivery of gasoline to the tank of your car.

We order almost everything online: food, clothing, pet food, flowers, tickets, and so on. It's time to order gasoline for the car. Yes, you can go to the gas station yourself. Or you don't have to go. Everything is like any other product: you can go and buy it yourself, or you can order it to be brought. In addition, there is usually not enough time for refueling - especially for those who live in the city center.

How it works

You open the application on your phone, specify the place and time of refueling - for example, at night, at the entrance of your house. The car is filled up in the morning. It should be convenient for busy people.

The presence of the car owner is optional, but the fuel door must be left open. At first glance, this may seem dangerous, but we did not find the real danger: it is no more than if the hatch were closed.

If you still do not want to leave the hatch open, please indicate this in the comments. Our employee will contact you and you will open the hatch just before refueling.

How much is it

Pump, unlike YouDrive, does not save money. Pump is about saving time, and time is also a great value. Therefore, we hope that an additional 200 rubles for the service mobile gas station will not become a serious stop factor.

So, 39 rubles - the cost of the AI-95, plus 200 rubles for the service. So far, we will only refuel inside the Third Ring Road.

Is it legal

Yes. The machines fully comply with the transportation standards fuels and lubricants, and the equipment has all the necessary certificates.

There are doubts about refueling in the parking lots of office and business centers. We have made a request and will receive all the necessary clarifications. However, it is worth remembering that the legislation is late for the development of business and even more technology.

How to register

Registration will be carried out by invitation in order to regulate the download. Leave your phone number on the website - as soon as we are ready to refuel your car, we will immediately inform you about it via SMS. Now we are testing the service, we will launch in a couple of weeks.

"In this article I will consider certain aspects of
selection, configuration, installation,
operation and features
container mobile or mini gas station "
Kolesnikov M.V.

What is a container or mobile gas station

In 2012, filling stations were removed from the control of Rostechnadzor, which fundamentally changed the possibility of operating all types of filling stations.

At the moment, the principle of arrangement and operation of container filling stations is regulated only by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, but with one caveat, if the filling station is not located on the territory of a hazardous production facility (here Rostekhnadzor is additionally connected). Only the Ministry of Emergency Situations classifies different kinds stations in their main documents NPB 111-98 and in the set of rules "Car filling stations. Fire safety requirements" dated July 1, 2014

At the moment, there are many products on the market that have different names, but in fact the functions performed are the same. These include: container filling stations, mobile filling stations, fuel modules, refueling modules, etc. The Ministry of Emergency Situations subdivides and combines them as container filling stations (CFS), namely: "A container filling station is a filling station, the technological system of which is intended for refueling vehicles only with liquid motor fuel and characterized ground location tanks and the placement of the fuel dispenser in a container for storing fuel, made as a single factory product. "And I want to decipher this classification: a container filling station does not have to look like something located in a container and at the same time be called a container filling station, the main thing is that it must be a single factory product A container filling station is both an open ground tank with a built-in technological compartment for a fuel dispenser, which collectively means a tank for storing fuel, and a tank wired into a container, called a "fuel module" - all these are container filling stations, no matter how they are designed and named. It is important that they are as a single product.

Any design that meets these parameters and has all the necessary certificates for a single factory product must and will be classified by fire inspectors as a container filling station and nothing else. Only the customer should choose, according to the factors of further operation, how the gas station should look: sewn into a "container" or remain with an open tank (the norms do not regulate this). Calling such a petrol station "Mini petrol station" is not entirely correct, because among the specialists in this industry, "Mini petrol station" is called an ordinary traditional petrol station with one petrol island and a compact shed. It would be more correct to formulate small stations "Mini container petrol stations", and leave the name "Mini petrol stations" for traditional compact petrol stations.

Design features

Single or double wall tank

In accordance with the rules of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, approved in the Russian Federation, the possibility of operating a gas station with a single-wall tank is very limited. Such a gas station can be operated only outside the settlement, the unit capacity should not exceed 10 m 3. Under the gas station, it is necessary to build a pallet that can accommodate the volume of possible spillage of the entire gas station fuel, which in itself will be quite expensive and reduces the possibility of mobile relocation of the gas station to another location, since it will be necessary to build a new pallet. For a calm and comfortable operation Gas station there is no alternative to a double-walled tank.

Equipment

The filling station must have its own pump for receiving fuel from the gasoline tanker with automatic shutdown when the tank is filled (it is prohibited to pump fuel into the gas station with the pump of the gasoline tanker). A system for monitoring the inter-wall space of the tank with a warning about depressurization is required. Technological compartments must be fenced off from the tank with a non-combustible (metal) partition of the first type.