Revisited: Trail of Diesel Needs Extensive Fuel Spill Recovery
A semi drove through a parking lot with a leaky tank, spilling diesel all over the place and requiring fuel spill cleanup.
Fuel Spill Cleanup
2024-05-01: Water Vehicle Recovery – Environmental Concerns for Submerged Vehicles
In December 2021, a stolen vehicle was driven into Puget Sound. Tide Management Seattle PD contracted Team Pro-Tow to help with the water vehicle recovery. Fortunately, we were able to use a light-style rigging kit and spreader bar to hook up to the submerged vehicle. It was safely loaded onto a flatbed and towed away.
2024-04-17: Revisited: Raining Fuel from a Greyhound Bus
Fuel spills can happen anywhere and at any time, meaning a vehicle's leak and spill could occur while parked or while on the road. Successful fuel spill recovery and cleanup involve a careful and efficient approach completed by trained professionals. Pro-Enviro is called to roadsides and fleet garages to complete fuel spill recovery.
Damaged Fuel Tank: How to Contain a Fuel Spill Until the Spill Response Team Arrives
If you’ve gotten into an accident involving any spill, whether fluid or oil or damage to the tank, you must contain the spill. After you call Team Pro-Enviro and the authorities and are waiting for help to arrive, there are some things you can do to stay safe and limit contamination.
What a Spill Response Team Will Use for a Diesel Fuel Spill
In the event of a diesel fuel spill from a semi-truck accident in Washington State or any other location, Team Pro-Enviro will use a combination of products and equipment to clean up the spill. We'll also use this equipment and supplies to mitigate its environmental impact.
2019-09-18: Revisited: Major Fuel Spill Cleanup on Federal Way
Back in September 2019, Team Pro-Enviro responded to a call regarding a jackknifed semi-truck and trailer in Federal Way, Washington. Unfortunately, the truck had crashed into a guard rail on Interstate 5, causing a widespread diesel fuel and engine oil spill.
2021-12-27: Mashed Potatoes Cargo Cleanup
On December 27, 2021, another incident with a load of potatoes required extensive semi-truck cleanup—a semi-truck hauling a full load of taters overturned near Sumner, WA. The truck went into the ditch, and its potato load went in with it, scattering mashed potatoes at the scene.
What Happens if a Diesel Fuel Spill Gets into a Storm Drain?
In this incident, on July 15, 2019, a tractor-trailer jackknifed and ended up with a broken open fuel tank and a major roadway spill. The incident happened on Interstate Highway 90 in Snoqualmie, WA. For this type of recovery, both Team Pro-Tow and Team Pro-Enviro responded to help with the vehicle and spill recovery.
