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Tanker truck - DESCRIPTION, CHARACTERISTICS, SUBTYPES

Tanker truck

Tanker truck

Liquid bulk freight includes liquid products transported in tanks, containers and bunker wagons. The bulk of liquid bulk cargoes transported by rail and road transport are petroleum products: paraffin, petrol, diesel fuel, naphtha, fuel oils, mineral oils, and to a lesser extent crude oil, which is transported mainly through pipelines. In addition, the liquid cargo category includes food products such as vegetable oils, alcohol, molasses, animal fat, salomace, and chemical cargoes such as acids, alkalis, dyes, varnishes and liquefied gas. For each type of liquid cargo, different tanks are used, with different shapes and sizes.

What kind of freight is transported in tanker trucks?

  • -Light petroleum products
  • -Dark petroleum products
  • -Chemical liquids
  • -Food liquids
  • -Gases
  • -Bulk cargo

Types of tank trucks:

For light petroleum products

Tanker truck for light petroleum products
  • Length 9 m
  • Width 2.50 m
  • Height 4 m
  • Volume 30 m3
  • Tonnage 22 t

For dark petroleum products

Tanker truck for dark petroleum products
  • Length 10.60 m
  • Width 3.50 m
  • Height 2.50 m
  • Volume 25 m3
  • Tonnage 25 t

For chemical liquids

Tanker truck for chemical liquids
  • Length 11.61 m
  • Width 2.55 m
  • Height 4 m
  • Volume 42 m3
  • Tonnage 31.60 t

For food grade liquids

Tanker truck for food grade liquids
  • Length 10.34 m
  • Width 2.55 m
  • Height 4 m
  • Volume 32 m3
  • Tonnage 27.80 t

For gases

Tanker truck for gases
  • Length 12.20 m
  • Width 2.50 m
  • Height 3.70 m
  • Volume 36.10 m3
  • Tonnage 18.20 t

For bulk cargo

Tanker truck for bulk cargo
  • Length 11.55 m
  • Width 2.55 m
  • Height 4 m
  • Volume 31 m3
  • Tonnage 27 t
warning sizes and dimensions are for informational purposes