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- Cargo tanks are only used for solid products
- They remain on the vehicle while they are loaded and unloaded
- They can be loaded or unloaded while attached to the vehicle or removed from the vehicle
- They are loaded and unloaded after being removed from the vehicle
Quote From The CDL Manual:
The glossary at the end of this section gives the meaning of the word "bulk." Cargo tanks are bulk packagings permanently attached to a vehicle. Cargo tanks remain on the vehicle when you load and unload them. Portable tanks are bulk containers not permanently attached to a vehicle. The product is loaded or unloaded while the portable tanks are off the vehicle. Portable tanks are then put on a vehicle for transportation. There are many types of cargo tanks in use. The most common cargo tanks are MC406 for liquids and MC331 for gases.
- The weight of the product including the tank
- The lessee or owner's name
- The number of gallons being held
- The destination of the cargo
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Portable tanks also must show the lessee or owner's name and display the shipping name of the contents on two opposing sides. The letters of the shipping name must be at least 2-inches tall on portable tanks with capacities of more than 1,000 gallons and 1-inch tall on portable tanks with capacities of less than 1,000 gallons. The ID number must appear on each side and each end of a portable tank or other bulk packaging that holds 1,000 gallons or more and on two opposing sides, if the portable tank holds less than 1,000 gallons. The ID numbers must still be visible when the portable tank is on the motor vehicle. If they are not visible, you must display the ID number on both sides and ends of the motor vehicle.
- None of these answers are correct
- Portable tanks and cargo tanks are the same and simply have two different names
- Portable tanks are loaded or unloaded while off the vehicle and cargo tanks remain on the vehicle when you load and unload them
- Portable tanks are loaded or unloaded while on the vehicle while cargo tanks are loaded or unloaded while off the vehicle
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Cargo tanks are bulk packagings permanently attached to a vehicle. Cargo tanks remain on the vehicle when you load and unload them. Portable tanks are bulk containers not permanently attached to a vehicle. The product is loaded or unloaded while the portable tanks are off the vehicle. Portable tanks are then put on a vehicle for transportation. There are many types of cargo tanks in use. The most common cargo tanks are MC406 for liquids and MC331 for gases.
- Removable tanks attached to a chassis
- A series of portable containers
- Any of these are considered Cargo Tanks
- Bulk packaging permanently attached to a vehicle
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Cargo tanks are bulk packagings permanently attached to a vehicle. Cargo tanks remain on the vehicle when you load and unload them.
- Within 75 feet
- No closer than 100 feet
- Within 25 feet
- Within 50 feet
Quote From The CDL Manual:
The person in charge of loading and unloading a cargo tank must be sure a qualified person is always watching. The person watching the loading or unloading must:
- Be alert.
- Have a clear view of the cargo tank and delivery hose.
- Be within 25 feet of the tank.
- Know of the hazards of the materials involved.
- Know the procedures to follow in an emergency.
- Be authorized to move the cargo tank and able to do so.
- Placards
- White square-on-point configuration
- Orange panels
- ID names can be placed on any of these
Quote From The CDL Manual:
You must display the ID number of the hazardous materials on portable tanks and cargo tanks and other bulk packagings (such as dump trucks). ID numbers are in column 4 of the Hazardous Materials Table. When required, identification number markings must be displayed on orange panels or placards as specified in this section, or on white square-on-point configuration. Specification cargo tanks must show re-test date markings.