The Tankers
Introduction Transport Fleets The Tankers Classifications Filling the Tankers Unloading Ye Olde Tankers Going by Rail Going Overseas Tank Farms Radioactive Logistics Planning Monitoring the Load	Types of Tankers Three types of tankers are used for moving chemicals around, either in liquid, or gas, or powder form. And there are two styles of vehicle. Road Tankers The tank is affixed to its own tractor unit - as a whole, integral vehicle of tank, drivers cab and wheels array. Road tankers are generally used for transport within the United Kingdom, or to nearby European ports, when tanker would be driven on and off a ferry by its own driver. They are also called RORO tankers, i.e. roll-on, roll-off the ferry. I.S.O. Tanks, or Skeletals This is basically a container - a tank within a skeletal framework. The same type of goods can be transported as in a road tanker, but the important difference is that the tank can be lifted off its tractor vehicle (i.e. its wheels assembly), by crane, and loaded onto the deck of a cargo ship. These tanks are suitable for sea journeys. At the port of arrival, the I.S.O. tank is lifted off the ship by crane and handed over for transport by road or alternately by rail, for delivery to its final destination. " I.S.O." refers to the International Standards Organisation, which defines the tank's size, strength and safety specification. Up to Menu?
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