Road Trailer Identification Chart Flashcards
Name and contents?
Hopper car
- For bulk commodities and bulk cargo
Name, contents and pressure?
Low Pressure Chemical Tank (DOT407, MC307)
- For toxic, corrosive, and flammable liquids
- Pressure under 40 psi
Name, contents and pressure?
Compressed gas/tube trailer
- Carries Helium, hydrogen, methane, oxygen, and other gases
- pressure at 3000 to 5000 psi
Name?
Mixed cargo
Name?
Vacuum Tanker
Name, contents and pressure?
Nonpressure Liquid Tank (DOT406, MC306)
- For flammable liquids (i.e. gasoline, fuel oil, alcohol, etc.)
- Pressure less than 4 psi
Name, contents and pressure?
Cryogenic Liquid Tank (MC338)
- For refridgerated liquified gases (cryogenic liquids)
- Pressure less than 22 psi
Name and contents?
Low pressure tank car (DOT 117)
- For flammable liquids
Name and contents?
TC423
- For emulsion and water-gel explosives
Name?
Intermodal Tank
Name and contents?
General service tank car (low pressure)
- for variety of hazardous and non-hazardous materials
Name and contents?
Box car
- For general freight that carry bulk or non bulk packaging
Name, contents and pressure?
Dry Bulk Cargo Trailer
- Carries Calcium carbide, oxidizers, corrosive solids, cement, plastic pellets, and fertilizers
- Pressure less than 22 psi
Name, contents and pressure?
Corrosive Liquid Tank (DOT412, MC312)
- For corrosive liquids (usually acids)
- pressure less than 75 psi
Name and contents?
Pressure tank car
- Flammable, non-flammable, toxic and/or liquified compressed gases
Name, contents and pressure?
High-Pressure Tank (MC331)
- For liquified compressed gases
- Pressure above 100 psi
Covered hopper car carries: (3)
- calcium carbide
- cement
- grain
open top hopper carries: (4)
- gravel
- sand
- coal
- rock
Miscellaneous: Gondola carries:
- sand
- rolled steel
- other materials that do not require protection from weather
Pneumatically Unloaded hopper car carries: (5)
- Dry caustic soda
- ammonium nitrate fertilizer
- fine-powdered materials
- plastic pellets
- flour
