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TANK VEHICLES
1. A tank vehicle includes?
Transit mix trucks and cement mixers
2. With tank vehicles 'Outage' means?
Space that must be left in a cargo tank for liquids to expand
3. Why should you find out the 'Outage' for the liquids you are transporting?
Different liquids expand by different amounts.
4. What are two problems especially important to tanker operation?
A high center of gravity and the liquid surge of the cargo transported
5. What is a tank compartment?
A liquid-tight division of a tank
6. How is a bulkhead different from a baffle?
Bulkheads are liquid-tight and baffles have holes in them.
7. Which is a factor that determines the amount of liquid you can load in a tank?
The weight of the liquid
8. One of these helps determine the amount of liquid you can load in a tank.
The legal weight and load limits of your vehicle
9. Which of these helps determine the amount of liquid you can load in a tank?
The amount that the liquid might expand in transit
10. Why is the danger of liquid surge more when a tank is less than full?
Liquid has more room to move in a partially-filled tank.
11. The side-to-side surge of liquid in a tank can cause a vehicle to?
Roll over
12. Do the speed limits posted for on-ramps and off-ramps apply to tankers?
Not necessarily
13. Are smooth bore tankers different to drive than tankers with tank baffles?
Yes, forward and back surge is strong in smooth bore tankers.
14. Baffles offer little resistance to?
Side-to-side surge
15. In what direction does liquid surge cause a vehicle to move?
It will tend to move the vehicle in the direction that the liquid moves.