How do they match: Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

  • Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

  • Car Loader
  • Car Unloader
  • Bulk Tank Car Unloader
  • Rail Car Loader
  • Tank Car Loader

  • Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

  • Clean interiors of tank cars or tank trucks, using mechanical spray nozzles.
  • Connect ground cables to carry off static electricity when unloading tanker cars.
  • Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
  • Operate ship loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, hoists, and other specialized material handling equipment such as railroad tank car unloading equipment.
  • Remove and replace tank car dome caps, or direct other workers in their removal and replacement.
  • Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.
  • Unload cars containing liquids by connecting hoses to outlet plugs and pumping compressed air into cars to force liquids into storage tanks.
  • Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.