tanker trailer

Liquid cargo semi

A tanker trailer is a large cylindrical tank mounted on wheels, designed to be pulled by a truck for transporting liquids or gases.

Tanker trailers haul fuel, milk, chemicals, water, and other bulk liquids over highways: A tanker trailer jackknifed on the interstate, spilling thousands of gallons of diesel.

Related
  • fuelEnergy source material
  • petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
  • dieselCompression-ignition fuel
  • haulingTransporting heavy items
  • semiLarge freight truck

rig · trucking · long haul · gasoline · cargo · highway · truck stop · rest area · hose · chrome · rumbling · depot · refinery · hazmat · liquid · hazardous materials · valve · crude

Opposites
cargo containment method

tanker trailerflatbed trailer

Sideless towed cargo platform

flatbed · dry van · box trailer · enclosed trailer · car hauler

cargo state/type

tanker trailerflatbed trailer

Sideless towed cargo platform

car carrier · livestock trailer · reefer · dry van

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G