The Department of Transportation DOT refers to which containers as multiunit take car tanks (DOT 110 and DOT 106)?

• A. Ton Containers
• B. Tank Containers
• C. Intermodal Containers
• D. Bag Containers

Answer: (A)

Ton containers are the large bulk liquid tanks that the Department of Transportation designates as multiunit take car tanks, such as those labeled DOT 110 and DOT 106. These are built to haul substantial quantities of hazardous liquids and can be connected as a series of tank cars to form a single large shipment. The DOT numbers 110 and 106 specify particular ton-container tank car designs. This term is distinct from intermodal or ISO tanks, which are different types of containers used in multiple modes of transport, and from bag containers, which are not bulk tank vehicles. So, the DOT designation for these multiunit, high-capacity tank cars is “ton containers.”