You may have heard the phrase “tank wagon” in relation to bulk fuel delivery. The context may not have helped you figure out what it means, though. Is it the entire business of bulk fuel delivery? Just the part of the business where fuel is delivered, excluding administration? The truck that does the delivery? The act of delivering fuel?
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Sometimes usage can get tricky, especially when the phrase is used in as many contexts as “tank wagon” is. So in this post, let’s look at what the phrase actually means and how it’s used.
Definition
If you Google “tank wagon,” the first result that comes up is the Wikipedia article for “tank car,” which they say is a synonym for “tank wagon.” A tank car is a railroad car designed to transport liquids or gasses – one of the cylindrical cars that you see on trains sometimes.
If you specifically search for “tank wagon” instead of “tank car,” though, Wikipedia defines a tank wagon as any vehicle designed to carry liquids or gasses. This definition includes the tanker trucks that are used to deliver bulk fuel.
Usage
As we just established, “tank wagon” can refer directly to the truck used for bulk fuel delivery. But that’s not the only way the phrase is used. Here are some other ways:
- The entire business of bulk fuel delivery.
- Anything relating to bulk fuel delivery.
- The actual delivery of bulk fuel (e.g. “tank wagon delivery”).
Hopefully this post helped you better understand what people are talking about when they say “tank wagon.” Like a lot of things, understanding relies a lot on context – but by knowing what ways the phrase can be used, you can hopefully better understand what someone is talking about when they say “tank wagon.”