Will AI replace Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders?
Of course. Clear the desk slowly.
Time left: 4 years and 5 months · Group: Transportation and Material Moving
The official job description
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.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What tank car, truck, and ship loaders do all day (for now)
Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
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.
Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.
Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
Also known as
Barge Loader, Barges Loader, Bulk Tank Car Unloader, Car Loader, Car Unloader, Caustics Loader, Coal Dumping Equipment Operator, Dock Loader
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace tank car, truck, and ship loaders?
Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 4 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces tank car, truck, and ship loaders?
4 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which tank car, truck, and ship loaders tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions. The rest follows.