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Ask An Employer . . .UTLX About UTLX:

What is the frst thing you look when you are reviewing
resumes? The more things change, the
HS Diploma /Level of Education more they stay the same,
Stability of work experience appropriately describes
What are looking for when hiring welders? both ends of Union Tank Car
Type of welding & certifcations Companys long history as the
What types of questions do you ask in an interview? premier tank/rail car supplier
Why & how did you get this job? in its business.
What did you do there?
Why did you leave? In 1891, the nation fought a war over oil. The battlegrounds were
May we contact your direct supervisor for a reference? not overseas deserts, but the halls of the U.S. Congress. The
What were your work hours? What was your attendance
record? government, armed with the newly created Interstate Commerce
This job requires climbing & working on your back do Commission (ICC) and Sherman Antitrust Act, faced off against the
you have any problems with these physical requirements? Standard Oil Company, historys largest monopoly.
Any problems with fear of heights?
What are some of the skills and abilities necessary for Standard Oil was better known for lubrication than for
someone to succeed in this job? transportation, but a key to its success was Union Tank Line, its
Follow instructions railcar subsidiary. Standard Oil leader John D. Rockefeller used
Careful and detailed attention tank cars as his secret weapon to dominate the industry by
Ability to communicate and work with others gaining control of oil shipping.
Can work in temperature extremes of heat and cold
Could you tell me about your training program? What are Oil refned into kerosene was in big demand for lighting and other
some of the typical career paths followed by others who uses. The earliest tank cars were built in 1865 to transport oil
have started out as welders?
Welders can and have been promoted to supervisor, from feld wells. Although they were little more than two large
inspector, write up inspector wooden tubs mounted on a fatcar, they were much more effcient
than previous shipping options. And within fve years, an improved
design using the now-familiar cylindrical iron tanks made tank
Show your cars the obvious transportation choice.
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