Iitanki zebhitumene "ziizixhobo zokufudumeza zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zendawo yokugcina ibhitumene izixhobo zokufudumeza". Olu chungechunge okwangoku sesona sixhobo siphambili se-asphalt eTshayina esidibanisa ukufudumeza okukhawulezayo, ukonga amandla kunye nokukhuselwa kwendalo. Isixhobo esiphathwayo sokufudumeza ngokuthe ngqo kwimveliso asinayo kuphela isantya sokufudumeza ngokukhawuleza, sigcina i-fuel, kodwa asiyingcolisi indalo, kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa.

Inkqubo yokufudumala esebenzayo iphelisa ngokupheleleyo inkathazo yokubhaka okanye ukucoca i-bitumen kunye nemibhobho. Inkqubo esebenzayo yokujikeleza ivumela ibhitumene ukuba ingene ngokuzenzekelayo kwisifudumezi, umqokeleli wothuli, idrafti yedrafti yefeni, impompo yebhitumene, kunye nomboniso wobushushu bebhitumene njengoko kufuneka.
Iqukethe umboniso womgangatho wamanzi, i-generator ye-steam, ipayipi kunye ne-bitumen pump preheating system, inkqubo yokunciphisa uxinzelelo, inkqubo yokutshisa i-steam, inkqubo yokucoca itanki, kunye nesixhobo setanki yokukhulula ioli. Zonke zifakwe kumzimba wetanki (ngaphakathi) ukwenza isakhiwo esidibeneyo esidibeneyo.
Iimpawu zamatanki ebhitumene zezi: ukufudumeza ngokukhawuleza, ukonga amandla, umthamo omkhulu wemveliso, akukho nkunkuma, akukho kuguga, ukusebenza lula, zonke izixhobo ezikumzimba wetanki, kwaye kulungele ngakumbi ukuhamba, ukunyuswa kunye nokugcina. Uhlobo olusisigxina lukulungele kakhulu.