Photos: Goodyear 2011 

Dec 30, 2011

GOODYEAR dealers and members of the trucking trade press (including Bulk Transporter) recently had the opportunity to observe a live simulation of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s fleetHQ and business solutions programs. The simulation took place at Goodyear’s Danville, Virginia, commercial tire manufacturing plant...

Photos: Intermodal Symposium 2011 

Dec 22, 2011

Photos: Atlas 2011 

Dec 22, 2011

VIEWED in a bucket, sweet crude oil from the Permian Basin region of West Texas looks a lot like diesel fuel. This low-density, low-sulfur crude oil is a preferred feedstock for many of the refineries along the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest...

Photos: Natural Gas 2011 

Nov 23, 2011

WHY SHOULD truck fleets consider natural gas as a replacement for diesel fuel? Is natural gas readily available where trucks go, and how easy is it to handle? Does natural gas offer potential as a new cargo for tank truck carriers...

Photos: Heckmann 2011 

Nov 23, 2011

BY SPRING 2012, Heckmann Water Resources Inc will be running more liquefied natural gas-fueled tractors than any other tank truck fleet in North America. Just as significantly, it will be using those tractors in one of the most demanding operating environments: The oilfield...

Photos: Safety Worker BT 2011 

Oct 27, 2011

In a survey released by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89% of safety professionals said they had observed workers not wearing safety equipment when they should have been. Twenty-nine percent said this had happened on numerous occasions...

Photos: Steve Kent BT 2011 

Oct 27, 2011

TIMES are not just good in the oil patch right now, they’re great. In fact, things are going so well that the oil patch is essentially a recession-free zone
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Photos: Petroleum Webinar BT 2011 

Oct 27, 2011

TIGHT delivery sites. Traffic congestion. Inattentive motorists. Storage tank identification issues. The potential for spills and product contamination
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Photos: Oilfield BT 2011 

Oct 27, 2011

HISTORY notes that as far back as 1920 shale oil was being viewed as a potential major contributor to the North American energy-supply hierarchy. In fact, it was in that very year that the Mineral Leasing Act made fossil fuels and minerals located on public lands administered by the federal government “leasable,” that is, open to exploration and recovery...

Photos: Piston BT 2011 

Oct 27, 2011

SINCE late last year, Piston Tank Corporation has been assembling its tank trailers at a spacious new shop in South Roxanna, Illinois. It was a welcome change for the company that produces some of the most specialized tank trailers in the industry...

Photos: Food Hauling 2011 

Sep 23, 2011

FOOD shipments are receiving heightened scrutiny, with the federal government believing that food transportation systems present a prime opportunity for terrorists to injure scores of Americans...

Photos: Kenworth 2011 

Sep 23, 2011

ON A PLEASANT August morning, I’m behind the wheel of a bright red Kenworth T440 tandem-axle tractor rounding the test track at the Paccar Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Washington. It is one of several natural gas-fueled tractors I drove at the test track that day...

Photos: Fair Oaks Farms 2011 

Sep 23, 2011

ON AUGUST 14, the first four truck-tractors in a 42-truck order were delivered to Fair Oaks Farms near Fair Oaks, Indiana. Fueled with methane from the dairy farm, this milk hauling fleet operation is being described as the largest renewable compressed natural gas (CNG) project of its kind in the United States...

Photos: ILTA August 2011 

Aug 24, 2011

IT WAS another record year for the Annual International Operating Conference and Trade Show held June 6-8 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel and the adjoining George R Brown Convention Center. Hosted by the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA), the event posted an 8% increase in attendance over the previous year...

Photos: Pirkl 2011 

Aug 24, 2011

CROP drying might very well be the most demanding operation served by a propane distributor. Lasting just weeks, crop drying takes almost total commitment from a propane distributor...

Photos: Westmor 2011 

Aug 24, 2011

WORK is progressing nicely on the fourth major expansion in five years at Westmor Industries Inc in Morris, Minnesota. The latest project should be operational by the beginning of September...

Photos: United Petroleum 2011 

Aug 1, 2011

WITH customers spread across a large swath of British Columbia, Canada, drivers for United Petroleum Products Inc face some challenging operating conditions. Many trips take them to some of the more remote communities in the province...

Photos: TTMA Tank Conference 2011 

Jul 1, 2011

DURING the TTMA convention, the TTMA Tank Conference worked on a response to proposals by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that TTMA believes will create hardship for the tank truck industry...

Photos: NTTC Report 2011 

Jul 1, 2011

AMERICAN history mixed with current events during one of the most upbeat annual meetings National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) has held in recent years. Members definitely were looking to the future even as they reflected on this nation’s early years...

Photos: NTTC 2011 

Jun 21, 2011

AFTER making electronic logging devices (ELDs) the focus of two different sessions, the National Tank Truck Carriers members voted to support mandates for ELDs to document hours of service (HOS) compliance...

Photos: A&R Transport 2011 

Jun 21, 2011

WINNING a single Outstanding Performance Trophy, the top award in the National Tank Truck Carriers annual safety competition, is an impressive accomplishment. Winning two trophies in six years is truly outstanding...

Photos: RB-Stewart BT 2011 

May 31, 2011

A SOUTHEAST Texas phenomenon, Buc-ees’ 30-plus c-stores and travel centers draw crowds of enthusiastic motorists with some of the best restrooms in the industry and great food. While customers cite the amenities as a big reason for choosing Buc-ees, they buy a lot of fuel on each visit...

Photos: MATS 2011 

May 31, 2011

THREE YEARS after entering the tank trailer market with a dry bulker, MAC Trailer of Alliance, Ohio, has added its first liquid tanker, a 6,300-gallon non-code vacuum trailer. Named MAC-VAC, the aluminum trailer debuted at the 2011 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) March 31 to April 2 in Louisville, Kentucky...

Photos: Service Transport 2011 

Apr 27, 2011

LIFE is good right now for Service Transport Company, a Houston, Texas-based chemical hauler. Put simply, the carrier is running flat out to keep up with customer demand from across North America...

Photos: Pedricktown 2011 

Mar 17, 2011

IT WAS like “Extreme Home Makeover” for wash racks. That is how Brad Holmes describes the 90-day scramble to get Pedricktown Tank Wash operational in time for a February 1 reopening...