Photos: Storage and Terminaling 2012 

THE American Petroleum Insti­tute (API) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) expect to issue official responses early this year to the US Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) call for new public-protection measures at oil and gas production sites...

Photos: Southern Illinois Motor Xpress (SIMX) 2012 

OIL and gas shale activity plays a major role in operations at Southern Illinois Motor Xpress (SIMX) even though the carrier’s fleet is based more than 200 miles from the nearest shale field. The dry bulk hauler averages 130 loads of frac sand a day, 363 days a year...

Photos: Oilfield Equipment 2012 

BE PREPARED! In addition to being the Boy Scout motto, it is also good advice for tank truck fleets launching operations in oil and gas shale regions. Running the right equipment in the oilfield is absolutely critical
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Photos: Forecast 2012 

BY ALL estimates, 2012 should be another very good year for US oil and gas exploration and production. That should come as great news for the diverse tank truck fleets that support those operations...

Photos: Goodyear 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 

Photos: Atlas 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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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
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Photos: Westmor 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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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...