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...

Photos: RB-Stewart BT 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

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

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

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...

Photos: Qualawash 2011

QUALAWASH Holdings LLC’s acquisition of PSC Container Services appears to be the largest and most significant consolidation in the cargo tank cleaning sector to date. It gives QualaWash the most comprehensive network of tank cleaning locations in North America...

Photos: SNBC 2011

DOMESTIC tank containers will become part of the transportation mix for cross-country, long-haul chemical hauling in the United States, according to Schneider National Bulk Carriers (SNBC) and its partners in a new project. Changing transportation dynamics are pushing the industry in that direction...

Photos: NTTC Heil Award 2011

THE JACK Olsta Co, Huntsville, Texas, was the winner of Heil Trailer International’s 2010 “Going the Extra Mile” service award

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Photos: Columbia 2011

PRISTINE coastlines dotted with islands, lush old-growth temperate rainforests, and majestic mountains with snow-capped peaks. These are some of the natural features forming the incredible vistas that make Vancouver Island a premier tourist destination in western Canada...

Construction Hauling 2011

GOING INTO the New Year, US construction haulers will continue to operate in a very challenging market. While the economy remains slow, many fleets report that they are hauling cement and other construction materials...

Coover Trucking

LAST YEAR was a reasonably good year for cement hauler Coover Trucking Inc despite generally flat construction activity due to the recession. Most importantly, 2011 looks to be even better...

Photos: Grammer December 2010

CHANGING distribution patterns for products such as agricultural chemicals are bringing new transloading opportunities. Companies with the right locations and services are reaping a solid success...

Dillon Transport

JEFF DILLON, founder and president of Dillon Transport Inc, lists three keys to success for his company: Be there when the customer expects you; deliver a quality customer experience with every load; and find a solution when the customer needs it...

GHG

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the first US national standards targeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency in heavy-duty trucks. Unveiled October 25, the new standards begin to take effect in 2014 and are expected to boost the price of a new truck by several thousand dollars...

Dillon Transport

Photos: Ruan finds growth opportunities

Ruan’s Dairy and Bulk Food Transport Division has become a leading milk hauler, but the carrier also transports other liquid food products, including liquid eggs, wine, edible oils, sweeteners, and juices. Based in Tulare CA, the division runs 460 tractors and 650 tank trailers....

Photos: McMahon

SOME of the most successful petroleum haulers in the United States aren’t necessarily large fleet operators. However, they are incredibly efficient and productive
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Photos: Welding

Manufacturers can slash their welding gas consumption by identifying and correcting three major reasons for the excess gas use, according to Jerry Uttrachi, president of WA Technology...

Photos: Huntsman

PROPYLENE oxide (PO) demand has remained strong during this tough economy for one US chemical company. At times, however, the company has struggled with transportation capacity and efficiency issues...

Photos: International Operating Conference & Trade Show marks milestone

The annual International Operating Conference & Trade Show has been a Houston, Texas, fixture for the past 30 years. Held by the International Liquid Terminaling Association (ILTA), it has grown into the premier event for the worldwide storage terminal industry ...

Photos: Al Warren Oil thrives as Chicago fuel wholesaler

Al Warren Oil Company, Chicago IL, distributes a wide range of petroleum products to customers in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and parts of Michigan. Deliveries are handled by a fleet that includes 45 tankwagons and transports. Refined fuels were a big part of the operation from the very start, and the company hauls around 40 million gallons of refined fuels annually. Image is Important to the company, and all of the equipment looks as good as this tankwagon...

Photos: Arrow fuel delivery fleet features truck designed to honor those who perished on four flights on 9/11

SCOTT Monto was sitting in his den one night a few years ago, watching “The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction” on The History Channel. Monto, general manager of New Jersey-based Arrow Fuel, had stood on the top of his oil truck at Center Point Terminal in Port Newark and watched the World Trade Center towers collapse in a horrifying heap on that transcendent day, and this show jump-started a brainstorming session...

Photos: Hollingsworth Oil growing with transport, c-store operations

Fuel hauling and retailing make a good combination at Hollingsworth Oil Company. Both activities have brought steady growth for the Springfield, Tennessee petroleum marketer. ...

NTTC July 2010

OPTIMISM clearly was on the rebound for many of those attending National Tank Truck Carriers’ (NTTC’s) annual conference. While few were willing to say that deep recession of the past year had fully ended, most agreed that tank fleets are busy again...

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