QualaWash opens new Washington/Oregon line tank wash

QualaWash, Tampa FL, has opened a new four-acre, three-bay tank cleaning facility in Portland OR. ...

NTTC schedules tank cleaning, safety council meetings

National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) will hold the national meetings of the Tank Truck Cleaning and Tank Truck Safety Councils April 12-15 in a pair of...

Kentuckiana Tank Wash success influenced by early experiences

BILL Becker, president of Kentuckiana Tank Wash, took his lessons to heart when as a teenager he began his tank cleaning career in the mid-1970s scraping...

Qualawash opens facility in Mobile AL

On Jan 5, 2004, Qualawash acquired the former Gulf Coast Tank Wash in Mobile AL. This latest addition to its nationwide network operates two full-service...

PSC emerges from bankruptcy

Philip Services Corporation (PSC), Houston TX, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to PSC information. Pursuant to the reorganization plan...

Brite Clean acquires lease for tank wash

Brite Clean Inc, based in Bensalem PA, has acquired a 10-year lease to manage the Gateway Terminal Service Corp tank trailer and tank container cleaning...

Water heater kindles 30% energy savings

Lancaster Tank & Truck Wash, based in Lancaster PA, has been in business for 16 years. The company had been using a boiler to heat its water, but with...

Aim for balance when designing wash racks

WHEN systems are fully balanced, a tank wash rack can operate at maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It's easy to see the need for a balanced system,...

New NTTC wash rack security guidelines posted

Wash rack security guidelines were issued by a working group that was convened during the NTTC Tank Cleaning Council meeting March 24 and 25 in Orlando,...

Tank wash catalog from Applied Mechanical

Applied Mechanical Technology is offering its first interior tank wash catalog. The 150-plus-page catalog will include equipment and parts for chemical,...

CBSL opens Reserve LA wash rack

CBSL Transportation Services Inc expects to gain a greater share of the Gulf Coast tank cleaning business with the opening of its new Reserve, Louisiana,...

Superior consolidates Houston operations, builds sophisticated wash rack
, By Charles E Wilson

CONSOLIDATION of three smaller terminals in the Houston, Texas, area gave Superior Carriers Inc an opportunity to build one of the most impressive new...

Tank wash racks need better driver facilities
, Editorial By Charles E Wilson

WHEN it comes to marketing their services to the tank truck industry, wash rack operators must appeal to fleet management and drivers. Both play an important...

Hot-water pressure washers in two versions

Landa Water Cleaning Systems has a new line of hot water pressure washers with a vertical burner design and cleaning power of up to 5 gpm in flow rate...

QualaWash winds up California expansion

QualaWash, based in Tampa FL, was to have a new tank cleaning service expansion at San Pablo CA on line by the end of May 2002, according to Robert Brooks,...