Viking expands Universal Seal capacity

Viking Pump Inc., a unit of IDEX Corp., has expanded the range of its Universal Seal series pumps to 365 cubic meters/hour (1,600 gpm) with the release...

Expanding port activity bodes well for new PSC tank wash
, By Mary Davis

It's No secret to PSC Container Services that the United States-China shipping trade increased almost 1,500 percent between the years of 1989 and 2006....

Pressure Systems marks 15th anniversary

Pressure Systems International celebrated its 15th anniversary at a fleet technology event in San Antonio TX recently. Automatic tire inflation as a new...

SBA offers business planning information

The vacillating economy may be causing some tank cleaning facility owners to take a look at their business organization...

Storm cleanup requires worker protection

With the United States having suffered through several hurricanes in the past few years, cleanup for facilities damaged in the storms' wake requires protection for those workers...

Chevron Phillips posts product integrity guide

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LLC, The Woodlands TX, has posted Product Integrity Protection (PIP) Guidelines on its Web site that contains recommendations for tank truck cleaning facilities, carriers, plants and terminals involved in cleaning or transport of styrene, cyclohexane, normal alpha olefins (NAO), and polyalphaolefins (PAO) by tank truck...

No acid washing required for Alumaclear coating

Rob Loney at Alumaclear, Kaleva MI, is reminding tank wash facilities to look for an Alumaclear decal on tanks that indicate the vessel is clear-coated and no acid washing is needed...

Universal merges with Montreal Tank Wash

Universal Tank Truck Cleaning Inc was merged with Montreal Tank Wash Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in January and now operates under the Montreal Tank Wash name, according to Marc-Andre Provost at Montreal Tank...

Boasso expands NJ tank container service

Boasso America Corporation, a subsidiary of Quality Distribution Inc, Tampa FL, has expanded its network by opening a $6 million full-scale tank container service depot in Newark NJ and is planning expansion of its Savannah GA facility...

Boasso America expands
NJ tank container service

Several situations impact natural gas prices

Despite recent hurricane damage to natural gas supply infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, the current decline in prices is the result of more than just those events, including moderate temperatures, lower crude oil prices, and uncertainties about future economic growth, according to information from the Department of Energy (DOE)...

Michigan posts licensing information

Information for Michigan's licensing category for all milk tank truck wash facilities that wash the interiors of Grade A bulk milk trucks or tankers is available online at michigan.gov...

OSHA holds PPE proposal hearing

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held an informal public hearing October 6 on a proposed rule involving personal protective equipment (PPE) and related training...

SBA offers hurricane disaster loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering disaster loans up to $2 million to qualifying companies following the recent Hurricanes Ike and and Gustav, according to SBA information...

JPA offers cleaning information

The Juice Products Association has a Web site page dedicated to Tanker Wash Resources for handling tank trailers hauling juice and juice beverages at juiceproducts.org...