Becoming a “shipper of choice” is something we talk about quite a bit here on the Bulk Logistics blog. The term represents a sea change in the way that shippers must now view their operations in order to secure capacity from carriers in a strained
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“Dry bulk freight” encompasses a wide range of products from sand and clay to plastics and hazardous resins. As varied as these products can be, however, the processes involved with transporting them have similar characteristics. So, when you call
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When a roadway becomes blocked or is otherwise impassable due to weather or other circumstances, the result is upset motorists and relatively minor supply chain disruptions. When railroad or waterway service becomes disrupted, however, the stakes
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Have you ever called a popular restaurant trying to make a reservation for just a few hours later? You’re typically not going to have a lot of luck. Seating is likely already spoken for by people who had the foresight to book in advance.
The same
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From the foundation of your house to the ingredients in the foods you eat, many of the items you encounter every day started out as powder. And many of those powders were shipped using dry bulk trailers and equipment. If you ship bulk powder, read
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Of the many elements that make dry and liquid bulk transportation a whole different animal from regular old dry-van transport, perhaps none creates more of a headache for both shippers and carriers than the truck tank wash. It is a necessary evil
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When it comes to using rail for dry bulk transportation, I like to envision the process as an oval. The product travels from production to the distribution point and back again in a repeating cycle. There are the same number of railcars going out
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In any dry bulk shipping project, countless small particles are combined to form one giant load within a dry bulk tank. The same can be said for the process of dry bulk shipping. There are countless procedural steps that will collectively determine
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From phones to trash cans to soda bottles, all sorts of everyday items start out as plastic pellets transported in pneumatic trailers. In some ways, bulk plastic shipping is a lot like shipping any other dry bulk commodity. But if you’re new at
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Would you sink your entire retirement fund into just three or four stocks? Of course not. Smart investors spread their money across many different companies, in different industries, to soften their risk as stocks move up and down. That’s the same
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