Nearly every product that we use on a daily basis started out in dry bulk form inside a pneumatic trailer. These materials need to be transported in raw form before being manufactured into bigger and better things. In this article, we’ll take a closer
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Modern tools drive modern business, and this is as true in the transportation industry as anywhere else. Shippers, carriers and freight brokers can all use TMS systems and other electronic applications to ship, haul, track, and pay for freight transport.
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Safety needs to be at the forefront of any decision you make when hiring hazardous freight carriers. A wrong move in the selection process can not only put your product in jeopardy, but also the driver and the public at large. In this article, we’ll tell
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Many of the products you’re currently surrounded by began their existence in bulk liquid, powder, or pellet form. As such, they were transported on bulk tankers or trailers. This article serves as a primer on bulk trucking: the equipment, processes and
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If you’re looking for the safest way to choose a logistics provider, finding one with ISO-9001 certification is about as safe as it gets. ISO-9001, the most common standard in the logistics industry, is the quality management standard from the
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In our ongoing feature, we will periodically profile the men and women who make Bulk Connection a trusted freight partner. In this article, Kate Henry, Customer Service Representative (CSR), talks about her role at Bulk Connection and what it’s like in
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Bulk chemical products are generally shipped over the road (OTR) in one of three ways. Liquid bulk products are shipped in liquid bulk tanks; dry bulk products in dry bulk trailers; and either product can also be shipped in totes, drums, or intermediate
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As the famous shampoo commercial says, “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” Now more than ever, dry bulk shippers need to make a good first impression with the pneumatic truck carriers that haul their loads. In this article, we’ll
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Trucks and drivers are hard to come by; we all know that. And, if you’re a shipper of bulk hazmat products, you know that tanker trucks and drivers are even harder to come by. With such scarcity, you can’t afford to choose the wrong transportation
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If you’re a shipper of chemical products, you already know that chemical bulk transportation services are hard to come by in the current tight-capacity market. What you may not know is that you have a key ally that can help you navigate the market,
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