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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Right now, you’re probably surrounded by items made of plastic—phones, pens, eyeglasses, yogurt cups, you name it. Practically every ounce of that plastic started as a load of resin pellets or powder transported in dry bulk trailers.
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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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If you’re responsible for shipping minerals like silica sand and clay, chances are you rely on a mix of transportation modes to get your bulk products on the move. From dry bulk trucking to railcars, there are multiple options for transporting your goods
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Chemical transportation in bulk tanks and trailers is a different world from dry van and other types of truck transport. There are a host of regulations as well as product and equipment concerns that need to be navigated for product to move safely and
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Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, dry bulk carrier capacity concerns centered on the driver shortage. While those concerns were still very real heading into this year, the current pandemic brought a new set of capacity challenges to the industry. In this
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For importers and domestic shippers, intermodal freight transport is a key component of the modern supply chain. And it’s as essential for bulk products and materials as it is for finished products. In this article, we’ll examine the role that
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While the COVID-19 outbreak has temporarily halted non-essential travel between the U.S. and Canada, shipments between the two countries has been largely unaffected. This includes bulk shipments of liquid and dry bulk products. In this article, we’ll
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When a logistics provider is contacted to transport a chemical product, the first thing the provider will ask for is the chemical’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS; formerly MSDS or Material Safety Data Sheet). The information included on the SDS is invaluable in
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Right now, you’re probably surrounded by items made of plastic—phones, pens, eyeglasses, yogurt cups, you name it. Practically every ounce of that plastic started as a load of resin pellets or powder transported on a bulk trailer. Many other dry bulk
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