Polar Previews New Dry-Bulk Trailer Ahead of Tank Truck Week
Polar’s upcoming equipment display gives dry-bulk fleets a closer look at trailer design, payload considerations, and the questions behind a purchase.
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Construction Cost Pressure Threatens Bulk-Hauling Demand
Higher construction costs are disrupting projects, but the implications for bulk fleets vary by material, customer and market. Cement and asphalt haulers face a more immediate test in delivery schedules and equipment utilization.
Dry-Bulk Loading and Unloading: Where Automation and Airflow Can Reduce Delays
BTI’s loading automation and Paragon’s P858e blower address different sources of dry-bulk delay. Their value depends on material, equipment and receiving conditions—and how saved transfer time fits the delivery schedule.
Werts Welding’s Next Chapter: Unloading Equipment, Parts Support and a Longtime Leader’s Legacy
Werts is building on its dry-bulk unloading business as it approaches 70 years. Its equipment plans connect with a parts network shaped by longtime leader Bruce Cornelius.
EnTrans Displaying New 940 Two-Hopper Trailer
EnTrans Displaying New 940 Two-Hopper Trailer at NTTC Tank Truck Week in Houston, Texas, September 18-21. The 940 Two-Hopper trailer provides a 940 cubic-foot capacity and is optimized for small cube loads, including cement and…
U.S. Steel Opening Arkansas Plant
United States Steel Corp. broke ground in Arkansas on the company’s next-generation steel mill. The $3 billion steel-making facility will be the most advanced in North America and largest private project in the history of…
Dry-bulk Transporters Optimistic
Hope springs eternal in dry bulk shipping — the largest shipping market in the world by volume. Over the past decade, each year has started out with bullish proclamations on why the market would finally…
Shippers get New Dry-Bulk Tool
Roger LLC, an Omaha, Neb.-based technology company for the dry-bulk industry, has created an app tool to assist dry-bulk truck shippers become more efficient by streamlining their supply chain from planning to payment, company officials…
Fraley and Schilling Acquires KBT
Fraley and Schilling Holdings of Rushville, Ind., has acquired KBT Enterprises Inc., a pneumatic dry bulk trucking company based in Fishers, Ind. The acquisition was finalized Dec. 31, 2020. KBT will operate as a subsidiary…
Matlack Leasing Hires Dave Girard, Regional Sales Representative
Matlack Leasing Hires Dave Girard as Regional Sales Representative. Dave, a 30-year veteran of the bulk transportation industry brings to Matlack Leasing his extensive knowledge of tank equipment and the tank transportation market. Mr. Girard…
MAC Trailer Continues Its Successful Path
MAC Trailer Continues Its Successful Path, launched its latest in an impressive lineup of pneumatic tank trailers at the start 2020. Despite an uncertain year, the OEM manufacture did not hesitate to continue its history…
New Two-Hopper Dry Bulk Trailer
When you are hauling heavy materials like sand and cement, every bit of weight savings can significantly impact your bottom line. No one understands that better than Heil Trailer. That’s why this leading trailer brand’s…
