Derailed Train Nuked Ohio Town
Derailed train nuked Ohio town East Palestine Ohio nuked by train derailment causing chemical spill and dark plume descend on town and wildlife About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a...
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Corrosion Protection Vital
Corrosion protection vital to tank maintenance. Carbon steel corrosion can require early tank replacement and maintenance, as well as pose a safety risk in terms of potential leaks, spills and even fire and explosion, so…
Highway Transport Opens Flagship Center
Highway Transport opens flagship center in Chicago, Ill. $11 million 17,730-square-foot flagship service center will serve as Midwest hub for its current and growing customers across the U.S. and Canada.
NTTC Names Tom Fain Top Driver Of The Year
NTTC names Tom Fain top driver of the year for 2021-2022 as the Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year Grand Champion. On April 25, at its 2022 Annual Conference and Exhibits in San Diego…
Digitization Streamlines Hazmat Transportation
Digitization streamlines hazmat transportation for global chemical companies. With the increase in production comes the demand for quicker and safer transporting of the raw materials or finished goods to end-users. This requires trucking firms to…
Highway Transport Wins Safety Award
In back-to-back years and for the third time overall, Highway Transport wins safety award the Responsible Care Partner of the Year Award, which the American Chemistry Council (ACC) presented during its Responsible Care and Sustainability Conference…
CSX Acquires Quality Carriers
CSX Corp. completed its acquisition of Quality Carriers, Inc. in early July. Quality Carriers is the leading North American provider of bulk liquid chemicals truck transportation. CSX acquired the carrier from Quality Distribution, Inc. Financial…
Second Pay Raise At Carbon Express
Carbon Express, a Wharton, N.J.-based bulk chemical transporter, has raised driver pay a second time this year, company officials said in a press release. The company is also making profit-sharing distributions to drivers. Steve Rush…
CSX To Acquire Quality Carriers
CSX Corp. has signed an agreement with Quality Distribution to acquire bulk liquid chemicals transportation provider Quality Carriers Inc., company officials said. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Quality Carriers management team will…
Transporter Raising Pay
Highway Transport, a bulk chemical transportation company, is implementing an immediate pay increase for drivers that will apply to both hourly and mileage pay across all 14 of the company’s service centers. The pay increase follows…
