Bulk Carriers Founder Dies
Richard Stephen Hartrick, who in March of 1976 founded Bulk Carriers Transportation Equipment Co., died Dec. 18 at his home in New Philadelphia, Ohio, following a year-long illness. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1946…
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Dillon Transport Closes Its Doors
Dillon Transport closes its doors in early September, according to sources at the company. Founded 41 years ago in Burr Ridge, Ill., the family-owned dry and liquid-bulk trucking company had 342 drivers and 323 power units…
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…
Milk Sector Also Needs More Drivers
Coming soon to an industry near you (or already here): a truck-driver shortage. There’s currently a nationwide deficit of both long-haul and short-run truck drivers, and it will impact the transit of bulk milk, feed…
LSP, Suttles Win NTTC Safety Awards
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), a trade association for tank-truck transporters, manufacturers and related companies recently released the names of the winners of its annual safety awards. LSP Transport of Bryan, Texas, won in the…
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…
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…
Betts Industries Featured on Manufacturing Marvels®
Betts Industries announced that the family-owned company was showcased in an recent episode of Manufacturing Marvels on the Fox Business Network. Betts Industries is a leading manufacturer of critical fluid control components and…
Liquid Trucking Hikes Driver Pay
Liquid Trucking, one of the top 30 largest tank carriers in North America, recently announced a major driver wage increase. Based in Plattsmouth, Neb., Liquid Trucking is a family-owned bulk liquid transporter specializing in agricultural…
