Ventura Transfer Co (VTC) is working with Air Gas in a special capacity. Air Gas is the largest distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related equipment to industrial and commercial markets in the United States.
According to the agreement, VTC will provide Air Gas with the safe and secure storage of hazardous material at one of VTC's California facilities. This reduces the need for Air Gas to use expensive road trailers in favor of less expensive, and faster, transportation by rail. The railcars will be unloaded at the VTC facility and the material stored in a locked, well-lit depot. Air Gas will also be able to transport significantly more material more frequently by using the storage facility at VTC.