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    Events Calendar

    Event Calendar

    March 15, 2023
    Mark your calendar! Here are all the major upcoming events listed by date. If you'd like to be included in our Calendar, email Jason McDaniel at [email protected].
    Werts Welding & Tank Service
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    Tank Repair

    Stocked and goated: Werts as busy ever 65 years after founding

    March 8, 2023
    Tank truck specialist carrying more parts, taking on bigger repairs as fleets run equipment longer amid post-pandemic supply-chain disruptions
    XBL
    Xcel Bulk Logistics, which operates through XBL Construction Materials and XBL Industrial Materials, has quickly evolved from concept to $65 operation.
    Fleet Management

    Xcellence emerges: XBL, partners turn heads in dry bulk logistics

    March 6, 2023
    Xcel Bulk Logistics, backed by the Lilium Group and its sister companies, is making dirt-hauling ‘sexy’—and profitable
    Blackmer
    Magnetic-coupled sliding vane pumps are known for zero shaft leakage and non-galling operation.
    Equipment

    To repair or replace—that is the question

    March 3, 2023
    The ease of repairing sliding vane pumps should bring an end to this repair-or-replace argument
    Jason McDaniel | Bulk Transporter
    Darron Eschle, Andrews Logistics chairman and CEO, at left, and COO Marc Miller are targeting the chemical sector for accelerated growth in 2023.
    What’s in Print

    Chemical attraction: Andrews Logistics accelerates expansion

    March 1, 2023
    Family-owned bulk hauler built its brand hauling lube oils. Now, after 25 years in business, it's growing chemical services, with four new and upgraded terminals—and a fleet of...

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    Goodyear
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    Equipment

    Goodyear unveils 90% sustainable-material demonstration tire

    The demonstration tire, approved for road use, includes 17 ingredients across 12 different components and has passed DOT testing while also proving to deliver lower rolling resistance...
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    ZF shakes up board amidst CEO transition

    After Dr. Holger Klein became its CEO Jan. 1, the German tech company has added two members to its board of management. Some existing board members have had their roles shifted...
    ConMet Digital
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    Cargo Tanks/Trailers

    Stephens Pneumatics adds telematics option

    Jan. 10, 2023
    Texas-based manufacturer now offers ConMet Digital’s real-time visibility solution as an option for new-build dry bulk and liquid tank trailers
    Trucker Path
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    Fleet Management

    Trucker Path expands load visibility

    Jan. 4, 2023
    New integration with Transport Pro’s management system allows drivers and fleets to ‘seamlessly and instantly’ post loads on the Truckloads freight exchange
    Plug Power
    Plug Power bulk hydrogen hauler
    Green Trends

    Plugging away at the green hydrogen highway

    Jan. 3, 2023
    Green hydrogen, a fuel source produced using renewable energy, has the potential to transform transportation as the world heads towards carbon neutrality, if the cost can reach...
    Tremcar
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    Cargo Tanks/Trailers

    Tremcar eyes plant expansion in Granby, Québec

    Dec. 22, 2022
    New facility to feature 125,000 sq. ft. of tank trailer manufacturing space, automation 4.0, artificial intelligence, and autonomous robots
    Florida Rock & Tank Lines
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    Fleet Management

    Florida Rock & Tank grows in 2022 despite challenges

    Dec. 19, 2022
    Parent company reports revenue increase of $6.6 million in fiscal year, despite driver attrition, lingering pandemic impacts, inflation, and insurance payouts
    Lynden Tank
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    Fleet Management

    Lynden Tank team keeps trailers rolling

    Dec. 15, 2022
    Company’s certified welders, fitters, and mechanics keep LTI, Inc. and Milky Way drivers on the road by designing, manufacturing, repairing, and testing their specialized equipment...
    Grote
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    Equipment

    Grote grows in Apodaca, Mexico

    Dec. 13, 2022
    Expansions of company’s engineering design center, production facility, and manufacturing space intended to increase efficiency, reduce costs
    Mid-States Packaging
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    Fleet Management

    Quantix acquires Mid-States Packaging

    Dec. 9, 2022
    Addition is the ninth under its PE ownership—and the third in the last three months, following the recent pickups of five fleet-owner companies, and G&W Tanks
    Origin Design and Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company
    Mc Coy Building
    Fleet Management

    McCoy proposes new building, expansion project

    Dec. 9, 2022
    Foodliner and Quest Liner parent’s ‘state-of-the-art’ headquarters in Dubuque, Iowa, would include 78,000 sq. ft., associated 11.5-acre campus
    Highway Transport
    Pam Randol, Highway Transport driver and champion finalist for National Tank Truck Carriers’ 2022-23 Driver of the Year award.
    Fleet Management

    NTTC reveals 2022-23 Driver of the Year finalists

    Dec. 6, 2022
    Tank truck association’s eight champion finalists hail from Florida Rock & Tank, SWTO, Quality Carriers, Cox Petroleum, KAG, Usher, Highway Transport, and G&D/Hoffman
    KAG
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    Green Trends

    KAG supports hydrogen fueling project

    Dec. 2, 2022
    Ohio-based bulk hauler transports customer’s hydrogen trailer to the Port of Long Beach as part of zero-emissions infrastructure project
    Savage
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    Fleet Management

    Bulk haulers make WIT’s top workplaces

    Nov. 14, 2022
    Savage, Dupré Logistics, Highway Transport, Prime, Inc., Quality Carriers, and Schneider among the 2022 ‘Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation’
    Blue Flame Gas
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    Fleet Management

    MFA Oil buys Blue Flame Gas

    Oct. 31, 2022
    Deal for Missouri-based propane retailer includes trucks, tanks, and customer accounts
    Jason McDaniel | Bulk Transporter
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    Fleet Management

    Grammer diversifies with LMR acquisition

    Oct. 24, 2022
    Purchase of Logistics Management Resources adds comprehensive chemical transportation management, third-party services to Grammer’s asset-light platform
    G&W Tanks
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    Fleet Management

    Quantix upgrades ISO tank services

    Oct. 18, 2022
    Acquisition of G&W Tanks boosts supply chain services company’s ability to transport, repair, store and clean tank containers in the Southeast