| | | | | | | The June 2026 issue of Bulk Transporter magazine is live! Inside this month’s issue, we dive into the NTTC Annual Conference in Baltimore to explore how tank truckers are tackling industry challenges. Plus, meet the 2025 Heil trophy winners, celebrate the new NTTC Driver of the Year, and discover where AI delivers real value for bulk fleets. |
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| | | | I left National Tank Truck Carriers’ 2026 Annual Conference with a good feeling about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new leader. |
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| | The tank truck industry navigated one of the most complex operating environments in recent history in 2025—a year shaped by economic pressures, policy shifts, and planning uncertainty. And succeeding in this environment isn’t growing any easier this year, with mounting tariff repercussions and surging fuel prices further complicating capital investment... |
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| | BALTIMORE, Maryland—Dan Furth used to hand out Heil trophies. This year, he’s taking one back to the home office. The former National Tank Truck Carriers president, now the chief relationship officer at Heniff Transportation Systems, was in the Heniff contingent on hand to accept the carrier’s first official North American safety championship as the... |
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| | Bruce Jones, an ardent Marine veteran with 3.8 million accident-free miles, pushes past personal tragedy to become the Illinois-based bulk carrier’s third NTTC Tank Truck Driver of the Year since 2021. |
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| | G&D Trucking/Hoffman Transportation driver Bruce Jones should probably make a run to Vegas. |
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| | The trucking industry is finally recovering. The demand upticks are still sporadic across freight sectors, but capacity is tightening with carrier and driver exits and new regulatory constraints, rates are steadily increasing, and load boards are filling up—all welcome news for beleaguered bulk haulers. Even better, the sector they serve is among the... |
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| | Tank truck fleets operate under different rules than most trucking operations. Equipment is specialized, and commodities must be handled correctly to avoid contamination. Dispatch decisions depend on tank compatibility, wash requirements, driver qualifications, and customer production schedules. In many fleets, those decisions still rely heavily on... |
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