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It has been road tested, in Texas in 2017, for example, has been approved in some form in some states but banned in others, and track tested too. In 2016, for example, three Volvo tractors from Berkeley California, equipped with radar, video cameras, radio communications equipment, on-board computers and cab displays for the drivers and researchers, spent 20 days at the big Transport Canada test track in Quebec, Canada, pulling trailers and collecting information on the best way to platoon. The tests involved having three rigs race around the track at various speeds and following distances; for example, 55 mph and maintaining 59 feet between each truck. In a nutshell, the lead truck got nothing out of the exercise but the best view; the second truck might save seven percent or so on fuel, and the third truck might win a 11 percent fuel reduction. Let’s just say that the results varied, depending. Fuel savings by the pack Trucker shortage driving up prices America’s trucker shortage is about to hit consumers right where it hurts: in the kitty litter. McDonald’s Corp. long-time distributor Martin-Brower Co. is raising delivery fees, imperiling low menu prices, and Procter and Gamble Co., Church and Dwight Co. and Hasbro Inc. are sounding the alarm that higher freight fees could be passed on to NTTC praises Groendyke exemption The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted an exemption request from Groendyke Transport Inc. that allow the company to install amber brake- activated pulsating lights on the back of its trailers. Such lights are normally prohibited for non-emergency vehicles. (NTTC praises Groendyke continued on page 21) (Driving up prices continued on page 16) (Glut upends market continued on page 8) Glut upends market for frac sand For the last six years, Kevin Bowen has made a good living selling sand to operators and oil-field service providers who use it to complete horizontal wells. It was a lucrative market tied to the drilling boom in West Texas. But today the U.S. frac-sand industry is swimming in an excess of supply that has battered prices and cut the stocks of frac sand miners by more than 70 percent in the last two years. Insurance climbing for trucking firms Insurance premiums for long-haul trucks and trucking companies have increased dramatically in the past few years, doubling from an average between $6,000 and $7,000 in the beginning of the decade to between $12,000 and $14,000 today. There’s a paradox underlying this increase: Trucks are getting more expensive because of these high-tech features, and this in turn is causing insurance premiums for these trucks to increase. The paradox lies in the fact that these new technologies are making trucks safer, which should lead to cheaper insurance premiums. According to the American Transportation Research Institute, rising insurance costs are the largest single increases in operating costs for trucking firms. Between 2013 and 2014 they rose 11 percent before jumping another 29 percent the following year. At the same time, equipment costs are also climbing. The average cost of a new tractor-trailer rig now ranges from $140,000 to $175,000 – at a time when a growing shortage of drivers is pushing up industry salaries. That rise has been driven by the new, more advanced technology being embedded into the trucks. 1. Tech impact adds up Is this a means of profiteering on the part of insurance carriers? Of course not. 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So, Bowen’s Shale Support LLC, based in Mississippi, is doing something he thought would never happen: selling sand outside of the U.S.– and reaping a 20-percent bump in profit. The first shipment, 25,000 tons worth, pulled into a port in Bahia Blanca, Argentina last month after a 22-day sea odyssey from New Orleans, La., and he’s still amazed that Argentina would look past its own sand. “I thought, certainly there’s got to be sand closer that’s good enough quality,” compared with last year, according to Rystad Energy AS. Covia, the second- he said. “I think the answer is: ‘Right now, no.”’ The source of the oversupply is easy to trace. In the last couple of years, entrepreneurs opened dozens of sand mines throughout the U.S., particularly in the red-hot Permian basin oil patch of West Texas and New Mexico, rivaling the original capital of U.S. frac-sand mining in northwestern Wisconsin. Production surged 50 percent. Now, for every grain of sand that explorers need to prop open a tiny crack in their oil-soaked rock, miners have roughly two grains to offer them. That’s depressed the industry even as shale production continues to shatter records. Some sand companies in Texas and around the U.S. have shut down quarries. Both U.S. Silica Holdings and Covia Holdings have started to tout their market diversity, selling sand to industries such as construction and automotive. Some Wisconsin mines are struggling to stay open. Hi-Crush Partners, which has mines in Wisconsin and was the first to open one in West Texas, has seen its stock fall by 77 percent since the end of 2016. “If we didn’t have the West Texas mines, the U.S. would be under-supplied with sand,” said Scott Forbes, who watches the sand market for industry consultant Wood Mackenzie. The search for new markets like Argentina marks another strange twist for the sand industry. When fracing took off a decade ago in Texas, drillers naturally turned to Wisconsin, its epicenter. Along with water and chemicals, sand is pumped underground to release trapped hydrocarbons. Oil Plunge But in 2014, the price of oil plunged. Drillers rushed to the West Texas area to (Glut upends market continued from page 1) pump shale oil, the cheapest method to extract the fuel. Looking to cut costs further, drillers concluded there was no need to ship sand 1,300 miles by rail from Wisconsin. Plenty of it existed in West Texas, even if its size or shape wasn’t as efficient as Wisconsin’s in getting oil out of shale. The cost saving was dramatic: Shipping from Wisconsin came to about $90 per ton, triple the $25 or so to truck sand in Texas. But the frenzied sand expansion has brought the inevitable bust. The price of West Texas sand is expected to drop almost 20 percent to about $30 a ton biggest frac-sand miner, has idled 7 million tons, the most by any one company tracked by Evercore ISI. U.S. Silica, the current king of frac sand in terms of market size, estimated in February that as much as 20 percent of the 50 million tons of northern sand needs to get shut down. Its stock is down about 70 percent since the end of 2016. “Some of that capacity is just kind of companies and mines that are sort of hanging on by their fingernails at this point,” said Bryan Shinn, chief executive of U.S. Silica. Vaca Muerta Meanwhile, as sand prices and competition grew, Kevin Bowen looked for a new market. He found it in Argentina, where the country is trying to boost production at the Vaca Muerta field in Patagonia, one of the world’s largest shale plays that remains largely untapped. He expects to get paid about $240 a ton for his sand, far more than the $50 a ton that U.S. oil companies are paying in the Permian basin. It even exceeds the $170 per ton drillers are paying to get sand from mines in Argentina. That’s because U.S. sand is of better quality and, besides, Argentina’s mines can’t satisfy the demand. Bowen said he has no intention of abandoning the U.S. shale business, which remains the biggest user of any kind of sand. But he needed a way to broaden his base of customers. “The American market is going to be cyclical up and down,” Bowen said. “Argentina definitely offers the opportunity to flatten some of those up and down cycles.’’ (from World Oil magazine) 8 TANK TRANSPORT TRADER I JUNE 2019 www.TankTransport.com

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(U.S. Silica continued on page 16) paid out $110.40, leading to an exodus of carriers from the truck insurance business and driving up costs. But these rising premiums for trucks, simply because they cost more, don’t bring into account the improved safety technology provides. Look at all the new developments in safety provided by LIDAR, or laser radar. By scoping out the road ahead and detecting the vehicle’s surroundings, LIDAR provides the same features and benefits that many passenger vehicles offer, such as forward collision warnings, emergency braking and lane changing assistance, among many others. It’s traditionally been too expensive for use in trucking but is now reasonably- affordable enough to be a feasible option. And when applied to trucks, LIDAR technology can see nearly 360 degrees and 1,000 feet in each direction. Considering a fully-loaded big-rig’s size and very-long stopping distance, that increased “visibility” of its surroundings could make all the difference in case of an emergency. Perhaps the largest, even dramatic, impact that technology can have on insurance rates, however, is through better training and simulators. Accidents and loss claims are a major factor behind insurance rates, and by making trucking safer and reducing the number of accidents and claims, you can keep rates low. Advanced simulators help with that, by creating safer, more expert drivers. 2. New breed of driver Drivers are now trained extensively in both the classroom and behind the wheel, learning how to handle a tractor-trailer’s unique challenges. But there are certain things they can’t do in training, like manage a real tire blowout, negotiate black ice, descend mountains or avoid an oncoming collision. Attempting a situation like that for the sake of training simply carries too much liability and could be expensive were it to result in an accident, not to mention the danger to life and limb. But trucking schools and companies can use simulators to replicate these situations. With practice and the help of a simulator, drivers can develop muscle memory for handling dangerous scenarios. And instead of a dangerous accident, a ticket or an expensive lawsuit, and the resulting larger premiums, they walk away unscathed. Accidents due to poor training are a risk companies can’t afford to take. Thanks to the use of training simulators and the many new tools and technologies now integrated into trucks, they don’t have to. Advanced training with a simulator means safer drivers and less accidents, and insurance premiums can reflect these statistics with lower rates. Technology isn’t the only factor impacting trucking insurance premiums, but it can have a huge impact on them. If trucking companies keep investing in the development of technology that make trucks safer, there should be a way to keep insurance costs low. (from Property Casualty 360) U.S. Silica upgrading its mine fleet In June 1998, an experiment to access gas trapped over a mile deep in the Barnett Shale north of Fort Worth, Texas, using sand, water and chemicals ignited a natural gas boom that rippled across the entire continent. Hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – injects high-pressure liquid and sand proppant into boreholes deep below the surface to open veins and extract petroleum. Twenty years later and a few hundred miles south, a U.S. Silica quarry is churning out a highly-sought fine grade of frac sand that increases the amount of gas extracted. The finer granules penetrate minuscule fissures in the rock to allow access to hidden reserves. The demand is motivating U.S. Silica to triple output of production, with heavy reliance on an upgraded fleet of Volvo A60H haulers and EC750E excavators. “This deposit is unique,” said Terry Lackey, plant manager for the U.S. Silica Tyler site. “The grain size is 100 mesh and 40-70 mesh, which is in high demand in the oil field right now, and our quarry is perfectly situated close to the east Texas oil field, so we can distribute the product quickly and at a low cost.” Sand is trucked within a 100-mile radius and loaded onto rail cars and sent to the West Texas oil fields. U.S. Silica purchased the 1,400-acre site in 2016 from New Birmingham Inc., and began investing in employees and mobile processing equipment. U.S. Silica owns 15 quarry locations across the United States and Canada. “Initially the plant in Tyler was producing one million tons a year. With increases in the oil and gas market, management made a large capital investment to ultimately increase output to 3.2 million tons per year,” Terry said. To meet the new volumes, U.S. Silica evaluated its mine fleet to handle the surge in production and extended haul roads. It also expanded its wet and dry plants, increased storage silos, and added tuck lanes. Tyler sits at 500 feet above sea level. Quarrying becomes more of a dredging operation than open pit due to the ponds that form from being close to the water table. The water-laden sand strains mobile equipment and was a concern as U.S. Silica debated how best to adapt to the volume increase. The quarry relied on a convoy of five Volvo 40-ton articulated trucks to navigate the curving haul road from the mining plate to the wet plant. To nearly triple output, the options were to add 40-ton trucks or switch to rigid haulers, which are better suited for flat, straight distances – not exactly a match. Then a new solution hit the market. Volvo introduced the A60H 60-ton truck in September 2016. It was an industry- first, an articulating chassis with 50 percent more payload, as well as more (Trucking firm insurance continued from page 1) Concrete often relies on fly ash Fly ash is a fine powder that is a byproduct of burning pulverized coal in electric generation power plants. Fly ash is a pozzolan, a substance containing aluminous and siliceous material that forms cement in the presence of water. When mixed with lime and water, fly ash forms a compound similar to Portland cement. This makes fly ash suitable as a prime material in blended cement, mosaic tiles, and hollow blocks, among other building materials. When used in concrete mixes, fly ash improves the strength and segregation of the concrete and makes it easier to pump. Fly ash can be used as prime material in many cement-based products, such as poured concrete, concrete block, and brick. One of the most common uses of fly ash is in Portland cement concrete pavement or PCC pavement. Road construction projects using PCC can use a great deal of concrete, and substituting fly ash provides significant economic benefits. Fly ash has also been used as embankment and mine fill, and it has increasingly gained acceptance by the Federal Highway Administration. The rate of substitution of fly ash for Portland cement typically specified is 1 to 1.5 pounds of fly ash for 1 pound of cement. Accordingly, the amount of fine aggregate in the concrete mix must be reduced to accommodate the additional volume of the fly ash. crushed pelvis, crushed left foot, and broken ribs. There are two common types of fly ash: Class F and Class C. Class F fly ash contain particles covered in a kind of melted glass. This greatly reduces the risk constituted “negligence and gross negligence” by Marin and his companies. of expansion due to sulfate attack, which may occur in fertilized soils or near coastal areas. Class F is generally low-calcium and has a carbon content less than 5 percent but sometimes as high as 10 percent. Driver wins suit against his boss A truck driver who fell asleep and was injured while driving along Interstate 59 in Alabama in 2015 was awarded $80 million by a Texas jury after suing his bosses for forcing him to falsify his logs and continue driving when he should have taken his 34-hour restart. The Hidalgo County, Texas, jury fined three companies owned by Jorge Marin $25 million each for exemplary damages, as well as an additional $5 million for compensatory damages. The three companies are JNM Express, ANCA Transport, and Omega Freight Logistics. The damages are to be awarded to trucker Lauro Lozano. According to court documents, on May 3, 2015, Lozano was at home after delivering a load and needed to take his 34-hour break. Several hours after being at home, he received a call from Marin, who told him to take another load brokered by Omega Freight. Lozano said he told Marin he could not safely or legally take the load, but Marin told him to alter his logbook to make it look like he had taken his 34-hour break and to return to the yard in McAllen, Texas, the next morning to take the load to Maryland. Court documents state that during the early morning of May 6, while driving north on I-59 in Alabama, Lozano fell asleep at the wheel and struck another tractor-trailer from behind. Lozano’s injuries included abdominal trauma, a In the lawsuit Lozano claimed his being forced to change his logs and drive The lawsuit also says the three companies didn’t carry workers’ compensation insurance, which opened them to the lawsuit over Lozano’s injuries. (from Truckers News) 12 TANK TRANSPORT TRADER I JUNE 2019 www.TankTransport.com

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NEW PRODUCTS - MANUFACTURING- INDUSTRY NEWS Heniff awards 5 scholarships Heniff Transportation Systems of Oak Brook, Ill., recently recognized five children of employees by awarding each a $5,000 renewable scholarship to pursue post-high school education at an accredited university or trade school. The selections are awarded based on a combination of academic achievements, honors and awards, school and community involvement, strong leadership qualities and a statement of educational and career intent. Over the past two years, Heniff Transportation has awarded $50,000 in financial assistance to children of employees. “All of our recipients demonstrate great potential in leading the next generation and shaping the future. They should be proud of what they have already accomplished,” said Bob Heniff, chief executive of Heniff Transportation. “The cost associated with higher education can be a challenge. It is an honor for us to make an investment in these students and we extend our best wishes in their personal and professional endeavors.’’ Heniff Transportation is a leading provider of bulk liquid transportation services and logistics solutions, the company said. It operates terminals, tank-wash facilities and ISO depots throughout the United States. “Heniff differentiates itself from its competitors with its reputation for innovation, transparency, on-time performance and safety while using the most state-of-the-art technology,’’ the company said. Further information is available at www.Heniff.com EnTrans names general manager EnTrans International of Athens, Tenn., has appointed Ed Ridge as general manager of its Juarez Trailer Operations (JTO), the largest tank trailer manufacturing facility in North America. The company’s Heil Trailer, Polar Tank Trailer and Jarco products are built at the plant. The appointment is part of a larger restructuring of the Juarez management team, the company said in a press release. Ridge has more than 30 years of experience in aerospace, engineering, machining and metal processing. Most recently he was general manager at MB Aerospace. Ridge holds bachelor and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He is also Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certified. “We are excited to welcome Ed and his team on board at our Juarez facility,” said Jeff Hiatt, senior vice president of operations at EnTrans International. “Now more than ever, we are poised to transform the Juarez plant into a world-class trailer operation and build on the success or our brands.’’ Ridge said: “To join such a dedicated team as we have here at the Juarez plant is truly a great opportunity. JTO is one of the most innovative facilities of its kind, and I look forward to working with the team and continuing to manufacture some of the best products in the industry.” EnTrans International encompasses Heil Trailer International, Kalyn Siebert and SERVA. EnTrans International manufactures tank trailers, oil-field capital equipment and related components used in the oil and gas industry. EnTrans is owned by American Industrial Partners, a private equity firm. Further information may be obtained at entransinternational.com. 2 fuel groups sign agreement UNITI Expo, a leading European trade fair for the retail petroleum and car wash industries, and Onexpo Nacional, A. C., Mexico’s largest association of fuel retailers, have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen ties between both entities. The agreement seeks to bring the fuel industry in Mexico and Europe closer together, benefiting companies on either side of the Atlantic, officials said. “The recent opening of Mexico’s fuel retail market provides a wide range of opportunities for international retailers and equipment suppliers,’’ the two groups said in a press release. “Also, the dynamics of the European market continuously provide business opportunities for new and foreign players. “Part of the agreement plans to build a platform for companies from both areas of the world to explore synergies, discover new technologies and encourage future partnerships.’’ The first steps of the cooperation called for representatives of UNITI Expo to visit Onexpo 2019 Convention and Expo in June in Veracruz. A delegation of Mexican professionals will be invited to UNITI Expo 2020, taking place May 26 – 28, 2020, in Stuttgart, Germany. “We are very happy to announce this new cooperation agreement with Onexpo,” said Bruno Boroewitsch, co-organizer of UNITI Expo. “Our industry has become truly global and this agreement will benefit suppliers and retailers in Mexico and Europe.’’ Roberto Díaz de León, president of Onexpo. said, “With our participation in the most important trade fair in Europe, UNITI Expo, in May of next year, we accelerate the process of improving value propositions by Mexican fuel retail companies, who are going through a historic moment in our industry.’’ Vulcan Materials names 2 presidents Vulcan Materials Co. has named two new division presidents for its Southern and Gulf Coast Division, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., and its Central Division, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Jerry F. Perkins, Jr. has been named to the position of president of the Southern and Gulf Coast Division. In his new role, Perkins will have senior management responsibility for the division, which covers the company’s construction materials businesses in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Panhandle of Florida. Perkins served as general counsel and corporate secretary beginning in 2015, and prior to that as assistant general counsel and corporate secretary. Before joining Vulcan in 2002, he worked as a certified public accountant at a global accounting firm and was an attorney with Burr & Forman LLP in Birmingham. Perkins has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Alabama and received a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law. He currently serves on the boards of the Birmingham YMCA and Birmingham Zoo. Christy Alvord assumes the role of president of the Central Division, which encompasses Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Arkansas. She served as president of the Southern and Gulf Coast Division since 2017 and prior to that served as vice president of corporate planning and performance improvement. Before joining Vulcan in 2016, Alvord held various executive management positions at GE Aviation, including serving as president of GE Aviation-Unison Industries and GE Aviation-Middle River Aircraft Systems. She earned an MBA from Harvard University and holds a masters and bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Archer Daniels closing 2 flour mills Decatur, Ill.-based Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has announced plans to close one of its two Minneapolis, Minn., flour mills as well as its flour mill in Salina, Kan. The announcements come several months after the company began production at its modernized flour mill in Oklahoma and a few months before commissioning a completely new flour mill in Illinois. As previously announced, ADM also will close its Chicago flour mill when the new mill begins operations in Mendota, Ill., 90 miles west of Chicago. “We are continuing to see strong demand for flour in the Midwest, and the changes we are announcing, along with the opening of our new, state-of-the-art mill in Mendota later this year, will perfectly position ADM Milling to meet customer needs throughout the region,” said Christopher M. Cuddy, president of ADM’s Carbohydrate Solutions business. “The three facilities we are closing in Minnesota, Kansas and Illinois are all more than a century old, and despite the great work of our teams in each location, the age of those mills significantly constrains our operations. The growth investment we’ve made in our new Mendota facility will offer the efficiency, variety and flexibility that our customers deserve, and this realignment will ensure us that our customers will harvest the full benefits of that investment.” The Mendota mill will grind soft and hard wheat varieties and will have the capability of unloading 110-car unit trains, according to ADM. It is “on target” to open in the second half of this year. “Mendota is one of many important growth investments we’re making in ADM Milling,” Cuddy added. “We’re investing in improvements to our Atkinson mill in Minneapolis – which will continue to operate – and we just celebrated the opening of our modernized, state-of-the-art mill in Enid, Okla.” According to the 2019 Grain & Milling Annual, published by Sosland Publishing Co., the three mills slated for closing have combined daily milling capacity of 28,700 hundredweights (cwts), including 13,700 cwts in Chicago, 9,000 in Minneapolis and 6,000 in Salina. The total equates to about 10 percent of the company’s U.S. flour milling capacity of 284,900 cwts, and nearly equal to the 30,000-cwt capacity of the Mendota mill under construction. The three mills have rich histories. The Salina facility was the original flour mill of H.D. Lee Flour Mills Co., and began operations in 1899 (10 years after the company introduced the Lee brand denim jeans in Salina that became its principal business). The Salina mill was acquired by John J. Vanier in 1936 and by ADM in 1970. Located on the city’s west side, the Chicago mill was built in the 1890s by Eckhart Milling Co., a business established in the 1870s by Bernard A. Eckhart. Eckhart spearheaded an effort in the 1890s that resulted in the creation of the Millers’ National Federation (now the North American Millers’ Association). Eckhart was the first M.N.F. president (1902-04). The business was later acquired by Dixie-Portland Flour Mills, which was acquired by ADM in 1989. ADM’s Nokomis and Atkinson mills are located on Hiawatha Avenue, about half a mile apart. Both mills were built around 1910. Plans to close the ADM mills follow by less than a week an announcement that the company is relocating to Decatur, Ill., according to staff members. 14 TANK TRANSPORT TRADER I JUNE 2019 www.TankTransport.com

Six Fuel Loading and Unloading Errors You Should Be Addressing Until self-driving fuel-delivery fleets become a reality, human drivers will continue to have the bulk of the responsibility in ensuring that all unloading activities at the retail or commercial fueling site are conducted accurately and safely. Understandably, a human-driven process is susceptible to errors that can compromise the accuracy and safety of fuel deliveries. Studies of tank-trailer usage patterns have determined that the average trailer makes 10 fuel deliveries a day, which amounts to 3,650 total deliveries per trailer in a calendar year. With the average trailer having four fuel compartments, that equates to 14,600 annual opportunities for any number of fuel loading or unloading failure modes to occur, whether by human error, equipment breakdown or system failure. Despite training, drivers have been found to be susceptible to six common loading or unloading risks. 1. Unloading the incorrect product into a storage tank 2. Loading the incorrect product into a trailer compartment 3. Loading compartment with contaminated product from the terminal 4. Product retained on the trailer results in mixed product 5. Fuel retention that results in a product shortage and possible disputed delivery 6. Fuel retention that results in an overfill condition Drivers are an undeniably integral part of the fuel-delivery chain, but even the most conscientious and knowledgeable ones can make mistakes occasionally. To assist in removing uncertainty and error from the process, Civacon offers its new CivaCommand Smart Tank System. This tank-trailer fuel-delivery system is a highly engineered, but easy-to-use, solution that consolidates access to overfill control, on-board monitoring, pneumatic control, crossover prevention, security, electronic PGIs, troubleshooting and usage history. Civacon has also created a white paper on fuel-delivery error and prevention that can be used as a valuable guide. Download your free copy at civacon.com/bigsix Paccar names new chief executive Preston Feight, executive vice president of Paccar, will take over as chief executive beginning July 1. He will also join the company’s board of directors. Paccar is the parent company of Kenworth Truck Co., Peterbilt Motors Co., and DAF Trucks N.V.. Feight will succeed Ron Armstrong, who has served as chief executive since April 2014. Armstrong will retire from the company and the board on June 30. Mark Pigott will remain as executive chairman and will continue to provide strategic counsel to the company. “Preston Feight is an outstanding leader who has made significant contributions to Paccar’s excellent record of profitable growth and its industry-leading products and services,’’ Pigott said. He also thanked Armstrong for his “five excellent years of outstanding leadership and strategic vision as Paccar’s chief executive officer.” The company announcement noted that Armstrong has been with Paccar for 25 years, and during his tenure as chief executive, the company achieved many records, including revenue, net income, and stockholders’ equity, and it also introduced new products and increased market share. Feight has been instrumental in delivering revenue and profit growth, in addition to having an integral role in the development of many of the company’s vehicle and power-train products, according to the company. He has been with Paccar for 21 years, with leadership roles as president of Neherlands-based DAF Trucks, vice president and general manager of Kenworth, and chief engineer at Kenworth. Feight holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University and a master’s degree in engineering management from University of Colorado. Noting that Paccar is celebrating its 114th year, Feight said: “Paccar’s technology focus has positioned the company as a leader in advanced power-trains such as diesel, electric and hydrogen fuel cells, as well as sophisticated driver assistance systems and truck connectivity.” www.TankTransport.com JUNE 2019 I TANK TRANSPORT TRADER 15

operator and production perks than its current trucks. The A60H is rated at 216,935 pounds max capacity, while the Volvo A40 max weighted load is 153,662 pounds. The A60 seemed a logical choice for U.S. Silica, but the local Volvo dealer, Steve Breeden with ROMCO Equipment, knew it would have to prove its worth in the quarry environment. “U.S. Silica wanted to assess cycle times to see how long it took to travel from various points of the quarry to the wet plant, as well as how much tonnage it could carry under these conditions and if the ground could support a full payload,” he said. Proving ground Product experts from Volvo Construction Equipment conducted a side-by- side demonstration of the A60H against the A40G. The potential productivity increases gained from transitioning to an A60 fleet spurred U.S. Silica to bring plant managers from other quarry locations to observe the demo. The Volvo team rode in trainer behind the A60 and A40 operators, who also were getting their first tastes of what the hauler could offer beyond more payload. Speed was crucial for U.S. Silica. Based on its experience with rigid haulers, larger trucks typically equated to significantly slower cycle times. The plant managers watched as the A60 quickly shelved that perception. Despite the soft sand terrain, rolling resistance for the A60 was 5 percent, comparable to the 40-ton trucks. This was due to the choice of tire and the Volvo D16 engine that produces 2,360 foot-pounds of torque at just 1,050 rpm. The A60 average total cycle time over the 4,782-foot haul road was nine minutes, versus a little more than seven minutes for the A40. The loading tool for the demo was a 90-ton excavator fitted with a 7-cubic-yard bucket, which filled the A40 in four passes and the A60 in seven. The longer cycle time and three additional buckets per load for the A60 were offset by 40-percent increase in production numbers. The A40G was hauling 308.33 tons per hour, while the A60H delivered 388.48 tons. The results on paper proved out how the A60 could meet the Tyler site’s volume targets, operators said. Over the next few months, the quarry re-sized its fleet to five A60s and two A40s. The other half of the performance equation is the loading tool. Since the demo, U.S. Silica purchased two Volvo EC750E excavators fitted with 6.9-cubic-yard Rockland buckets. Since the first Tyler demo, U.S. Silica has added nine A60s to its operations nationwide and is seeing similar leaps in hauling production. (from Volvo Construction Equipment) Backlog may depress imports, economist says The surge of cargo that moved through U.S. ports in December increased both wholesale and retail inventories and “until that backlog is taken care of, it will likely depress container imports for the next couple of months,” said Melissa Peralta, senior economist at TTX, the railcar pool that provides equipment for U.S. railroads. She noted that for the first time in 15 years, imports from China were highest in the fourth quarter of a year, with most of the surge in 2018 coming in December, when volumes were up 27 percent after average growth of 6 percent in the first 11 months of 2018. Peralta presented the information at Port of Long Beach’s recent “Pulse of the Ports 2019 Peak Season Forecast.” She predicted container volumes will grow just 1.8 percent this year, compared to the 6.1 percent growth seen in 2018, in large measure because of the high bar that December imports set. “By the time we get to late 2019, year-over-year comparisons will be very, very difficult. It is highly unlikely to imagine a scenario in which, certainly December, but probably overall fourth-quarter volumes are not negative due to these strong comparisons,” she explained. She noted many of the imports in December were motivated by a desire to pull forward inventories because of threats by the Trump administration that tariffs could be increased. The tariff increase was delayed, and is still unresolved, and she said there is still a risk that imports could be impacted this year by a change in tariffs. “My fear is that we could have another cycle where freight pulled forward and that we have an extremely early peak this year,” she said, pointing out that over the past five years, peak season has been arriving earlier than in the past. Benjamin D. Conwell, a senior managing director at Cushman & Wakefield, agreed that peak season is occurring earlier, starting in July and that there has been a “smoothing out of demand for our customers.” (U.S. Silica continued from page 12) (Backlog continued on page 19) consumers of everything from Crest toothpaste to Arm and Hammer cat litter to My Little Pony figurines. And it’s all because transport companies can’t find drivers. “Millennials don’t want to drive trucks,” said Darren Tristano, chief executive and founder of consultant Foodservice Results. “They’re looking at this and saying, ‘I want to be in something more glamorous, more tech-oriented.’” America simply doesn’t have enough truck drivers to deliver everything its people buy. That’s not new, but many retailers are just now feeling the pain as annual shipping contracts are renewed. That has trucking companies scrambling to find ways to keep costs down. And it has Michael Norwich counting every dime and quarter as he contemplates the $4.99 combo meal whose price is dictated at Jack in the Box Inc. headquarters. “Distribution costs are huge,” said Norwich, who owns 14 of the fast-food restaurants in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico. “I’m scratching my head trying to figure out how $4.99 is going to work.” The driver shortage is a long-term issue that’s going to get worse, and it’s going to cost consumers money, said Lee Klaskow, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. Pay bumps for drivers haven’t moved the needle much. Autonomous trucks are still far off. And even if legislators succeed in lowering the minimum age for long-haul drivers to 18 from 21, as some propose, it wouldn’t help much. Insurance for young drivers would be sky high, making it a tough job most of them would avoid, he said. 1. More Women The trucking industry is also trying to recruit more women, who currently make up a small fraction of the workforce. Drivers who own their own trucks and pay their own expenses can make gross pay of as much as $250,000 a year and receive a hiring bonus of $5,000 by joining J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., according to the company’s website. The trucking giant is also advertising long-haul positions that pay $65,000 a year plus a $2,500 hiring bonus and require only three months of experience and promise little lifting of freight. “It’s still difficult to find good quality drivers,” executive vice president Nicholas Hobbs said in January. 2. Trying Rail Companies are trying to push down costs by using software to optimize routes and moving some cargo to rail. While cheaper, those rates have risen and aren’t as flexible as having a truck travel point to point. Still, it’s difficult keeping prices down. Tariffs are increasing the price of truck parts coming from China and imported aluminum and steel. Fuel increases, too, are having an effect. Retail chains are also trying to cut shipping expenses where they can. TJX Cos.’s HomeGoods furniture chain said Wednesday that “increased pressure from freight” is weighing on margin. It’s opening more distribution centers in the U.S. to mitigate mounting costs. So is Hasbro, which plans to open a new hub in Joliet, Illinois, after shipping costs surged in 2018. Procter & Gamble, maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers, is feeling the heat, too. The company recently blamed a 25-percent jump in trucking costs for narrowing margins. P&G raised prices last year on some products, and has said it’s still too early to divulge its pricing strategy for 2019. 3. Overcome ‘Headwinds’ Higher transportation costs are “headwinds that we have to overcome,” Church and Dwight chief executive Richard Dierker said. The company identified a bright side to the jump in trucking expenses – competitors are also raising prices. Walmart, which has has its own fleet of 6,500 trucks, offered $1,500 referral bonuses last year and shortened the hiring process to attract more drivers. For Amazon.com Inc. freight costs consistently outpace online sales growth. The company is trying to find cheaper ways to deliver packages or it may have to hike prices. It already raised its annual Prime membership fee by 20 percent to $120 last year, the first hike since 2014. And then there’s the McDonald’s menu. Martin-Brower ships to 12,372 restaurants in the U.S. and 20,208 globally, so the sting of higher fees is widespread. Because much of the McDonald’s menu is priced at company headquarters and reinforced by a national advertising campaign, franchisees are looking for places they have leeway to set their own prices and $1 drinks are candidates. “We must be able to pass these increases along to our customers,” a group of McDonald’s franchisees said. “The bottom line is their costs are going up and so are ours.” (from Bloomberg) (Driving up prices continued from page 1) 16 TANK TRANSPORT TRADER I JUNE 2019 www.TankTransport.com

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Peralta also is forecasting a slowdown in the U.S. economy, with GDP growing 2.7 percent in 2019 compared to 2.9 percent 2018. She noted that the economy last year grew at its highest level since the 2008-09 recession largely because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. If the effect of the tax cut was eliminated, she said 2018 would have looked “pretty much like any other year in the post-recession era” and without the boost, “it could even have somewhat of a chilling effect on the economy.” First-quarter economic growth also has been affected by the government shutdown that extended from Dec. 22 to Jan. 25. Still, she said, it seems like the underlying economic momentum will be enough to carry the strong to moderate economic growth into the third quarter of the year. One exception to the broad economic story, she said, is the housing industry. TTX believes housing starts will increase this year, but at a weak pace. That’s a negative for the shipping industry because many building components and pieces of furniture are imported. She also believes vehicle sales will have another weak year. Peralta noted that with the requirement by the International Maritime Organization that ships not equipped with engine exhaust scrubbers use low sulfur fuel beginning next year, there is a potential that more container freight from Asia could return to West Coast ports instead of moving on all-water services to East Coast ports. “At TTS we think, the all-water share after having increased for several years may flatten out in this year or into next year,” she said, but added there was a great deal of uncertainty about the issue. Peralta said the increase in cost of fuel could amount to $200 per 40-foot container. Allen Clifford, executive vice president at Mediterranean Shipping Co., said the amount of his company’s bunker recovery charge will be calculated later this year, closer to the fourth quarter. But he cautioned Peralta’s estimate might turn out to be too low, depending on what happens to oil prices, and also said it was uncertain whether there will be sufficient quantities of low sulfur fuel available to meet demand from shipping companies and whether this will affect shipping capacity. He noted that each shipping line will develop its own bunker formula to adjust for the higher cost of low-sulfur fuel, but at MSC the charge will be (Backlog continued from page 16) customized for each trade – not only taking into account the price of fuel but also the route, the size ships MSC utilizes and cargo mix. He said carriers cannot afford to foot the increased cost of fuel and that it will be paid for by shippers. “Each of us deserves to make a remunerative return on our investment,” he said. Conwell noted there is still strong demand for distribution space by importers, both near the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, as well as in the so-called “Inland Empire” that includes parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties in Southern California. The demand is as strong as it was in the “go-go period of 2002 to 2007,” and the region is seeing a great deal of speculative space under construction and little risk of overbuilding, in the area, he said. Elena Asher, assistant director for Dairy Farmers of America, talked about the outlook for exporters. She noted there is a surplus of milk in the U.S. and the export market provides an alternative market for U.S. dairy farmers. Most of that surplus milk is converted into milk powder, which can be exported in dry containers. When retaliatory tariffs from China increased tariffs on U.S. milk from 10 percent to about 30 percent, most contracts were canceled and led her organization to develop “a global strategy, not just a China strategy.” “Our salespeople had to go into scramble mode, to start pursuing these other markets because the milk never stops. We have two harvests a day and we have to dry it and we have to turn it into something else and it is perishable.” The industry is seeking to expand sales in countries in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa and expects exports to grow this year. She said companies doing business at the Port of Long Beach can help dairy exporters by improving terminal efficiency, turning trucks more quickly and maintaining good labor relations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach, highlighted the $1 billion the port is spending to improve rail service connecting the port with inland locations. “We want to move containers in a more efficient manner and a more environmentally friendly manner,” he said. (from American Shipper) www.TankTransport.com JUNE 2019 I TANK TRANSPORT TRADER 19

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Page 4 Ridewell Suspensions .................... Page 9 RMC Engineeering ...................... Page 18 Salco Products, Inc. ....................... Page 5 Semo Tank........................................ Page 9 Southeastern Pneu ...................... Page 10 Stephens Tank Products ............. Page 13 Stuart Tank .................................... Page 13 Subscription Form........................ Page 18 Superior Tank ................................ Page 10 Tremcar U.S.A ................................. Page 4 Werts Welding ........................ Back Cover West-Mark ........................................ Page 8 Youngs Tank................................... Page 17 The exemption also preempts state laws that would interfere with operating under its terms in interstate commerce while encouraging states to adopt similar exemptions for intrastate commerce, according to the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) trade group. “Groendyke demonstrated that installing these lamps on 632 of its trucks reduced their rear-end collisions by 33.7 percent,’’ NTTC said in a press release. “This eliminated all highway-rail grade crossing rear-end crashes in a 30-month period.’’ The exemption, which is effective immediately, lasts until April 26, 2024. NTTC submitted comments supporting Groendyke’s request. FMCSA cited NTTC’s comments in making the final decision, noting that “the agency agrees with NTTC that the 33.7-percent reduction in rear-end crashes documented by Groendyke is both persuasive and compelling.’’ In its comments, NTTC asked FMCSA to grant the exemption to all motor carriers that use tank trailers because “there is no factor unique to Groendyke’s trailers or pulsating brake lamps that cannot be replicated by other motor carriers.’’ FMCSA did not extend the exemption to all similarly-situated motor carriers, despite noting that “large trucks are three times more likely than other vehicles to be struck in the rear in two-vehicle fatal crashes.’’ “NTTC celebrates Groendyke’s victory,’’ the organization said. “But, our twin safety and industry-support missions compel us to officially petition that FMCSA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration update the FMCSA standards and allow all motor carriers to achieve similar safety gains.’’ Further information may be obtained by contacting NTTC at 703-838-1960. (NTTC praises Groendyke continued from page 1) (Intermodal network continued from page 17) PNEUMATIC (1) New 2019 HEIL/J&L 1636 cu “VACUUM” Pneumatic Tanks. Air Cooler. 5x4 tees. 8”&10” Hose Tubes. Full Walkway. 5” Load Lines. Air Ride. 11R22.5, Aluminum Wheels. (Arriving April 2019). Phil Klein. Stuart Tank Sales Corp. Cell: (815) 751-6431. www.stuarttank.com. VACUUM 2003 Brenner. Stainless Steel Vac Tanker. 412 Code, S/S Sub-frame. Tri-axle, 6300 Gallon. Air Ride. $55,000. United Tank Trailer [email protected] [email protected] Contact Chad 734-552-2805 MISCELLANEOUS 2020 Timpte Hopper Bottom. Air Ride. (4) Aluminum Wheels. Ag Hoppers. 66” Sides. Randy Cissell. Semo Tank/Baker Equipment Co. 800-264-8348. [email protected]. But what fleets would even want to platoon, considering that they can cut fuel burn by as much as 35 percent hauling two trailers behind a tractor – tried and true, safe and simple. Curious, I asked three big fleets that run long combination vehicles (LCV) if they would swap them for a platooning setup. I didn’t get a single bite. Among the thoughtful reasons the fleet managers gave me, this remark, paraphrased, stood out: Why are LCVs, a poster child for the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) principle, nowhere near being fully exploited in North America? That question provides serious fuel for thought. Carroll McCormick has been writing about transportation, with a strong emphasis on the trucking industry, for 25 years. (Fuel savings continued from page 1) This, together with high-tech innovations, has made rail competitive for movements of 500 miles, and in some cases, as short as 250 miles. Freight rail’s role as a long-distance partner has enabled trucks to leverage their speed and agility for shorter hauls. Often, this means directly connecting manufacturers and other businesses to nearby intermodal facilities, where intermodal containers are transferred to freight trains or cargo ships for the long distance leg of the journey. Trucking companies like J.B. Hunt have embraced this short-haul specialization, particularly as volatile fuel costs, persistent roadway congestion, newly imposed regulations on drivers, and an ongoing driver shortage have made long-distance trucking more expensive. Today, more than half of J.B. Hunt’s annual revenue, for example, comes from partnering with other transportation providers. Last but not least, maritime shippers who carry as many as 18,000 containers in a single ship, have worked with railroads and ports to build out on-dock intermodal facilities. These facilities quickly and efficiently transfer containers from ship to train, enhancing productivity while eliminating port congestion and pollution. In the years to come, this collaborative relationship between cargo ships, trucks, and trains will prove even more vital. According to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, freight shipments are expected to increase 41 percent by 2040. (from Association of American Railroads) www.TankTransport.com JUNE 2019 I TANK TRANSPORT TRADER 21

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