Bulk Carriers Form Alliance

A group of five tank truck carriers will begin a collaborative effort to exchange loads and share tank cleaning facilities on July 7.

The pooling arrangement by the Alliance of Bulktruck Carriers was recently approved by the Surface Transportation Board (6-14, p. 4).

Initial operations will be limited to shipments from five states and will be closely monitored, said Scott Miller, president of the alliance as well as president of Miller Transporters of Jackson, Miss.

“We’ve spent a lot of money on systems and infrastructure, and all of our dry runs indicate we’re ready to go,” Miller said. “However, we want to be absolutely sure that service to our customers isn’t affected. So, we’ve decided to start slowly.”

Alliance members include: Groendyke Transport; Manfredi Motor Transit Co.; Miller Transporters; Superior Carriers and its subsidiary Central Transport; and Trimac Transportation.

All together, the carriers operate 156 terminals in 35 states and offer a capacity of more than 3,500 power units and 6,100 trailers.

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