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Jul 15, 2024 | 
police1.com | Michael Young
By Michael YoungThe Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Defensive Systems Unit (DSU) is a unique, operationally focused logistics unit responsible for the life-cycle management — from procurement assistance to final disposition — of all FBI ammunition, ballistic protective equipment and weapons systems to ensure the operational success and ultimate survivability of FBI personnel.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bulktransporter.com | Michael Young
Aurora Capital Partners and TJC, formerly known as The Jordan Company, recently recapitalized PSC Group, an embedded logistics provider offering rail, truck, and marine logistics, railcar repair, and sustainability services to the North American petrochemical industry. Aurora’s investment is from Aurora Equity Partners V, the company reported. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
medrxiv.org | Neil Morton |Paul Wicks |Michael Young |Pilar Artiach Hortelano
The authors have declared no competing interest. This study did not receive any fundingI confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. YesThe details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below:North Star Review Board, nonprofit IRB.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
constructionbusinessowner.com | Michael Young
How a TMS can alleviate material management & ensure project success Trees are harvested in the forest or on tree farms by manually cutting the trees with chainsaws or using heavy machinery. Once harvested, the trees are transported to sawmills for processing. The trees are either loaded onto flatbed trucks or rail cars for transport to the sawmill. Trucks are used for shorter distances, but logging companies use rail cars when the trees must be transported long distances.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
bulktransporter.com | Michael Young
PSC Group recently acquired the Bayport Rail Terminal (BRT), a 115-acre rail, truck, and container terminal near the Port of Houston, from the US Development Group. BRT, in operation more than 20 years, provides last-mile logistics infrastructure and services within one of the world’s largest chemical and plastic production hubs.
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
bulktransporter.com | Michael Young |Jason Mcdaniel
U.S. Energy recently completed its first jet fuel throughput sale at its rail transload facility and refined products bulk plant in northern Las Vegas. Jet fuel partner Strataflex Midstream, an industrial services business specializing in rail logistics and energy-related midstream services, aided the transaction, receiving product from U.S. Energy and then delivering it to Spirit Airlines at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, the companies reported.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
bulktransporter.com | Scott Keith |Kevin Jones |Josh Fisher |Michael Young
Bestpass recently acquired Fleetworthy Solutions in a move that adds a comprehensive tolling, compliance, and safety solution to the Bestpass suite of services. Fleetworthy is a fleet, compliance, safety, and risk management solutions provider. Bestpass is a toll management and payment platform. The transaction is part of Bestpass CEO Tom Fogarty’s vision of creating a comprehensive fleet management solution.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
bulktransporter.com | Michael Young |Jason Mcdaniel
Dana Transport, one of the largest tank truck operators in the country, and the Union Pacific railroad company recently opened a rail transload facility at a rail yard in Kansas City in a “win-win” for both, the companies reported. The new transload site was “revitalized and developed” by Dana to serve a critical Midwest transportation sector as a key distribution hub for plastic pellets arriving from the Texas Gulf Coast by rail for truck transport to area manufacturers.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
bulktransporter.com | Jason Mcdaniel |Kevin Jones |Josh Fisher |Michael Young
HOUSTON, Texas—Now even tank trailers are susceptible to cyberattacks. Ben Gardiner, a senior cybersecurity research engineer with the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), recently showed how a criminal with $300 can use radio frequency-induced signals to hack into a tanker’s anti-lock braking system and repeatedly reset the control module in an effort to disable the vehicle in a disquieting demonstration conducted during NMFTA’s Digital Solutions Conference on Cybersecurity.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
bulktransporter.com | Kevin Jones |Michael Young
Tremcar and Bulk Tank Inc. recently parntnered to equip a new Tremcar pneumatic tank trailer with BTI’s innovative AutoClean system—the industry’s first fully automatic vacuum filtration system. The companies highlighted the new system, which is designed to reduce loading time and labor costs, and eliminate waste, on a Tandet Group trailer during National Tank Truck Carriers’ Tank Truck Week 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
