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Elevating Industry Standards at All Chem’s ISO Container DepotWelcome to another installment of our ISO container series! We’re shining a spotlight on a critical component of our business: the container depot.

In the bulk hazardous liquid transportation industry, efficiency, safety, and innovation are paramount. With those qualifiers in mind, our ISO container depot stands out as a beacon of excellence. Our full-service facility is not only fully compliant with NJDEP and EPA regulations but designed to cater to the unique needs of our customers.. We’re setting a new industry standard for container depots.

Our Depot: At A Glance

Our depot boasts a remarkable capacity, with the ability to store 1200 loaded ISO containers in secondary confinement and an additional 2000 empty containers in our expansive storage yard. This extensive capacity is complemented by a suite of advanced features and services:

• State-of-the-Art Transload Station: Our transload station is fully contained and undercover, ensuring seamless operations regardless of weather conditions.
• Modern Wash Rack: With three bays and a cutting-edge DAF (dissolved air flotation) wastewater system, we offer comprehensive cleaning services for many products.
• Advanced Heating Solutions: Our steam pads, capable of heating 50+ containers simultaneously with both high-and-low-pressure steam, provide efficient heating options. We also offer hot water heating.
• On-Site Repair and Testing: Our fully equipped shop handles repairs and pressure testing, ensuring your containers are always in peak condition.
• Extended Depot Hours: To accommodate outside carriers, we offer extended operating hours for container drop-offs and pick-ups.

Our Commitment to Safety

Safety is at the core of our operations, especially for ISO containers carrying hazardous chemicals. Our depot is equipped with a fully fenced yard and electric gates, with all containers under constant surveillance by both employees and cameras. Our meticulous safety protocols include:

• Thorough Inspections: Drivers and lift operators conduct rigorous inspections of containers and chassis, ensuring all safety requirements are met.
• Comprehensive Documentation: Drivers are provided with all necessary documents for hauling hazardous materials, ensuring maximum regulatory compliance.

Our Commitment to You

We Provide a Rigorous Inspection and Maintenance Process

Maintaining the integrity of every container is crucial. Upon arrival, lift operators create detailed trailer inspection reports, recording any damage or safety issues and notifying customers for resolution. Before departure, drivers inspect the entire unit and report any issues to dispatch, ensuring that containers leave our depot in optimal condition. We treat every order with the utmost care, concern, and diligence because your reputation is in our hands, and we take that very seriously.

We Streamline Logistics for Efficiency

To minimize turnaround times and enhance efficiency, we utilize internal processes and systems to track when containers need to be steamed or loaded on a chassis, ensuring timely deliveries. Our port-to-customer service further reduces transit time and costs, while our commitment to 100% on-time service underscores our dedication to reliability.

We Navigate Complex Regulations

Our safety department diligently reviews all regulatory requirements associated with transporting various types of hazardous and non-hazardous liquid chemicals. Safety is our #1 priority, and that means we are efficient without rushing to completion. Compliance updates are promptly communicated and reviewed during mandatory safety meetings, ensuring our operations remain up-to-date with the latest industry standards and best practices.

We Leverage Technology and Innovation

Embracing technology is key to our efficiency and reliability. All power equipment, domestic tanks, and chassis are equipped with transponders, allowing for real-time tracking of loads. Drivers use the latest technology to scan paperwork and upload documents into our system, providing instant access to dispatch and customer service once a load is complete.

At our ISO container depot, we don’t just store and transport goods; we facilitate progress. By investing in cutting-edge equipment and embracing innovative technologies, we empower our team to deliver exceptional service consistently.

Whether you’re seeking reliable transportation solutions or a forward-thinking partner, we’re here to exceed your expectations.

Streamlined Solutions: Your ISO Container Go-ToISO containers are the unsung heroes of modern logistics. Most of us click “order” and a box appears on our doorstep, seemingly by magic. For those behind the scenes, ISO containers are a daily focus, pivotal in keeping our world running smoothly.

At All Chemical, we’re passionate about providing top-notch ISO container services. Our goal is to help your life and business run seamlessly with these versatile shipping solutions.

What Is an ISO Container?

An ISO container, also known as an intermodal container, is a standardized, steel box designed to specific dimensions and used to transport goods via multiple modes (think ships, trains, and trucks). Though they come in a few sizes, the most common are 20-foot and 40-foot lengths. Each container is built to specifications set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which ensures ease and efficiency of transport across the country—even across continents and oceans!

History of ISO Containers

Before we had these containers, invented by an American trucker named Malcolm MacLean in 1954, shipping was much more precarious and time-consuming. Your goods might make it to port, but chances were high they’d get damaged during loading and unloading. The packing crates might not fit below deck of the only ship available to take them the next leg of the journey.

And you’d better believe such clunky methods took a lot of time. Once the ISO container came on the scene—and especially after its construction was standardized internationally in 1972—all that hassle became a thing of the past.

Benefits of ISO Containers

Today, we can’t imagine life without the ISO container. These impressive containers represent a cornerstone of modern logistics, facilitating the global movement of goods efficiently and reliably. They offer three central benefits:

• Standardization. Since each container adheres to universal standards, they’re compatible with multiple shipping systems worldwide, streamlining operations and reducing the complex logistics involved in cargo handling.
• Security and Protection. Durably built to withstand the rigors of long-distance travel, these containers reliably protect goods against the elements and damage from transit.
• Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness. The standardized fitting of each container ensures easy stacking and securing, optimizing cargo loading and unloading, which leads to faster turnaround and lower costs. Their modular design uses all transportation space to the utmost, maximizing efficiency.

Without this wonder of modern shipping technology, most of the conveniences that make up our everyday lifestyle would be out of reach. In fact, you could say that ISO containers make the world go round!

Inside All Chemical’s ISO Container Offerings

Now that you have a sense for the magic of ISO containers, let’s dive into All Chemical’s ISO container service offerings.

Our customers know: we’re trustworthy, reliable, and efficient. When you work with us, you can rest easy knowing your shipping and storage needs are in good hands. Since our founding over forty years ago, we’ve specialized in transporting ISO containers across diverse modes of transit, ensuring the seamless transitions and speedy delivery our customers know they can count on.

From short-term shipping services to long-term storage solutions, we’ve got you covered. Our growing Lakewood headquarters boasts plenty of amenities:

• 140+ ISO container chassis
• 60+ steam stations
• 7 container lifts
• 20 acres of container storage

Best of all, we offer these services as a one-stop-shop for our customers. Say goodbye to multi-vendor syndrome and enjoy the streamlined, stress-free experience All Chemical provides! From the moment we pick up your pier-side load, we’re covering all the bases for you. We can transload products from your trailers to ours when needed, transport them to our facility, offer storage, and provide steam services before delivery and wash services after.

Storage, steam, wash, and transload: Who wouldn’t want the all-in-one full service treatment?

So, don’t wait—contact us today to learn more about our ISO container service offerings, and discover for yourself the magic we make at All Chemical.x

Top-Tier Transportation: Our Commitment to Cutting-Edge Equipment We believe that innovation drives progress and that staying ahead of the curve is not just a strategy; it’s a necessity. Owning and maintaining our own state-of-the-art equipment plays a pivotal role in delivering exceptional service.

As pioneers in our field, we are dedicated to employing top-of-the-line machinery across all our service areas, setting new standards for excellence and efficiency.

Eco-Conscious Solutions

As a company that pursues green initiatives at every turn, we recognize our responsibility to minimize our carbon footprint. That’s why we have integrated the CARB DEF method into all our company trucks. This progressive technology not only recycles emissions from diesel burn to power the engine but also captures exhaust with a fluid coupled with additional fuel, which is then rerun through the engine. By adopting this approach, we ensure that our operations are green and efficient.

Expansive Reach

With a fleet of newer equipment at our disposal, we are more than capable of hauling products across the entire continental U.S. and parts of Canada. Our day-cab and sleeper tractors enable us to undertake both short and long haul trips, providing our truck drivers with everything they need to make a safe, comfortable trip. Moreover, we have strategically allocated our services and equipment nationwide, focusing on key areas where on-demand assistance is most needed.

Diverse Equipment Portfolio

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in the diversity of our equipment portfolio. Here are just a few examples of the cutting-edge machinery we own and operate:

• Tankers: With over 310 tankers in our fleet, we specialize in transporting various types of liquid products, including oils, chemicals, and Kosher-certified materials.
• ISO Container Chassis: Our fleet comprises over 140 ISO container chassis, which are essential for intermodal transportation and container transfers.
• Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Trailers (FRP): We own over 35 FRP trailers renowned for their strength, durability, and lightweight properties. These trailers are ideal for transporting corrosive materials, agricultural products, and specialized materials for military and utility companies.
• Polyethylene Barrels with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Outer Shells (CFRP): Our 6 OMNI Tankers utilize innovative CFRP technology, making them suitable for chemical storage, hazardous waste, agricultural chemicals, water treatment and renewable energy (like hydrogen) storage and transport.
• Container Lifts: With 7 container lifts in our inventory, we ensure efficient loading, unloading, and transportation of shipping containers at various locations, including ports, container depots, military sites, and intermodal transportation hubs.

A Partner in Progress

At our company, we don’t just transport goods; we facilitate progress. By investing in cutting-edge equipment and embracing innovative technologies, we empower our team to deliver exceptional service to you, each and every time.

Whether you’re looking for reliable transportation solutions or seeking to collaborate with a forward-thinking partner, we’re here to exceed your expectations every step of the way.

Adding Value & Versatility: Inside Our Transload LogisticsOur team at All Chemical specializes in transload logistics, such as taking on complex projects like the transloading of chemicals from ISO containers to tanks.

Transloading products requires careful planning and execution to prevent any accidents or spills. Our team is committed to upholding the highest safety standards throughout the transloading logistics process.

Transloading involves transferring commodities from one mode of transportation to another. In our case, we often transload hazardous and non-hazardous bulk liquids from our customers’ ISO containers into our trailers.

We are known for our ingenuity and our customizable service offerings, which includes transloading. Because there is nothing we cannot, will not, or do not take on, this has led us to some unique transloading experiences.

Seamless, Customized Transloading Services

Transloading allows for products to continue their journey to their final destination using a different mode of transportation, or to consolidate shipments for greater efficiency. This plays a crucial role in supply chain optimization.

This is transloading 101:

• There are many variables to take into account when transloading a customer’s order: viscosity, ambient temperatures, and container specifications, to name a few!
• On average, the process takes an hour and a half to 2 hours. That’s a rough estimate, because we take as much time as needed to get the job done right.
• We transload just about anything with the exception of heavy inhalation hazard chemicals, like Benzoyl Chloride. In our rigorous commitment to safety, we don’t handle chemicals that could pose a safety risk to our team or the surrounding community.
• We can pick up your container from the pier, bring it to our facility to steam before, and wash after delivery, too!

There are a multitude of reasons why All Chem is everyone’s top choice. Between our dedicated problem solving, our stellar customer service that begins with “Sure, we can do that. How else can we help?”, it’s also because…

We are one of a handful of transload facilities in New Jersey, and our secondary containment capabilities put us a level above.

Not only are we one of the only facilities that can transload, we also aren’t stopped by inclement weather! While weather is a challenge for other carriers, if there is rain or snow, we can easily move operations to our roof-enclosed wash bays. Even better, we have lengthy processes in place to prevent rain from getting into the tank and potentially contaminating the product.

Rain, sleet, and snow… we’ve got you covered!

Over the past few years, we have made significant investments in secondary containment. If a spill or hose breakage occurred during the transloading process (or any of our other transportation services), it’s much more manageable and isolated. There would be no sewage seepage into the ground, waterways and drains. Remember, we are fully compliant in secondary containment regulations with NJDEP (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)!

We’ll Take It From Here

From a standard, routine transloading move to a complex and intricate request, we’ve got it covered.

We prioritize safety, efficiency, and innovation in everything we do, ensuring that our customers receive the highest quality of service, innovation, and flexibility every time, for every job.

Trust us to deliver excellence every step of the way, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience for your transloading needs and beyond.

A Complete Guide to Meeting Your Chemical Logistics Needs with All Chemical We love to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the workings of All Chemical. You’ve met a few of our stellar staff members, and regularly hear from members of our leadership team, like our Founder and Owner, Steve Quadrel.

Now, we’re peering behind the curtain to look deeper into the process our team conducts with existing customers expanding their services with us, or customers that are new to All Chemical.

Here are some of the most commonly asked questions our team receives. From our team to yours – here’s a helpful recap to continue to fulfill your service needs with us.

Q: How will we work together?

A: We’ve made it a best practice to dive into the “who, what, when, where, and why” of our customer’s needs to gather all of the necessary details we need to be your seamless, reliable, one-stop-shop partner for your bulk liquid transportation needs. We pride ourselves on being a one-stop-shop for all of our customers’ needs and going above and beyond to take on jobs others cannot, will not, and do not.

We will take the time to learn more about your company, your needs and pain points and provide a contract for our services. If you agree to it, we’ll collect the necessary billing information and get started with your chemical transportation needs.

Q: Why All Chemical?

A: We’re a family-owned business, serving our community since 1978. We are well-known industry leaders, early adopters of technology and innovative pioneers. We have a strong focus on excelling in safety, compliance, and customer service. We pride ourselves on being a one-stop-shop for all of our customers’ needs and going above and beyond to take on jobs others cannot, will not, and do not.

Q: Tell me about your safety and compliance standards.

A: Our standards are high and our efforts are rigorous! Our truck drivers and staff are well trained and expertly qualified. They are diligently vetted for government work and nuclear power plants, with a team of reserve staff waiting in the wings when emergency strikes. We have all of the necessary credentials: CDL-certified, HME, and TWIC!

In short, our resilient team holds the gold standard in effort, expertise, and care.

Q: The industry is turbulent. How do we know you’ll be there when we need you?

A: Our people are our priority. We assure stability through loyalty to our team, and to you. Our industry has tremendously high rates of truck driver turnover—in fact, the national average turnover rate for our industry is a whopping 80–90%.

Ours is 5%.

In addition to our unparalleled safety standards and top-of-the-line equipment, the secret is a mix of competitive pay, high-quality healthcare and retirement benefits. We aim to be here when and where you need us with our dedicated, customer-focused team.

Q: What additional services are you offering due to the recent construction?

A: We finished construction upgrades on our Lakewood, NJ HQ to greatly increase our capacity, enabling us to handle much larger volumes of product while maintaining our high safety standards. This includes 2 new wash bays, 16 additional steam stations, 4 new ISO container storage pads, and a state of the art wastewater treatment facility.

That means more tanks and trailers to wash and steam for you!

Here’s a reminder of our steam and wash options:

Tank Washing:

• Standard chemical washes
• Diesel washes
• Specialized washes for heavy, oil-based products
• USP/Food grade washes
• Kosher-certified washes (Standard)
• Kosher-certified Upgrade washes (or “Rekosherization”)

Tank Steaming:

• Low- and high-pressure capabilities
• Steam-regulating capabilities
• Hot water heating
• Capacity to put over 50 containers on steam simultaneously
• Redundancy with two independent steam boilers
• On-call boiler maintenance to fix an issue immediately: 24/7, 365 days a year
• 24/7 monitoring with fixed interval monitoring, as requested by the customer
• Biometric probing with real-time temperature updates and automated temperature monitoring

Q: Who are a few of your long-standing partners, and routinely carried chemicals?

A: While we take on unique and speciality jobs more often than not, we do have some tried and true long-standing customers and routinely carried chemicals. We are the trusted providers for power, water, and pharmaceutical companies and regularly carry glycerin, caustic, bleach, ethanol, acetone, methanol, and transformer oil.

If you don’t see your product on this list, and have unique storage and chemical needs, give us a call!  We’re prepared down to the smallest detail, and we always follow through. It would be our pleasure to help.