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Safe Summer Driving Tips from All Chemical

Written by SysAdmin on June 28, 2023. Posted in Road Safety Tips.

Safe Summer Driving Tips from All Chemical

We’ve all been there: You’re driving in the right lane, ready to take an exit in a few moments, when suddenly someone decides to make a mad dash across multiple lanes of traffic, cutting in front of you. You blast your horn at the offender, who goes sailing blissfully down the highway, off to some cookout or Fourth of July fireworks display while you’re left shaken from the close call.

Frustrating—and dangerous. Scenes like this can be even more common as summer brings a host of challenging driving conditions. But not to worry; as a leader in safety-conscious driving for our bulk liquid transport industry, we at All Chemical are here to share our wisdom and observations with you.

Safety-Conscious Summer Driving

Our rigorously trained drivers can all attest to our enthusiasm for road safety! With all of our drivers successfully completing the Smith System driver trainings, we’re continually reinforcing crash-prevention skills and knowledge to demonstrate our commitment to responsible driving – no matter the season.

So, as the summer months get underway, we aren’t just preparing our drivers for the changing conditions. We also have you in mind. Rather than simply wishing everyone luck as they hit the roads, we encourage all drivers to take extra precautions and know what to expect.

Summertime’s fireworks, cookouts, and beach days fill the roads with vacationers. With the increased adventuring and celebrating, more cars on the road also mean more traffic and a higher potential for distracted driving:

Parents fielding kids’ requests and refereeing backseat squabbles
Out-of-towners looking up directions
“Summer tunes” enthusiasts fiddling with audio settings
Cars full of friends too busy talking and laughing to pay close enough attention to the road

Plus, summer means high school and college graduations, and an influx of enthusiastic new drivers eager to explore their newfound freedom. Younger drivers won’t have the same level of experience behind the wheel, so extra patience and alertness is key—not just for new drivers, but for all the rest of us who are sharing the road with them. All Chemical encourages experienced drivers to set a positive example by maintaining proper safety protocol on the roads and reminding young drivers to stay alert and responsible.

Be Prepared for Changing Road Conditions

Inexperienced or distracted drivers aren’t summer’s only challenge. Severe weather events can bring rain, wind, and generally poorer visibility conditions, creating hazards for all types of drivers. Be sure to check the forecast before setting out and adjust your driving accordingly.

In addition, construction is more prevalent in warm weather months than it is during winter, so unexpected travel delays become par for the course. At All Chemical, we are all too familiar with the delays caused by summer construction. For us, it’s second nature to stay informed of road construction before heading out.

Casual drivers, however, often don’t know to factor this construction increase into their plans. That’s why we advise drivers to check for road construction and other traffic delays ahead of time to ensure a safe and efficient trip.

While summer can be a great opportunity to explore the world around us, it’s important to stay safe on the roads. As we wish you all a Happy Fourth of July, All Chemical encourages all drivers this season to take extra precautions and practice safety-conscious driving. Let’s make everyone’s summer journeys as safe and comfortable as possible!

And if you’re looking for a safety-conscious trucking company to handle your bulk liquid transport needs, give us a ring! We’re always on the job—fireworks and cookouts notwithstanding.

Putting All Chem Drivers’ Safety First with the Smith System

Written by SysAdmin on June 20, 2023. Posted in Driving Forward with All Chemical.

Putting All Chem Drivers’ Safety First with the Smith System

Drivers are Certified in Crash-Avoidance Driver Safety Program

At All Chemical, we make a habit of staying ahead of the curve in terms of safety with our liquid trucking company. We didn’t wait for the electronic log or ELD mandates to get handed down to us; instead, we became one of the early adopters.

When it comes to highway safety, we’re committed to achieving the highest standards in excellence. That’s just who we are. We’re already attaining and surpassing industry safety benchmarks for liquid bulk transportation companies.

And that’s why we made sure 100% of our drivers took the Smith System DriverDirect™ training course over the past 12 months.

All Chemical’s on the Job: The Need for Crash Prevention
Crashes are a serious issue in our industry. In Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s most recent Crash Facts report, large trucks accounted for 4,444 fatal crashes and 101,000 injury crashes. Statistics like these are what convinced the founder of the Smith System, Harold Smith, of the industry’s need for a comprehensive professional driver training program, which he instituted in 1952.

We knew we’d be giving our drivers the best when we made the Smith System course mandatory at All Chemical. Their safety training has won international acclaim; tens of thousands of drivers go through the program annually, including those in many of the Fortune 500 companies that consider All Chemical their preferred carrier.

“It was a no-brainer,” said Don Wrege, the Director of Safety & Maintenance at All Chemical who launched the program. “The training saves lives, prevents property damage, protects the public, enhances our drivers’ careers, and gives our customers much-deserved peace of mind. Everybody wins.”

Crash Prevention Training: What’s in the Course?
Every one of our drivers is required to become certified in the 5-principals of Smith System crash-avoidance driver safety program. The program gives us our template to strive toward zero losses in motor vehicle accidents and injuries. Our drivers must take this training every two years to remain certified, as well as passing periodic checks by the All Chemical Driver Trainer, who is a Smith System Driver Direct certified trainer. In this way, we are regularly instilling in our drivers the crash-prevention skills and knowledge necessary to ensure that everyone reaches their destinations safely.

The course encompasses a classroom component (2–2.5 hours) and a behind-the-wheel component (4.5–5 hours). In the classroom, drivers learn the proven Smith5Keys® philosophy, followed by a presentation in forward motion, backing, and parking crash prevention methods, and an explanation of recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) highway statistics. Quizzes to support retention are given.

Then each driver takes to the road for a series of observation drives and an instructor demonstration drive, complete with personalized coaching, backing and parking exercises, and blind area demonstrations. Once finished, drivers must pass an on-road quiz and final evaluation.

When it comes to highway safety, we at All Chemical are ahead of the game, and we plan to remain so. Read more about our transportation services and our stellar safety record and reach out to us to discuss your ongoing chemical transportation needs today!About All Chemical
Family-owned and operated since 1978, All Chemical manages every aspect of your company’s liquid bulk transportation.

From transportation and delivery to kosher-certification to tank wash, All Chem provides tanker and container transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous materials through the continental U.S. and Canada.

About Smith System
Smith System is the trusted global leader in crash-avoidance driver safety training. Since 1952, millions of drivers have benefited from the proven Smith System philosophy: The Smith5Keys®. Today, Smith System trains drivers around the world, including drivers from more than half of Fortune 500 fleets. And with a vast eLearning library and fleet management tools, Smith System supports companies with all their driver and workplace safety needs.

Logo: ® Registered. Smith System Driver Improvement Institute, Inc., Arlington, TX 76006. Used by Permission.

Construction Updates: Expanding Our Capacity to Better Serve Our Customers

Written by SysAdmin on June 15, 2023. Posted in Construction Updates.

Construction Updates: Expanding Our Capacity to Better Serve You

How We Are Updating Our Wash Rack Services and ISO Container Storage

By Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer

If you’ve been past our Lakewood facility recently, you might have wondered to yourself, What on earth’s making all that racket?

What you’re hearing are the sounds of expansion. In a nutshell, we’ve been hard at work increasing our wash rack, storage, and processing capacity here at All Chemical.

What’s the New Construction All About?

As a well-known and trusted liquid bulk transportation company, All Chemical already offers customers a wide array of services. But we are always seeking to improve and increase them. The new construction means we can boast an even greater storage and wash rack capacity than we have in the past:

4 new ISO container storage pads
16 more steam stations
2 more wash rack bays
An updated filtration system

New ISO Container Storage Pads

Well in advance of a secondary containment requirement mandate from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), we have added four separate, distinct container storage pads to our facility.

These pads are designed to achieve a storage capacity of 900 loaded ISO containers, which falls within the NJDEP’s 2022 product storage guidelines for liquid bulk transportation companies like ours. The goal is to prevent discharge from occurring—and to minimize negative effects on the environment if it does occur.

Additional Steam Stations

Our steam services are already stellar, and with the new construction, we’ve taken stellar to legendary levels, increasing the number of steam stations at our facility from 35 to 51. This means we can put over fifty containers out on a steam, able to accommodate unique steam requests—even short notice, weekend, and off-hour projects. This level of service is practically unheard of in the liquid bulk transportation market.

Wash Rack Bays

We’ve added two additional wash rack bays, increasing our capacity even further. Our customers turn to us time and time again because they know All Chemical is a one-stop-shop for liquid bulk transportation. We seamlessly pair steam services with interior tank and container washing for unbelievable all-around convenience.

New Filtration System

We’re also updating our wastewater processing, which will allow us to wash far more products than the already substantial amount we do now.

To understand the significance of this upgrade, let’s take a moment to cover All Chemical’s current ultrafiltration system. Systems like these push the product through a membrane of heavy, woven material that filters small particulates, bacteria, and other undesirable contaminants. Once through the membrane, the resulting waste stream goes to the sewer.

All Chemical’s current system outputs product with almost zero particulates—but the system only works on water-soluble materials.

Now, the new system uses diffused air filtration (DAF), and it is not limited by water-solubility. It removes suspended solids, oils, and other contaminants via the use of air bubble flotation.

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What does all this mean for you, the customer? In essence, it means we can deliver better outcomes while simultaneously offering the capacity to handle larger orders than most other liquid bulk transportation companies—and all at the same high safety standards we at All Chemical are known for.

So, if you’ve got any large orders incoming, we’re ready for them! Contact us today to discuss your needs with us and discover for yourself how our upgrades can serve you and your customers.

Inside All Chemical’s Steam And Wash Services

Written by SysAdmin on June 7, 2023. Posted in Service Capabilities.

Inside All Chemical’s Steam And Wash Services

How We Bring You Unparalleled Customer Service

Picture the scene: it’s Friday, 4 PM. We’re on the phone with a customer, and they are panicking. They need a delivery with ISO tank container steam heating services by Monday morning. Normally, they schedule ahead, but the customer sent them a last-minute order. Or, they were so busy putting out some internal fires at their own company that they forgot to book the steaming.

They’ve had this happen before on deliveries with other companies, only to be told Sorry, no rush orders. Call back during Monday business hours.

“I know this is last minute, but can we get a delivery at temp on Monday? Product has to be at 120 F.”

That Monday —after pulling their product from its place 35 back in the stack, setting it through the steam process, and delivering it on time—the customer called us.

They were ecstatic. “I’ve never had this level of service before! I can’t believe it.”

All Chemical: ISO Tank Heating Services and Rush Jobs

Look, we all know scheduling ISO tank container steam services, and really anything in general, in advance is ideal, and most of the orders we receive come with plenty of notice. But let’s be honest: sometimes, life happens. And when it does, we at All Chemical pride ourselves on offering our customers weekend and off-hour services, when most other companies can’t or won’t.

Plus, our services are a one-stop-shop kind of deal: we couple product steaming with interior tank and container washing to provide customers with the highest all-around convenience factor. Once the load has been steamed and delivered, we can bring back the tank or ISO container to the lot for a full wash.

Behind the Scenes: What’s in a Steaming?

So, how do we do it? It all starts by gathering the necessary information via a “steam sheet”: the container number, background info on the product, start and finish date, target temperature range, and the anticipated time it will take to steam the product to the specified parameters.

That time varies with ISO tank heating. Some products steam in a day, or even in a couple hours. Some need to go as high as 200 degrees F. Other products we handle require “1 bar” or low-pressure steam to avoid burning the product or overheating. This could have severe consequences both for safety as well as for the integrity of the product. Sometimes, the product has been stored for months in advance at ambient temperatures, or even stored cold in stacks on concrete pads in containment; in these cases, steaming can take longer (up to 4–6 days in some cases).

When the product has reached the right temperature, it’s ready for us to deliver.

How Are All Chemical’s ISO Container Steam Heating Services Unique?

At All Chemical, we’re knowledgeable of all the factors related to our steam services, and we coordinate for our customers from that foundation of expertise.

In addition to our overall expertise, we boast these unique options:

Low- and high-pressure capabilities
Steam-regulating capabilities
Hot Water Heating (this is rare for most wash racks)
Capability to put 50+ containers out on a steam
Redundancy with two independent steam boilers
24/7/365 On-call boiler maintenance (if there’s an issue, we fix it immediately)
24/7 monitoring with fixed interval monitoring as required by the customer

And not only can we accommodate unique steam requests, we provide tank washing: standard chemical washes, food-grade washes, Kosher-grade and Kosher-maintenance washes, and diesel washes.

So, don’t wait till you’re panicking at the close of business day on Friday. Reach out to us today for your steam service needs.

How All Chemical Can Help You with Your Water Treatment Needs This Summer

Written by SysAdmin on May 25, 2023. Posted in Service Capabilities.

How All Chemical Can Help You with Your Water Treatment Needs This Summer

Heavy Rains and Fluctuating Temperatures Often Impact Water’s Biological and Chemical Properties

The summer months bring plenty of changes. School lets out, lawns need mowing, and mosquitos emerge to torment us all once more. For some of our customers, the summer months are when water treatment becomes an urgent need—and as an accomplished liquid bulk transportation company, All Chemical is here to help.

Our Expertise Handling Water Treatment Products

With our extensive experience handling products specific to water treatment, All Chemical’s bulk tanker carriers can deliver the loads you need safely and right on time. Whether you’ve hired us to haul to a private facility, a municipal water authority, or a wastewater treatment center, you can feel confident that we have the resources available, and the know-how to deliver to you—fast.

Our customers know they can rely on us for many reasons. Importantly, we own and maintain our own fleet of liquid bulk tankers and carriers. In addition to our over 250 stainless steel tankers, we also have 35 FRP trailers and 5 innovative CFRP tankers by Omni Tanker. These tanks are used to transport corrosive materials used in water treatment.

This gives us an edge as a liquid bulk transportation company, providing our customers streamlined services for a variety of projects. Our fleet has extensive experience transporting many of the highest-demand water treatment agents, including but not limited to:

Bleach
Caustic
Hydrochloric Acid
Ferric Chloride
Phosphoric Acid
Fluorosilicic Acid

Why Summer Makes Challenges for Water Treatment

Summer isn’t the only time we’re hauling treatment agents for our customers. Water treatment happens year-round, which means our bulk tanker carriers are hauling the needed agents year-round, too.

But in the summer, the demand for treatment agents skyrockets: meaning less-prepared, less-experienced carriers might saddle you with shipping delays and facility shutdowns. If other liquid bulk transportation companies can’t deliver, All Chemical has the capacity to take on those last-minute, late afternoon, or even weekend orders.

Why the skyrocketing demand in summer? Because water treatment is all about managing biological and chemical changes, and these changes are temperature-dependent. Just like the heat brings the mosquitos back, the summer temperatures make chemical reactions speed up, necessitating more frequent water treatments.

That’s why All Chemical’s timely services are so important to have on your side in the summer months. With our expertise and forethought, we work with our customers to plan for their facility’s needs. We can be relied on to get the necessary chemicals to where they are needed, when they are needed.

So, don’t wait until a summer shipment delay has you panicking.

Give us a call, and sit back and enjoy the summer while we handle your ongoing water treatment needs with competence, timeliness, and ease.

And maybe buy a citronella candle, while you’re at it. (Mosquitos aren’t really our department.)

Bulk Chemical Shipping: Avoid “Multi-Vendor Syndrome” and Have All Chemical Haul It

Written by SysAdmin on May 16, 2023. Posted in Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer, The All Chemical Way.

Bulk Chemical Shipping: Avoid “Multi-Vendor Syndrome” and Have All Chemical Haul It

How All Chemical Hauls Customer Loads

By Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer

When you’re looking for liquid trucking companies to handle your bulk chemical shipping needs, do you fall prey to “multi-vendor syndrome”? In this industry, we see it all the time: customers contracting with several carriers to cover all their bases. They may end up losing time and money juggling multiple vendor relationships, invoices, and unnecessary transfers of product.

But “multi-vendor syndrome” is 100% preventable. Just ask our customers here at All Chemical, where our portfolio includes top Fortune 500 companies in water, power, and pharmaceuticals.

“They are able to handle our loads with absolute proficiency and superb customer service. Because of their wonderful team, our organization is held in the highest regards by our customers. Their vast industry knowledge gives us peace of mind the moment they take load possession.”

–Logistics coordinator

We give our customers the full-service treatment, managing every aspect of their chemical transportation needs: loading, delivery, storage, washing, and equipment servicing. And we can do that for you, too.

Bulk Chemical Shipping at All Chemical

As a full-service bulk liquid transportation company, our liquid bulk tankers can handle a broad range of loads. This incredible load capacity array is one of the standouts that keeps customers returning year after year.

We’re experts in hauling for power, water, and pharmaceuticals, plus we haul loads from every category of the US bulk chemical shipping industry.
Our intermodal fleet means we’re equipped for safe hauling most chemicals such as hazardous, non-hazardous, specialty, inorganic, and organic.
We service customers in the Northeast Corridor and east of the Mississippi, with capacity to ship throughout the continental US and parts of Canada.

Say Goodbye to Multi-Vendor Syndrome

Life’s stressful enough without adding more for you to manage. All Chemical has the capacity, flexibility, and the expertise to serve you.

Contact our team today to get a quote for your bulk chemical shipping needs and start breathing easy—we’ve got you covered.

Roadside Blitz: Why All Chemical’s Drivers Are Safer from Inspections

Written by SysAdmin on May 8, 2023. Posted in Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer, Driving Forward with All Chemical.

Roadside Blitz: Why All Chemical’s Drivers Are Safer from Inspections

Bulk Liquid Transport Inspection Safety

By Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer

May is a busy month for liquid tanker trucking companies. In May, we see seasonality changes, increased rainfall-related hazards, higher traffic volumes, and vacations starting. And in addition, May brings the “roadside blitz”: a 72-hour mid-month period when Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspectors stop commercial truckers for a commercial truck safety inspection. These roadside inspections can mean delays for shipments.

The good news is, as a customer of All Chemical, we’ve got you covered. We continuously review our fleet of newer tractors and trailers for compliance and safety, and our stellar safety record allows agencies to pass us through without an inspection. Because we’re proactive in protecting your interests, you’ll enjoy greater protection from these delays.

How Inspections Work

A roadside commercial truck safety inspection is the primary way the DOT ensures that commercial vehicles, drivers, and carriers are operating safely. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducts roughly 2.5 to 3.5 million of these inspections per year in North America. A typical inspection stop can last 30 minutes or more, resulting in delivery delays (especially if the inspector finds any violations that require servicing).

That’s why this issue is top of our mind here at All Chemical this time of year. We believe in delivering as streamlined a process as possible for our customers. Where other liquid tanker trucking companies might just cross their fingers and hope for the best, we take concrete actions to avoid the need for inspection stops in the first place.

Preventing Delays with Our High Safety Standards

Our high safety standards at All Chemical are a byword, all year round. Customers know that our commitment to quality control regularly exceeds the minimum requirements in our industry. We don’t wait until an agent with a checklist is looking over our shoulder; we’re already ten steps ahead.

But for targeted inspections, we take it even further. The CVSA publicizes what vehicle safety issues they are looking for, and we study these thoroughly ahead of time so we can ensure all our drivers and vehicles are in compliance. This year, the focus is on Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS) and cargo securement.

As a result, our trucking transportation drivers are frequently waved through by inspectors precisely because of our established safety record. Usually, All Chemical drivers can go right past the roadside scale house where inspections take place, while drivers with other carriers are tied up in lengthy inspections procedures. Our Inspection Systems (ISS) Score ranges from 35–40, which means we’re operating at a safety standard that is higher than 65% of the trucking industry.

In addition, these roadside inspections tend to target certain areas on routes. Our familiarity with these specific areas means that our drivers are less likely to be stopped.

So, for this year’s “roadside blitz,” you can rest easy knowing that All Chemical is on the job, proactively protecting your interests and keeping the risk of shipment delays low.

Talk to our team today about your ongoing needs and how we can best serve you!

How We Protect You from Post-Pandemic Truck Driver Shortages with Our Bulk Liquid Transport

Written by SysAdmin on March 27, 2023. Posted in Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer, Post-Pandemic Analysis.

How We Protect You from Post-Pandemic Truck Driver Shortages

All Chemical hires more experienced, highly-trained truck drivers in it for the long haul

By Anthony Coruccini, Chief Operating Officer

We can all agree that the pandemic brought plenty of upheaval. Since 2019, industries of all kinds have been struggling to recover, and bulk liquid transport is no different. But although post-pandemic truck driver shortages aren’t going away anytime soon, here at All Chemical, our valued customers enjoy greater protection from those effects.

Why? Because of the high-quality CDL truck drivers we employ and how well we treat them. All Chemical has a long history of commitment to our team that is paying dividends now—and we pass along those benefits to you.

Let’s be honest: truck driver turnover was a problem in the industry even before the pandemic. But where other carriers deal with high turnover and low driver retention rates, at All Chemical, we’ve built a team of truck drivers who are in it for the long haul.

As a family-owned and operated liquid bulk transportation company, we know how to treat truck drivers as people, not robots. Owning and maintaining our fleet in-house means that our truck drivers take pride in operating our newer, well-serviced, reliable tankers. The numbers speak for themselves: While the industry average turnover rate hovers in the 80–90% range, All Chemical’s rate over the past twelve months was only around 5%. Our total value proposition—competitive pay, healthcare, and retirement benefits—leads to truck drivers as dedicated to us as we are to them. And that means stability for you, the customer.

Employing more experienced, rigorously trained truck drivers gives us a team of highly committed truck drivers who are less likely to leave. Because we ship tankers, we require skilled truck drivers with specialized knowledge who have mastered the Hazmat hauling regulations and load handling requirements the job demands. Time and again, our CDL truck drivers prove their worth as they face route and load challenges that would stump the less experienced. They run routes for consistent customers, becoming experts in the exact handling restrictions involved, and delivering increasingly exceptional results.

These are truck drivers invested in their careers, committed to maintaining safety in all facets of their day. They’re devoted to their work, and we’re devoted to them. In times of upheaval, our team stays strong. And from that position of strength, we can continue to deliver the reliable, one-stop-shop services our valued customers know to expect from the team here at All Chemical.

When you need a carrier you can trust to get the job done right—and done safely—All Chemical is the one to call. Contact us today and discover how we can help with your project.