The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) (cganet.com) was established in 1913 to promote industry self-regulation and to develop new safety standards in response to technical advances. Today, the compressed gas industry (industry) can look back on a century of successful self-regulation that...
DOT pressures vessels (tubes) require periodic inspections to evaluate the integrity and safety of each vessel. After years of use over land and sea, it is important that authorized holders of Requalification Identification Numbers (RIN) conduct a thorough examination of each...
From September 26–28, 845 registered attendees representing high horsepower industry sectors including rail, marine, mining, drilling, earthmoving, and power generation gathered at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston, Texas, to examine the potential of natural gas for fueling high horsepower...
There is a buzz in the transportation sector and it’s all about natural gas (NG). The industrial gas business, and its related production, distribution, and applications businesses, develop, design, and build equipment directly applicable to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied...
Cryogenic hauler GenOx Transportation Inc. (genoxtransportation.com) operates in one of the smallest niches within the tank truck industry. However, that doesn’t mean the management team has small dreams and goals. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Launched 10 years ago,...
The distribution of bulk liquids and compressed gases is a complex and critical part of the gas supply chain. According to Fleet Owner estimates (February 2011, www.fleet owner.com), there are over 4,000 bulk rigs in the US encompassing tractors, trailers, tankers,...
Companies that supply bulk or cylinder propane gas must balance the pressure to reduce costs with accurate and efficient service delivery to ensure residential and commercial customers always have an available gas supply. Making the distribution challenge more complex are additional...
Last year, the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and DOT (Department of Transportation) proposed the first-ever fuel efficiency and vehicular gas emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses, many of which use diesel.
The dominance of oil-based energy, such as gasoline and diesel, has kept the investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure modestly restrained. With recent oil price hikes, reports of new natural gas reserves being discovered, and continued environmental pressure for cleaner-burning...
Over the course of three days in May almost 1,500 equipment manufacturers, technology providers, fleet representatives, and concerned citizens attended the inaugural 2011 Alternative Clean Transportation “ACT” Expo (www. actexpo.com) at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. The...
