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features16 CONTRACTOR PROFILE: KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ Doby Hagar’s fl eet of tractor-trailer rigs is constantly on the grow to serve busy California oil fi eld customers. - Pete Litterski
24 PRODUCT ROUNDUP: THE WORKINGMAN’S FRIEND Rugged and reliable support trucks, trailers and related equipment help contractors tackle tough jobs and satisfy demanding customers. - Ed Wodalski
32 TECH PERSPECTIVES: DOWN TO THE WIRE Wireline and slickline technology have come a long way in 80 years as lines are becoming longer, stronger and more technologically advanced. Two 40-year veterans share their observations. - Peter Kenter
COMING NEXT MONTH: NOVEMBER 2011Issue Focus: Bulk Storage & Containment■ Money Machines: West Virginia company relies on fl eet of DOT hazmat vac rigs
■ Tech Perspectives: Studying the versatility of tote tanks
■ Safety First: Be careful when hauling with a trailer
departments8 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: IN THE SAFETY ZONE Take a cue from our friend Gilbert Romero and stress driver training as your crews hit the road with your variety of support services vehicles. - Jim Kneiszel
10 BUILDING THE BUSINESS: NOT PERSONAL – JUST BUSINESS Attention to several basic issues can help you enjoy the benefi ts of a family business without the potential destructive confl icts. - Rhonda R. Savage
14 ON THE MONEY: RIGHT CREDIT, RIGHT REASON Don’t be afraid to borrow money when your business needs it. Just know good debt from bad debt and avoid getting overextended. - Erik Gunn
28 MONEY MACHINES: PICK UP THE PACE Brawny picker truck with Kenworth chassis and Weldco Hydra-Lift crane allows Canada’s BeDevil Enterprises to lift more and bigger equipment for oil fi eld customers. - Ken Wysocky
38 SAFETY FIRST: CPR REVISITED The American Heart Association has released new guidelines for helping to resuscitate victims of sudden cardiac arrest. - Ted J. Rulseh
40 PRODUCT NEWS Spotlight: Minetruck Designed for Safe Work Underground - Ed Wodalski
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For Environmental & Support Service ProfessionalsFor Environmental & Support Service Professionals
Money Machines:Weldco crane provides lift
for BeDevil Enterprises LtdPAGE 28
Tech Perspectives:Keep pace with wireline/slickline advances
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on the coverDoby Hagar, owner of Doby Hagar Trucking Inc., in Shafter, Calif., has spend his entire career running big rigs for energy companies. He takes great pride in the sharp appearance of his fl eet of trucks with tankers from Thompson Tank. (Photo by Alex Horvath)
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Advertiser IndexOCTOBER 2011
Published monthly by:
1720 Maple Lake Dam Rd., PO Box 220Three Lakes, WI 54562
www.GOMCMag.com
© Copyright 2011 COLE Publishing Inc.No part may be reproduced without
permission of the publisher.
In U.S. or Canada call toll-free 800-257-7222
Elsewhere call 715-546-3346Email: [email protected]: www.gomcmag.com
Fax: 715-546-3786
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SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: A one year (12 issue) subscription to GOMC in the United States or Cana-da is free to qualifi ed subscribers. A qualifi ed subscriber is any company or individual who maintains, services or supports land-based gas, oil or min-ing operations in North America. Non-qualifi ed subscriptions are avail-able at a cost of $60 per year in the United States and $120 per year out-side of the United States. To qualify visit www.gomcmag.com/qualify or call 800-257-7222.
Our subscriber list is occasionally made available to carefully selected compa-nies whose products or services may be of interest to you. Your privacy is important to us. If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact Nicole at [email protected].
DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Contact our sales staff below, Kim at 800-994-7990 or Noel at 888-844-3506. Publisher reserves the right to reject advertising which in its opinion is misleading, un-fair or incompatible with the character of the publication.
REPRINTS AND BACK ISSUES: Visit www.gomcmag.com for options and pricing. To order reprints, call Jeff Lane at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email jeffl @colepublishing.com. To order back issues, call Nicole at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email [email protected].
CIRCULATION: Standard monthly circulation is in excess of 10,000 copies.
For Environmental & Support Service Professionals
Kim McGee Noel Lewis
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Armstrong Equipment, Inc. ............................39, 48
Best Enterprises, Inc. .......................................................12
BigLug Trailer Works ........................................................39
Comforts of Home Services, Inc. .................22
Dragon Products Ltd. ............................................7
Eldred Environmental ........................................37
EMI, LLC .......................................................................36
Enid Mack Sales ......................................................31
Flo Trend Systems, Inc. ..........................................3
Fruitland Tool & Mfg. ...........................................22
GapVax, Inc. ...............................................................23
Granite Seed and Erosion Control .............22
ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies, Inc. .......................11
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers................................33
JWC Environmental .............................................15
Keith Huber, Inc. ........................................................9
Kuriyama of America, Inc. ................................29
Ledwell & Son ..........................................................35
Master Pumps & Power ........................................9
Moro USA, Inc. ............................................................5
MTech ...........................................................................44
National Vacuum Equipment, Inc. .............39
Nuera Transport .....................................................21
OPW Fluid Transfer Group ...............................33
Pressure Lift Corporation ....................................6
R.A. Ross & Associates NE, Inc........................30
Rider Agri Sales & Service, Inc. ......................12
Three Lakes Truck & Equipment .....................9
TOICO Industries ....................................................29
UltraTech International ......................................31
V.E. Enterprises, Inc. ..............................................19
Vac-Con, Inc. .............................................................47
Vactor Manufacturing ........................................13
Vacuum Sales, Inc. ................................................37
Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. ..............................35
VAR Co. ............................................................................2
Weldco Hydra-Lift .................................................27
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Dragon is here.
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Advertiser IndexOCTOBER 2011
Published monthly by:
1720 Maple Lake Dam Rd., PO Box 220Three Lakes, WI 54562
www.GOMCMag.com
© Copyright 2011 COLE Publishing Inc.No part may be reproduced without
permission of the publisher.
In U.S. or Canada call toll-free 800-257-7222
Elsewhere call 715-546-3346Email: [email protected]: www.gomcmag.com
Fax: 715-546-3786
Offi ce hours Mon- Fri.,7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. CST
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: A one year (12 issue) subscription to GOMC in the United States or Cana-da is free to qualifi ed subscribers. A qualifi ed subscriber is any company or individual who maintains, services or supports land-based gas, oil or min-ing operations in North America. Non-qualifi ed subscriptions are avail-able at a cost of $60 per year in the United States and $120 per year out-side of the United States. To qualify visit www.gomcmag.com/qualify or call 800-257-7222.
Our subscriber list is occasionally made available to carefully selected compa-nies whose products or services may be of interest to you. Your privacy is important to us. If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact Nicole at [email protected].
DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Contact our sales staff below, Kim at 800-994-7990 or Noel at 888-844-3506. Publisher reserves the right to reject advertising which in its opinion is misleading, un-fair or incompatible with the character of the publication.
REPRINTS AND BACK ISSUES: Visit www.gomcmag.com for options and pricing. To order reprints, call Jeff Lane at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email jeffl @colepublishing.com. To order back issues, call Nicole at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email [email protected].
CIRCULATION: Standard monthly circulation is in excess of 10,000 copies.
For Environmental & Support Service Professionals
Kim McGee Noel Lewis
SUBSCRIBE TO
Armstrong Equipment, Inc. ............................39, 48
Best Enterprises, Inc. .......................................................12
BigLug Trailer Works ........................................................39
Comforts of Home Services, Inc. .................22
Dragon Products Ltd. ............................................7
Eldred Environmental ........................................37
EMI, LLC .......................................................................36
Enid Mack Sales ......................................................31
Flo Trend Systems, Inc. ..........................................3
Fruitland Tool & Mfg. ...........................................22
GapVax, Inc. ...............................................................23
Granite Seed and Erosion Control .............22
ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies, Inc. .......................11
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers................................33
JWC Environmental .............................................15
Keith Huber, Inc. ........................................................9
Kuriyama of America, Inc. ................................29
Ledwell & Son ..........................................................35
Master Pumps & Power ........................................9
Moro USA, Inc. ............................................................5
MTech ...........................................................................44
National Vacuum Equipment, Inc. .............39
Nuera Transport .....................................................21
OPW Fluid Transfer Group ...............................33
Pressure Lift Corporation ....................................6
R.A. Ross & Associates NE, Inc........................30
Rider Agri Sales & Service, Inc. ......................12
Three Lakes Truck & Equipment .....................9
TOICO Industries ....................................................29
UltraTech International ......................................31
V.E. Enterprises, Inc. ..............................................19
Vac-Con, Inc. .............................................................47
Vactor Manufacturing ........................................13
Vacuum Sales, Inc. ................................................37
Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. ..............................35
VAR Co. ............................................................................2
Weldco Hydra-Lift .................................................27
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SMARTPHONE
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Vacuum Trailers
Frac Tanks
Vacuum Boxes
Storage Tanks
Fuel Tanks
Skid Tanks
Mud Tanks
Production Tanks
Tank Accessories
© Copyright 2011 Modern Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Quality equipment that makes your operation work.
Long life and low maintenance that make your investment work.
Dragon is here.
U.S. owned and operated. Founded in 1963.
You need your tanks, trailers and containers to be tough long-term performers. That’s how we’ve built them since 1963. Everything in our extensive equipment line is severe-duty engineered to stand up to harsh working conditions and get the job done with minimal maintenance. Plus we constantly develop our product line based on customer feedback. So you know your Dragon equipment will be high quality, designed for the job, and cost you less to own over its lifetime. And that’s just the equipment. Dragon also gives you extra support for your business, such as 24/7 parts and service through our nationwide dealer network. Bottom line – going with Dragon equipment is a smart investment in your operation. Because it works for you now, and keeps working for you well into the future. Make it happen.
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hen I think about the vast variety of work trucks serving the GOM industries and thousands of ser-
vice vehicles that hit the roads to support energy exploration, I’m reminded about how important it is to make sure these rigs are operated safely every day.
It’s hard to overstate the critical role safety plays in the reputation of our in-dustries. Support services contractors who work with oil companies on the Bakken play in North Dakota or the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania, for example, know that each safety misstep serves to erode the public perception of an entire industry.
Your clients are hyper-attentive to safety on their drilling or mine sites. You know you have to exhibit the same attention to detail when operating your own dump trucks, wireline rigs or water haulers on their behalf.
CONTRACTOR’S WORST NIGHTMARE
Thinking about the message of “safety first,” my mind drifts back a few years to when I met Gilbert Romero, a small-busi-ness owner who was taught a tragic lesson about the importance of vigilant truck driver safety.
I corresponded with Romero, owner of an Arizona portable sanitation services com-pany, as he was dealing with every contrac-tor’s worst nightmare: a fatality involving one of his workers. While on the job, one of his drivers was involved in a truck-pedes-
trian accident that killed a woman crossing the road. Though his driver wasn’t cited in the accident, Romero had to feel some vul-nerability for the business he’d worked hard to build.
The events following the fatality changed Romero’s way of thinking about safety. It’s not that he wasn’t careful before the accident. But the tragedy really focused a laser light on every safety issue in his shop and out on the road.
“I don’t think I would take all those articles I read about safety as seriously if it didn’t happen to me,” Romero said at the time. “I have a new motto: ‘No Excuses.’ If
something is going to happen, it’s going to be my fault. I’m more safety conscious now than I was before.”
I’m sure we’d all feel the same if we experienced what Rome-ro went through. His driver wouldn’t get back behind the wheel of his service vehicle for several weeks, and then had to relive the incident during the court proceedings.
After the accident, Romero beefed up safety procedures and developed new poli-cies to ensure a safe working environment for his drivers and the public they encoun-ter every day they’re on the road. He shared with me a few of the steps he’s taking and I thought I’d pass them on to you – and maybe we can all work together to improve safety for your crews:
Keep tie-down straps fresh
There’s no excuse for having a frayed strap or faulty ratchet mechanism on trucks that carry equipment, Romero says. He now inventories and engraves all tie-down straps
and ratchets for each vehicle and drivers in-spect each strap before they use it. Drivers are instructed to leave questionable straps in a bin at the shop so Romero can inspect and discard them if necessary. Also, have drivers inspect chains and make sure all daily use accessories are secured so they can’t fly off the trucks.
Require daily safety inspectionsRomero has written a comprehen-
sive daily truck inspection checklist that is clipped to the visor of each truck at the end of the day. Drivers go through the list every morning, checking tire pressure, windshield wipers, lights, directional signals, etc. “I’d rather have them spend a half hour check-ing the truck every morning than delivering toilets. It’s part of their routine,” Romero said.
Add truck safety accessoriesRomero followed suggestions to add
a rearview camera to each truck. The cam-eras give him peace of mind that he’s doing something to help prevent accidents. Each truck is supplied with a 5-foot squeegee to clean dirty windows. He seeks the input of employees for further safety features that might save the company from an accident down the road.
Check first aid kits, emergency contacts and hospital information
Like Romero’s business, your workers face some dangerous situations while using heavy equipment at a job site. Make sure they know how to respond to an injury or accident no matter where they’ll be work-ing. It’s a good idea to gather around every morning and review where the nearest hos-pital is and which workers are going to be responsible for decision-making in the event of an emergency. Put a crew member in charge of periodic checks of first aid kits on each truck. Be sure to have a list prepared of emergency contacts for each worker in case of injury.
Remain vigilant about safety trainingA safety meeting is on the agenda
for Romero about every 10 days. And he doesn’t delegate the responsibility for the sessions to anyone else. He tries to talk to
Jim Kneiszel
“I’d rather have them spend a half hour checking the truck every
morning than delivering toilets. It’s part of their routine.”
Gilbert Romero
Editor’s Notebook
In the Safety ZoneTake a cue from our friend Gilbert Romero and stress driver training as your crews hit the road with your variety of support services vehicles
By Jim Kneiszel, Editor
W
every driver, every day about how they’re handling their routes. He trains new drivers himself, accompanying them on routes for two to three days to make sure they follow safe procedures.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Safe operations are as integral to the success of your support services business as skilled service technicians. If you fail in either area, your business can falter and your reputation will suffer as a consequence. With so much on the line, don’t take any chances by slacking off with ongoing driver training.
While the accident resulted in some gloomy times for his business, Romero says the silver lining is a renewed commitment to working safely.
“Out of the bad you can get the good. You get wiser and stronger,” Romero said. “I plan to be in the business for a long time, so I try to prevent any more accidents. This has really opened my eyes.” GOMC
OCT.11 - www.gomcmag.com GOMC 9
hen I think about the vast variety of work trucks serving the GOM industries and thousands of ser-
vice vehicles that hit the roads to support energy exploration, I’m reminded about how important it is to make sure these rigs are operated safely every day.
It’s hard to overstate the critical role safety plays in the reputation of our in-dustries. Support services contractors who work with oil companies on the Bakken play in North Dakota or the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania, for example, know that each safety misstep serves to erode the public perception of an entire industry.
Your clients are hyper-attentive to safety on their drilling or mine sites. You know you have to exhibit the same attention to detail when operating your own dump trucks, wireline rigs or water haulers on their behalf.
CONTRACTOR’S WORST NIGHTMARE
Thinking about the message of “safety first,” my mind drifts back a few years to when I met Gilbert Romero, a small-busi-ness owner who was taught a tragic lesson about the importance of vigilant truck driver safety.
I corresponded with Romero, owner of an Arizona portable sanitation services com-pany, as he was dealing with every contrac-tor’s worst nightmare: a fatality involving one of his workers. While on the job, one of his drivers was involved in a truck-pedes-
trian accident that killed a woman crossing the road. Though his driver wasn’t cited in the accident, Romero had to feel some vul-nerability for the business he’d worked hard to build.
The events following the fatality changed Romero’s way of thinking about safety. It’s not that he wasn’t careful before the accident. But the tragedy really focused a laser light on every safety issue in his shop and out on the road.
“I don’t think I would take all those articles I read about safety as seriously if it didn’t happen to me,” Romero said at the time. “I have a new motto: ‘No Excuses.’ If
something is going to happen, it’s going to be my fault. I’m more safety conscious now than I was before.”
I’m sure we’d all feel the same if we experienced what Rome-ro went through. His driver wouldn’t get back behind the wheel of his service vehicle for several weeks, and then had to relive the incident during the court proceedings.
After the accident, Romero beefed up safety procedures and developed new poli-cies to ensure a safe working environment for his drivers and the public they encoun-ter every day they’re on the road. He shared with me a few of the steps he’s taking and I thought I’d pass them on to you – and maybe we can all work together to improve safety for your crews:
Keep tie-down straps fresh
There’s no excuse for having a frayed strap or faulty ratchet mechanism on trucks that carry equipment, Romero says. He now inventories and engraves all tie-down straps
and ratchets for each vehicle and drivers in-spect each strap before they use it. Drivers are instructed to leave questionable straps in a bin at the shop so Romero can inspect and discard them if necessary. Also, have drivers inspect chains and make sure all daily use accessories are secured so they can’t fly off the trucks.
Require daily safety inspectionsRomero has written a comprehen-
sive daily truck inspection checklist that is clipped to the visor of each truck at the end of the day. Drivers go through the list every morning, checking tire pressure, windshield wipers, lights, directional signals, etc. “I’d rather have them spend a half hour check-ing the truck every morning than delivering toilets. It’s part of their routine,” Romero said.
Add truck safety accessoriesRomero followed suggestions to add
a rearview camera to each truck. The cam-eras give him peace of mind that he’s doing something to help prevent accidents. Each truck is supplied with a 5-foot squeegee to clean dirty windows. He seeks the input of employees for further safety features that might save the company from an accident down the road.
Check first aid kits, emergency contacts and hospital information
Like Romero’s business, your workers face some dangerous situations while using heavy equipment at a job site. Make sure they know how to respond to an injury or accident no matter where they’ll be work-ing. It’s a good idea to gather around every morning and review where the nearest hos-pital is and which workers are going to be responsible for decision-making in the event of an emergency. Put a crew member in charge of periodic checks of first aid kits on each truck. Be sure to have a list prepared of emergency contacts for each worker in case of injury.
Remain vigilant about safety trainingA safety meeting is on the agenda
for Romero about every 10 days. And he doesn’t delegate the responsibility for the sessions to anyone else. He tries to talk to
Jim Kneiszel
“I’d rather have them spend a half hour checking the truck every
morning than delivering toilets. It’s part of their routine.”
Gilbert Romero
Editor’s Notebook
In the Safety ZoneTake a cue from our friend Gilbert Romero and stress driver training as your crews hit the road with your variety of support services vehicles
By Jim Kneiszel, Editor
W
every driver, every day about how they’re handling their routes. He trains new drivers himself, accompanying them on routes for two to three days to make sure they follow safe procedures.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Safe operations are as integral to the success of your support services business as skilled service technicians. If you fail in either area, your business can falter and your reputation will suffer as a consequence. With so much on the line, don’t take any chances by slacking off with ongoing driver training.
While the accident resulted in some gloomy times for his business, Romero says the silver lining is a renewed commitment to working safely.
“Out of the bad you can get the good. You get wiser and stronger,” Romero said. “I plan to be in the business for a long time, so I try to prevent any more accidents. This has really opened my eyes.” GOMC
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f you’ve ever been in business with a fam-ily member, you know there are several advantages, but even the most dedicated,
hard-working family member can experience or create tension, stress and conflict in the company.
Can you really separate your family his-tory, emotions and the knowledge you have of a person at a deeper level and still have a great working relationship? Families have successfully worked together, but there are reasons why it has worked.
What qualities create successful family
working relationships? What are common issues and practices within companies that employ family? If you work with family mem-bers, awareness of several issues can prevent problems in your business.
LoyaLty Leading to micromanagement
Often, family members are more dedi-cated to the success of the business than other employees. Yet too much caring can cause conflict.
One business owner employed his
mother. The owner had established his vision and goals, but he had trouble developing a consistent, fair style of leadership. He found staff management was much harder than ac-tually doing the work. His mother, in her ea-gerness to help him succeed, openly voiced her concerns and opinions during business hours and outside the office.
She felt the office staff wasn’t diligent enough in collecting money at the time of service and was inconsistent in processing methods. She felt they weren’t doing a good job and needed more attention to detail. The boss had difficulty enforcing his policies be-cause of the conflicting views between his mother and others.
His mother became a micromanager, telling everyone how they should be doing their jobs, in detail. She meant well and only wanted to help the business succeed, but her micromanaging drove the morale down.
taking work homeOne business owner enjoyed working
with his wife. His wife, however, was con-cerned that employees weren’t held account-able for their work. Because the owner was sensitive to conflict, he avoided meetings, coaching and performance reviews. His wife was quite verbal during off hours about her feelings, and that caused him discomfort, as he was sensitive to criticism. This created tension in their relationship.
It’s important, especially for couples to separate their work life and personal life. Bringing personal issues into the workplace, and visa versa, can create tension and an un-comfortable environment.
hiring someone you can’t fire
Business owners can be hesitant to talk to a family member about a problem at the office because of how it might affect them on the home front. They may walk on egg-shells at work, worried about how the fam-ily member might respond if he or she were
treated the same as other employees.
To be successful, family members need to know their role in the business. Being a family member and
an employee can put anyone in a difficult po-sition. Other employees, no matter how hard the family member works, may look at him or her differently. Because of this, the family member will need to hold him or herself to the same or even a higher level of account-ability than other employees.
unfair paySome business owners try to help their
family out by paying more than the average wage for the job category. That can affect payroll overhead. It is unfair to neglect other employees because you want to give special treatment to a family member. Resentment and unhappiness build if you do this.
When morale goes down, productivity goes down. In addition to pay, gender difference or age differences that affect your relationship with employees may feel intensified with family employees. Recognize
Building the Business
Not PersoNal – Just BusiNessAttention to several basic issues can help you enjoy the benefits of a family business without the potential destructive conflicts
By Rhonda R. Savage
i
The key to a successful employee/family relationship is treating everyone the same. You need the same level (or higher) of accountability, timeliness and dedication
to customer service from all of your employees, especially family members.
Building the Business offers ideas and information to help you operate your company more efficiently and profitably. If you have a question, comment or a topic you’d like to see addressed, send an e-mail to [email protected].
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ABOUT THE AUTHORRhonda R. Savage, DDS, is a motivational speaker on leadership, women’s issues and communication. Visit www.dentalmanagementu.com or email rhonda@ milesandassociates.net.
that some conflict develops due to these differences and work at learning about better communication and leadership.
Being part of the teamWhat are the traits of a great family em-
ployee? If you happen to be an employee in a family business, there are several things you can do to avoid issues:
1. Be early.2. Be dependable.3. Pay attention to your work responsi-
bilities; be accountable.4. Follow through.5. Be friendly and have fun.6. Be encouraging. Use the words “Ab-
solutely!” and “Certainly!”7. Be a mentor.8. Actively learn about the business; be
excited about your industry.9. Speak positively about the owner and
the business, in and out of the office.10. Offer advice when asked or ask first
before discussing a concern.
addressing proBLemsIf family employees and other employees
just can’t seem to get along, you must resolve the issue. If you don’t, tension will build, mo-rale will go down and the business will suffer.
It seems easier to brush these issues un-der the carpet. Yet talking about them is what you’ll need to do if your business is to have the harmonious atmosphere your customers seek.
If you find your employees don’t get along, you’ll need to lead the discussion. There are two questions you can ask yourself to help take emotions out of the equation:
1. Is whatever is happening in the best interest of customer care?
2. Is whatever is happening in the best interest of the health of the business?
a finaL wordThe key to a successful employee/
family relationship is treating everyone the same. You need the same level (or higher) of accountability, timeliness and dedication to customer service from all of your employees, especially family members.
Specifically outlining each employee’s role and keeping personal issues out of
the workplace will ensure a positive work environment for you and your family member. GOMC
OCT.11 - www.gomcmag.com GOMC 11
f you’ve ever been in business with a fam-ily member, you know there are several advantages, but even the most dedicated,
hard-working family member can experience or create tension, stress and conflict in the company.
Can you really separate your family his-tory, emotions and the knowledge you have of a person at a deeper level and still have a great working relationship? Families have successfully worked together, but there are reasons why it has worked.
What qualities create successful family
working relationships? What are common issues and practices within companies that employ family? If you work with family mem-bers, awareness of several issues can prevent problems in your business.
LoyaLty Leading to micromanagement
Often, family members are more dedi-cated to the success of the business than other employees. Yet too much caring can cause conflict.
One business owner employed his
mother. The owner had established his vision and goals, but he had trouble developing a consistent, fair style of leadership. He found staff management was much harder than ac-tually doing the work. His mother, in her ea-gerness to help him succeed, openly voiced her concerns and opinions during business hours and outside the office.
She felt the office staff wasn’t diligent enough in collecting money at the time of service and was inconsistent in processing methods. She felt they weren’t doing a good job and needed more attention to detail. The boss had difficulty enforcing his policies be-cause of the conflicting views between his mother and others.
His mother became a micromanager, telling everyone how they should be doing their jobs, in detail. She meant well and only wanted to help the business succeed, but her micromanaging drove the morale down.
taking work homeOne business owner enjoyed working
with his wife. His wife, however, was con-cerned that employees weren’t held account-able for their work. Because the owner was sensitive to conflict, he avoided meetings, coaching and performance reviews. His wife was quite verbal during off hours about her feelings, and that caused him discomfort, as he was sensitive to criticism. This created tension in their relationship.
It’s important, especially for couples to separate their work life and personal life. Bringing personal issues into the workplace, and visa versa, can create tension and an un-comfortable environment.
hiring someone you can’t fire
Business owners can be hesitant to talk to a family member about a problem at the office because of how it might affect them on the home front. They may walk on egg-shells at work, worried about how the fam-ily member might respond if he or she were
treated the same as other employees.
To be successful, family members need to know their role in the business. Being a family member and
an employee can put anyone in a difficult po-sition. Other employees, no matter how hard the family member works, may look at him or her differently. Because of this, the family member will need to hold him or herself to the same or even a higher level of account-ability than other employees.
unfair paySome business owners try to help their
family out by paying more than the average wage for the job category. That can affect payroll overhead. It is unfair to neglect other employees because you want to give special treatment to a family member. Resentment and unhappiness build if you do this.
When morale goes down, productivity goes down. In addition to pay, gender difference or age differences that affect your relationship with employees may feel intensified with family employees. Recognize
Building the Business
Not PersoNal – Just BusiNessAttention to several basic issues can help you enjoy the benefits of a family business without the potential destructive conflicts
By Rhonda R. Savage
i
The key to a successful employee/family relationship is treating everyone the same. You need the same level (or higher) of accountability, timeliness and dedication
to customer service from all of your employees, especially family members.
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that some conflict develops due to these differences and work at learning about better communication and leadership.
Being part of the teamWhat are the traits of a great family em-
ployee? If you happen to be an employee in a family business, there are several things you can do to avoid issues:
1. Be early.2. Be dependable.3. Pay attention to your work responsi-
bilities; be accountable.4. Follow through.5. Be friendly and have fun.6. Be encouraging. Use the words “Ab-
solutely!” and “Certainly!”7. Be a mentor.8. Actively learn about the business; be
excited about your industry.9. Speak positively about the owner and
the business, in and out of the office.10. Offer advice when asked or ask first
before discussing a concern.
addressing proBLemsIf family employees and other employees
just can’t seem to get along, you must resolve the issue. If you don’t, tension will build, mo-rale will go down and the business will suffer.
It seems easier to brush these issues un-der the carpet. Yet talking about them is what you’ll need to do if your business is to have the harmonious atmosphere your customers seek.
If you find your employees don’t get along, you’ll need to lead the discussion. There are two questions you can ask yourself to help take emotions out of the equation:
1. Is whatever is happening in the best interest of customer care?
2. Is whatever is happening in the best interest of the health of the business?
a finaL wordThe key to a successful employee/
family relationship is treating everyone the same. You need the same level (or higher) of accountability, timeliness and dedication to customer service from all of your employees, especially family members.
Specifically outlining each employee’s role and keeping personal issues out of
the workplace will ensure a positive work environment for you and your family member. GOMC
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ebt. It cuts two ways. There’s no question bad loans and risky lend-ing strategies have helped create the
economic troubles we face today. Or that credit is a lot tighter these days than just a few years ago (and for good reason).
It’s never been easier to be afraid of debt. But today’s lesson is: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. It might sound smart to just kiss debt good-bye. But that would be almost as risky as taking on debt thoughtlessly.
Businesses have failed because their owners weren’t willing to seek the resources needed to expand when an opportunity pre-
sented itself. The key is knowing good debt from bad debt – and making sure you get one and not the other.
Two kinds of debTBroadly speaking, there are two kinds
of debt. One is a line of credit – a source of money you can turn to when your business bumps into cash flow problems. This is also called revolving debt, because you bor-row it, pay it back, and borrow it again. At home, this is like a credit card.
The other is amortized debt – a limited-term loan, usually for equipment or sup-plies or property or some other fixed asset
– that you pay back over time. Your home mortgage or car loan are examples.
One big mistake is us-ing one kind of debt when the other is what you need. Suppose you use your line of credit to buy a new truck. That would be like putting it on your credit card. Typically, the finance costs on a line of credit are higher than on amortized debt. So credit lines should be used only in short-term situations where you can pay the money back quickly. To
buy that truck, amortized debt is the way to go.
AmorTized debTNew assets, thoughtfully selected and
purchased, can make a big difference in the future of your business. Suppose you find there’s a need for your services in the next county, but to expand effectively you need a new service truck and related equipment.
First, do your homework. Realistically, how many customers can you gain by ex-panding? How much monthly income is that likely to generate? How long will it take you to get the word out and the calls com-ing in?
Now perhaps you’re cash-rich and can pay for that new truck without borrowing a penny. Great if you can do it, but for many businesses that’s not realistic. So does that mean all is lost? Absolutely not.
If the numbers show that your additional revenue can more than cover monthly principal and interest payments on a loan for the truck, then it’s sensible to make the move. That’s where it helps to have a good handle on your day-to-day costs, and income.
CrediT linesOn the day-to-day side, you bill cus-
tomers, and you have bills to pay – to sup-pliers, vendors, employees. Wouldn’t it be nice if your customers paid instantly and you didn’t have to pay your bills until the end of the billing period?
Of course it doesn’t work that way. Instead, your bills are due today, and the money you’ve got coming in won’t arrive until next week, or even next month. A line of credit helps you bridge the gap. By using it, you can buy the fuel your trucks need and cover your employees’ paychecks on time. When the revenues come in, you turn around and pay down your credit line.
A credit line is like a home credit card with an important difference. A credit card
Erik Gunn
On the Money
Right CRedit, Right ReasonDon’t be afraid to borrow money when your business needs it. Just know good debt from bad debt and avoid getting overextended.
By Erik Gunn
d
Businesses have failed because their owners weren’t willing to seek the resources
they needed to expand when an opportunity presented itself.
The key is knowing good debt from bad debt – and making sure you get one and not the other.
14 GOMC www.gomcmag.com - OCT.11
Comments or Suggestions ...
On the Money addresses financial issues of importance to GOMC readers. If you would like to suggest a topic for this column, send an email to [email protected] THE AUTHOR
Erik Gunn is a business writer in Racine, Wis. Readers may direct inquiries to him by contacting this publication at 800/257-7222 or emailing [email protected].
is unsecured debt: It’s backed by nothing more than the card issuer’s belief that you’ll pay back what you owe. That’s one reason interest on credit cards is often much higher.
On the other hand, a credit line for your business is secured, typically by a lien on your business, some real estate, or at least your accounts receivable.
That suggests two important rules: First, don’t carry a balance on your credit line longer than you must. Try to pay it off as soon as your business income allows. The other rule follows from that first: Never bor-row so much that you can’t pay off the line of credit quickly from your cash flow, once your customers do pay you. Otherwise, you could end up losing your business to repay that debt.
How bAnks figure iTWhile banks may base your credit line
on your accounts receivable – the money your customers owe you – here’s an impor-tant caution: Older receivables, such as those 90 days old or older, don’t count. Banks will subtract those old receivables from your to-tal, and they typically won’t lend you more than 65 to 85 percent of the rest.
They’ll also consider other factors: Do your business costs and income rise and fall depending on the season? Do you have a broad or narrow base of customers? (Broader is better.)
Finally, you need to be realistic about your ability to pay the loan down to zero on your cash flow. Especially now, it’s important to pay a credit line balance within a year.
relATionsHipsAll these point to two related last pieces
of advice: If you don’t already have a good accountant or other financial advisor on your team, get one. Choose someone you can trust to learn the ins and outs of your busi-ness, your cost structure and your cash flow. A professional accountant will be critical to helping you keep your business running smoothly.
And finally, if you don’t already have a relationship with a banker, get one. The more you become a familiar face your bank can trust when it decides to lend you money, the better off you and your business will be.
So think of debt like fertilizer: Yes, too
much can burn up your crops. But with the right kind, used judiciously, your business can provide a bumper yield. GOMC
OCT.11 - www.gomcmag.com GOMC 15
ebt. It cuts two ways. There’s no question bad loans and risky lend-ing strategies have helped create the
economic troubles we face today. Or that credit is a lot tighter these days than just a few years ago (and for good reason).
It’s never been easier to be afraid of debt. But today’s lesson is: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. It might sound smart to just kiss debt good-bye. But that would be almost as risky as taking on debt thoughtlessly.
Businesses have failed because their owners weren’t willing to seek the resources needed to expand when an opportunity pre-
sented itself. The key is knowing good debt from bad debt – and making sure you get one and not the other.
Two kinds of debTBroadly speaking, there are two kinds
of debt. One is a line of credit – a source of money you can turn to when your business bumps into cash flow problems. This is also called revolving debt, because you bor-row it, pay it back, and borrow it again. At home, this is like a credit card.
The other is amortized debt – a limited-term loan, usually for equipment or sup-plies or property or some other fixed asset
– that you pay back over time. Your home mortgage or car loan are examples.
One big mistake is us-ing one kind of debt when the other is what you need. Suppose you use your line of credit to buy a new truck. That would be like putting it on your credit card. Typically, the finance costs on a line of credit are higher than on amortized debt. So credit lines should be used only in short-term situations where you can pay the money back quickly. To
buy that truck, amortized debt is the way to go.
AmorTized debTNew assets, thoughtfully selected and
purchased, can make a big difference in the future of your business. Suppose you find there’s a need for your services in the next county, but to expand effectively you need a new service truck and related equipment.
First, do your homework. Realistically, how many customers can you gain by ex-panding? How much monthly income is that likely to generate? How long will it take you to get the word out and the calls com-ing in?
Now perhaps you’re cash-rich and can pay for that new truck without borrowing a penny. Great if you can do it, but for many businesses that’s not realistic. So does that mean all is lost? Absolutely not.
If the numbers show that your additional revenue can more than cover monthly principal and interest payments on a loan for the truck, then it’s sensible to make the move. That’s where it helps to have a good handle on your day-to-day costs, and income.
CrediT linesOn the day-to-day side, you bill cus-
tomers, and you have bills to pay – to sup-pliers, vendors, employees. Wouldn’t it be nice if your customers paid instantly and you didn’t have to pay your bills until the end of the billing period?
Of course it doesn’t work that way. Instead, your bills are due today, and the money you’ve got coming in won’t arrive until next week, or even next month. A line of credit helps you bridge the gap. By using it, you can buy the fuel your trucks need and cover your employees’ paychecks on time. When the revenues come in, you turn around and pay down your credit line.
A credit line is like a home credit card with an important difference. A credit card
Erik Gunn
On the Money
Right CRedit, Right ReasonDon’t be afraid to borrow money when your business needs it. Just know good debt from bad debt and avoid getting overextended.
By Erik Gunn
d
Businesses have failed because their owners weren’t willing to seek the resources
they needed to expand when an opportunity presented itself.
The key is knowing good debt from bad debt – and making sure you get one and not the other.
Comments or Suggestions ...
On the Money addresses financial issues of importance to GOMC readers. If you would like to suggest a topic for this column, send an email to [email protected] THE AUTHOR
Erik Gunn is a business writer in Racine, Wis. Readers may direct inquiries to him by contacting this publication at 800/257-7222 or emailing [email protected].
is unsecured debt: It’s backed by nothing more than the card issuer’s belief that you’ll pay back what you owe. That’s one reason interest on credit cards is often much higher.
On the other hand, a credit line for your business is secured, typically by a lien on your business, some real estate, or at least your accounts receivable.
That suggests two important rules: First, don’t carry a balance on your credit line longer than you must. Try to pay it off as soon as your business income allows. The other rule follows from that first: Never bor-row so much that you can’t pay off the line of credit quickly from your cash flow, once your customers do pay you. Otherwise, you could end up losing your business to repay that debt.
How bAnks figure iTWhile banks may base your credit line
on your accounts receivable – the money your customers owe you – here’s an impor-tant caution: Older receivables, such as those 90 days old or older, don’t count. Banks will subtract those old receivables from your to-tal, and they typically won’t lend you more than 65 to 85 percent of the rest.
They’ll also consider other factors: Do your business costs and income rise and fall depending on the season? Do you have a broad or narrow base of customers? (Broader is better.)
Finally, you need to be realistic about your ability to pay the loan down to zero on your cash flow. Especially now, it’s important to pay a credit line balance within a year.
relATionsHipsAll these point to two related last pieces
of advice: If you don’t already have a good accountant or other financial advisor on your team, get one. Choose someone you can trust to learn the ins and outs of your busi-ness, your cost structure and your cash flow. A professional accountant will be critical to helping you keep your business running smoothly.
And finally, if you don’t already have a relationship with a banker, get one. The more you become a familiar face your bank can trust when it decides to lend you money, the better off you and your business will be.
So think of debt like fertilizer: Yes, too
much can burn up your crops. But with the right kind, used judiciously, your business can provide a bumper yield. GOMC
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Cover Story
Doby Hagar was 18 years old when he
started driving vacuum trucks around the Central
California oil fi elds in 1981 and he has spent most
of his adult life behind the wheel. He understands
the demands on employees who not only must
be top drivers, but are expected to operate
pumps and related equipment, as well as interact
professionally with customers.
Doby Hagar’s fl eet of tractor-trailer rigs is constantly on the grow to serve busy California oil fi eld customers
By pete litterski
KEEP ONTRUCkIN’
Employees Mike Jayne (left) and Ray Estarza clean waste drilling mud from tanks at a Bakersfi eld, Calif., customer location. (Photos by Alex Horvath)
A crew gathers to discuss a cleaning job in Shafter, Calif. Left to right are Jason Keeney, Doby Hagar, Steve and John Tyson.
Hagar and his wife, Joann, are partners in Doby Hagar Trucking Inc., and he says experience in the field has served him well as the operation rapidly expanded from a single vacuum rig to a fleet with 18 tractors and 35 trailers including more than a dozen vacuum units and 20 flatbeds. The company also operates two stinger cranes, a hotshot truck and a winch truck in addition to a wide range of rental equipment.
Doby says some demanding aspects of the job will never change. Oil and gas rigs operate around the clock and every day of the year. Demand for services can come at any time and employees need to be ready to respond, whether it’s the middle of the night or the middle of a holiday celebration.
“As a former driver, I tell the guys I know what it is like,” he says. “That’s why we want to treat them like family.”
RECRUIT, RETAIN GOOD EMPLOYEESDoby says his workers are well paid and are given
top-quality equipment to do their jobs. The Hagars say they have a commitment to paying top wages, but they
see it as a good investment. They also give employees a benefits package that includes health insurance, safety bonuses, cell phones and paid vacation.
Doby says the best marketing tool for his business is the employees’ focus on service. “Once you get the right equipment and the right people working it, it kind of sells itself. You begin to get calls from people who say, ‘That’s the best crane operator we’ve had out here.’”
When he and Joann took the leap and invested in their first truck, they did not have a long-term growth plan. Instead, they have added trucks, crews and new services in response to customer requests.
The Hagars launched their business in 1997 and until 2004 Doby drove their original 130-barrel vacuum rig, while Joann handled the billing and the
“This industry is like a wave in the ocean. It goes up
and down. Right now, times are good. We try to sell our
trucks today for tomorrow … and as busy as it is now,
we’re sold out every day.”
Doby Hagar
Doby Hagar (left) reviews safety documentation at a work site in Shafter, Calif., with employees Steve Cason and Victor Leija.
DObY HAGAR TRUCkING INC., SHAfTER, CALIf.OWNERS: Doby and Joann Hagar
FOuNDED: 1997
EmplOyEES: 20
SpEcialtiES: Oil field vacuum/tank truck services, flatbed trucking services, stinger crane services, oil field equipment rentals, hotshot delivery services
SERVICE AREA: Bakersfield and los angeles areas, but services are offered throughout california
WEbSITE: www.dobyhagartruckinginc.com
Family mattersWhen Doby and Joann Hagar started their business 14 years ago,
Doby’s father, Lewis, an experienced vacuum truck driver, chipped in to help them buy their first truck.
“He helped me get started,” Doby says. And when his father decided two years later to buy his own truck, the son says, “We did what we could do to help him.” Now, father and son have each been in business for more than a decade, but they have taken different paths.
Lewis Hagar remains a one-man show, running a single vacuum truck under the name of L.D. Hagar Trucking. But Doby Hagar Trucking has burgeoned to handle dozens of vacuum trucks, flatbeds, stinger cranes and a yard full of rental equipment with a growing workforce to match.
“My dad is 73 and still works seven days a week driving his vacuum truck. We’re pretty proud of him. He’s one of the hardest working guys around. He’s very happy and content to do what he’s doing,” says Doby. “And we’re real happy with the direction we’ve taken.”
Although they are in the same business, father and son aren’t competitors. Instead, they often work together with Lewis Hagar stepping in to take a service call whenever Doby’s trucks are all out in the field and the son’s trucks are available to do the same.
These days, a third generation of Hagar men is getting involved in oil field trucking. Doby and Joann’s 19-year-old son, Jordan, has worked full-time for the family company as a welder and all-around shop hand since graduating from high school. Their younger son, 17-year-old Dylan, still in high school, works part-time in the shop after school.
Although Doby Hagar likes the camaraderie of hanging out with his drivers, he says one of his favorite times is when he and his sons hang out alone in the shop, working together on the trucks after the rest of the crew has gone home.
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OCT.11 - www.gomcmag.com GOMC 17
D
Cover Story
Doby Hagar was 18 years old when he
started driving vacuum trucks around the Central
California oil fi elds in 1981 and he has spent most
of his adult life behind the wheel. He understands
the demands on employees who not only must
be top drivers, but are expected to operate
pumps and related equipment, as well as interact
professionally with customers.
Doby Hagar’s fl eet of tractor-trailer rigs is constantly on the grow to serve busy California oil fi eld customers
By pete litterski
KEEP ONTRUCkIN’
Employees Mike Jayne (left) and Ray Estarza clean waste drilling mud from tanks at a Bakersfi eld, Calif., customer location. (Photos by Alex Horvath)
A crew gathers to discuss a cleaning job in Shafter, Calif. Left to right are Jason Keeney, Doby Hagar, Steve and John Tyson.
Hagar and his wife, Joann, are partners in Doby Hagar Trucking Inc., and he says experience in the field has served him well as the operation rapidly expanded from a single vacuum rig to a fleet with 18 tractors and 35 trailers including more than a dozen vacuum units and 20 flatbeds. The company also operates two stinger cranes, a hotshot truck and a winch truck in addition to a wide range of rental equipment.
Doby says some demanding aspects of the job will never change. Oil and gas rigs operate around the clock and every day of the year. Demand for services can come at any time and employees need to be ready to respond, whether it’s the middle of the night or the middle of a holiday celebration.
“As a former driver, I tell the guys I know what it is like,” he says. “That’s why we want to treat them like family.”
RECRUIT, RETAIN GOOD EMPLOYEESDoby says his workers are well paid and are given
top-quality equipment to do their jobs. The Hagars say they have a commitment to paying top wages, but they
see it as a good investment. They also give employees a benefits package that includes health insurance, safety bonuses, cell phones and paid vacation.
Doby says the best marketing tool for his business is the employees’ focus on service. “Once you get the right equipment and the right people working it, it kind of sells itself. You begin to get calls from people who say, ‘That’s the best crane operator we’ve had out here.’”
When he and Joann took the leap and invested in their first truck, they did not have a long-term growth plan. Instead, they have added trucks, crews and new services in response to customer requests.
The Hagars launched their business in 1997 and until 2004 Doby drove their original 130-barrel vacuum rig, while Joann handled the billing and the
“This industry is like a wave in the ocean. It goes up
and down. Right now, times are good. We try to sell our
trucks today for tomorrow … and as busy as it is now,
we’re sold out every day.”
Doby Hagar
Doby Hagar (left) reviews safety documentation at a work site in Shafter, Calif., with employees Steve Cason and Victor Leija.
DObY HAGAR TRUCkING INC., SHAfTER, CALIf.OWNERS: Doby and Joann Hagar
FOuNDED: 1997
EmplOyEES: 20
SpEcialtiES: Oil field vacuum/tank truck services, flatbed trucking services, stinger crane services, oil field equipment rentals, hotshot delivery services
SERVICE AREA: Bakersfield and los angeles areas, but services are offered throughout california
WEbSITE: www.dobyhagartruckinginc.com
Family mattersWhen Doby and Joann Hagar started their business 14 years ago,
Doby’s father, Lewis, an experienced vacuum truck driver, chipped in to help them buy their first truck.
“He helped me get started,” Doby says. And when his father decided two years later to buy his own truck, the son says, “We did what we could do to help him.” Now, father and son have each been in business for more than a decade, but they have taken different paths.
Lewis Hagar remains a one-man show, running a single vacuum truck under the name of L.D. Hagar Trucking. But Doby Hagar Trucking has burgeoned to handle dozens of vacuum trucks, flatbeds, stinger cranes and a yard full of rental equipment with a growing workforce to match.
“My dad is 73 and still works seven days a week driving his vacuum truck. We’re pretty proud of him. He’s one of the hardest working guys around. He’s very happy and content to do what he’s doing,” says Doby. “And we’re real happy with the direction we’ve taken.”
Although they are in the same business, father and son aren’t competitors. Instead, they often work together with Lewis Hagar stepping in to take a service call whenever Doby’s trucks are all out in the field and the son’s trucks are available to do the same.
These days, a third generation of Hagar men is getting involved in oil field trucking. Doby and Joann’s 19-year-old son, Jordan, has worked full-time for the family company as a welder and all-around shop hand since graduating from high school. Their younger son, 17-year-old Dylan, still in high school, works part-time in the shop after school.
Although Doby Hagar likes the camaraderie of hanging out with his drivers, he says one of his favorite times is when he and his sons hang out alone in the shop, working together on the trucks after the rest of the crew has gone home.
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documentation. The early days were challenging. The industry was in a down-turn and Kern River crude was selling as low as $7 per barrel months after they launched the business.
Doby says, “When I went to work the first day, we had about enough money to put fuel in the truck. It took darn near every penny we had to get this started.” Support came from family and friends, and it wasn’t just financial.
HELP IN MANY CORNERSThe original trailer was purchased for $500 and Doby literally had to pull it
out of the weeds. A welder friend spent months on the vacuum trailer to get it in working order and said the couple didn’t have to pay him any-thing until his com-pany was a success. Doby says he paid Rod Bryant two years later and adds, “We attribute everything to him because he had faith in me that we could succeed.”
Joann says she was able to turn to many friends in the industry for advice and assistance on the business operations. She learned not only about invoicing cus-tomers and collecting
payments, but also about the importance of per-mits and documentation for the various transpor-tation and environmental agencies that oversee oil and gas production.
“I try to keep a good group of contacts so I can always make a phone call and get the right ad-vice,” she says.
By 2004, Doby Hagar Trucking had a strong client list and the demand for his services began to outstrip the hours in the day.
“I just had more business than I could handle myself,” Doby recalls. After a year of learning the paperwork and the requirements of having one employee, they decided to add another unit and another driver. And as customer demand has in-creased, their crew has continued to grow.
The company’s vacuum trucks haul both into and out of the oil field. The rigs deliver a wide range of drilling fluids including drilling mud, salt-water and freshwater. In recent years, Doby says,
growing use of hydraulic fracturing techniques has meant delivery of fraccing fluids to drilling rigs in the Bakersfield area. Hagar’s trucks also pump and haul off a lot of drilling waste for clients.
Soon after the company began to add more trucks, customers began ask-ing the Hagars to tackle more than just vacuum services. That’s when Doby Hagar Trucking expanded into flatbed services to move heavy equipment, and after that expanded into equipment rentals. The company rents air hose, cellar pumps, crossing plates, suction hose, suction manifolds, suction screens, waste pits ranging from 20 to 100 barrels and 500-barrel frac tanks.
The expansion into stinger crane services came in recent years after the Hagars decided to establish a second yard in Santa Paula, north of Los Angeles.
Today, the company has more than 20 employees, most of them drivers/op-erators. Doby and two foremen oversee field and shop operations in the Bakers-field location while Joann and two employees handle the office operations. An office manager/foreman oversees the company’s southern California operation.
VEHICLE CAREIn a business where it’s common for equipment to become coated in dust
and grime, the Hagars make it a point to keep their equipment clean and in top running condition. That, in addition to its focus on customer service, is one of the company’s key marketing strategies. The company’s vacuum rigs are painted in a variety of distinctive colors.
The company has a wash bay at the yard, but Doby says he also has ac-counts with several truck washes in the area so drivers can get their rigs cleaned when they have some down time. “We also have a crew come in on the week-ends to wash and clean the equipment that’s in the yard.”
“We work closely with a lot of other companies to take care
of the customer and get the job done. Of course, if that
happens to you a number of times over six months or so,
you begin to think you need to add more trucks.”
Doby Hagar
(continued)
Employee Ray Estarza monitors a pumping job during a tank cleaning. The purple and blue tankers from Thompson Tank are just a few of the company’s brightly colored rigs.
Technician Mike Jayne builds pressure in a tanker during a pump-out job at a location in Bakersfield, Calif.
Give V.E. Enterprises a call to � nd out about:
• The quality, workmanship and features that set V.E. Enterprises apart from the competition
• The knowledge and consultive sales staff that works with you in asking and answering questions to ensure you are satisfi ed with your buying decision
• Superior customer and product support after the sale that our customers have come to expect
• Dual Compartment • Open Top • Steam Coil or Heat Tube
• Double Wall • Flow Back • Weir Wall • Gasbuster • Acid Storage Tanks
• Flip Top • Smoothwall Tank • Bobtails & Pup Trailers • Vacuum Trailers
Put Us To The Test!
Go ahead….We welcome the challenge. Put us to the test.
Setting the Standard for Liquid Storage and Transport Markets Since 1987
Give V.E. Enterprises a call to � nd out about:
Put Us To The Test!
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documentation. The early days were challenging. The industry was in a down-turn and Kern River crude was selling as low as $7 per barrel months after they launched the business.
Doby says, “When I went to work the first day, we had about enough money to put fuel in the truck. It took darn near every penny we had to get this started.” Support came from family and friends, and it wasn’t just financial.
HELP IN MANY CORNERSThe original trailer was purchased for $500 and Doby literally had to pull it
out of the weeds. A welder friend spent months on the vacuum trailer to get it in working order and said the couple didn’t have to pay him any-thing until his com-pany was a success. Doby says he paid Rod Bryant two years later and adds, “We attribute everything to him because he had faith in me that we could succeed.”
Joann says she was able to turn to many friends in the industry for advice and assistance on the business operations. She learned not only about invoicing cus-tomers and collecting
payments, but also about the importance of per-mits and documentation for the various transpor-tation and environmental agencies that oversee oil and gas production.
“I try to keep a good group of contacts so I can always make a phone call and get the right ad-vice,” she says.
By 2004, Doby Hagar Trucking had a strong client list and the demand for his services began to outstrip the hours in the day.
“I just had more business than I could handle myself,” Doby recalls. After a year of learning the paperwork and the requirements of having one employee, they decided to add another unit and another driver. And as customer demand has in-creased, their crew has continued to grow.
The company’s vacuum trucks haul both into and out of the oil field. The rigs deliver a wide range of drilling fluids including drilling mud, salt-water and freshwater. In recent years, Doby says,
growing use of hydraulic fracturing techniques has meant delivery of fraccing fluids to drilling rigs in the Bakersfield area. Hagar’s trucks also pump and haul off a lot of drilling waste for clients.
Soon after the company began to add more trucks, customers began ask-ing the Hagars to tackle more than just vacuum services. That’s when Doby Hagar Trucking expanded into flatbed services to move heavy equipment, and after that expanded into equipment rentals. The company rents air hose, cellar pumps, crossing plates, suction hose, suction manifolds, suction screens, waste pits ranging from 20 to 100 barrels and 500-barrel frac tanks.
The expansion into stinger crane services came in recent years after the Hagars decided to establish a second yard in Santa Paula, north of Los Angeles.
Today, the company has more than 20 employees, most of them drivers/op-erators. Doby and two foremen oversee field and shop operations in the Bakers-field location while Joann and two employees handle the office operations. An office manager/foreman oversees the company’s southern California operation.
VEHICLE CAREIn a business where it’s common for equipment to become coated in dust
and grime, the Hagars make it a point to keep their equipment clean and in top running condition. That, in addition to its focus on customer service, is one of the company’s key marketing strategies. The company’s vacuum rigs are painted in a variety of distinctive colors.
The company has a wash bay at the yard, but Doby says he also has ac-counts with several truck washes in the area so drivers can get their rigs cleaned when they have some down time. “We also have a crew come in on the week-ends to wash and clean the equipment that’s in the yard.”
“We work closely with a lot of other companies to take care
of the customer and get the job done. Of course, if that
happens to you a number of times over six months or so,
you begin to think you need to add more trucks.”
Doby Hagar
(continued)
Employee Ray Estarza monitors a pumping job during a tank cleaning. The purple and blue tankers from Thompson Tank are just a few of the company’s brightly colored rigs.
Technician Mike Jayne builds pressure in a tanker during a pump-out job at a location in Bakersfield, Calif.
Give V.E. Enterprises a call to � nd out about:
• The quality, workmanship and features that set V.E. Enterprises apart from the competition
• The knowledge and consultive sales staff that works with you in asking and answering questions to ensure you are satisfi ed with your buying decision
• Superior customer and product support after the sale that our customers have come to expect
• Dual Compartment • Open Top • Steam Coil or Heat Tube
• Double Wall • Flow Back • Weir Wall • Gasbuster • Acid Storage Tanks
• Flip Top • Smoothwall Tank • Bobtails & Pup Trailers • Vacuum Trailers
Put Us To The Test!
Go ahead….We welcome the challenge. Put us to the test.
Setting the Standard for Liquid Storage and Transport Markets Since 1987
Give V.E. Enterprises a call to � nd out about:
Put Us To The Test!
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130 BBL Vacuum Trailer
410 BBL Doublewall
400 BBL Gas Buster
510 BBL Side Step
90 BBL Bobtail
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All of the Hagar truck cabs are black, but the color of the tankers covers the full spectrum of the rainbow. Hagar says he still isn’t quite sure how the multicolored fleet took root, but it has caught the attention of many friends and colleagues in the region.
“After the first one, which is tan, we decided to paint the second one blue, then the third one silver and on and on. The fourth one was – let’s see – orange. Now we have a green one, a teal one, a yellow, a red and a purple one. The newest one is stainless, with no paint, and we’re trying to get one now that’s probably going to be white,” Doby says. “When someone says, ‘Hey, we saw one of your trucks,’ we just ask, ‘What color?’ And we know who it was and if they were where they’re supposed to be. It kind of works out good, but we are running out of colors.
“I think appearance says a lot. We take a lot of pride in how our equip-ment looks,” Doby says.
WHEN TO ADD EQUIPMENTEven though growth has been dramatic, it has not been rash. Just as the
Hagars responded to customer requests as they added the flatbeds, stinger cranes and equipment rentals, they have paid close attention to the market with each expansion.
“This industry is like a wave in the ocean. It goes up and down. Right now, times are good,” Doby says. “We try to sell our trucks today for tomorrow … and as busy as it is now, we’re sold out every day.”
But he remembers his early days in business and knows the challenges presented by the oil and gas market. As much as he wants to keep up with customer demand, Doby is concerned about the long term and doesn’t want to outgrow the market.
Sometimes that means he can’t send a truck out when a customer calls with an urgent need. “We hate to say no, but sometimes we have to.” When that happens, however, the Hagars still try to help their customers by tapping
into their network of friends in the busi-ness, including Doby’s father, Lewis.
“We work closely with a lot of other companies to take care of the customer and get the job done,” Doby says. “Of course, if that happens to you a number of times over six months or so, you begin to think you need to add more trucks.”
That’s what happened earlier this year, when the company took delivery of four new Kenworth T800 tractors to keep pace with the demand. “They seem to be good all-around trucks for highway and off-high-way,” Doby says. “We ordered them with 525-hp and 13-speed transmissions to make it easier on the drivers. They are top-of-the-line trucks and we add hands-free phone devices, CBs and satellite radios.”
The company’s single 70-barrel bob-tail vacuum rig is also built on a Kenworth T800 chassis.
When it comes to the vacuum rigs, the company orders all new equipment from Thompson Tank Inc., based in Downey, a suburb of Los Angeles. The Thompson rigs feature pumps based on repurposed General Motors 454-cubic-inch engine blocks.
The 70-barrel rig and four tractors are also outfitted with Gorman-Rupp high-pressure centrifugal wash pumps to handle calls when clients want equip-ment or tanks pressure cleaned.
The company’s two stinger cranes – 16-ton and 23-ton units – are from National Crane (The Manitowoc Company) and are mounted on Peterbilt trucks.
In the face of rapid growth, the Hagars nonetheless have tried to keep their business approach personal … so personal that they even take it to bed with them.
“We sleep with our telephones on our pillow,” Joann says. “When they call in the middle of the night, they get Doby Hagar, not some answering service or dispatcher.”
On the flip side, the Hagars say they understand that at some point they need to begin stepping back a little.
“We think it’s time,” Doby says. “We’ve got the right people in the right places. They tell us to turn the phone off; that they can take care of it.”
After 14 years in business, Joann says, the two recently decided to take their first vacation longer than two days and she says that while they were in Ha-waii they were comfortable enough with their crew to turn their phones off. GOmc
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The team at Doby Hagar Trucking Inc. includes (left to right) Steve Tison, Dylan Hagar, Lewis Hagar, Doby Hagar, Joann Hagar, Kristin Rosales, Jordan Hagar and Steve Cason.
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All of the Hagar truck cabs are black, but the color of the tankers covers the full spectrum of the rainbow. Hagar says he still isn’t quite sure how the multicolored fleet took root, but it has caught the attention of many friends and colleagues in the region.
“After the first one, which is tan, we decided to paint the second one blue, then the third one silver and on and on. The fourth one was – let’s see – orange. Now we have a green one, a teal one, a yellow, a red and a purple one. The newest one is stainless, with no paint, and we’re trying to get one now that’s probably going to be white,” Doby says. “When someone says, ‘Hey, we saw one of your trucks,’ we just ask, ‘What color?’ And we know who it was and if they were where they’re supposed to be. It kind of works out good, but we are running out of colors.
“I think appearance says a lot. We take a lot of pride in how our equip-ment looks,” Doby says.
WHEN TO ADD EQUIPMENTEven though growth has been dramatic, it has not been rash. Just as the
Hagars responded to customer requests as they added the flatbeds, stinger cranes and equipment rentals, they have paid close attention to the market with each expansion.
“This industry is like a wave in the ocean. It goes up and down. Right now, times are good,” Doby says. “We try to sell our trucks today for tomorrow … and as busy as it is now, we’re sold out every day.”
But he remembers his early days in business and knows the challenges presented by the oil and gas market. As much as he wants to keep up with customer demand, Doby is concerned about the long term and doesn’t want to outgrow the market.
Sometimes that means he can’t send a truck out when a customer calls with an urgent need. “We hate to say no, but sometimes we have to.” When that happens, however, the Hagars still try to help their customers by tapping
into their network of friends in the busi-ness, including Doby’s father, Lewis.
“We work closely with a lot of other companies to take care of the customer and get the job done,” Doby says. “Of course, if that happens to you a number of times over six months or so, you begin to think you need to add more trucks.”
That’s what happened earlier this year, when the company took delivery of four new Kenworth T800 tractors to keep pace with the demand. “They seem to be good all-around trucks for highway and off-high-way,” Doby says. “We ordered them with 525-hp and 13-speed transmissions to make it easier on the drivers. They are top-of-the-line trucks and we add hands-free phone devices, CBs and satellite radios.”
The company’s single 70-barrel bob-tail vacuum rig is also built on a Kenworth T800 chassis.
When it comes to the vacuum rigs, the company orders all new equipment from Thompson Tank Inc., based in Downey, a suburb of Los Angeles. The Thompson rigs feature pumps based on repurposed General Motors 454-cubic-inch engine blocks.
The 70-barrel rig and four tractors are also outfitted with Gorman-Rupp high-pressure centrifugal wash pumps to handle calls when clients want equip-ment or tanks pressure cleaned.
The company’s two stinger cranes – 16-ton and 23-ton units – are from National Crane (The Manitowoc Company) and are mounted on Peterbilt trucks.
In the face of rapid growth, the Hagars nonetheless have tried to keep their business approach personal … so personal that they even take it to bed with them.
“We sleep with our telephones on our pillow,” Joann says. “When they call in the middle of the night, they get Doby Hagar, not some answering service or dispatcher.”
On the flip side, the Hagars say they understand that at some point they need to begin stepping back a little.
“We think it’s time,” Doby says. “We’ve got the right people in the right places. They tell us to turn the phone off; that they can take care of it.”
After 14 years in business, Joann says, the two recently decided to take their first vacation longer than two days and she says that while they were in Ha-waii they were comfortable enough with their crew to turn their phones off. GOmc
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Equipment Roundup
Rugged and reliable support trucks, trailers and related equipment help contractors tackle tough jobs and satisfy demanding customers By Ed Wodalski
AbeRnethy WeldingThe 2,500-gallon, single-
compartment vacuum tank from Abernethy Welding is made from 1/4-inch carbon steel. It has top and rear 25-inch man-ways, 4-inch dump with 4-inch pumping valve, Masport HXL400 liquid-cooled vacuum pump
and heavy-duty tailboard on the rear. The tank is welded inside and out and has a coal-tar epoxy coating inside. The catwalks and tank sides feature Rhi-no Linings. The tank is mounted on a 2012 International truck with 275-hp engine mated to an Allison automatic transmission. 800/545-0324; www.abernethywelding.com.
biglug tRAileR WoRks
HD Series dump trailers from BigLug Trailer Works in-clude 14- to 20-foot, two- and three-axle tagalongs (15,580 to 21,000 GVWR) and goosenecks (17,500 to 22,920 GVWR). The trailers feature electric brake ax-
les, 2-inch slipper spring suspension, self-maintaining breakaway, LED lights, 6-foot pullout ramps, hoists, 20-foot control cord, 45- to 52-degree dump angle, aluminum A-frame toolbox, barn door spreader gate, sidewind dropleg jack, load stabilizers, and sandblasted surface with polyurethane primer and topcoat. 800/344-1326; www.biglugtrailers.com.
CAmex equipment sAles & RentAls inC.
The 116-barrel Articulated Cat 740-powered all-terrain vacu-um truck from Camex Equipment Sales & Rentals Inc. features 66 by 43-25 floater tires for extreme road and off-road conditions. It has a suction boom mounted on
the rear door for better access and functionality. Other features include air-open/spring-closed Betts suction valves with lockable camlock fittings and 12-inch discharge valve. All suction and discharge valves are water-jacketed. The truck has a self-contained, silent flow Hibon VTB 820 (1,400 cfm) hydraulic vacuum pump and fully opening hydraulic rear door. The tank is raised by a
35-ton, three-stage, single acting cylinder. The vacuum pump, rear door, rear boom dump gate, hoist and vibrator are controlled inside the cab. Safety fea-tures include a wide-angle camera mounted on the rear door, full-length steel checker-plate fenders with handrails and safety post for the hoist and rear door. 877/955-2770; www.camex.com.
CRysteel mAnufACtuRing inC.
Select custom dump bodies from Crysteel Manufacturing Inc. are available in traditional square or elliptical body styles. Sizes range from 5- through 20-cubic-yard capacities. Options include tailgate design, side height, floor
material and understructure design. A variety of accessories are available. 800/533-0494; www.crysteel.com.
duRAClAssThe HPT heavy-duty dump
body from DuraClass features interlaced understructure and vertical side braces. Made of high-tensile steel, bodies range from 10- to 14-cubic-foot capacities with an inside length of 13 to 17 feet and 7-foot widths. Side/
front/rear heights range from 38/52/46 inches to 34/62/42 inches. Three hoist models are available. Weights range from 3,746 to 4,760 pounds. A variety of options are available. 800/255-4345; www.duraclass.com.
felling tRAileRs inC.
The X-Force hydraulic de-tach gooseneck line of trailers from Felling Trailers Inc. feature a pointed T-1 “hook” on the bot-
tom of the gooseneck that self-aligns into a pocket on the front of the main deck. Once the hook is in the pocket, a spring-loaded T-1 bar lock (Tru-lock) automatically secures the gooseneck to the main deck. The spring-loaded sys-tem has an indicator arm connected to the left-front corner of the main deck, visible from the tractor mirror, providing the driver with visual confirmation that the system is locked in position. It also acts as a manual unlock device should the air-lock release lack sufficient pressure. Other features include five-position,
The Workingman’s
Liquid or solid, truck or trailer, whatever you need moved, removed, refueled or environmentally protected, these support vehicles and equipment are sure to get the job done.
quick-change load block, 30-inch-tall scraper profile gooseneck, cambered mainframe rails welded on both sides of the web, 55-ton capacity, 2,400-psi hydraulic, low-pressure requirements to lift fully loaded trailer, 24-inch/8-inch standard loaded deck height (low deck model has 19.5-inch/6-inch loaded ground clearance). 800/245-2809; www.felling.com.
gApVAx inC. The HV56 hydroexcavator
from GapVax Inc. has a 15-cubic-yard debris body and water tank options ranging from 350 to 1,200 gallons. The unit has a pos-itive displacement vacuum pump rated at 3,500 cfm with 28 inches Hg and full-opening tailgate with
adjustable hinge, dual cylinders and four hydraulically powered locks to com-plete the seal. Options include cold-weather recirculation package, sludge pump, auger unloading and body pressurization systems, remote pendants and wireless remotes. Other options include high-rail package, washdown system, stainless steel body and high-dump. 888/442-7829; www.gapvax.com.
globAl VACuum systems
The 130-barrel (5,460-gal-lon), noncode vacuum trailer from Global Vacuum Systems fea-tures 1/4-inch carbon steel head
and shell. With a 60-inch outer diameter, the trailer has a 20-inch primary shut-off with 6-inch stainless steel floatball and 10-gallon external moisture trap with 5-inch stainless steel floatball. Other features include 3-inch wire-reinforced, neoprene vacuum/pressure hose, 2-inch sight tube in rear head, two flat-flanged and dished baffles, three 20-inch manways on top (3-inch primary shut-off with floatball in front manway), 20-inch cleanout manway, two 4-inch intake/discharge outlets at rear, wedge-type sump at bottom rear, 2-inch brass pressure valve, heavy-duty bumper, Hutch 9700 suspension with eight leaf low-arch spring, 22,500-pound axles and two-speed, heavy-duty 50,000-pound lift capacity landing legs and 140,000 pounds of total capacity. 800/843-0866; www.globalvacuumsystems.com.
heRitAge tRuCk equipment
The HTE 110-barrel (4,620-gallon) steel vacuum tank from Heritage Truck Equipment features 1/4-inch SA-36 steel walls with 5/16-inch flanged and dished heads, three reinforced baffles with crawl hole and full-
length double-leg sills with 2-inch, no-slip grooved rubber cushion. Other fea-tures include industrial-coated steel trays with hose tie downs, industrial-coated tank carriage and rear-mounted dual oversized hose hangers. The tank has a Fruitland RCF-500 vacuum pump Eliminator package with integrated filter, 12-inch, low-profile primary shut-off with 3-inch hose connection and 10-gal-lon secondary moisture trap with 3-inch hose connection. It has top and rear manways, heavy-duty oil field bumpers with storage compartments, stainless steel tray-mounted toolbox, epoxy-coated interior, heated valve collars, dual, rear-center 4-inch load/discharge bronze level valves and dual front-side 4-inch load/discharge level valves. There’s a 4-inch inspection port at the top of the tank, three rear 5-inch sight glasses, 1-inch front-mounted sight tube, SeeLevel Annihilator tank volume indicator, tank access ladders and strobe light package. 330/699-4491; www.heritagetruck.com.
hydRo tek systems inC.
The No Water Wasted wash trailer from Hydro Tek Systems Inc. enables the operator to wash equipment with high-pressure hot water, recover the water and filter it back into the bulk water tank for reuse. The closed-loop,
self-contained mobile wash system is powered by a gasoline or diesel engine. No additional generator is needed. The recycle system vacuums wash water and sends it through several stages of filtration for reuse. The closed-loop system prevents contaminants from polluting storm drains and conserves water. The system can remove grime and grease from equipment, drills and other tools. It is especially suited for dry or remote areas where water is limited. 800/274-9376; www.hydrotek.us/natlspecial/index.html.
Jet CompAnyFrac chassis trailers from Jet
Company are custom designed to have components lowered on and bolted into place for precise and easy installation. Assembled trail-
ers feature radiator, engine, transmission, pump and mounting brackets. Op-tions include various lengths, weight ratings and axle configurations. Custom reel, blender, tail roller and other specialty trailers are available. 515/332-3117; www.jetcompany.com.
J&J tRuCk bodies & tRAileRs
Available in aluminum, steel and stainless steel, pressure vac-uum tank trucks from J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers offer 80- to 135-barrel (3,360- to 6,000-gal-lon) capacity. Tanks are butt-welded to the shell and welded
together with submersion arc welding (SUB-ARC) for weld penetration and fea-ture two baffles. Bodies are outfitted with one-piece aluminum hose trays and polyurea chip guard along the full length of the tank. Features include valves with heat jackets that operate from the engine’s cooling system, PTO-driven Fruitland RCF-500LUFA plug-and-play vacuum pump, hinged 20-inch top and rear manways, rear and auxiliary suction valve, discharge valve and shut-offs. Interior tank liners, electric hose reels, toolboxes and onboard scales are avail-able. 800/598-8552; www.jjbodies.com.
ledWell & sonThe carbon or stainless steel
Hurricane 900 self-contained tank from Ledwell & Son meets ASME/DOT 412 standards and features a self-contained, vacuum pump design offering up to 900-cfm pump capacity. Other features include pressure
offload, hydraulically operated, full-opening rear door, tank hoist option, four top 20-inch manways, rear work lights, 6-inch discharge, 4- and 6-inch intake options, full-length catwalk with stop and rail, spring suspension (Hutch 9700), heavy-duty landing gear, float-level indicator, heavy-duty rear bumper and 22,500-pound air-brake axles. Interior coating is available. 903/838-6531; www.ledwell.com.
Rugged and reliable support trucks, trailers and related equipment help contractors tackle tough jobs and satisfy demanding customers By Ed Wodalski
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Equipment Roundup
Rugged and reliable support trucks, trailers and related equipment help contractors tackle tough jobs and satisfy demanding customers By Ed Wodalski
AbeRnethy WeldingThe 2,500-gallon, single-
compartment vacuum tank from Abernethy Welding is made from 1/4-inch carbon steel. It has top and rear 25-inch man-ways, 4-inch dump with 4-inch pumping valve, Masport HXL400 liquid-cooled vacuum pump
and heavy-duty tailboard on the rear. The tank is welded inside and out and has a coal-tar epoxy coating inside. The catwalks and tank sides feature Rhi-no Linings. The tank is mounted on a 2012 International truck with 275-hp engine mated to an Allison automatic transmission. 800/545-0324; www.abernethywelding.com.
biglug tRAileR WoRks
HD Series dump trailers from BigLug Trailer Works in-clude 14- to 20-foot, two- and three-axle tagalongs (15,580 to 21,000 GVWR) and goosenecks (17,500 to 22,920 GVWR). The trailers feature electric brake ax-
les, 2-inch slipper spring suspension, self-maintaining breakaway, LED lights, 6-foot pullout ramps, hoists, 20-foot control cord, 45- to 52-degree dump angle, aluminum A-frame toolbox, barn door spreader gate, sidewind dropleg jack, load stabilizers, and sandblasted surface with polyurethane primer and topcoat. 800/344-1326; www.biglugtrailers.com.
CAmex equipment sAles & RentAls inC.
The 116-barrel Articulated Cat 740-powered all-terrain vacu-um truck from Camex Equipment Sales & Rentals Inc. features 66 by 43-25 floater tires for extreme road and off-road conditions. It has a suction boom mounted on
the rear door for better access and functionality. Other features include air-open/spring-closed Betts suction valves with lockable camlock fittings and 12-inch discharge valve. All suction and discharge valves are water-jacketed. The truck has a self-contained, silent flow Hibon VTB 820 (1,400 cfm) hydraulic vacuum pump and fully opening hydraulic rear door. The tank is raised by a
35-ton, three-stage, single acting cylinder. The vacuum pump, rear door, rear boom dump gate, hoist and vibrator are controlled inside the cab. Safety fea-tures include a wide-angle camera mounted on the rear door, full-length steel checker-plate fenders with handrails and safety post for the hoist and rear door. 877/955-2770; www.camex.com.
CRysteel mAnufACtuRing inC.
Select custom dump bodies from Crysteel Manufacturing Inc. are available in traditional square or elliptical body styles. Sizes range from 5- through 20-cubic-yard capacities. Options include tailgate design, side height, floor
material and understructure design. A variety of accessories are available. 800/533-0494; www.crysteel.com.
duRAClAssThe HPT heavy-duty dump
body from DuraClass features interlaced understructure and vertical side braces. Made of high-tensile steel, bodies range from 10- to 14-cubic-foot capacities with an inside length of 13 to 17 feet and 7-foot widths. Side/
front/rear heights range from 38/52/46 inches to 34/62/42 inches. Three hoist models are available. Weights range from 3,746 to 4,760 pounds. A variety of options are available. 800/255-4345; www.duraclass.com.
felling tRAileRs inC.
The X-Force hydraulic de-tach gooseneck line of trailers from Felling Trailers Inc. feature a pointed T-1 “hook” on the bot-
tom of the gooseneck that self-aligns into a pocket on the front of the main deck. Once the hook is in the pocket, a spring-loaded T-1 bar lock (Tru-lock) automatically secures the gooseneck to the main deck. The spring-loaded sys-tem has an indicator arm connected to the left-front corner of the main deck, visible from the tractor mirror, providing the driver with visual confirmation that the system is locked in position. It also acts as a manual unlock device should the air-lock release lack sufficient pressure. Other features include five-position,
The Workingman’s
Liquid or solid, truck or trailer, whatever you need moved, removed, refueled or environmentally protected, these support vehicles and equipment are sure to get the job done.
quick-change load block, 30-inch-tall scraper profile gooseneck, cambered mainframe rails welded on both sides of the web, 55-ton capacity, 2,400-psi hydraulic, low-pressure requirements to lift fully loaded trailer, 24-inch/8-inch standard loaded deck height (low deck model has 19.5-inch/6-inch loaded ground clearance). 800/245-2809; www.felling.com.
gApVAx inC. The HV56 hydroexcavator
from GapVax Inc. has a 15-cubic-yard debris body and water tank options ranging from 350 to 1,200 gallons. The unit has a pos-itive displacement vacuum pump rated at 3,500 cfm with 28 inches Hg and full-opening tailgate with
adjustable hinge, dual cylinders and four hydraulically powered locks to com-plete the seal. Options include cold-weather recirculation package, sludge pump, auger unloading and body pressurization systems, remote pendants and wireless remotes. Other options include high-rail package, washdown system, stainless steel body and high-dump. 888/442-7829; www.gapvax.com.
globAl VACuum systems
The 130-barrel (5,460-gal-lon), noncode vacuum trailer from Global Vacuum Systems fea-tures 1/4-inch carbon steel head
and shell. With a 60-inch outer diameter, the trailer has a 20-inch primary shut-off with 6-inch stainless steel floatball and 10-gallon external moisture trap with 5-inch stainless steel floatball. Other features include 3-inch wire-reinforced, neoprene vacuum/pressure hose, 2-inch sight tube in rear head, two flat-flanged and dished baffles, three 20-inch manways on top (3-inch primary shut-off with floatball in front manway), 20-inch cleanout manway, two 4-inch intake/discharge outlets at rear, wedge-type sump at bottom rear, 2-inch brass pressure valve, heavy-duty bumper, Hutch 9700 suspension with eight leaf low-arch spring, 22,500-pound axles and two-speed, heavy-duty 50,000-pound lift capacity landing legs and 140,000 pounds of total capacity. 800/843-0866; www.globalvacuumsystems.com.
heRitAge tRuCk equipment
The HTE 110-barrel (4,620-gallon) steel vacuum tank from Heritage Truck Equipment features 1/4-inch SA-36 steel walls with 5/16-inch flanged and dished heads, three reinforced baffles with crawl hole and full-
length double-leg sills with 2-inch, no-slip grooved rubber cushion. Other fea-tures include industrial-coated steel trays with hose tie downs, industrial-coated tank carriage and rear-mounted dual oversized hose hangers. The tank has a Fruitland RCF-500 vacuum pump Eliminator package with integrated filter, 12-inch, low-profile primary shut-off with 3-inch hose connection and 10-gal-lon secondary moisture trap with 3-inch hose connection. It has top and rear manways, heavy-duty oil field bumpers with storage compartments, stainless steel tray-mounted toolbox, epoxy-coated interior, heated valve collars, dual, rear-center 4-inch load/discharge bronze level valves and dual front-side 4-inch load/discharge level valves. There’s a 4-inch inspection port at the top of the tank, three rear 5-inch sight glasses, 1-inch front-mounted sight tube, SeeLevel Annihilator tank volume indicator, tank access ladders and strobe light package. 330/699-4491; www.heritagetruck.com.
hydRo tek systems inC.
The No Water Wasted wash trailer from Hydro Tek Systems Inc. enables the operator to wash equipment with high-pressure hot water, recover the water and filter it back into the bulk water tank for reuse. The closed-loop,
self-contained mobile wash system is powered by a gasoline or diesel engine. No additional generator is needed. The recycle system vacuums wash water and sends it through several stages of filtration for reuse. The closed-loop system prevents contaminants from polluting storm drains and conserves water. The system can remove grime and grease from equipment, drills and other tools. It is especially suited for dry or remote areas where water is limited. 800/274-9376; www.hydrotek.us/natlspecial/index.html.
Jet CompAnyFrac chassis trailers from Jet
Company are custom designed to have components lowered on and bolted into place for precise and easy installation. Assembled trail-
ers feature radiator, engine, transmission, pump and mounting brackets. Op-tions include various lengths, weight ratings and axle configurations. Custom reel, blender, tail roller and other specialty trailers are available. 515/332-3117; www.jetcompany.com.
J&J tRuCk bodies & tRAileRs
Available in aluminum, steel and stainless steel, pressure vac-uum tank trucks from J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers offer 80- to 135-barrel (3,360- to 6,000-gal-lon) capacity. Tanks are butt-welded to the shell and welded
together with submersion arc welding (SUB-ARC) for weld penetration and fea-ture two baffles. Bodies are outfitted with one-piece aluminum hose trays and polyurea chip guard along the full length of the tank. Features include valves with heat jackets that operate from the engine’s cooling system, PTO-driven Fruitland RCF-500LUFA plug-and-play vacuum pump, hinged 20-inch top and rear manways, rear and auxiliary suction valve, discharge valve and shut-offs. Interior tank liners, electric hose reels, toolboxes and onboard scales are avail-able. 800/598-8552; www.jjbodies.com.
ledWell & sonThe carbon or stainless steel
Hurricane 900 self-contained tank from Ledwell & Son meets ASME/DOT 412 standards and features a self-contained, vacuum pump design offering up to 900-cfm pump capacity. Other features include pressure
offload, hydraulically operated, full-opening rear door, tank hoist option, four top 20-inch manways, rear work lights, 6-inch discharge, 4- and 6-inch intake options, full-length catwalk with stop and rail, spring suspension (Hutch 9700), heavy-duty landing gear, float-level indicator, heavy-duty rear bumper and 22,500-pound air-brake axles. Interior coating is available. 903/838-6531; www.ledwell.com.
Rugged and reliable support trucks, trailers and related equipment help contractors tackle tough jobs and satisfy demanding customers By Ed Wodalski
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lmt inC. The Water Hauler Series
from LMT Inc. features an 80-barrel, 1/4-inch carbon steel tank, heads and full baffles. The tank is supported on full-length rails. Other features include full-length removable hose trays, tank ladder, 25-inch rear hatch with
12-inch hose hanger. The top manway has a 25-inch opening with six wing nut lockdown. Options include rear dual 4-inch butterfly discharge valves with matching 4-inch front curb and streetside-load valves. Other options include rear-mounted, 2-inch sight level tube and Masport load-level indicator. Tank body and all components are finished with epoxy primer and PPG urethane bright white topcoat. Standard accessories include vacuum and pressure relief valves, primary and secondary shut-offs and light package. Heavy-duty rear bumper and push plate, 3-inch 400-cfm oil-catch muffler, Masport HXL 15 WV 350-cfm water-cooled pump with full-frame pump stand, and sandblasted interior with spray-coated lining are available. 800/545-0174; www.tanksandpumps.com.
mid-stAte tAnk Co. inC.
Aluminum and stainless steel tanks from Mid-State Tank Co. Inc. are available in capaci-ties up to 5,000 gallons. Features include 20-inch top and rear manways, primary, three 5-inch sight glasses, pressure relief valve,
4-inch inlet, 6-inch discharge, full-length hose trays with rear hose support, ladder to top manway, LED lights and wiring, rear work lights, full mounting kit and heavy-duty rear bumper. Other options are available. 217/728-8383; www.midstatetank.com.
pRogRess tAnkThe aluminum DOT
407/412 tank from Progress Tank is equipped for hydrocarbon re-covery. Features include a 3-inch Blackmer product pump and Ro-buschi RB-DV45 500-cfm blower. The unit has air-operated inlet and discharge valves with heated
collars. BASE wireless remote to control pump engagement, valve operation and emergency shutdown of the truck engine. The 2012 International Work-Star has heavy-duty oil field front and rear bumpers and is powered by a 475-hp MaxxForce 13 engine. 913-279-3029; www.progresstank.com.
Rugby mAnufACtuRing
Eliminator aluminum dump bodies from Rugby Manufactur-ing feature rigid or lightweight fold-down sides for easy body access, weigh up to 50-percent less than traditional carbon steel, are corrosion resistant and have a
stainless steel EZ-latch upper tailgate. The hardened aluminum alloy bodies are available in 2- to 3-cubic-yard capacities (8- to 12-foot lengths for rigid and fold-down models) and 3- to 4-cubic yard capacities (8- to 11-feet, 6 inches in length for rigid models and 9- to 11-foot lengths for fold-down models). 701/776-5722; www.rugbymfg.com.
sei industRiesThe Ride-Side Berm from
SEI Industries features collapsible walls that allow vehicles to enter and exit without manual assis-tance. Designed for vehicle decon-tamination, remote site refueling or temporary secondary contain-ment around tanker trucks, col-
lapsible entrance and exit walls are made to withstand heavy wheeled and tracked vehicles. L-rod sidewalls provide rigid support and quick setup. Mini ramps en-able vehicles to exit the liquid-filled berm. Eyelet patches along the sides allow for anchoring with wind stakes. Constructed of abrasion-resistant ChemShield fabric, the berm is suitable for a variety of chemicals. Arctic-Shield fabric is available and features chemical and fire resistance to -58 degrees F (not suitable for acids). Meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation 40CFR112.7. Models range from 3,740 to 11,200 gallons and measure from 20 feet by 20 feet by 15 inches, to 20 feet by 60 feet by 15 inches. 604/946-3131; www.sei-ind.com.
seWeR equipment CompAny of AmeRiCA
The compact Ram Vac HX12-27 hydroexcavator with tight turning radius from Sewer Equipment Company of America has a 5,200-cfm positive dis-placement blower producing 27 inches Hg. It has a 12-cu-
bic-yard debris tank with rear-mounted boom capable of 320-degree rotation and 24 feet of reach. The temperature controlled environmental chamber in-cludes two 750-gallon, 3/4-inch-thick Duraprolene water tanks, 0-10 gpm at 2,500-psi hydraulic-powered water pump, 400,000-Btu water heater and re-tractable hose reel. The chamber has an 80,000-Btu heater and doubles as a locked storage area. Other features include wireless remote, three-stage twin cy-clonic filtration system and NEMA 4 electrical system. 800/323-1604; www. sewerequipment.com.
soil suRgeon inC. The Soil Surgeon hydroexcavating tool from
The Soil Surgeon Inc. is designed to fit on all sewer combination trucks equipped with a telescopic 6- or 8-inch boom. The tool has a 1-inch water con-nection. The operator controls water pressure and power with truck controls. Features include 6-foot Tuff Tube with handles fabricated to the tube to guide the unit down for potholing or side to side for trenching. Six jets boring inward cut the soil, while six jets boring outward bring the tube down. Bumpers on the bottom protect the jets and lines the tool might contact. 949/363-1401; www. soilsurgeoninc.com.
southWest pRoduCts CoRp.
The fuel/lube mine service truck from Southwest Products Corp. features a 1,700-gallon die-sel delivery system, four oil prod-ucts, tank heaters, grease system, used oil system, heated compart-ments, custom cabinets and draw-
ers. Safety features include high-output halogen lighting system, additional grab railing and nonskid decking. 877/779-3581; www.southwestproducts.com.
sto-AWAy poWeR CRAnes inC.
SR5T/6T series bumper cranes from Sto-Away Power Cranes Inc. can lift 2,000 pounds of payload. Equipped with the boom extension, the cranes can lift 500 pounds and reach 6 1/2 feet with 10-foot ground clear-
ance. The crane folds into the bumper. A nitrogen cylinder assists storage. Cranes bolt to most 77- to 102-inch-wide standard bumpers. 800/622-9797; www.stoaway.com.
supeRVAC 2000The 6400 hydroexcavator
from Supervac 2000 has a 71-bar-rel (3,300-gallon) carbon steel debris tank, 6,400-cfm vacuum pump producing 27 inches Hg, double-wall insulated, 1,250-gal-lon water tank, two cyclones and cartridge fi lter, 6,000-psi, 10-gpm
water pump and 26-foot-radius hydraulic boom. Other features include hydrau-lic door locks, insulated enclosure (less than 85 dBA), recirculation water pump and 100-foot hose reel capacity. 866/839-5702; www.supervac2000.com.
tRAnsCube usAThe 20TCG transportable
fuel tank from Transcube USA is DOT-approved for road transpor-tation and UL 142 certifi ed for safe diesel fuel storage. The dou-ble-walled tank provides 110-per-cent secondary containment of the inner container’s capacity,
eliminating the risk of spills and contamination. Features include baffl es with fi ll ports, pumps, fi ttings and connections housed at the top of the tank within the secondary containment area. The tank is capable of feeding up to three generators and refueling equipment at the same time. The 528-gallon capacity tank is 87 inches long, 46 inches wide and 52 inches high. When mounted on a trailer, the entire unit is 145 inches long, 71 inches wide and 71 inches high. 866/814-2470; www.transcube.net/us.
tRemCAR inC. The Petroleum TAC B-
Train from Tremcar Inc. has an 8,850-gallon lead tank and 27,661-gallon rear tank made of 3/16- and 1/4-inch aluminum al-
loy that can withstand temperatures up to 1,220 degrees F. The tank frame is made of 3/8-inch extruded aluminum with 20-inch manways. The tanks have 4-inch aluminum, air-operated emergency valves and 4-inch discharge. Fea-tures include 24- by 28- by 34-inch cabinets on each trailer, aluminum ladder at rear, lanyard fall restraint system on inside of overturn rail, TC-406 bumper on rear unit, Holland Mark V two-speed landing gear with sand shoes and Haldex brake system. Steel parts are sandblasted, primed and painted urethane black. 800/363-2158; www.tremcar.com.
tRuCk WoRks inC. The fuel lube support body
from Truck Works Inc. is in-stalled on a tandem-axle chassis with a 2,000-gallon diesel tank with hydraulic-driven Blackmer pump, 1-inch Reelcraft spring rewind reel, auto shut-off nozzle
and Fill Rite meter. Other features include six 120-gallon product tanks with Graco 5:1 on-demand air pumps, Reelcraft 50-foot, 1/2-inch spring rewind reels, 120-pound grease station, 240-gallon waste oil recovery tank, 120-gallon water/antifreeze tank, 55-cfm hydraulic-driven air compressor and two under-tank side storage cabinets. Other features include a used fi lter drawer and dual reel compartments. Options include hydraulic-driven rotary air compressor, hy-draulic-driven pressure washer, hydraulic-driven generator mounted in cabinet, two-compartment split diesel tank (750/250-gallon) on-road off-road with air-operated Graco pump, reel, nozzle, digital metered product nozzles, stainless steel potable water tank and Wiggins quick-fi ll system on diesel tank. Single-axle support vehicles are available. 877/894-8757; www.truckworksinc.com.gomC
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lmt inC. The Water Hauler Series
from LMT Inc. features an 80-barrel, 1/4-inch carbon steel tank, heads and full baffles. The tank is supported on full-length rails. Other features include full-length removable hose trays, tank ladder, 25-inch rear hatch with
12-inch hose hanger. The top manway has a 25-inch opening with six wing nut lockdown. Options include rear dual 4-inch butterfly discharge valves with matching 4-inch front curb and streetside-load valves. Other options include rear-mounted, 2-inch sight level tube and Masport load-level indicator. Tank body and all components are finished with epoxy primer and PPG urethane bright white topcoat. Standard accessories include vacuum and pressure relief valves, primary and secondary shut-offs and light package. Heavy-duty rear bumper and push plate, 3-inch 400-cfm oil-catch muffler, Masport HXL 15 WV 350-cfm water-cooled pump with full-frame pump stand, and sandblasted interior with spray-coated lining are available. 800/545-0174; www.tanksandpumps.com.
mid-stAte tAnk Co. inC.
Aluminum and stainless steel tanks from Mid-State Tank Co. Inc. are available in capaci-ties up to 5,000 gallons. Features include 20-inch top and rear manways, primary, three 5-inch sight glasses, pressure relief valve,
4-inch inlet, 6-inch discharge, full-length hose trays with rear hose support, ladder to top manway, LED lights and wiring, rear work lights, full mounting kit and heavy-duty rear bumper. Other options are available. 217/728-8383; www.midstatetank.com.
pRogRess tAnkThe aluminum DOT
407/412 tank from Progress Tank is equipped for hydrocarbon re-covery. Features include a 3-inch Blackmer product pump and Ro-buschi RB-DV45 500-cfm blower. The unit has air-operated inlet and discharge valves with heated
collars. BASE wireless remote to control pump engagement, valve operation and emergency shutdown of the truck engine. The 2012 International Work-Star has heavy-duty oil field front and rear bumpers and is powered by a 475-hp MaxxForce 13 engine. 913-279-3029; www.progresstank.com.
Rugby mAnufACtuRing
Eliminator aluminum dump bodies from Rugby Manufactur-ing feature rigid or lightweight fold-down sides for easy body access, weigh up to 50-percent less than traditional carbon steel, are corrosion resistant and have a
stainless steel EZ-latch upper tailgate. The hardened aluminum alloy bodies are available in 2- to 3-cubic-yard capacities (8- to 12-foot lengths for rigid and fold-down models) and 3- to 4-cubic yard capacities (8- to 11-feet, 6 inches in length for rigid models and 9- to 11-foot lengths for fold-down models). 701/776-5722; www.rugbymfg.com.
sei industRiesThe Ride-Side Berm from
SEI Industries features collapsible walls that allow vehicles to enter and exit without manual assis-tance. Designed for vehicle decon-tamination, remote site refueling or temporary secondary contain-ment around tanker trucks, col-
lapsible entrance and exit walls are made to withstand heavy wheeled and tracked vehicles. L-rod sidewalls provide rigid support and quick setup. Mini ramps en-able vehicles to exit the liquid-filled berm. Eyelet patches along the sides allow for anchoring with wind stakes. Constructed of abrasion-resistant ChemShield fabric, the berm is suitable for a variety of chemicals. Arctic-Shield fabric is available and features chemical and fire resistance to -58 degrees F (not suitable for acids). Meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation 40CFR112.7. Models range from 3,740 to 11,200 gallons and measure from 20 feet by 20 feet by 15 inches, to 20 feet by 60 feet by 15 inches. 604/946-3131; www.sei-ind.com.
seWeR equipment CompAny of AmeRiCA
The compact Ram Vac HX12-27 hydroexcavator with tight turning radius from Sewer Equipment Company of America has a 5,200-cfm positive dis-placement blower producing 27 inches Hg. It has a 12-cu-
bic-yard debris tank with rear-mounted boom capable of 320-degree rotation and 24 feet of reach. The temperature controlled environmental chamber in-cludes two 750-gallon, 3/4-inch-thick Duraprolene water tanks, 0-10 gpm at 2,500-psi hydraulic-powered water pump, 400,000-Btu water heater and re-tractable hose reel. The chamber has an 80,000-Btu heater and doubles as a locked storage area. Other features include wireless remote, three-stage twin cy-clonic filtration system and NEMA 4 electrical system. 800/323-1604; www. sewerequipment.com.
soil suRgeon inC. The Soil Surgeon hydroexcavating tool from
The Soil Surgeon Inc. is designed to fit on all sewer combination trucks equipped with a telescopic 6- or 8-inch boom. The tool has a 1-inch water con-nection. The operator controls water pressure and power with truck controls. Features include 6-foot Tuff Tube with handles fabricated to the tube to guide the unit down for potholing or side to side for trenching. Six jets boring inward cut the soil, while six jets boring outward bring the tube down. Bumpers on the bottom protect the jets and lines the tool might contact. 949/363-1401; www. soilsurgeoninc.com.
southWest pRoduCts CoRp.
The fuel/lube mine service truck from Southwest Products Corp. features a 1,700-gallon die-sel delivery system, four oil prod-ucts, tank heaters, grease system, used oil system, heated compart-ments, custom cabinets and draw-
ers. Safety features include high-output halogen lighting system, additional grab railing and nonskid decking. 877/779-3581; www.southwestproducts.com.
sto-AWAy poWeR CRAnes inC.
SR5T/6T series bumper cranes from Sto-Away Power Cranes Inc. can lift 2,000 pounds of payload. Equipped with the boom extension, the cranes can lift 500 pounds and reach 6 1/2 feet with 10-foot ground clear-
ance. The crane folds into the bumper. A nitrogen cylinder assists storage. Cranes bolt to most 77- to 102-inch-wide standard bumpers. 800/622-9797; www.stoaway.com.
supeRVAC 2000The 6400 hydroexcavator
from Supervac 2000 has a 71-bar-rel (3,300-gallon) carbon steel debris tank, 6,400-cfm vacuum pump producing 27 inches Hg, double-wall insulated, 1,250-gal-lon water tank, two cyclones and cartridge fi lter, 6,000-psi, 10-gpm
water pump and 26-foot-radius hydraulic boom. Other features include hydrau-lic door locks, insulated enclosure (less than 85 dBA), recirculation water pump and 100-foot hose reel capacity. 866/839-5702; www.supervac2000.com.
tRAnsCube usAThe 20TCG transportable
fuel tank from Transcube USA is DOT-approved for road transpor-tation and UL 142 certifi ed for safe diesel fuel storage. The dou-ble-walled tank provides 110-per-cent secondary containment of the inner container’s capacity,
eliminating the risk of spills and contamination. Features include baffl es with fi ll ports, pumps, fi ttings and connections housed at the top of the tank within the secondary containment area. The tank is capable of feeding up to three generators and refueling equipment at the same time. The 528-gallon capacity tank is 87 inches long, 46 inches wide and 52 inches high. When mounted on a trailer, the entire unit is 145 inches long, 71 inches wide and 71 inches high. 866/814-2470; www.transcube.net/us.
tRemCAR inC. The Petroleum TAC B-
Train from Tremcar Inc. has an 8,850-gallon lead tank and 27,661-gallon rear tank made of 3/16- and 1/4-inch aluminum al-
loy that can withstand temperatures up to 1,220 degrees F. The tank frame is made of 3/8-inch extruded aluminum with 20-inch manways. The tanks have 4-inch aluminum, air-operated emergency valves and 4-inch discharge. Fea-tures include 24- by 28- by 34-inch cabinets on each trailer, aluminum ladder at rear, lanyard fall restraint system on inside of overturn rail, TC-406 bumper on rear unit, Holland Mark V two-speed landing gear with sand shoes and Haldex brake system. Steel parts are sandblasted, primed and painted urethane black. 800/363-2158; www.tremcar.com.
tRuCk WoRks inC. The fuel lube support body
from Truck Works Inc. is in-stalled on a tandem-axle chassis with a 2,000-gallon diesel tank with hydraulic-driven Blackmer pump, 1-inch Reelcraft spring rewind reel, auto shut-off nozzle
and Fill Rite meter. Other features include six 120-gallon product tanks with Graco 5:1 on-demand air pumps, Reelcraft 50-foot, 1/2-inch spring rewind reels, 120-pound grease station, 240-gallon waste oil recovery tank, 120-gallon water/antifreeze tank, 55-cfm hydraulic-driven air compressor and two under-tank side storage cabinets. Other features include a used fi lter drawer and dual reel compartments. Options include hydraulic-driven rotary air compressor, hy-draulic-driven pressure washer, hydraulic-driven generator mounted in cabinet, two-compartment split diesel tank (750/250-gallon) on-road off-road with air-operated Graco pump, reel, nozzle, digital metered product nozzles, stainless steel potable water tank and Wiggins quick-fi ll system on diesel tank. Single-axle support vehicles are available. 877/894-8757; www.truckworksinc.com.gomC
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o handle the fierce competition and breakneck pace that define Cana-da’s western oil fields, contractors often rely on power and brawn to stay in the game. That’s why BeDevil Enterprises Ltd. invested in a truck-
mounted Weldco HL30TC70 crane to do the company’s heavy lifting, both in the field and on the ledger books.
“We use the Weldco picker truck for anything that needs to defy gravity,” says Dan McRae, who co-owns the company, based in Killam, Alberta, with his brother, Bill. “We use it mostly for setting up pump jacks and moving rigs, tanks and pipes – basically anything that customers want moved, picked or pulled.”
The family-owned company is called BeDevil because the brothers liked the pranksterish nature of the name. But the picker truck, built by Edmonton-based Weldco Hydra-Lift atop a heavy-duty 2006 Kenworth C500 chassis, added some serious muscle to the company’s diverse capabilities. Typical work for BeDevil includes boiler- and vacuum-truck services, welding and equipment rental to customers in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
BUYING NEW
The McRaes invest in new equipment when they see a niche need for a service, and that’s exactly why they acquired the Weldco unit.
“When we see a service opportunity, we jump all over it,” McRae explains. “Our first picker was a 7-ton articulat-ing crane to lift smaller stuff. Then we saw an opportunity to serve a company we were working with by buying a bigger picker truck.”
McRae says the company bought the truck new because he sees more and more value in driving something new off the lot instead of buying used equipment.
Money Machines
Pick UP the PaceBrawny picker truck with Kenworth chassis and Weldco Hydra-Lift crane allows
Canada’s BeDevil Enterprises to lift more and bigger equipment for oil field customers
By Ken Wysocky
t
“In the oil fields, everything is done on a dead
run – go as hard as you can go. There are lots
of days when we go to work at 6 a.m. and
come home at 10 p.m. We really push
equipment hard. We take it in places a
lot of people wouldn’t want to drive.”
Dan McRae
BeDevil Enterprises Ltd., Killam, Alberta, CanadaMACHINE: Weldco HL30TC70 pick crane, made by Weldco Hydra-Lift, mounted on a 2006 Kenworth C500 truck chassis
PrIMArYFEAtUrEs: 30-ton lifting capacity and 70-foot boom height
COst: $505,000
WELDCO WEBsItE: www.weldco-hydralift.com
BeDevil Enterprises uses its picker truck equipped with a Weldco HL30TC70 crane to move just about any equipment its oil explo-ration customers need transferred from one drilling location to another. (Photos courtesy of BeDevil Enterprises Inc.)
(continued)
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o handle the fierce competition and breakneck pace that define Cana-da’s western oil fields, contractors often rely on power and brawn to stay in the game. That’s why BeDevil Enterprises Ltd. invested in a truck-
mounted Weldco HL30TC70 crane to do the company’s heavy lifting, both in the field and on the ledger books.
“We use the Weldco picker truck for anything that needs to defy gravity,” says Dan McRae, who co-owns the company, based in Killam, Alberta, with his brother, Bill. “We use it mostly for setting up pump jacks and moving rigs, tanks and pipes – basically anything that customers want moved, picked or pulled.”
The family-owned company is called BeDevil because the brothers liked the pranksterish nature of the name. But the picker truck, built by Edmonton-based Weldco Hydra-Lift atop a heavy-duty 2006 Kenworth C500 chassis, added some serious muscle to the company’s diverse capabilities. Typical work for BeDevil includes boiler- and vacuum-truck services, welding and equipment rental to customers in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
BUYING NEW
The McRaes invest in new equipment when they see a niche need for a service, and that’s exactly why they acquired the Weldco unit.
“When we see a service opportunity, we jump all over it,” McRae explains. “Our first picker was a 7-ton articulat-ing crane to lift smaller stuff. Then we saw an opportunity to serve a company we were working with by buying a bigger picker truck.”
McRae says the company bought the truck new because he sees more and more value in driving something new off the lot instead of buying used equipment.
Money Machines
Pick UP the PaceBrawny picker truck with Kenworth chassis and Weldco Hydra-Lift crane allows
Canada’s BeDevil Enterprises to lift more and bigger equipment for oil field customers
By Ken Wysocky
t
“In the oil fields, everything is done on a dead
run – go as hard as you can go. There are lots
of days when we go to work at 6 a.m. and
come home at 10 p.m. We really push
equipment hard. We take it in places a
lot of people wouldn’t want to drive.”
Dan McRae
BeDevil Enterprises Ltd., Killam, Alberta, CanadaMACHINE: Weldco HL30TC70 pick crane, made by Weldco Hydra-Lift, mounted on a 2006 Kenworth C500 truck chassis
PrIMArYFEAtUrEs: 30-ton lifting capacity and 70-foot boom height
COst: $505,000
WELDCO WEBsItE: www.weldco-hydralift.com
BeDevil Enterprises uses its picker truck equipped with a Weldco HL30TC70 crane to move just about any equipment its oil explo-ration customers need transferred from one drilling location to another. (Photos courtesy of BeDevil Enterprises Inc.)
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“We’re starting to buy new equipment as much as we can just to avoid buy-ing someone else’s headaches,” he notes. “Right now, the oil patch up here is fl ying, moving really good, with lots of drilling going on in Alberta. With demand so high, used equipment is going for 80 percent of the price of new equipment, with no warranty. Once the tires turn, it’s yours, and if anything blows up on it, it’s your problem.”
The HL30TC70 features a 30-ton maximum lift capacity; a 40,100-pound lift capacity at a 10-foot radius; a 60-foot-long, three-stage, box-construction boom that reaches 70 feet high, thanks to the truck-bed height, and retracts to 25 feet long when stowed; A-frame, link-style main outriggers; and a 15,000-pound
planetary winch with an integral brake. The truck and crane together weigh 55,000 pounds.
The unit provides some competitive advantages, McRae points out, like the cost – just north of $500,000 – which offers a barrier to market entry for competitors.
“You don’t buy a truck like this on a whim,” McRae says. “It’s expensive enough that not everyone has one. Plus you need to acquire a picker ticket, which is a license that says you know how to run that piece of equipment. That requires 4,000 hours of actual supervised work experience as well as passing a test after classroom instruction. Safety is a primary concern.”
The unit pays its own freight, however, McRae says.
VALUABLE ADDItION“It’s very valuable to our company, one of my top producers,” he says. “It
contributes signifi cantly to our company’s profi tability.”The truck and crane are built to withstand punishment, McRae adds, which
is a must for a company that serves customers at a grueling pace, 24/7.“In the oil fi elds, everything is done on a dead run,” he says. “You’re ex-
pected to move everything on a dead run – go as hard as you can go. There are lots of days when we go to work at 6 a.m. and come home at 10 p.m. We really push equipment hard. We take it in places a lot of people wouldn’t want to drive … where the terrain is just stupid.
“Our equipment is forever twisting and banging, but this machine is made for rough use,” he adds. “The truck is the workhorse of the Kenworth fl eet. Its frame is massive. It’s made for big jobs – it’s a big, rough, tough machine.” GOMC
BeDevil workers place a tank at a remote Canadian oilfi eld location. The
company prefers to buy new equipment over used, and is always
looking to build its inventory to meet customer demands.
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“We’re starting to buy new equipment as much as we can just to avoid buy-ing someone else’s headaches,” he notes. “Right now, the oil patch up here is fl ying, moving really good, with lots of drilling going on in Alberta. With demand so high, used equipment is going for 80 percent of the price of new equipment, with no warranty. Once the tires turn, it’s yours, and if anything blows up on it, it’s your problem.”
The HL30TC70 features a 30-ton maximum lift capacity; a 40,100-pound lift capacity at a 10-foot radius; a 60-foot-long, three-stage, box-construction boom that reaches 70 feet high, thanks to the truck-bed height, and retracts to 25 feet long when stowed; A-frame, link-style main outriggers; and a 15,000-pound
planetary winch with an integral brake. The truck and crane together weigh 55,000 pounds.
The unit provides some competitive advantages, McRae points out, like the cost – just north of $500,000 – which offers a barrier to market entry for competitors.
“You don’t buy a truck like this on a whim,” McRae says. “It’s expensive enough that not everyone has one. Plus you need to acquire a picker ticket, which is a license that says you know how to run that piece of equipment. That requires 4,000 hours of actual supervised work experience as well as passing a test after classroom instruction. Safety is a primary concern.”
The unit pays its own freight, however, McRae says.
VALUABLE ADDItION“It’s very valuable to our company, one of my top producers,” he says. “It
contributes signifi cantly to our company’s profi tability.”The truck and crane are built to withstand punishment, McRae adds, which
is a must for a company that serves customers at a grueling pace, 24/7.“In the oil fi elds, everything is done on a dead run,” he says. “You’re ex-
pected to move everything on a dead run – go as hard as you can go. There are lots of days when we go to work at 6 a.m. and come home at 10 p.m. We really push equipment hard. We take it in places a lot of people wouldn’t want to drive … where the terrain is just stupid.
“Our equipment is forever twisting and banging, but this machine is made for rough use,” he adds. “The truck is the workhorse of the Kenworth fl eet. Its frame is massive. It’s made for big jobs – it’s a big, rough, tough machine.” GOMC
BeDevil workers place a tank at a remote Canadian oilfi eld location. The
company prefers to buy new equipment over used, and is always
looking to build its inventory to meet customer demands.
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Tech Perspectives
Legend has it that sLickLine was first deveLoped in the 1920sby an engineer from otis engineering corp. who responded to an oil company offering a handsome reward to anyone who could fix a broken wellhead. the engineer drilled through the valve and sent the line – really a glorified tape measure – inside the tubing. it didn’t work particularly well around the seals, but the industry was significantly impressed that it worked at all.
advances in manufacturing, metallurgy and electronics have created wire-lines capable of performing more tasks and doing it reliably. the modern prod-uct has separated into two streams. slickline is still the direct descendant of the original experiment, a solid wire used to carry tools and instrumentation down a wellhead. wireline, its technically advanced cousin, still carries a cur-rent along an insulated electrical conductor, but the addition of fiber optics has been a game changer for oil well inspections.
“although they look the same as their ancestors, the biggest changes in wireline products are in length, strength and the sophistication of the signals
they carry,” says tom Utz, a 40-year wireline industry veteran and vice presi-dent of sales with wireco worldgroup, with headquarters in kansas city, Mo. “when i started in the business, 15,000 feet was considered a typical length and 20,000 feet was long. today, typical is 25,000 and a long cable is 40,000 feet.”
wirelines are still sandwiched between two layers of braided steel wire ar-mor. “But that steel continues to grow stronger over the years,” says Utz. “we’re using higher carbon content in the wire and that’s given us a greater breaking strength on the finished product.”
HORIZONTAL WELL CHALLENGESthe casings need to be tougher, particularly since horizontal wells are be-
coming the industry standard for shale oil. “it’s one thing for the cable shield-ing to support the weight of the whole cable, but another for the cable to stand up to the friction of rubbing along the various well surfaces,” he says.
with gravity unavailable to drive devices into the depths of the horizontal well, the wireline is pushed inside, either by the drilling pipe or pumped along with the force of drilling mud. the horizontal wells, however, take their toll on equipment.
“the life expectancy of wireline in shale work is about half that of vertical work,” says Utz.
the devices attached to cased hole wirelines largely measure wellhead tem-perature, pressure, the types of geologic formation being drilled into and the integrity of the concrete that’s pumped down the hole to seal the well from the
Wireline and slickline technology have come a long way in 80 years as lines are becoming longer, stronger and more technologically advanced. Two 40-year veterans share their observations.
By Peter Kenter
Down to the wire
“Although they look the same as their ancestors, the biggest
changes in wireline products are in length, strength and
the sophistication of the signals they carry. When I
started in the business, 15,000 feet was considered a
typical length and 20,000 feet was long. today, typical
is 25,000 and a long cable is 40,000 feet.”
Tom Utz
An operator loads a drum in a Lonkar Lightning Unit to perform a drop spool job. Wireline and slickline technology has improved dramatically, allowing today’s technicians to run cables 40,000 feet. (Photos courtesy of Lonkar Canada)
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Tech Perspectives
Legend has it that sLickLine was first deveLoped in the 1920sby an engineer from otis engineering corp. who responded to an oil company offering a handsome reward to anyone who could fix a broken wellhead. the engineer drilled through the valve and sent the line – really a glorified tape measure – inside the tubing. it didn’t work particularly well around the seals, but the industry was significantly impressed that it worked at all.
advances in manufacturing, metallurgy and electronics have created wire-lines capable of performing more tasks and doing it reliably. the modern prod-uct has separated into two streams. slickline is still the direct descendant of the original experiment, a solid wire used to carry tools and instrumentation down a wellhead. wireline, its technically advanced cousin, still carries a cur-rent along an insulated electrical conductor, but the addition of fiber optics has been a game changer for oil well inspections.
“although they look the same as their ancestors, the biggest changes in wireline products are in length, strength and the sophistication of the signals
they carry,” says tom Utz, a 40-year wireline industry veteran and vice presi-dent of sales with wireco worldgroup, with headquarters in kansas city, Mo. “when i started in the business, 15,000 feet was considered a typical length and 20,000 feet was long. today, typical is 25,000 and a long cable is 40,000 feet.”
wirelines are still sandwiched between two layers of braided steel wire ar-mor. “But that steel continues to grow stronger over the years,” says Utz. “we’re using higher carbon content in the wire and that’s given us a greater breaking strength on the finished product.”
HORIZONTAL WELL CHALLENGESthe casings need to be tougher, particularly since horizontal wells are be-
coming the industry standard for shale oil. “it’s one thing for the cable shield-ing to support the weight of the whole cable, but another for the cable to stand up to the friction of rubbing along the various well surfaces,” he says.
with gravity unavailable to drive devices into the depths of the horizontal well, the wireline is pushed inside, either by the drilling pipe or pumped along with the force of drilling mud. the horizontal wells, however, take their toll on equipment.
“the life expectancy of wireline in shale work is about half that of vertical work,” says Utz.
the devices attached to cased hole wirelines largely measure wellhead tem-perature, pressure, the types of geologic formation being drilled into and the integrity of the concrete that’s pumped down the hole to seal the well from the
Wireline and slickline technology have come a long way in 80 years as lines are becoming longer, stronger and more technologically advanced. Two 40-year veterans share their observations.
By Peter Kenter
Down to the wire
“Although they look the same as their ancestors, the biggest
changes in wireline products are in length, strength and
the sophistication of the signals they carry. When I
started in the business, 15,000 feet was considered a
typical length and 20,000 feet was long. today, typical
is 25,000 and a long cable is 40,000 feet.”
Tom Utz
An operator loads a drum in a Lonkar Lightning Unit to perform a drop spool job. Wireline and slickline technology has improved dramatically, allowing today’s technicians to run cables 40,000 feet. (Photos courtesy of Lonkar Canada)
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formation. other devices direct specialty tools such as detonators for plastic ex-plosives used to punch holes in steel well casings. however, these tools usually require only a single electrical line to function.
“it’s in the open hole wirelines where we’re seeing the addition of multiple conductors and even fiber optic cables that carry very specific signals for such tasks as assessing the formation for viable production potential,” says Utz.
wireline contractors are traditionally well informed about product lines, primarily because new companies tend to be formed by employees who have left older established firms to strike out on their own.
“But it’s the type of specialty where accumulated knowledge and experi-ence counts, since it’s really impossible to do much simulation testing with wireline products, because of the wide range of conditions in the field,” says Utz. “contractors tend to ask us what’s been tried and we tell them if the wire-line was too small, or the armor wasn’t strong enough to handle that particular task and they generally accept our recommendations.”
Most newer contractors, however, tend to specialize in cased hole work us-ing single conductor wireline, simply due to the lower startup costs – millions of dollars as opposed to tens of millions for sophisticated open hole wireline rigs.
CAMERA MONITORING“the range of tools available for single conductor wireline continues to
grow and it’s a viable market,” says Utz. “But it’s schlumberger, halliburton, Baker atlas and the big wireline logging companies that use the more sophisti-cated products for open hole work, largely because they devise their own pur-pose-built wireline tools. however, we are starting to see some third-party open hole tools entering the market.”
fiber optic lines are a more recent development, used primarily for live-feed camera and monitoring work. it’s the heat-resistance of newer fiber optic technology that’s made it viable for the oil field.
“fiber optics used to be rated at less than 200 degrees fahrenheit, but the newer products can withstand as much as 500 degrees,” says Utz. “however, wirelines containing fiber optics are limited to only about 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) in length without splicing the elements together – and that’s the sort of operation you complete only in a laboratory environment, not the oil patch.”
while wireline tools continue to carry out familiar functions, they’re doing it with greater precision, says Mike Meadows, director of special projects with titan specialties Ltd. of pampa, texas, a company specializing in perforating and cased hole logging tools.
“some of our newer products include an addressable, digital, selective-fire switch system,” he says. “You can selectively fire one gun instead of the entire string, check the status of each gun and bypass any particular gun on demand. we’re currently in the early commercialization stage that uses these electronic systems to fine tune the gun firing order, and reduce nonproductive time for the oil and gas companies.”
SLICKLINES EVOLVEsolid steel slickline has likewise continued to evolve, says des Quinn,
president of avalon research Ltd., with head office in grande prairie, alberta, canada, a company specializing in custom-built slickline tools, slickline de-ployed retrievable bridge plugs for tubing and miniature bridge plugs for coiled tubing applications.
“when i started in the business in the late 1960s, there was basically one gauge of slickline available at .092 inch,” says Quinn. “about 30 years ago that began to change and we saw the addition of .108, .125, .130, .140, .150 and now even .188. the lines are also only as good as their weakest point, so if you have a 30,000-foot reel and it breaks in two, it’s finished. But the manufactur-ing has also improved dramatically, resulting in lines with greater quality and consistency.”
the original slicklines were made of carbon steel, but manufacturers now use different grades of steel such as plough steel, stainless steel and lines with various amounts of nickel. slickline metal compositions are selected for well conditions that can include high levels of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, saltwater and fluid laced with amines.
“You now see hydraulic trucks with many different spools of slickline on them, one for each occasion,” says Quinn. “some of the oil field veterans just laugh at it.”
Quinn was first intrigued by the extended possibilities for slicklines when he led a firefighting crew to extinguish oil well fires in kuwait at the end of the gulf war in 1991.
“a lot of the subterranean controlling devices and tubing were damaged, and attempts were made to control the wells with less than successful existing tools,” says Quinn. “it inspired me to recognize that slicklines have much more to give than people are asking of them.”
AN ECONOMICAL CHOICEthe company concentrates on developing tools for slickline applications
to satisfy a market price point.“if you’re working on a well that’s producing 100,000 barrels a day, you’re
not going to be worried about wireline costs, but if you have a series of marginal wells, you can use less expensive slickline tools to provide many of the same services that can be performed with braided wireline,” he says.
(continued)
“the lines are also only as good as their weakest point, so if
you have a 30,000-foot reel and it breaks in two, it’s finished.
But the manufacturing has also improved dramatically,
resulting in lines with greater quality and consistency.”
Des Quinn
A technician operates a Lonkar Mast Unit. Wireline contractors are well-informed about product lines, primarily because new companies tend to be started by employees who worked in established firms and then strike out on their own.
OCT.11 - www.gomcmag.com GOMC 35
formation. other devices direct specialty tools such as detonators for plastic ex-plosives used to punch holes in steel well casings. however, these tools usually require only a single electrical line to function.
“it’s in the open hole wirelines where we’re seeing the addition of multiple conductors and even fiber optic cables that carry very specific signals for such tasks as assessing the formation for viable production potential,” says Utz.
wireline contractors are traditionally well informed about product lines, primarily because new companies tend to be formed by employees who have left older established firms to strike out on their own.
“But it’s the type of specialty where accumulated knowledge and experi-ence counts, since it’s really impossible to do much simulation testing with wireline products, because of the wide range of conditions in the field,” says Utz. “contractors tend to ask us what’s been tried and we tell them if the wire-line was too small, or the armor wasn’t strong enough to handle that particular task and they generally accept our recommendations.”
Most newer contractors, however, tend to specialize in cased hole work us-ing single conductor wireline, simply due to the lower startup costs – millions of dollars as opposed to tens of millions for sophisticated open hole wireline rigs.
CAMERA MONITORING“the range of tools available for single conductor wireline continues to
grow and it’s a viable market,” says Utz. “But it’s schlumberger, halliburton, Baker atlas and the big wireline logging companies that use the more sophisti-cated products for open hole work, largely because they devise their own pur-pose-built wireline tools. however, we are starting to see some third-party open hole tools entering the market.”
fiber optic lines are a more recent development, used primarily for live-feed camera and monitoring work. it’s the heat-resistance of newer fiber optic technology that’s made it viable for the oil field.
“fiber optics used to be rated at less than 200 degrees fahrenheit, but the newer products can withstand as much as 500 degrees,” says Utz. “however, wirelines containing fiber optics are limited to only about 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) in length without splicing the elements together – and that’s the sort of operation you complete only in a laboratory environment, not the oil patch.”
while wireline tools continue to carry out familiar functions, they’re doing it with greater precision, says Mike Meadows, director of special projects with titan specialties Ltd. of pampa, texas, a company specializing in perforating and cased hole logging tools.
“some of our newer products include an addressable, digital, selective-fire switch system,” he says. “You can selectively fire one gun instead of the entire string, check the status of each gun and bypass any particular gun on demand. we’re currently in the early commercialization stage that uses these electronic systems to fine tune the gun firing order, and reduce nonproductive time for the oil and gas companies.”
SLICKLINES EVOLVEsolid steel slickline has likewise continued to evolve, says des Quinn,
president of avalon research Ltd., with head office in grande prairie, alberta, canada, a company specializing in custom-built slickline tools, slickline de-ployed retrievable bridge plugs for tubing and miniature bridge plugs for coiled tubing applications.
“when i started in the business in the late 1960s, there was basically one gauge of slickline available at .092 inch,” says Quinn. “about 30 years ago that began to change and we saw the addition of .108, .125, .130, .140, .150 and now even .188. the lines are also only as good as their weakest point, so if you have a 30,000-foot reel and it breaks in two, it’s finished. But the manufactur-ing has also improved dramatically, resulting in lines with greater quality and consistency.”
the original slicklines were made of carbon steel, but manufacturers now use different grades of steel such as plough steel, stainless steel and lines with various amounts of nickel. slickline metal compositions are selected for well conditions that can include high levels of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, saltwater and fluid laced with amines.
“You now see hydraulic trucks with many different spools of slickline on them, one for each occasion,” says Quinn. “some of the oil field veterans just laugh at it.”
Quinn was first intrigued by the extended possibilities for slicklines when he led a firefighting crew to extinguish oil well fires in kuwait at the end of the gulf war in 1991.
“a lot of the subterranean controlling devices and tubing were damaged, and attempts were made to control the wells with less than successful existing tools,” says Quinn. “it inspired me to recognize that slicklines have much more to give than people are asking of them.”
AN ECONOMICAL CHOICEthe company concentrates on developing tools for slickline applications
to satisfy a market price point.“if you’re working on a well that’s producing 100,000 barrels a day, you’re
not going to be worried about wireline costs, but if you have a series of marginal wells, you can use less expensive slickline tools to provide many of the same services that can be performed with braided wireline,” he says.
(continued)
“the lines are also only as good as their weakest point, so if
you have a 30,000-foot reel and it breaks in two, it’s finished.
But the manufacturing has also improved dramatically,
resulting in lines with greater quality and consistency.”
Des Quinn
A technician operates a Lonkar Mast Unit. Wireline contractors are well-informed about product lines, primarily because new companies tend to be started by employees who worked in established firms and then strike out on their own.
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Quinn refers to slicklining as “the black art” simply because of the skill required to manipulate the lines and the inventiveness required to keep the technology relevant in today’s oil field.
“You’re manipulating the end of a cable that’s thousands of feet away while trying to visualize well problems in a three-dimensional manner, without being able to actively monitor it,” he says. “not everyone can do that successfully.”
Because the slickline transmits neither current nor signal, all of the logging tools need to have a self-contained memory, supplying information only when the device is retrieved. Miniaturization of the devices and boosting the energy of self-contained power sources are the biggest application challenges.
avalon research’s approach to lower the cost of perforating and bridge plug setting, for example, is a computerized trigger that safely deploys power to detonators when multiple safety parameters are met. these parameters include pressure, temperature, time and mechanical switches that activate when pro-grammed settings are matched on the way into the well.
More recent developments include a self-contained high-definition inspec-tion camera that also records sound and pressure.
“the challenge to camera units has been the intense heat experienced inside some of the wells,” says Quinn. “what we’ve done with this tool is to actually build an onboard refrigerator that cools down the camera in down hole conditions. the entire unit is contained in a tube 5 feet long and 1.75 inches in diameter.”
the company is also developing a new tractor device about 4.5 inches in diameter, powered by a dc motor and lithium battery pack, to help pull slick-lines into a horizontal well and to drive them back out again.
the company’s engineers are currently working on a tool that will assist oil sands operators to remove malfunctioning pumps from heated oil reservoirs.
“it takes so long for them to bring the oil sands up to a pumpable tem-perature of about 600 degrees fahrenheit that when a single down hole pump breaks down, it doesn’t make economic sense to shut down the system to replace just one unit,” says Quinn. “they wait until about 25 percent of the pumps are down, then shut off the steam injection so as to allow the reservoir to cool down.”
the new tool, currently in final testing, seals the bottom of the pipe with a plug rated to 1,000 degrees f. this plug is mated with a patented nitrogen cooled snubbing system that allows the operator to pull the hot tubing from the wellbore and replace the malfunctioning pump without disturbing the steam process.
“our goal is to keep developing slickline tools that are patentable and pro-vide services that nobody else is providing,” says Quinn. “the technology has a lot of life left in it.” GOMC
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Quinn refers to slicklining as “the black art” simply because of the skill required to manipulate the lines and the inventiveness required to keep the technology relevant in today’s oil field.
“You’re manipulating the end of a cable that’s thousands of feet away while trying to visualize well problems in a three-dimensional manner, without being able to actively monitor it,” he says. “not everyone can do that successfully.”
Because the slickline transmits neither current nor signal, all of the logging tools need to have a self-contained memory, supplying information only when the device is retrieved. Miniaturization of the devices and boosting the energy of self-contained power sources are the biggest application challenges.
avalon research’s approach to lower the cost of perforating and bridge plug setting, for example, is a computerized trigger that safely deploys power to detonators when multiple safety parameters are met. these parameters include pressure, temperature, time and mechanical switches that activate when pro-grammed settings are matched on the way into the well.
More recent developments include a self-contained high-definition inspec-tion camera that also records sound and pressure.
“the challenge to camera units has been the intense heat experienced inside some of the wells,” says Quinn. “what we’ve done with this tool is to actually build an onboard refrigerator that cools down the camera in down hole conditions. the entire unit is contained in a tube 5 feet long and 1.75 inches in diameter.”
the company is also developing a new tractor device about 4.5 inches in diameter, powered by a dc motor and lithium battery pack, to help pull slick-lines into a horizontal well and to drive them back out again.
the company’s engineers are currently working on a tool that will assist oil sands operators to remove malfunctioning pumps from heated oil reservoirs.
“it takes so long for them to bring the oil sands up to a pumpable tem-perature of about 600 degrees fahrenheit that when a single down hole pump breaks down, it doesn’t make economic sense to shut down the system to replace just one unit,” says Quinn. “they wait until about 25 percent of the pumps are down, then shut off the steam injection so as to allow the reservoir to cool down.”
the new tool, currently in final testing, seals the bottom of the pipe with a plug rated to 1,000 degrees f. this plug is mated with a patented nitrogen cooled snubbing system that allows the operator to pull the hot tubing from the wellbore and replace the malfunctioning pump without disturbing the steam process.
“our goal is to keep developing slickline tools that are patentable and pro-vide services that nobody else is providing,” says Quinn. “the technology has a lot of life left in it.” GOMC
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Even if you have been certified, a re-fresher course may be in order. That’s be-cause the American Heart Association has revised its CPR guidelines as of 2010. The new guidelines are based on international
scientific evidence involving hundreds of experts who reviewed thousands of peer-reviewed papers on the subject.
Knowing the benefitsCPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
combines rescue breathing and chest com-pressions to help victims thought to be in cardiac arrest, in which the heart stops pumping blood. CPR can support a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain to buy time until the person gets profes-sional care to restore normal heart function.
How effective is it? While there are no reliable national statistics, a variety of stud-ies show that early CPR has benefits, espe-cially if followed by defibrillation to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
The Heart Association says that early CPR and defibrillation within three to five minutes of a person’s collapse, plus early advanced care, can mean greater than 50 percent long-term survival. Early CPR from bystanders is less helpful if emergency medi-cal personnel with a defibrillator arrive later than eight to 12 minutes after collapse.
The association reports that fewer than one-third of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital receive CPR from a by-stander – yet effective bystander CPR, im-mediately after cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival. The as-sociation trains more than 12 million people
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Doing it rightOf course, to be effective, CPR has to
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The association says that while this fundamental change in sequence will re-quire re-education of everyone who has ever learned CPR, the benefits will justify the ef-fort. The thought behind the change is that in the A-B-C sequence, chest compressions are delayed while the responder opens the airway to give mouth-to-mouth breaths.
In the C-A-B sequence, chest compres-sions are started immediately and 30 com-pressions are given before mouth-to-mouth breathing is started. This establishes some limited blood flow, and the delay in ventila-tion is minimal. Among other changes:
The chest compression rate should be at least 100 per minute, rather than approxi-mately 100 per minute.
The chest compression depth for adults should be at least two inches, rather than one-and-a-half to two inches.
finD out all the facts
A note of caution: Please don’t rely on this quick summary for instruction in the lat-est CPR methods. You can find complete information by visiting www.heart.org and clicking on the “CPR & ECC” tab. In addi-tion, you should get formal training (or con-sider updating the training you have) before attempting these techniques on anyone.
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CPR RevisitedThe American Heart Association has released new guidelines for helping to resuscitate victims of sudden cardiac arrest
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The association reports that fewer than one-third of people who suffer
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effective bystander CPR, immediately after cardiac arrest, can
double or triple a victim’s chance of survival.
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o you or any of your people know CPR? Has anyone in your organiza-tion been trained and certified? If
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Even if you have been certified, a re-fresher course may be in order. That’s be-cause the American Heart Association has revised its CPR guidelines as of 2010. The new guidelines are based on international
scientific evidence involving hundreds of experts who reviewed thousands of peer-reviewed papers on the subject.
Knowing the benefitsCPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
combines rescue breathing and chest com-pressions to help victims thought to be in cardiac arrest, in which the heart stops pumping blood. CPR can support a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain to buy time until the person gets profes-sional care to restore normal heart function.
How effective is it? While there are no reliable national statistics, a variety of stud-ies show that early CPR has benefits, espe-cially if followed by defibrillation to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.
The Heart Association says that early CPR and defibrillation within three to five minutes of a person’s collapse, plus early advanced care, can mean greater than 50 percent long-term survival. Early CPR from bystanders is less helpful if emergency medi-cal personnel with a defibrillator arrive later than eight to 12 minutes after collapse.
The association reports that fewer than one-third of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital receive CPR from a by-stander – yet effective bystander CPR, im-mediately after cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival. The as-sociation trains more than 12 million people
in CPR each year including health care pro-fessionals and members of the general public.
Doing it rightOf course, to be effective, CPR has to
be done right. The new Heart Association guidelines include some fairly substantial changes in approach and technique.
Perhaps most significant is a change in sequence from the traditional A-B-C (air-way, breathing, chest compression) to C-A-B (chest compression, airway, breathing) for adults, children and infants.
The association says that while this fundamental change in sequence will re-quire re-education of everyone who has ever learned CPR, the benefits will justify the ef-fort. The thought behind the change is that in the A-B-C sequence, chest compressions are delayed while the responder opens the airway to give mouth-to-mouth breaths.
In the C-A-B sequence, chest compres-sions are started immediately and 30 com-pressions are given before mouth-to-mouth breathing is started. This establishes some limited blood flow, and the delay in ventila-tion is minimal. Among other changes:
The chest compression rate should be at least 100 per minute, rather than approxi-mately 100 per minute.
The chest compression depth for adults should be at least two inches, rather than one-and-a-half to two inches.
finD out all the facts
A note of caution: Please don’t rely on this quick summary for instruction in the lat-est CPR methods. You can find complete information by visiting www.heart.org and clicking on the “CPR & ECC” tab. In addi-tion, you should get formal training (or con-sider updating the training you have) before attempting these techniques on anyone.
Having someone on your team certi-fied in CPR can literally be a lifesaver. If your business is not in that position, perhaps now is the time to consider CPR training. GOMC
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CPR RevisitedThe American Heart Association has released new guidelines for helping to resuscitate victims of sudden cardiac arrest
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The underground Minetruck MT42 from Atlas Copco is a high-speed, four-wheel-drive articulated truck with 42-metric-ton (46 U.S. tons) tram-ming capacity. Designed for work in underground mines and tunnels, the truck has eight forward and two reverse gears.
Features include the Rig Control System (RCS) that governs and moni-tors vehicle functions, such as engine speed, coolant temperature and oil pressure. The system uses CANbus (controlled area network) technology that enables the operator to monitor performance through a series of menus.
“One of the big benefits is it eliminates many of the electrical connec-tions that were necessary on earlier non-CANbus machines,” says Mark Smith, product manager/area manager for Atlas Copco.
The truck is powered by a Cummins QSX15, 520-hp, Tier 3/Stage IIIA engine with Dana 8822H 8-speed transmission, Kessler axles and 153-USG fuel tank.
The gas-hydraulic suspension system for the front axle enhances opera-tor comfort and allows for greater speed and improved handling on under-ground roadways. The dump system can empty a full load in 13 seconds.
“The SAHR braking system features four independent, spring-applied hydraulically released brake heads at the wheel ends,” Smith says. “The sys-tem eliminates the requirement for a separate park/emergency brake used with hydraulically actuated braking systems.”
The truck’s hydraulic system has a 58-gallon capacity with heavy-duty
pumps, electric hydraulic oil-fill pump and two steer, dump and front suspen-sion cylinders.
A service bay on the side of the powerframe provides access to filters, valve blocks and service points. The automatic climate control, ISO ROPS/FOPS-approved enclosed cabin can be hydraulically tilted to expose the en-gine bay for maintenance. Other features include LED lights and a backup camera.
Options include CD/MP3 player, wheel chocks and brackets, knock-down construction for shaft lowering, amber strobe light, loading camera and load lights, blockout gears, load weighing system, neutral brake apply, automatic fire suppression, automatic lubrication, low ambient temperature package, Wiggins fill connections and corrosion-resistant radiator. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.com.
Minetruck Designed for Safe Work UndergroundBy Ed Wodalski
1. Gamajet Introduces tank cleaner The PowerFlex tank cleaning machine from Gamajet Cleaning Systems has a
standard operating range of 50-100 psi and 20-80 gpm. At a distance of 10 feet, op-erating at 30 gpm, the system produces nearly 10 pounds of force and can maintain 8-15 pounds of force. Features include a sanitary design, FDA-compliant materials, self-cleaning and draining capabilities, and high-polish, sanitary finish. 877/426-2538; www.gamajet.com.
2. oldham Introduces Gas detectIon transmItterThe OLCT 200 fixed gas detection transmitter from Oldham is designed for
use with multiple gas detection technologies, including electrochemical, catalytic bead, infrared and photoionization detection sensors. The unit can simultaneously display two different gases. It can be configured for two-wire and three-wire 4-20 mA analog output, Modbus RTU digital output, HART communication and wireless communication. Optional onboard programmable relays can be configured with ei-ther a painted aluminum or stainless steel explosion-proof housing or a cold-climate heater. 800/338-3287; www.oldhamgas.com.
3. newson Gale Introduces cable reelThe VESM02 cable reel from Newson Gale Inc. is designed to provide secure
static ground protection for difficult field applications, such as tanker trucks and mobile tanks or drums. The self-retracting reels are housed in durable, lightweight steel with powder-coated finish, suitable for use outdoors or indoors, per NEMA 4/IP56/ingress protection. The reel has 50 feet of Cen-Stat Static-Dissipative Hytrel protected cable with adjustable stop ball. 732/961-7610; www.newson-gale.com.
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5. reelcraft Introduces retractable hose reels
Diesel emission fluid (DEF) dispensing spring retractable hose reels from Reel-craft are designed to aid in the dispensing of DEF for late model diesel engines. Internal fluid path parts are made from 304L grade stainless steel and feature Vi-ton O-rings. Goodyear DEF dispensing hose and adjustable bumper are included. 260/248-8188; www.reelcraft.com.
6. bIlco offers floor access doorType J-AL aluminum access doors from The Bilco Co. are available with stainless
steel hardware for enhanced corrosion resistance. Available in single- or double-leaf design and reinforced for 300 psf or H2O loading conditions, the door provides access to underground areas, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, commercial and institutional buildings and public utilities. The channel frame design and built-in drain coupling allow the door to be used in ap-plications where water penetrating into the opening is a concern. 203/934-6363; www.bilco.com.
7. oPw offers dIsconnect couPlersDry disconnect products from OPW Fluid Transfer Group are designed to pro-
vide optimum safety and environmental protection. API adapters and couplers, man-ifold systems, rail manholes, bottom outlet valves and emergency vents and valves ensure safe and efficient loading, transport and unloading of shale oil. 513/696-1790; www.opwshaleoil.com.
8. new PIG Introduces drum contaInment baG
The drum containment bag from New Pig Corp. provides secondary con-tainment and an easy way to hoist containers on and off a truck. Features include 6,000-pound capacity lifting straps, UN-rated for Packing Group II solids, puncture-resistant, PVC-coated shell that clips shut, abrasion-resistant bottom and removable poly liner to contain leaks. 800/468-4647; www.newpig.com.
9. ruhrPumPen Introduces low-flow PumP
A low-flow version of the CPP-21, the model CPP-L end-suction low-flow cen-trifugal pump from Ruhrpumpen complies with ANSI B73.1 standard and can be used to replace existing equipment without piping or base changes. Features include radial vane impellers for hydraulic control. 800/334-2553; www.ruhrpumpen.com.
10. blackmer Introduces comPressor lIne
NG Series natural gas vapor recovery compressors from Blackmer are designed to handle wellhead operation in continuous duty or remote, unmanned locations. The single-stage, oil-free reciprocating compressors are constructed with two sets of piston rod seals between the crosshead guide and cylinder area that form the distance piece, which provides leakage control and helps prevent oil contamination. Connections are provided for purging, pressurizing or venting as needed. Other fea-tures include ductile iron head and cylinder, O-ring gaskets throughout, flow rates to 600 mscfd, 50-hp maximum energy usage and maximum working pressure of 350 psia. 616/241-1611; www.blackmer.com. GOMC
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The underground Minetruck MT42 from Atlas Copco is a high-speed, four-wheel-drive articulated truck with 42-metric-ton (46 U.S. tons) tram-ming capacity. Designed for work in underground mines and tunnels, the truck has eight forward and two reverse gears.
Features include the Rig Control System (RCS) that governs and moni-tors vehicle functions, such as engine speed, coolant temperature and oil pressure. The system uses CANbus (controlled area network) technology that enables the operator to monitor performance through a series of menus.
“One of the big benefits is it eliminates many of the electrical connec-tions that were necessary on earlier non-CANbus machines,” says Mark Smith, product manager/area manager for Atlas Copco.
The truck is powered by a Cummins QSX15, 520-hp, Tier 3/Stage IIIA engine with Dana 8822H 8-speed transmission, Kessler axles and 153-USG fuel tank.
The gas-hydraulic suspension system for the front axle enhances opera-tor comfort and allows for greater speed and improved handling on under-ground roadways. The dump system can empty a full load in 13 seconds.
“The SAHR braking system features four independent, spring-applied hydraulically released brake heads at the wheel ends,” Smith says. “The sys-tem eliminates the requirement for a separate park/emergency brake used with hydraulically actuated braking systems.”
The truck’s hydraulic system has a 58-gallon capacity with heavy-duty
pumps, electric hydraulic oil-fill pump and two steer, dump and front suspen-sion cylinders.
A service bay on the side of the powerframe provides access to filters, valve blocks and service points. The automatic climate control, ISO ROPS/FOPS-approved enclosed cabin can be hydraulically tilted to expose the en-gine bay for maintenance. Other features include LED lights and a backup camera.
Options include CD/MP3 player, wheel chocks and brackets, knock-down construction for shaft lowering, amber strobe light, loading camera and load lights, blockout gears, load weighing system, neutral brake apply, automatic fire suppression, automatic lubrication, low ambient temperature package, Wiggins fill connections and corrosion-resistant radiator. 800/732-6762; www.atlascopco.com.
Minetruck Designed for Safe Work UndergroundBy Ed Wodalski
1. Gamajet Introduces tank cleaner The PowerFlex tank cleaning machine from Gamajet Cleaning Systems has a
standard operating range of 50-100 psi and 20-80 gpm. At a distance of 10 feet, op-erating at 30 gpm, the system produces nearly 10 pounds of force and can maintain 8-15 pounds of force. Features include a sanitary design, FDA-compliant materials, self-cleaning and draining capabilities, and high-polish, sanitary finish. 877/426-2538; www.gamajet.com.
2. oldham Introduces Gas detectIon transmItterThe OLCT 200 fixed gas detection transmitter from Oldham is designed for
use with multiple gas detection technologies, including electrochemical, catalytic bead, infrared and photoionization detection sensors. The unit can simultaneously display two different gases. It can be configured for two-wire and three-wire 4-20 mA analog output, Modbus RTU digital output, HART communication and wireless communication. Optional onboard programmable relays can be configured with ei-ther a painted aluminum or stainless steel explosion-proof housing or a cold-climate heater. 800/338-3287; www.oldhamgas.com.
3. newson Gale Introduces cable reelThe VESM02 cable reel from Newson Gale Inc. is designed to provide secure
static ground protection for difficult field applications, such as tanker trucks and mobile tanks or drums. The self-retracting reels are housed in durable, lightweight steel with powder-coated finish, suitable for use outdoors or indoors, per NEMA 4/IP56/ingress protection. The reel has 50 feet of Cen-Stat Static-Dissipative Hytrel protected cable with adjustable stop ball. 732/961-7610; www.newson-gale.com.
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4. devcon offers abrasIon ProtectIonDFense Blok wearing compound from ITW Devcon is an alumina ceramic
bead-filled epoxy compound that, when used with DFense Blok Surface Wetting Agent, increases drop impact strength. It can be used in the repair, rebuilding and protection of pipe elbows, scrubbers, ash handling systems, cyclones, fan blades, pump boxes, float cells, screw conveyors, augers and other abrasion applications. Available in 30-pound pails, the product is mixed 2:1 and has a working time of 25 minutes at room temperature. A nonsagging compound, it can be applied by trowel at a thickness of 3/4 inch on vertical surfaces and 1/2 inch on overhead surfaces. It achieves functional cure in four to five hours and can withstand temperatures up to 300 degrees F. 800/933-8266; www.devcon.com.
5. reelcraft Introduces retractable hose reels
Diesel emission fluid (DEF) dispensing spring retractable hose reels from Reel-craft are designed to aid in the dispensing of DEF for late model diesel engines. Internal fluid path parts are made from 304L grade stainless steel and feature Vi-ton O-rings. Goodyear DEF dispensing hose and adjustable bumper are included. 260/248-8188; www.reelcraft.com.
6. bIlco offers floor access doorType J-AL aluminum access doors from The Bilco Co. are available with stainless
steel hardware for enhanced corrosion resistance. Available in single- or double-leaf design and reinforced for 300 psf or H2O loading conditions, the door provides access to underground areas, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, commercial and institutional buildings and public utilities. The channel frame design and built-in drain coupling allow the door to be used in ap-plications where water penetrating into the opening is a concern. 203/934-6363; www.bilco.com.
7. oPw offers dIsconnect couPlersDry disconnect products from OPW Fluid Transfer Group are designed to pro-
vide optimum safety and environmental protection. API adapters and couplers, man-ifold systems, rail manholes, bottom outlet valves and emergency vents and valves ensure safe and efficient loading, transport and unloading of shale oil. 513/696-1790; www.opwshaleoil.com.
8. new PIG Introduces drum contaInment baG
The drum containment bag from New Pig Corp. provides secondary con-tainment and an easy way to hoist containers on and off a truck. Features include 6,000-pound capacity lifting straps, UN-rated for Packing Group II solids, puncture-resistant, PVC-coated shell that clips shut, abrasion-resistant bottom and removable poly liner to contain leaks. 800/468-4647; www.newpig.com.
9. ruhrPumPen Introduces low-flow PumP
A low-flow version of the CPP-21, the model CPP-L end-suction low-flow cen-trifugal pump from Ruhrpumpen complies with ANSI B73.1 standard and can be used to replace existing equipment without piping or base changes. Features include radial vane impellers for hydraulic control. 800/334-2553; www.ruhrpumpen.com.
10. blackmer Introduces comPressor lIne
NG Series natural gas vapor recovery compressors from Blackmer are designed to handle wellhead operation in continuous duty or remote, unmanned locations. The single-stage, oil-free reciprocating compressors are constructed with two sets of piston rod seals between the crosshead guide and cylinder area that form the distance piece, which provides leakage control and helps prevent oil contamination. Connections are provided for purging, pressurizing or venting as needed. Other fea-tures include ductile iron head and cylinder, O-ring gaskets throughout, flow rates to 600 mscfd, 50-hp maximum energy usage and maximum working pressure of 350 psia. 616/241-1611; www.blackmer.com. GOMC
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WALKER GROUP ADDS TWO LOCATIONSWalker Group Holdings, manufacturer of transportation tanks and storage
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ITT SIGNS PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI ARAMCO
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) and ITT Corp. signed a seven-year strategic partnership agreement for ITT to provide products and services for oil, gas and petrochemical projects in Saudi Arabia and internationally.
VAL-MATIC RELEASES PRODUCT BROCHURE
Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. released an expanded version of its product line brochure, including air valves, check valves, shut-off valves, VaultSafe products, actuators and control systems. The brochure is available at www.valmatic.com.
ENDURO COMPOSITES ACQUIRES BAY PRODUCTS
Enduro Composites Inc. acquired Bay Products Inc. of Stateline, Nev. The design and manufacture of BPI’s complete line of Odor Control Systems have been transferred to Enduro’s manufacturing facilities in Houston and Freeport, Texas. Martin Crawford, president of BPI, will join Enduro.
NETZSCH EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION TERRITORYNETZSCH Pumps North America LLC, manufacturer of progressing
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ATLAS COPCO CHANGES NAME, ADDS STAFF
Atlas Copco changed the name of its Portable Air Division to the Por-table Energy Division. The new division will focus on
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GODWIN OFFERS FLYGT ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
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NORTRAX BRANCHES EARN TOP SATISFACTION RATINGS
NORTRAX branches in West Melbourne, Fla., and Monico, Wis., achieved top rankings in the United States and Canada for construction equipment dealer parts and service satisfaction. The SatisfYd survey asked customers about their experiences and ranked satisfaction on such issues as in-stock parts availability, fair and honest treatment and knowledge of technicians when repairs were made. NORTRAX is a John Deere dealer for construction, mining and forestry equipment. GOMC
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WALKER GROUP ADDS TWO LOCATIONSWalker Group Holdings, manufacturer of transportation tanks and storage
vessels, opened Brenner Service Centers in Chicago and Baton Rouge, La.
ITT SIGNS PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI ARAMCO
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) and ITT Corp. signed a seven-year strategic partnership agreement for ITT to provide products and services for oil, gas and petrochemical projects in Saudi Arabia and internationally.
VAL-MATIC RELEASES PRODUCT BROCHURE
Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. released an expanded version of its product line brochure, including air valves, check valves, shut-off valves, VaultSafe products, actuators and control systems. The brochure is available at www.valmatic.com.
ENDURO COMPOSITES ACQUIRES BAY PRODUCTS
Enduro Composites Inc. acquired Bay Products Inc. of Stateline, Nev. The design and manufacture of BPI’s complete line of Odor Control Systems have been transferred to Enduro’s manufacturing facilities in Houston and Freeport, Texas. Martin Crawford, president of BPI, will join Enduro.
NETZSCH EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION TERRITORYNETZSCH Pumps North America LLC, manufacturer of progressing
cavity pumps and rotary lobe pumps, expanded the distribution territory of
Voigt-Abernathy Company Inc. from Alabama and the Florida Panhandle to include Eastern Tennessee.
ATLAS COPCO CHANGES NAME, ADDS STAFF
Atlas Copco changed the name of its Portable Air Division to the Por-table Energy Division. The new division will focus on
on-site compressors, generators, lighting, pumps and used equipment. The company also made changes to its sales and manage-ment staff. Ray Kranzusch was appointed product manager, Oil and Gas Drills for Atlas Copco Construction & Mining, Ryan Youngblood was appointed ground support
sales manager, Northwest for Atlas Copco CMT USA, and Bruce Beatty was named product and business development manager, Horizontal Directional Drilling and Raisebore for Atlas Copco CMT USA LLC. Tom Hewitt was named sales representative-capital equipment for the Rocky Mountain Region and Michael LaZella was named branch administrator for the Atlas Copco store in Miami.
GODWIN OFFERS FLYGT ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
Godwin Pumps, a subsidiary of ITT Corp., formed a brand partnership to distribute Flygt 2000 and 5000 series electric submersible pumps for the min-ing industry at Godwin’s 35 company-owned branches throughout the United States. The partnership also extends the availability of spare parts and service.
NORTRAX BRANCHES EARN TOP SATISFACTION RATINGS
NORTRAX branches in West Melbourne, Fla., and Monico, Wis., achieved top rankings in the United States and Canada for construction equipment dealer parts and service satisfaction. The SatisfYd survey asked customers about their experiences and ranked satisfaction on such issues as in-stock parts availability, fair and honest treatment and knowledge of technicians when repairs were made. NORTRAX is a John Deere dealer for construction, mining and forestry equipment. GOMC
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Xtreme Flow Hot/Cold Jetter! Model# HJ2TA8536, tandem axle trailer, 35 HP Van-guard 8.5 gpm @ 3,600 psi, 325 gal. water tank, 300’ hose, General pump. List $27,995. Fully loaded! Call for special pricing! 800-213-3272; www.hotjetusa.com. (GBM)
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1988 Ford L8000 Vac: Ford @ 210 hp, A/T, 81K miles, 6K hours, spring susp., spoke wheels, Vac-Con body, Cummins showing 1,292 hrs., s/n: V290T-0488186.....................................................$22,500
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2003 Sterling L7500 Vac Truck: Cat 3125 @ 315 HP, A/T, 55K miles, spring susp., 2003 Vac-Con V390LHAD, 3 compressor fans, 10’ telescopic boom, HS drive, articulating hose reel, hi-dump debris tank.. ................ $99,500
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New custom vacuum truck bodies built to your specifications. 60 to 110 bbl tanks. Mounted or shipped directly to you. New and used truck locating services. 800-545-0174. LMT Inc. www.tanksandpumps.com. (GBM)
VACUUM LOADERS
1999 International with a Guzzler Ace 27" HG wet/dry industrial vacuum tank loader. Demo/Rental Unit. (Stock #7390) www.Vacu umSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GBM)
1995 International Paystar 5000 Vac Truck: Cummins M11, Fuller 8-spd., lockers, 340" WB, PTO, disc wheels, 22.5 tires, spring susp., 1995 Pesvac 3200 gal. tank, 32,000# max load, s/n: PVSDH-3200-0595 ................... $89,500
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1978 Mack Vac Truck: Mack diesel, M/T, 10,500/19,040 axles, camelback susp., spoke wheels, 22.5 tires. .$24,500
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2004 Vermeer E550 Vac Trailer: 500 gallon evacuator, 725 hours, Duetz 4 cyl, 220 gal. water tank, mounted on 13' trailer. ........................................ $24,500
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2004 Vermeer E550: 500 gallon evacu-ator, Duetz 4 cyl, 220 gal. water tank, triplex pump .............................. $24,500
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2004 Sterling Vac Truck: Cat C-7 en-gine, 300 hp, Fuller 8LL, lockers, 222" WB, PTO, double frame, spring susp., 18/46 axles, cruise, 109K miles $99,500
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2006 Sterling LT9500 Vac Truck: Ac-ert C-13, Fuller 8LL, lockers, 18/40 axles, 4x6 drive, air ride, 24K miles, 208" WB, 227" frame behind cab, 22.5 tires, engine brake, disc wheels, 2006 Presvac tank, s/n: APV-4000-0705-7052, 4,000 gal. tank, Masport pump .................. $89,500
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BLOWERS
One (1) very good used Roots 824 PD blower. www.VacuumSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GBM)
Distributor/Dealer offering Direct Bolt-In Re-placements for Hibon VTB and SIAV series blowers and vacuum pumps. Blowertech Ltd., 780-466-4716; toll free 1-866-466-4716; www.blowertech.ca. (PG10)
JETTERS-TRAILER
Xtreme Flow Hot/Cold Jetter! Model# HJ2TA8536, tandem axle trailer, 35 HP Van-guard 8.5 gpm @ 3,600 psi, 325 gal. water tank, 300’ hose, General pump. List $27,995. Fully loaded! Call for special pricing! 800-213-3272; www.hotjetusa.com. (GBM)
JET VACS
2008 Sterling LT7501 with a VacAll AJV1015, 10-yd. debris body, 1500 gallon water, com-bination vacuum/jetting unit. (Stock #13366) www.VacuumSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GMB)
1988 Ford L8000 Vac: Ford @ 210 hp, A/T, 81K miles, 6K hours, spring susp., spoke wheels, Vac-Con body, Cummins showing 1,292 hrs., s/n: V290T-0488186.....................................................$22,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
Mini Jet “N” Vac/Hydro Excavators. Perfect for: Vertical Hole Drilling/Pot Holing/Vacuum-ing. For details call 1-800-213-3272; www.hotjetusa.com. (GBM)
2003 Sterling L7500 Vac Truck: Cat 3125 @ 315 HP, A/T, 55K miles, spring susp., 2003 Vac-Con V390LHAD, 3 compressor fans, 10’ telescopic boom, HS drive, articulating hose reel, hi-dump debris tank.. ................ $99,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
JET VACS
1999 Sterling cab and chassis with Vactor 2100 combination vacuum loader and high pressure sewer cleaning system. (Stock #2129V) www.VacuumSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GBM)
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Sales Reps Wanted. Gulf Coast region; North & Southwest US; Southeast US. Check www.gapvax.com for details or call 888-442-7829. (G11)
PUMPS - VACUUM
Distributor/Dealer offering Direct Bolt-In Re-placements for Hibon VTB and SIAV series blowers and vacuum pumps. Blowertech Ltd., 780-466-4716; toll free 1-866-466-4716; www.blowertech.ca. (PG10)
Buy & Sell all makes and models, new & used vacuum pumps & high pressure water pumps, and good used replacement parts. Call for an inventory sheet and save. www.VacuumSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GBM)
RENTAL EqUIPMENT
Liquid vacs, wet/dry industrial vacs, combi-nation jetter/vacs, vacuum street sweeper & catch basin cleaner, truck & trailer mounted jetters. All available for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly rentals. VSI Rentals, LLC, (888)VAC-UNIT (822-8648) www.vsirentals llc.com. (GBM)
TANkS/VACUUM EqUIPMENT
2007 keith Huber king Vac: ..$18,500715-546-2680 WI GBM
Vacuum Tanks - New: Sizes from 1,900-4,000 gallons. Great deals! Check us out: 3,600 gal. for $13,000 and 4,000 gal. for $14,000. All complete! Will make you a great deal! Delivery available. www.JEagle Tanks.com or Jerry at 800-721-2774. (GBM)
TANkS/VACUUM EqUIPMENT
New custom vacuum truck bodies built to your specifications. 60 to 110 bbl tanks. Mounted or shipped directly to you. New and used truck locating services. 800-545-0174. LMT Inc. www.tanksandpumps.com. (GBM)
VACUUM LOADERS
1999 International with a Guzzler Ace 27" HG wet/dry industrial vacuum tank loader. Demo/Rental Unit. (Stock #7390) www.Vacu umSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GBM)
1995 International Paystar 5000 Vac Truck: Cummins M11, Fuller 8-spd., lockers, 340" WB, PTO, disc wheels, 22.5 tires, spring susp., 1995 Pesvac 3200 gal. tank, 32,000# max load, s/n: PVSDH-3200-0595 ................... $89,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
1978 Mack Vac Truck: Mack diesel, M/T, 10,500/19,040 axles, camelback susp., spoke wheels, 22.5 tires. .$24,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
VACUUM TRAILERS
2004 Vermeer E550 Vac Trailer: 500 gallon evacuator, 725 hours, Duetz 4 cyl, 220 gal. water tank, mounted on 13' trailer. ........................................ $24,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
VACUUM TRAILERS
2004 Vermeer E550: 500 gallon evacu-ator, Duetz 4 cyl, 220 gal. water tank, triplex pump .............................. $24,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
VACUUM TRUCkS
2004 Sterling Vac Truck: Cat C-7 en-gine, 300 hp, Fuller 8LL, lockers, 222" WB, PTO, double frame, spring susp., 18/46 axles, cruise, 109K miles $99,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
2006 Sterling LT9500 Vac Truck: Ac-ert C-13, Fuller 8LL, lockers, 18/40 axles, 4x6 drive, air ride, 24K miles, 208" WB, 227" frame behind cab, 22.5 tires, engine brake, disc wheels, 2006 Presvac tank, s/n: APV-4000-0705-7052, 4,000 gal. tank, Masport pump .................. $89,500
715-546-2680 WI GBM
WATER TRUCkS
2012 Peterbilt 388 cab and chassis with a new 4,600 US gallon, carbon steel vacuum tank and a RCF 500 vacuum pressure pump. (Stock #4600) www.VacuumSalesInc.com, (888) VAC-UNIT (822-8648). (GBM)
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