| Take advantage of the most cost-effective and ‘greenest’ form of ground transportation. EPT’s BIG Red Flexitank is the only flexitank that has been approved by several North American Class I railroads. EPT also has certifications from the Russia Railroad (RZD), China Railroad, Austria Railroad (ÖBB), and the Bureas Veritas in Argentina.With access to all forms of intermodal transportation, EPT can plan the most economical route for your bulk liquid products. RAIL ECONOMICS Scenario I – Cost: Door to Door – Los Angeles, CA to Ontario, Canada via truck = $7,176 per tank trailer, includes fuel surcharge and wash-out charges Door to Door – Los Angeles, CA to Ontario, Canada via rail = $5,200 per container which includes fuel surcharge, flexitank, swept-bar bulkhead and fitting Cost Savings = $1,976.00 per shipment Scenario II – Environment: 10 trains of liquid chemicals are transported from Newark, NJ to Long Beach, CA – Transporting by rail vs. truck would save 130 tons of carbon dioxide A freight train can move a ton of freight an average of 436 miles on a single gallon of fuel – 4x as far as it could move by truck1 You can ship with confidence in our thoroughly rail tested BIG Red Flexitank. We engineered our state-of-the-art BIG Red Swept-bar Bulkhead System with the demands of rail specifically in mind. We then put it to the test!
PASSED – Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Impact Test
PASSED – Association of American Railroads (AAR) Simulation Test
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