• Subscribe
  • In Print

    • Charles Wilson

    Editor

    Charles E. Wilson has spent 20 years covering the tank truck, tank container, and storage terminal industries throughout North, South, and Central America. He has been editor of Bulk Transporter since 1989. Prior to that, Wilson was managing editor of Bulk Transporter and Refrigerated Transporter and associate editor of Trailer/Body Builders. Before joining the three publications in Houston TX, he wrote for various food industry trade publications in other parts of the country. Wilson has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas and served three years in the U.S. Army.

    Bill Wallace East product manager for platform products and Northeast regional manager shows some of the components of the new TruckLite 99 Series wiring harness
    Trailers

    East shows flatbed with new Truck-Lite harness

    Charles Wilson
    Sept. 29, 2017
    The focal point of the East Manufacturing booth at NACV was a flatbed with the new Truck-Lite 99 Series wiring harness. The harness will be standard on all East BST, BST II, MMX...
    Charles Wilson
    The Wabash National side guard system uses a braided cable and is 40 to 50 lighter than other designs the company says See the image below for the system with an aero skirt attached
    Trailers

    Wabash prototype: Side underride guard with aero skirt

    Charles Wilson
    Sept. 29, 2017
    Wabash National Corp. showed off a 53-ft Duraplate HD trailer with a prototype side impact guard NACV. Developed in-house, the combination side impact guard and skirt prototype...
    Brenner-A-promo.jpg
    Trailer Dealers

    Photos: Brenner Tank Service Baton Rouge

    Charles Wilson
    April 5, 2017
    Brenner Tank Service’s new cargo tank repair shop and parts distribution center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been open since the beginning of this year. The new facility has ...