Stainless steel is an incredibly useful and versatile material for the containment of many different products. However, despite its popularity and versatility, sometimes stainless steel …
DOT Predicts Billions for Future Oil Train Derailments
Train derailments involving crude oil and ethanol in the United States will cost more than $18 billion over the next 20 years, according to an …
DOT Investigates West Virginia HazMat Derailment
Charleston, West Virginia — DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and PHMSA are now moving forward with its full-scale forensic investigation into the derailment outside of …
Mini Stave Trials and Oak Alternatives
Winemakers attending the Wines & Vines Oak Conference on Feb. 11 had an unusual opportunity to blind-taste winery trials utilizing oak barrel alternatives, including Skolnik …
The Fall of Early Barrel Cooperatives in Minnesota [Part 3 of 3]
Despite their success, cooper cooperatives still had to manage the market and all of its instabilities. Bidding was competitive, big ‘boss’ coopers were constantly lowering …
COSTHA Packaging Committee Working with DOT
At the January 2015 quarterly meeting of the Council on the Safe Transport of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) in Arlington, VA., the Packaging Committee spoke with …