BTS: DOT-117 Compliance Tops 85%
According to the most recent figures from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the U.S. crude oil rail tank car fleet exceeded 85% compliance with DOT-117 safety standards, in 2021, up from 80% in 2020.
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AAR certifies Vertex for tank car construction
Vertex Railcar Corp. is now officially certified to manufacture and supply tank cars to the North American market.
Car builder Vertex launches updated website
Vertex Railcar Corp. has officially launched its updated website, at www.vertexrail.com.
Vertex adds Morelos for QA; offers tank car upgrade program
Israel Morelos has joined Vertex Railcar Corp. as Director of Quality Assuranceannounced in the carbuilder’s Wilmington , N.C., office .
UTLX retrofitting DOT-111s, CPC-1232s at new Ohio plant
Union Tank Car Company’s Repair Business Unit has established a tank car remanufacturing facility in Marion, Ohio, the company announced March 1, 2016. The new plant was developed to retrofit existing DOT-111 and CPC-1232 specification railroad tank cars with new safety features required by HM-251.
DOT-117 defined
The wait for a new tank car specification is over. Now comes the “fun” part: Retrofits to older cars, and potentially onerous operating rules.