If you operate a rural municipality or county road maintenance department, then you likely have annual concerns about the maintenance of unpaved roads. Roadbed erosion, washboarding, potholes, eroded berms, and dust control problems can cost excessive man hours and equipment maintenance costs. In recent years, environmental regulations and public opinion have started to frown on the use of chloride-based dust... read more »
If you operate a farm or other large-scale agricultural interest, then you know the importance of well-maintained field and unpaved roads. The inconvenience, potential damage and downtime caused by washboard roads and fugitive dust can be a significant problem. In some cases, it could even cause interruptions during a period of peak operation. Many operators will turn to the practice... read more »
Military training maneuvers often call for transporting troops, materials, and vehicles from one location to another. This might require the development of new roads or increased maintenance of existing unpaved roads. Blue Line Transportation Company can provide easy-to-transport products that can be safely applied to control fugitive dust particles and can stabilize load-bearing capacity materials. This can be used to... read more »
Operating an open pit mine, quarry, or gravel pit involves a significant amount of logistics and infrastructure. This means that road maintenance is important on multiple levels. Fugitive dust particles on unpaved roads can pose serious safety concerns. At the same time, corrugation and erosion of a road bed can also increase maintenance costs. In the past, many people working... read more »
In past years, using calcium chloride and magnesium chloride dust control agents was the industry’s standard method for controlling dust on unpaved roads. Throughout the course of the 1980’s and 1990’s, government agencies and many companies became more conscious of the ecological impact of these agents. On a practical level, they had the potential to pollute local watersheds while also... read more »
Unpaved aggregate roadbeds can develop subtle changes related to weather, season and frequency of use. Frequent rain events promote roadbed erosion. On the other end of the spectrum, dry conditions can allow dust particulate to become airborne, creating threats to vehicular safety and respiratory health. Blue Line Transportation offers base stabilization products like Earthbind® Stabilizer and Earthbind® Prime Coat for... read more »
For over four decades, has provided and shipped asphalt products all across the Pacific Northwest. This includes a wide variety of dust control products for treating unpaved roadbeds. The dust generated by the passage of traffic on unpaved roads leads directly to road deterioration and sediment run-off, and can also pose other ecological threats to local watersheds and wildlife.... read more »
Portland, OR, October 25, 2016– Blue Line Transportation, bulk commodities transportation and asphalt manufacturer, announced today the hiring of C. Andrew Clayton as Technical Director. "I am excited to join such a great organization that focuses on producing a quality product and delivering excellent customer service,” said Clayton. “I know my years of technical manufacturing experience and product development will... read more »
Blue Line Transportation and our subsidiary, Cascade Petroleum Transportation, have a long established reputation in the Pacific Northwest for meeting our clients’ bulk transportation needs for fuel, petroleum and asphalt products. We take pride in our customer service and the high quality of our equipment speaks to that fact. The tanker trucks and equipment in our asphalt fleet are capable... read more »
Blue Line Transportation and our wholly owned subsidiary, Cascade Petroleum Transportation, Incorporated, specialize in the bulk transportation of fuels, asphalt products and dust-control agents. If your fleet doesn’t include application equipment for things like asphalt emulsions and dust control agents, or if you are faced with a job larger than your current fleet’s capacity, please let us know. We have... read more »
