It’s been a difficult news week for Permian frac sand logistics… to all our industry friends who drive these roads constantly, please be extra careful and stay safe out there. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »A Sand Hauler Starts A Fast-Paced ESG Re-Fleeting Mission…
We’ve recently covered the CNG re-fleeting efforts of several last milers including Detmar Logistics and Sand Revolution. This week, we learned that… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If …
Read More »Photos From The Road – Permian Field Trip
It was great to be back out in the Permian Basin to meet with folks and visit various job sites this month. We posted 13 key observations in this recent post. Today, we wanted to share more boots on the ground insights from our trip and what better way than …
Read More »Notes From The Road – 13 Permian Field Trip Datapoints + A Fridge Status Update!
It felt great to be back in the Permian Basin this week. Special thanks to all of you who took some time to meet with us, take us out in the field to show us your operations, and attend our Member Meetup. We are humbled by just how incredibly smart …
Read More »Large Last Mile Solution Provider Begins CNG Pilot Project; Rolls Out New Dust Suppression System
This week, we had a chance to catch up with one of the largest frac sand storage/hauling solution providers in Texas. We learned that… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be …
Read More »New Recruiting Platform Aims To Solve Sand Hauling Headaches…
An interesting development / newcomer arrives in the sand hauler recruitment scene… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …
Read More »Smart Hauling At Big Blue [Silica Valley Series]
This is the fifth installment in our Silica Valley Series which shines the spotlight on an increasingly critical part of the frac value chain: new software solutions in the last mile. A crop of new entrants are improving the frac sand industry’s “mind-muscle connection” on the highways from origin to …
Read More »Railing Local Permian Sand Outside The Basin Might Be History. Is Railing It Inside The Future?
By this time next year, you may be hearing a whole lot more about a new way to move local sand. In this Thinking Ahead update, we “do the numbers” on a cutting edge idea in sand logistics. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »Rough News Week For Permian Last Mile Logistics: TX 115 Section COMPLETELY Closed, Truck Kills Two, And Sand Cars Derail
It’s been a rough news week for Permian frac sand logistics. Incidents like this week’s fatal crash in Odessa remind us that driving is the most dangerous oilfield activity. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »Vista’s Eagle Ford Transload Is Breaking Throughput Records In Early-2018 [Site Visit Thoughts & Pictures]
Several weeks ago, Infill Thinking’s research team had an opportunity to visit the Vista Proppants and Logistics transload terminal near Dilley, Texas. Here are our key takeaways from our firsthand look at this facility. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
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