Each year more than 420,000 barge loads of bulk commodities like coal, crushed stone and sand and gravel travel to delivery points along our nation’s inland waterways. Because river transportation is safe, efficient and economical, it’s the most logical choice for producers who are able to tap into it. For even greater levels of proficiency, producers have found value adding in conveyor systems for quick, quiet and economical loading and unloading of the barge traffic.
- High resale value
- Limited inflationary effect
- Average 20-year life spans
- Mobile, not fixed
- Same equipment to load and unload

