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Grain Industry

conveyor performs load reduction of a hopper car Grain comprises a significant portion of the railroads' business every year; in 2011 the Class I railroads transported 263.841 million metric tons of farm, food and kindred product, or 14% of their total tonnage for the year (1).

A major portion of the grain industry's daily operations includes interface with and transportation of product via the railroads. Further, grain facilities maintain their own rail cars and tracks on properties all around the United States. Grain facilities also maintain their own silos, grain bins and other storage buildings.

Successful grain businesses have recognized that it is more effective from a cost and performance basis to network with qualified railroad contractors like Hulcher Services for the maintenance of their railroad and facility properties.

As a railroad contractor with over 40 years of experience, Hulcher brings its expertise to the grain industry on a variety of Mechanical / Railroad Services, Transfer / Load Adjustment Services, Environmental Services and Disaster Response. Some of these services include:

Hulcher technician performs confined space entry Hulcher equipment and crews can deploy within one hour of your call, any time day or night. Our 24/7/365 call center and strategically-positioned divisions ensure that we can respond to wherever you need us.

Whether you are dealing with a flooded grain silo that has burst or an overload of food pellets that must be reduced, you need quality equipment, maintained to be reliable and operated by experienced railroad contractor professionals, and they must be able to respond when you need them.

When you need reliable support for your grain project, call Hulcher at 800-637-5471.

FEATURED GRAIN INDUSTRY PROJECTS

Hulcher Case Studies - Hulcher Provides Disaster Response to Simultaneous Major Flood Events

Case Study - Hulcher Provides Disaster Response to Simultaneous Major Flood Events
Record snowfalls and spring rains resulted in major flooding throughout North Dakota. Much of the state was declared a disaster area. At the same time, a separate flood event devastated several midwest states. Railroads, local governments and industry needed a contractor with extensive, national resources, including trained crews and a fleet of heavy equipment, to respond to both flood events.

Project Snapshot - Telehandler and Conveyor Perform Load Reduction of Alfalfa Pellets
The railroad needed a load of alfalfa pellets to be reduced by 10,000 lbs. Hulcher deployed a Caterpillar® TH560B telehandler, a conveyor and a haul truck.

Photos of Equipment Used for Grain Industry Projects