Transportation Services Datasheet

Recipient of the 1999 USEPA Public Education Award and 2001 USEPA Region VIII Environmental Achievement AwardP arker Ag currently operates a large fleet of semi tankersfor transporting liquid biosolids in large volumes. Eachtanker holds about 6,500 gallons. Small volumes are managedusing straight trucks with 2,500 to 4,000 gallons of capacity.The number of loads removed range from one load per weekto as many as 50 loads per day.Parker Ag also has anumber of optionsavailable for removing cake or dry material. A truck-mountedspreader is available for short-term operations where the materialis removed and directly applied to a nearby application site. Dumptrucks (18 yards capacity) or dump trailers (40 yards capacity) areavailable for transporting materials longer distances.For regular cake removal, Parker Ag owns and operates roll-off container systems, which are semi-trailerunits that can transport more than 20-net tons per load. Parker Agprovides the containers for the customer to load. When a containeris fully loaded, the customer contacts Parker Ag to remove it. Thisprevents any excess trips to remove partially loaded containers.In addition, Parker Ag has developed a sideline business, whichprovides recyclable roll-off containers to various agencies fortransporting glass, paper, or refrigerators for recycling.For additional information, contact:Mike ScharpParker Ag Services, LLC53036 Highway 71, Limon, CO 80828719-282-3574