Oil patch bits: LTI Inc. hauls world-famous Woodinville Whiskey
Petroleum News
As reported by Lynden News Feb. 10, add award-winning whiskey to the long list of LTI Inc.’s food-grade hauls. Woodinville Whiskey recently called upon Lynden to haul its premium 140-proof whiskey from Woodinville, Washington, to its aging and bottling facility in Quincy, Washington. LTI Inc. drivers are also picking up the mash by-product from the whiskey distilling process and delivering to a farm near Monroe, Washington.
Because the whiskey is flammable, it qualifies as a hazmat, food-grade load which is one of LTI Inc.’s specialties. “The project really is a good fit for our strengths as a carrier,” says Business Development Manager Al Hartgraves. Hartgraves says the new project came about through company teamwork. While LTI Inc. driver Cesar Cortez was delivering a load to one of the wineries next door to Woodinville Whiskey, he was approached by one of the owners. He asked Cortez if LTI Inc. could provide the same pickup and delivery service for his company to Eastern Washington. Cortez passed along the request to dispatcher, Eric Bordynoski, who got in touch with Hartgraves and soon a contract was under way.
“LTI, Inc. has never hauled whiskey before so specific equipment needed to be sourced and drivers trained for this type of hazmat transport,” Hartgraves says. The maintenance team of Dave Seaman and Jerry Crisp jumped into action to secure the highly specialized food-grade hazmat trailers, DOT 407s, needed for the project. For more information go to info.lynden.com/blog.
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