A new two-bay Food Grade wash rack debuted late last year for the Jacksonville, Florida, market. The wash rack was just the beginning of a full range of offerings under development at Southcoast Container Services. Located at 1751 Marshall St. Jacksonville, FL 32206.

Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday: 8:00am to 11:30pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Phone: (904) 723-4794

The wash rack was just the beginning of a full range of offerings under development at Southcoast Container Services. The new startup occupies a prime location just inside Jacksonville’s port district. Sitting on nine acres at 1751 Marshall St, the wash rack is targeting a broad range of edibles, with a specific focus on chocolate, vegetable oils, barley malt, and sweeteners. Ample space is available for tank trailer parking and to store upwards of 500 containers. Roughly four acres are available for trailer and container parking and storage. The rail siding offers enough capacity to accommodate roughly 20 railcars for transloading.

AMENITIES

• ✔ Trailer Washes
• ✔ Tanker Washes
• ✔ Food Grade Washout
• ✔ Kosher Certified
• ✔ Trailer Washout
• ✔ Tanker Washout

Find Tank Wash – Trailer Wash near me

Shippers, carriers, and drivers who need to Find a Tank Wash prior to heading to their next load can lean on TBS Directory. This online tool enables carriers, drivers and transportation professionals to quickly locate Tanker Washout Facilities across the U.S. and Canada. While there are a few similar directories in existence, TBS Directory, LLC is the most comprehensive – providing detailed information on facilities and services for over 400 wash facilities in North America, along with Truck Repair, Trailer Repair, Road Service, Truck Stops, Tires, etc

One of the biggest differences between liquid bulk and other kinds of freight trucking is the need to wash the tank tank after unloading. Tank washing is a vital part of bulk liquid shipping that prevents cross contact of products and contamination.

Food Grade Tank Wash 

The general population has confidence in the food and drinks they consume as we have regulations to keep our food supply chain safe. These regulations include how the food is handled, stored and transported, which also includes, how a bulk tank trailer needs to be washed.  

Kosher Food Grade Tank Wash 

Kosher transport must adhere to Jewish kashrut laws just as strictly as food production. According to kashrut food laws, any hot non-kosher items can’t touch kosher food. If that happens, then the kosher food is no longer kosher. In turn, if a tanker holds non-kosher food items and then carries kosher food — the kosher certification is lost. All Food grade tank trailers, wash locations, and storage facilities must be certified kosher by rabbis who specialize in the certification process. 

Trailer Tank Wash Locations

Tank washes add extra time to every shipment. After delivering a load, the driver might have to travel an hour or more — maybe even to another state — to reach a acceptable tank wash location. Not every washing facility is designed to clean every liquid bulk tank. Some handle chemicals only, while others are designed only for food-grade loads. Some have limitations on the products they can wash due to, various limitations including regional groundwater restrictions.

Once the driver arrives at the tank wash facility, he or she will likely need to wait his or her turn to be cleaned. This is then followed by the tank wash itself, which can take several hours. A wash can be more time consuming if there is difficulty removing excess liquids (or ‘heel’) out of the tank before washing.

Washes also add cost, not only the empty deadhead miles to the tank wash, but also the cost of the tank wash. The cost of washing the trailer may appear on the shipper’s freight bill as a separate accessorial charges. For some products, bulk liquid tanker carriers will apply a standard washing charge. For others, the carrier will pass along the actual dollar amount that the Tank Wash Location charges.

What are accessorial charges?

What are accessorial charges? Accessorial charges in transportation are fees levied by freight transportation carriers for services that go beyond standard pick-up and delivery. Accessorial charges or accessorial fees are usually applied when there is a need for additional labor, equipment, time, or fuel, including tank washes.

Tank Wash Facilities

Tank wash facilities are located across North America and will typically wash out the tank in one of the following ways.

The most common type of tank wash is performed with a caustic soda solution or detergent. The solution will be placed inside a spinning mechanism that is inserted into the tank through the dome. This mechanism spins around and sprays the solution all over the tank, which is then rinsed, drained, and dried afterward.

A similar process is used for food-grade washes – which use specialized food-grade detergents – and Kosher washes – which only use Kosher-certified materials to wash the tank.

In many cases, the tanker’s gaskets, hoses, and pumps will be cleaned along with the inside of the tank, not all carriers have trailers that have pumps and hoses, along with in transit heat or Texas wash systems, these are all considered specialty tank trailers.

When products such as food allergen’s and other types of bulk liquids are exposed to one another, contamination can occur. Even a small trace of the tank’s previous product can have a huge negative impact on the next product being loaded. As such, once a product is hauled in a liquid bulk tanker and unloaded at the delivery site, that tank will need to be thoroughly washed before it can be loaded with another product.

Bulk Tank Trailer Cleaning

Many shippers will have specific tank wash requirements. These can include ‘non acceptable prior products’ which means this trailer cannot be used to load the potential load, unless, a acceptable special type of cleaning has been preformed, by a approved tank wash facility. Upon arrival at a shipper, the truck driver will need to show the washout slip which displays the details of the type tank wash performed, along with the last 3 prior products hauled. Posted in