Date: July 12, 2007
Source: MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc.
MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc. (MHF-LS), a leading provider of packaging, transportation and technical services for generators and shippers of radioactive, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, materials and byproducts, announced today that it has opened a new transload facility in Parker, Arizona.
"This facility is strategically located to provide service to the Nevada Test Site that will enable government facilities in the East to take advantage of lower-cost rail transportation and - perhaps most importantly - enhance safe transportation by eliminating truck loads from congested highways," explained Tim Holan, Director of Transload Development for MHF-LS. Mr. Holan also stated, "The Parker facility also provides MHF-LS with an ideal western location to serve the Arizona, Southern Nevada and Southern California markets".
The Parker facility has the capacity to handle rail to truck shipments utilizing intermodal containers, box cars, and the Company's patented Lift Liners™. The facility will initially handle hazardous and non-hazardous materials while offering shippers full service solutions for inbound and outbound rail movements. MHF-LS has extensive experience in providing specialized packaging and transportation solutions.
About MHF Logistical Solutions
MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc. (www.mhfls.com) is an asset-based, vertically integrated logistics provider that offers seamless solutions for generators and shippers of radioactive, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, materials and byproducts. The company's clients include nuclear utilities, environmental services companies, large corporations, manufacturers and government agencies, such as the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy and others.
MHF-LS operating units provide all of the project engineering and regulatory management, packaging, technical services, transportation (rail, truck, marine) and equipment necessary for end-to-end movement and disposition of clients' streams of waste, materials and byproducts. Its integrated approach offers improved project safety and lower overall costs.
MHF-LS provides its transportation services by utilizing its portfolio of private railcars and intermodal container equipment. It handles container and bulk material transfers for its North American clients at permanent transload facilities and through a network of other short-term or temporary transload sites. The company's packaging division designs and manufactures various rigid and flexible packaging systems for all types of materials. The company also provides specialized transport and waste-related technical services and consulting, both domestically and internationally, through a dedicated business unit.
MHF-LS is based in Cranberry Township, suburb of Pittsburgh, PA, with other offices in the U.S. and a subsidiary in the United Kingdom. The company's headquarters may be reached at 724-772-9800, or info@mhfls.com.
For More Information, contact:
Candace Preteroti
724.772.9800, ext. 7137
www.mhfls.com.
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