What EPA Requires Used Oil Transporters to Record on Every Pickup
The records federal rules require for each used oil shipment you accept or deliver, what goes on them and how long to keep them, from 40 CFR Part 279.
Used oilUsed Oil Transfer Facilities: The 24-Hour and 35-Day Lines
When a base or parking area becomes a used oil transfer facility, what happens after 35 days and what federal rules require for tanks, containers, containment and labels.
Used oilThe 1,000 ppm Halogen Rule for Used Oil Haulers, in Plain English
What the rebuttable presumption means, how a transporter makes the call on total halogens, the exceptions and what records to keep, from 40 CFR 279.44.
Choosing softwareRoute Planner vs. Route Software: Which One Do You Need?
A multi-stop route planner puts stops in order. Route software runs what happens around the route. How to tell which one your company needs, in five questions.
Choosing softwareHow Route Software Is Priced: Per Vehicle, Per Driver or Per User
Route software is sold per driver, per user, per vehicle or per stop. Published prices from November 2026 and what each model costs a 10-truck company.
Running the routeWhy We Engrave Drum Numbers Instead of Using Stickers
Sticker labels fall off drums. Why a permanent engraved number, typed by a person, beat stickers and phone scanning for tracking oil, coolant and filter drums.
Running the routeWhere Gallons Go Missing: What the Truck Reported vs. What You Received
Most software stops tracking at the stop. The second half of the trip, from base to headquarters, is where used oil losses hide. Here's how to see them.
Running the routeWhat Automated Answering Can Do for a Pickup Route Company
How automated answering can take pickup calls and stay out of the way: when it should answer, urgent versus regular requests and what stays with your people.
Running the routeHow to Set Pickup Cycles for Drums and Tanks
Too often wastes a stop, too late means an overflowing tank and an angry customer. How to set a pickup cycle per container, and when to change it.