U.S. Bulkhead Repair Lowers Refrigerated Transport Costs & Reduces Environmental Footprint

Atlanta, GA, October 06, 2009 --(PR.com)-- John Duenas, the owner of John’s Vinyl Repair Shop in Sparks, NV, a top vinyl restoration company, has developed a new line of services to operate under the emerging entity of U.S. Bulkhead Repair. The new service line and company will provide vinyl and structural repair to damaged insulated bulkheads necessary in the transport of refrigerated food and temperature-sensitive inventory to stores and warehouses around the country.

With rising fuel costs reaching everyone’s bottom line, trucking companies are struggling to maintain competitive prices. U.S. Bulkhead Repair is making an applauding effort to help transportation companies and contract truckers maintain a lower overhead and stay competitive by offering this new line of repair services.

Companies that use bulkheads regularly will notice a significant drop in annual costs by choosing repair over replacement. On average, the cost of repair is a small percentage, ranging from 25-50%, of the cost of replacement. A fleet of refrigerated trailers will usually require one new bulkhead every one to two years per trailer, effectively realizing a 50-75% reduction in equipment costs if they choose to repair rather than replace.

U.S. Bulkhead Repair reduces the environmental footprint through its repair service line. Instead of the damaged bulkheads reaching landfills through the disposal process, they can usually be repaired with little or no waste; therefore creating a less damaging affect on our environment.

Mr. Duenas says, “This is an excellent time to help the trucking industry by reducing the cost of equipment -and- reducing the impact that negligent waste has on our environment.” He estimates the demand for bulkhead repair will only grow as changes in the economy force companies to stay competitive through aggressive cost-cutting measures.

U.S. Bulkhead Repair will open its first repair facility in Atlanta, GA in November. Atlanta, the first of several national locations, will serve five southeastern states: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. Atlanta provides a strategic location for U.S. Bulkhead Repair operations. It is central to several large distribution centers in northern Florida, western Alabama and Georgia, which is the hub of the southeastern refrigerated product distribution.

A satellite repair facility is also under development in Jacksonville, Florida. That facility will specifically serve northern Florida and southern Georgia, dividing the territory in two to provide better operational efficiency and shorten the repair and delivery time for our customers.

U.S. Bulkhead Repair has a bright and busy future in its sights. Realizing the benefit of this niche repair service in a market that is desperately seeking cost reductions has given U.S. Bulkhead Repair an advantage over a very costly replacement alternative.

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