Norfolk Southern's virtual inventory system delivers real savings for ethanol shippers.
2,447 views · Published 27 December 2011 · 6:07 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: Norfolk Southern · 2011 · Science & Technology
Norfolk Southern is supporting ethanol shippers with a new virtual inventory management and delivery system that can cut in half the time it takes to transload shipments at Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) facilities. The new system, the first of its kind in the rail industry, combines ethanol shipments from multiple customers into a single inventory in a process called comingling. This expedites transloading operations by enabling trucks to access ethanol from any rail car when they arrive at the terminal. Want to learn more? Check out this video!
