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The Paradigm Shift in Refined Products Terminal Management
For the past 20 years, terminal management software has not changed. And this was for good reason, the software did what it needed to do. But we have now embarked on a new era of bulk liquids terminal management software, starting for the refined products sector. The legacy terminal management software model: Product feature releases very sporadically, if ever. This is positive to operations continuity but extremely detrimental to long-term R&D and further efficiency gains v

Samuel Reid
Feb 264 min read


The System of Record for Bulk Liquids Terminals Operators
A single operating system for all assets and movements. In the past... Historically, bulk liquids terminals have had paper-based and or messy digital data. The reason for this stems from a few obstacles: Unwillingness to move to software systems Point solution software systems (for example only handling truck rack control for a multi-modal terminal) Pipeline, rail, marine and truck movements being managed separately Inventory being tracked in spreadsheets and/or in a truck-fo

Samuel Reid
Feb 172 min read


The birth of the Liquid Commodities Logistics Software Platform
All Your Movements, Stakeholders, and Data in One Place It all started in 1988 in sunny Tucson, Arizona. Les Dearman began integrating software with measurement preset computers to allow for remote control of devices, load authorization, digital transactions, and central reporting. Many know Les as the “godfather of terminal automation” as folks often mention to me at the ILTA conference each year. Fast forward to 2020, when the Houston-based investor group I work for acquire

Samuel Reid
Jan 263 min read


Version 5 Terminal Automation & Management Software
Built on 35 years of experience... V5 TAS helps midstream, downstream, and bulk liquids storage operators to lower costs, improve measuremen

Sam Reid
Feb 16, 20251 min read


How Pre-Dispatched Orders Save Time and Money for Terminal Operators and Their Customers
Download the Whitepaper Driving Meaningful Process Improvement with Software in the Bulk Liquids Storage, Midstream, and Downstream Industries Traditionally, many terminal operators have allowed truck drivers to simply show up and lift products for their customers. This process can create administrative errors with BOLs and reporting as well as long rack wait times for truck drivers — causing terminal congestion and angry customers. Bluewing Midstream leveraged Dearman Syste

Sam Reid
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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