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Whistler Machine Works Inc is a job shop specializing in the repair rebuild new machining and fabrication of all types of parts and equipment Centrally located in Mobile AL we have served both the industrial and marine industries since 1980 with quality workmanship and on time deliveries Whistler Machine Works also Parker Towing Company owns and or specializes in time critical difficult to perform jobs such operates several ports and terminals throughout the as gearbox and pump rebuilds Our team also possesses Southeast With extensive experience in handling a a wide range of welding capabilities to enhance and broad range of dry and liquid commodities from bulk complement our work products to steel plate forest products to asphalt as well as many other general cargoes our team has Our dedicated workforce and decades of industry the knowledge and insight to service all your cargo experience stand ready to service your machining repair SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND BEING GOOD handling needs By combining our transportation rebuild fabrication and welding needs Our top asset is and stevedoring services Parker can ensure your the dedication and experience of our shop team members STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT satisfaction every step of the way One call and Parker WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR COMMITMENT TO THE Towing can handle all your intermodal transportation needs Let us be your intermodal link between barges trucks and rail T he year was 1933 when Tim Parker Sr first boarded a sternwheel steamboat on the ONE CALL AND PARKER TOWING Black Warrior River He didn t know where the river would take him but at the height of the Great Depression working for a dollar a day as a deckhand Today Tim and Thelma s children son in law seemed like a welcome opportunity It turned out to be a grandchildren and countless essential employees help life calling Tim seemed born to river life After just three run one of the largest barge lines in the Southeast years he earned his pilot s license and by 1940 was Parker Towing has come a long way since its humble the proud owner of an old sternwheel steamboat called beginnings but one thing that remains constant the Heloise His wife Thelma a former schoolteacher through the years Tim Parker Sr s management paid the bills bought the supplies and delivered them principles emphasizing hard work extensive to the boats oftentimes with her two young children in knowledge of the waterways and understanding the tow After a few years his younger brother Dick would customer s needs We take pride in our commitment to join Parker Towing as their first Port Engineer Together the safety of our employees and being good stewards Tim and Thelma along with Dick built Parker Towing of the environment Company into the thriving family business it is today CAN HANDLE ALL YOUR INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
Whistler Machine Works Inc is a job shop specializing in the repair rebuild new machining and fabrication of all types of parts and equipment Centrally located in Mobile AL we have served both the industrial and marine industries since 1980 with quality workmanship and on time deliveries Whistler Machine Works also Parker Towing Company owns and or specializes in time critical difficult to perform jobs such operates several ports and terminals throughout the as gearbox and pump rebuilds Our team also possesses Southeast With extensive experience in handling a a wide range of welding capabilities to enhance and broad range of dry and liquid commodities from bulk complement our work products to steel plate forest products to asphalt as well as many other general cargoes our team has Our dedicated workforce and decades of industry the knowledge and insight to service all your cargo experience stand ready to service your machining repair SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND BEING GOOD handling needs By combining our transportation rebuild fabrication and welding needs Our top asset is and stevedoring services Parker can ensure your the dedication and experience of our shop team members STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT satisfaction every step of the way One call and Parker WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR COMMITMENT TO THE Towing can handle all your intermodal transportation needs Let us be your intermodal link between barges trucks and rail T he year was 1933 when Tim Parker Sr first boarded a sternwheel steamboat on the ONE CALL AND PARKER TOWING Black Warrior River He didn t know where the river would take him but at the height of the Great Depression working for a dollar a day as a deckhand Today Tim and Thelma s children son in law seemed like a welcome opportunity It turned out to be a grandchildren and countless essential employees help life calling Tim seemed born to river life After just three run one of the largest barge lines in the Southeast years he earned his pilot s license and by 1940 was Parker Towing has come a long way since its humble the proud owner of an old sternwheel steamboat called beginnings but one thing that remains constant the Heloise His wife Thelma a former schoolteacher through the years Tim Parker Sr s management paid the bills bought the supplies and delivered them principles emphasizing hard work extensive to the boats oftentimes with her two young children in knowledge of the waterways and understanding the tow After a few years his younger brother Dick would customer s needs We take pride in our commitment to join Parker Towing as their first Port Engineer Together the safety of our employees and being good stewards Tim and Thelma along with Dick built Parker Towing of the environment Company into the thriving family business it is today CAN HANDLE ALL YOUR INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
Parker Towing Company is one of the largest barge lines in the southeastern United States operating a fleet of towboats and over 300 open and covered hopper barges as well as a fleet of 30 000 BBL tank barges Commodities transported include coal steel and steel related products aggregates forest products grain products cement asphalt and other petroleum products We pride ourselves in our corporate responsibility reliability operating efficiencies cost competitiveness and protection of the environment We operate one of the largest towboat fleets in the region with vessels ranging from 800 horsepower to 4600 horsepower Though we concentrate primarily on the Black Warrior Tennessee Tombigbee Tennessee Cumberland and East Canal Waterways we do provide service to points such as Minneapolis Chicago Pittsburgh and Houston WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN OUR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY RELIABILITY OPERATING EFFICIENCIES COST COMPETITIVENESS AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Parker Towing Company is one of the largest barge lines in the southeastern United States operating a fleet of towboats and over 300 open and covered hopper barges as well as a fleet of 30 000 BBL tank barges Commodities transported include coal steel and steel related products aggregates forest products grain products cement asphalt and other petroleum products We pride ourselves in our corporate responsibility reliability operating efficiencies cost competitiveness and protection of the environment We operate one of the largest towboat fleets in the region with vessels ranging from 800 horsepower to 4600 horsepower Though we concentrate primarily on the Black Warrior Tennessee Tombigbee Tennessee Cumberland and East Canal Waterways we do provide service to points such as Minneapolis Chicago Pittsburgh and Houston WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN OUR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY RELIABILITY OPERATING EFFICIENCIES COST COMPETITIVENESS AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
BIRMINGHAM MARINE TERMINAL CURRENTLY OFFERS BULK BREAK BULK AND BAGGED STORAGE BOTH NEAR DOCK THIS PORT BOASTS 25 000 SQUARE FEET IN WAREHOUSING AND OR LONG TERM AS OPEN OR COVERED WITH PLENTY SPACE AS WELL AS A 15 CAR RAIL SIDING SERVED BY OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION ALABAMA AND GULF COAST RAILWAY Birmingham Marine Terminal is a Storage Open 30 acre terminal nestled at mile 399 on the Locust Fork of 30 acres Inside the Black Warrior River It currently offers bulk break bulk 22 000 square and bagged storage both near dock and or long term feet via two warehouses and an additional 7 000 square as open or covered with plenty of room for expansion feet of covered storage Pickens County Port at mile 308 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway is located on Alabama State Highway 86 near the Alabama Mississippi state line This port boasts 25 000 square feet in warehousing space as well as a 15 car rail siding served by Alabama and Gulf Birmingham Marine Terminal has a custom built system to Coast Railway Pickens County Port provides an intermodal Barges Handled Two worked eight held link between truck barge and rail axle end dumps or pneumatic tankers In addition the Port Handling Equipment American 999C crawler 120 ton Products Handled General cargoes including clinker can load an assortment of super sacks from bulk storage with 5 CY clam for duty cycle work and hook work up to cement coal coke gypsum bulk fertilizer cottonseed converting bulk to bags and 50 000 lbs Kobelco SK400LC excavator with 4 CY clam sand aggregates and forest products has the ability to load truck vans for duty cycle work and light hook work Kobelco SK480LC flat beds soft side vans and an excavator Taylor forklift trucks with capacities of 80 000 assortment of shipping containers lbs and 30 000 lbs Clark forklift truck with a capacity of The terminal also offers expertise 6 000 lbs Komatsu 380 rubber tire loader Radial Stacker in working with a wide variety of converted to load tanker trucks and truck scales Additional break super sacks converting bags to bulk as well as the ability to load a wide assortment of trucks dump trailers tri cargoes and it s only a short drive to Birmingham via Hwy equipment is available upon request 269 to Interstate Highways 20 22 59 and 65 Operations 5 days per week 8 hours per day Products Handled General cargoes including steel coils more if needed Storage Open 11 5 acres Inside 25 000 square feet Barges Handled One worked six held Handling Equipment Caterpillar 235 excavator equipped with a 7 CY clam for duty cycle and light hook work Connections 15 car rail siding served by Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway State Highway 186 wire rod coils steel beam steel plate bagged cargoes bulk fertilizer ferroalloys coal mill scale pig iron sand Connections Interstates 20 59 22 and 65 via aggregates and forest products Highway 269 www parkertowing com www parkertowing com
BIRMINGHAM MARINE TERMINAL CURRENTLY OFFERS BULK BREAK BULK AND BAGGED STORAGE BOTH NEAR DOCK THIS PORT BOASTS 25 000 SQUARE FEET IN WAREHOUSING AND OR LONG TERM AS OPEN OR COVERED WITH PLENTY SPACE AS WELL AS A 15 CAR RAIL SIDING SERVED BY OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION ALABAMA AND GULF COAST RAILWAY Birmingham Marine Terminal is a Storage Open 30 acre terminal nestled at mile 399 on the Locust Fork of 30 acres Inside the Black Warrior River It currently offers bulk break bulk 22 000 square and bagged storage both near dock and or long term feet via two warehouses and an additional 7 000 square as open or covered with plenty of room for expansion feet of covered storage Pickens County Port at mile 308 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway is located on Alabama State Highway 86 near the Alabama Mississippi state line This port boasts 25 000 square feet in warehousing space as well as a 15 car rail siding served by Alabama and Gulf Birmingham Marine Terminal has a custom built system to Coast Railway Pickens County Port provides an intermodal Barges Handled Two worked eight held link between truck barge and rail axle end dumps or pneumatic tankers In addition the Port Handling Equipment American 999C crawler 120 ton Products Handled General cargoes including clinker can load an assortment of super sacks from bulk storage with 5 CY clam for duty cycle work and hook work up to cement coal coke gypsum bulk fertilizer cottonseed converting bulk to bags and 50 000 lbs Kobelco SK400LC excavator with 4 CY clam sand aggregates and forest products has the ability to load truck vans for duty cycle work and light hook work Kobelco SK480LC flat beds soft side vans and an excavator Taylor forklift trucks with capacities of 80 000 assortment of shipping containers lbs and 30 000 lbs Clark forklift truck with a capacity of The terminal also offers expertise 6 000 lbs Komatsu 380 rubber tire loader Radial Stacker in working with a wide variety of converted to load tanker trucks and truck scales Additional break super sacks converting bags to bulk as well as the ability to load a wide assortment of trucks dump trailers tri cargoes and it s only a short drive to Birmingham via Hwy equipment is available upon request 269 to Interstate Highways 20 22 59 and 65 Operations 5 days per week 8 hours per day Products Handled General cargoes including steel coils more if needed Storage Open 11 5 acres Inside 25 000 square feet Barges Handled One worked six held Handling Equipment Caterpillar 235 excavator equipped with a 7 CY clam for duty cycle and light hook work Connections 15 car rail siding served by Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway State Highway 186 wire rod coils steel beam steel plate bagged cargoes bulk fertilizer ferroalloys coal mill scale pig iron sand Connections Interstates 20 59 22 and 65 via aggregates and forest products Highway 269 www parkertowing com www parkertowing com
NORTHPORT STATE DOCKS THE RIGHT SOLUTION CENTRE SOUTH RIVERPORT IS ONE OF THE FEW FOR COMPANIES NEEDING FAST DEPENDABLE LOCATIONS IN THE AREA WITH THE CAPABILITY TO HANDLE MATERIALS HANDLING 40 TON STEEL COILS With immediate access to the Metro Tuscaloosa area and Offering fast dependable materials handling with barge a short drive to Interstate 20 59 and Highways 43 82 and truck and rail capabilities Parker Towing Company s 69 The Centre South Riverport is the right solution Northport State Docks offers you a range of booming marketplaces with little hassle Located at for your terminal needs in Southeast Tennessee This mile 338 5 on the Black Warrior River it is the right solution terminal is one of the few locations in the area with the for companies needing fast dependable materials handling capability to handle 40 ton steel coils Located in the heart of Chattanooga TN at mile mark 467 on the Tennessee Products Handled General cargoes including steel River Centre South Riverport offers easy access to true coils wire rod coils magnetite coal bulk fertilizer sand intermodal transportation aggregates and forest products Products Handled General cargoes including steel coils Storage Open 3 acres Barges Handled One worked 2 held barge cleaning wire rod coils steel beams Handling Equipment Manitowoc 4000 crawler 150 ton services offered bagged cargoes bulk fertilizer for hook work up to 80 000 lbs Manitowoc 4100 crawler steel plate sand and aggregates 230 ton for hook work up to 120 000 lbs 185 foot and bark conveyor radial stacker for loading and unloading bulk Handling Equipment Linkbelt LS 418 crawler 80 ton for materials Taylor forklift trucks with capacities of 80 000 lbs duty cycle work and lift work up to 40 000 lbs the Port operates truck scales Additional equipment is available Storage Open 12 acres and 35 000 lbs Kawasaki 85Z1Z loader Bobcat SC300 additional equipment is available upon request upon request Barges Handled Two worked Connections Interstate Highways 20 59 State Highways Connections Nine car rail siding serviced by Norfolk 69 43 and 82 Southern easy truck access to Interstates 24 75 and 59 www parkertowing com www parkertowing com
NORTHPORT STATE DOCKS THE RIGHT SOLUTION CENTRE SOUTH RIVERPORT IS ONE OF THE FEW FOR COMPANIES NEEDING FAST DEPENDABLE LOCATIONS IN THE AREA WITH THE CAPABILITY TO HANDLE MATERIALS HANDLING 40 TON STEEL COILS With immediate access to the Metro Tuscaloosa area and Offering fast dependable materials handling with barge a short drive to Interstate 20 59 and Highways 43 82 and truck and rail capabilities Parker Towing Company s 69 The Centre South Riverport is the right solution Northport State Docks offers you a range of booming marketplaces with little hassle Located at for your terminal needs in Southeast Tennessee This mile 338 5 on the Black Warrior River it is the right solution terminal is one of the few locations in the area with the for companies needing fast dependable materials handling capability to handle 40 ton steel coils Located in the heart of Chattanooga TN at mile mark 467 on the Tennessee Products Handled General cargoes including steel River Centre South Riverport offers easy access to true coils wire rod coils magnetite coal bulk fertilizer sand intermodal transportation aggregates and forest products Products Handled General cargoes including steel coils Storage Open 3 acres Barges Handled One worked 2 held barge cleaning wire rod coils steel beams Handling Equipment Manitowoc 4000 crawler 150 ton services offered bagged cargoes bulk fertilizer for hook work up to 80 000 lbs Manitowoc 4100 crawler steel plate sand and aggregates 230 ton for hook work up to 120 000 lbs 185 foot and bark conveyor radial stacker for loading and unloading bulk Handling Equipment Linkbelt LS 418 crawler 80 ton for materials Taylor forklift trucks with capacities of 80 000 lbs duty cycle work and lift work up to 40 000 lbs the Port operates truck scales Additional equipment is available Storage Open 12 acres and 35 000 lbs Kawasaki 85Z1Z loader Bobcat SC300 additional equipment is available upon request upon request Barges Handled Two worked Connections Interstate Highways 20 59 State Highways Connections Nine car rail siding serviced by Norfolk 69 43 and 82 Southern easy truck access to Interstates 24 75 and 59 www parkertowing com www parkertowing com
DECATUR S CENTRAL LOCATION ENABLES THE PORT OF DECATUR TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE CONCEPT THE RIVER CITY INDUSTRIES TERMINAL IS THE RIGHT OF INTERMODALISM FOR A VARIETY OF SHIPPERS SOLUTION FOR HASSLE FREE RIVER ACCESS AT MILE 215 AND PRODUCTS ON THE TENNESSEE TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY One of the largest privately owned for public use terminals Conveniently located near the convergence of the Black on the Tennessee River the Port Warrior River and Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway in of Decatur is owned and operated by Parker Towing Company Inc The Demopolis the River Port is centrally located in the southeastern United States vital river access to central Alabama The terminal is at Tennessee River Mile 304 1 in Decatur AL The Port currently set up for outbound bulk operations using a has water frontage of over 2 000 feet with a year round Barges Handled 2 worked 90 fleeted hopper tank minimum draft of 9 feet Decatur s central location along City Terminal provides conveyance system With room for expansion and additional equipment available upon request the River City Industries with the excellent mix of transportation modes available in Handling Equipment 800 H P switch boat for switching Terminal is the right solution for hassle free river access at the area enables the Port of Decatur to actively promote hopper barges tank barges and providing switch boat mile 215 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway the concept of intermodalism for a variety of shippers and assistance Liebherr 1160 hydraulic crawler 200 ton with products 1203 lattice boom for duty cycle with 5 CY clamshell and Products Handled General bulk cargoes including gravel hook work up to 140 ton Case 75XT skid steer loader John and aggregates Products Handled General cargoes including various Deere CT332 skid steer loader Bobcat T650 skid steer grains sand aggregates steel coils pipe coal dry two 2 CAT 980B wheel loaders Hyster S50XL forklift with fertilizers forest products and liquid asphalt 5 000 lb capacity Linde 12 000 lb forklift Hyster H460B Barges Handled 1 worked 2 held nearby fleeting available forklift with 46 000 lb capacity 30 ton C hook Handling Equipment Bulk loading conveyance system 100 ton truck scales additional equipment available upon request 24 000 square feet Connections Rail serviced by Norfolk Southern Connections Interstate 20 59 access via of warehouse space and CSX open to reciprocal switching State Highways 43 and 80 Liquid storage of Interstate 65 State Highway 31 and 72 Alt Storage Open 12 acres Covered 875 000 gallons www parkertowing com www parkertowing com
DECATUR S CENTRAL LOCATION ENABLES THE PORT OF DECATUR TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE CONCEPT THE RIVER CITY INDUSTRIES TERMINAL IS THE RIGHT OF INTERMODALISM FOR A VARIETY OF SHIPPERS SOLUTION FOR HASSLE FREE RIVER ACCESS AT MILE 215 AND PRODUCTS ON THE TENNESSEE TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY One of the largest privately owned for public use terminals Conveniently located near the convergence of the Black on the Tennessee River the Port Warrior River and Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway in of Decatur is owned and operated by Parker Towing Company Inc The Demopolis the River Port is centrally located in the southeastern United States vital river access to central Alabama The terminal is at Tennessee River Mile 304 1 in Decatur AL The Port currently set up for outbound bulk operations using a has water frontage of over 2 000 feet with a year round Barges Handled 2 worked 90 fleeted hopper tank minimum draft of 9 feet Decatur s central location along City Terminal provides conveyance system With room for expansion and additional equipment available upon request the River City Industries with the excellent mix of transportation modes available in Handling Equipment 800 H P switch boat for switching Terminal is the right solution for hassle free river access at the area enables the Port of Decatur to actively promote hopper barges tank barges and providing switch boat mile 215 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway the concept of intermodalism for a variety of shippers and assistance Liebherr 1160 hydraulic crawler 200 ton with products 1203 lattice boom for duty cycle with 5 CY clamshell and Products Handled General bulk cargoes including gravel hook work up to 140 ton Case 75XT skid steer loader John and aggregates Products Handled General cargoes including various Deere CT332 skid steer loader Bobcat T650 skid steer grains sand aggregates steel coils pipe coal dry two 2 CAT 980B wheel loaders Hyster S50XL forklift with fertilizers forest products and liquid asphalt 5 000 lb capacity Linde 12 000 lb forklift Hyster H460B Barges Handled 1 worked 2 held nearby fleeting available forklift with 46 000 lb capacity 30 ton C hook Handling Equipment Bulk loading conveyance system 100 ton truck scales additional equipment available upon request 24 000 square feet Connections Rail serviced by Norfolk Southern Connections Interstate 20 59 access via of warehouse space and CSX open to reciprocal switching State Highways 43 and 80 Liquid storage of Interstate 65 State Highway 31 and 72 Alt Storage Open 12 acres Covered 875 000 gallons www parkertowing com www parkertowing com
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