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SMOOTH MOVE: An ALSS unit awaits another stack of biomass prior to transport.
miles, all of a sudden you’re spending more time to secure the load than you are moving the load. The costs are nearly identical during those time frames.” In addition to speed, the ALSS was
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developed for greater safety in transporting biomass from the field to the biofuel plant. “Every year there are people who are injured and killed by large, rectangular bales falling off of trailers and stacks tipping
over,” Matlack explains. “We knew when these large-volume, cellulosic projects started up that this was going to be a genuine concern from a safety and cost standpoint that needed improvement. “