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We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: Infill Thinking readers are the smartest folks in the industry. Following our exclusive, investigative report earlier this week on draft legislation that could have a profound impact on the Texas last mile logistics marketplace, we heard feedback from quite a few plugged-in …

Just before the ball drops ushering in the new year, we are hearing about widespread supply chain disruption from seasonal driver shortages leaving frac crews unsanded in Texas. In this report, read full analysis including what’s going on, why, where, why it matters, and what’s next. There’s a lot more …

It isn’t always easy being small in a big space, but in the frac sand trucking business, small isn’t always bad, either. Our guest author today formed a sand hauling outfit with just a couple trucks in early-2015, just as oil prices began to plunge. Today, he is running 40 …

In Infill Thinking’s big 2019 logistics preview last week, one of the topics we broached was whether late entrants in the frac sand wellsite solutions market will be able to displace the incumbent new gen solutions. We wanted to elaborate on that a bit today. Is it enough to simply build …

We are previewing key themes for 2019 that will help shape and influence last mile logistics for completions across the Lower 48. In this piece, we address how frac crew efficiency gains impact logistics, the first US last mile solution to go overseas, software, the biggest pain of direct sourcing, …

We are previewing key themes for 2019 that could influence last mile logistics for completions across the Lower 48. In this piece we share eight more themes with big implications There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research …

We are previewing key themes for 2019 that will help shape and influence last mile logistics for completions across the Lower 48. In this installment we share a half dozen key themes, including a list of up and comers to watch in this space, the importance of payload and what …

Today, we thought it’d be interesting to take a look at a timeline of the last mile S-Curve shift. The result was interesting. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If …

Last week’s frac sand conference in San Antonio, hosted by the Petroleum Connection, featured some of the most thoughtful logistics panels that we’ve seen at any oilfield industry event. With three panels on focused squarely on logistics, frac sand hauling and handling issues featured prominently into the discussion. The challenges …

We spoke directly with ex-Solaris CEO Greg Lanham on Monday evening to learn more about his next move. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …