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GWI Attending the 4th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference

Gulf Winds will be in attendance at this year’s Frac Sand Supply and Logistics Conference 2015. The conference will run from September 24-25 in San Antonio, TX. Mike Landin, GWI’s Business Development Manager will be speaking and GWI’s Director of Warehouse Operations, Kevin Griffin, will be hosting a round table discussion Please take a moment […]

GWI Releases Driver Focused Video

Following our More than the Move company video, we felt the next step in our story telling journey was to highlight the people who drive our business – our Owner Operators! We wanted to create a video that highlighted the amazing stories these drivers have and that displayed what it was like to drive for […]

Profitability from a Driver’s Perspective

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Gulf Winds Opening New Bayport Facility Early 2015

New Hours of Service Regulations

On July 1st, 2013 the new FMCSA Hours-of-service regulations will take effect. Key Issues: – Required (30 minute rest period within the first 8 hours on duty) – Required (2 consecutive periods of night rest between 1:00AM and 5:00AM during the current 34 hr restart) What Does This Mean to Me? – 4-6% reduction in […]

PHA Experiencing Technical Issues

The Port of Houston Authority has confirmed all external email, some phone distribution, and internet (external website and tracing) is down. This means tracing for Barbours Cut and Bayport is currently down. However, the gates are open and fully operational. We will notify everyone when PHA is up and running again.

GWI Cycling Team Completes MS150

For 2011, Gulf Winds put together a team and participated in the BP MS150 April 16-17 2011.

Zim Lines Announces it will no Longer Provide Chassis

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM) in the Gulf Regional Pool Effective now AUGUST 1, 2013 (Previously stated as June 1, 2013), ZIM has announced that it will no longer be providing chassis to Motor Carriers in the following locations for moves in the Gulf Region Pool: Location State Mobile AL Houston TX Dallas TX […]

USMX, ILA Reaches Tentative Agreement

As of February 1st, there has been a tentative agreement made on a six-year Master Contract that will prevent any immediate disruption of port operations. This tentative agreement is subject to formal approval by both sides involved as well as the successful conclusion of negotiations on local contracts. If you would like to read the […]

Vietnamese Delegation during OTC

GWI recently welcomed a strong Vietnamese delegation to Houston during the OTC Pictured left to right is Joe Knierien, President, Global Linx Group, H.E. Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Ambassador of Vietnam to U.S., Steve Stewart, President, Gulf Winds International, Inc. and Le Dung, Honorable Consul General of Vietnam to Houston.