Rail supplier news from OPW and TTX

OPW has named David Malinas president. He has more than 20 years of operational leadership experience, most recently serving as chief operating officer of Duravant, a Chicago-based automation equipment company. Malinas previously served OPW — a Dover company — in 2019 as senior vice president of operations, a role he served for nearly four years. Malinas now succeeds Kevin Long, who served as OPW's president since 2017. OPW develops various fluid-handling solutions, including loading and unloading systems for high-value hazardous and nonhazardous bulk products, and rail-car and transport tank-truck valves, gauging devices and tank-monitoring systems.

TTX Co. has joined the RailPulse Coalition, becoming the latest member of the growing cross-industry effort to transform rail-car visibility, safety and efficiency through widespread adoption of telematics and data standardization. TTX's entry into RailPulse brings a new dimension to the coalition's mission adding the scale, operational expertise and fleet management capabilities of North America's leading shared rail-car provider TTX officials said in a press release. "The integration of TTX's shared fleet model with RailPulse's telematics platform is a game changer," said RailPulse General Manager David Shannon. The RailPulse coalition includes Class Is, short lines, shippers and rail-car owners that work collaboratively to standardize telematics technology.