Truck Receiving Replacement

An industrial client enlisted Keen to replace a truck receiving system in an existing plant near the Gulf Coast. This facility is primarily used for unloading soybeans from barges on the Mississippi River and loading them onto ships for export.

The project consisted of demolishing the existing pit hopper, transfer conveyor, bucket elevator and spouting (20,000 BPH capacity); engineering a new hopper to fit in the existing pit; and replacing the transfer conveyor, bucket elevator and all necessary spouting.

Keen was able to complete this project on time and under budget despite several hurdles, including the complete switchover of an entire crew due to COVID and multiple weather events, including two hurricanes and extreme temperature swings.