{"id":577,"date":"2026-11-13T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/?page_id=577"},"modified":"2026-11-13T01:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T01:52:15","slug":"sand-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/?page_id=577","title":{"rendered":"DLSAPEX Sand Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dls-site-v7.css\">\n<div class=\"dls\">\n\n<section class=\"hero hero-sand\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"badge\">Concept in development &middot; pilot partner wanted<\/span><span class=\"badge pp\">Patent pending<\/span>\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">DLSAPEX Sand Solution<\/span>\n    <h1>Sand that shows up, meters itself, and <em>tells you what happened<\/em>.<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"lead\">A wellsite sand system designed by the carrier that hauls the sand. Six road-legal storage cells, two drive-over lanes that take any trailer from any carrier, and live inventory and tickets on measured tons. No crane, no permits, nothing taller than 15 feet.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"ctas\">\n      <a class=\"btn btn-red\" href=\"#model\">Explore the 3D pad <span class=\"arrow\">&darr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"\/?page_id=56\">Offer a pilot pad<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"orders\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div><b>Patent pending. Now taking orders for pilot units.<\/b> <span>DLSAPEX Sand Solution<\/span><\/div>\n    <a href=\"tel:+13032691239\">Call 303-269-1239 <span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sand-viewer-sec\" id=\"model\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"viewer frame has-poster\">\n      <a class=\"mv-poster\" href=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dlsapex-3d-v3n.html#both\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dlsapex-card-fleet.jpg\" alt=\"DLSAPEX sand pad with DMB-23 trailers unloading\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Tap to explore in 3D &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <iframe src=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dlsapex-3d-v3n.html\" title=\"Interactive 3D model of the DLSAPEX 900-ton wellsite sand system\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"caption\">Interactive scale model of a 900-ton pad. Drag to orbit, click then scroll (or pinch) to zoom, tap any part for details. Concept visualization; dimensions are design targets. <a href=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dlsapex-3d-v3n.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#f0a35e\">Open full screen &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"stats stats-dark stats5\">\n      <div><b>900&nbsp;t<\/b><span>In six 150-t storage cells (1,200&nbsp;t with eight)<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>9 loads<\/b><span>All legal width and height. No permits, no pilot cars<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>No crane<\/b><span>Cells settle onto the mats on their own rails<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>6&ndash;8&nbsp;h<\/b><span>Rig-up with three people and a telehandler (target)<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>15&nbsp;ft<\/b><span>Tallest work point, against roughly 60&nbsp;ft on a silo system<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">The problem<\/span>\n    <h2>From the completions seat, sand is five worries.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"worries\">\n      <div><b>Waiting on sand<\/b><span>A late wave of trucks or a frozen gate, and the pumps sit. The most expensive hour on the pad.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>Tickets that don&#8217;t match<\/b><span>Mine BOL, carrier ticket and what reached the blender rarely agree, and disputes drag on for weeks.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>Dust paperwork<\/b><span>Silica exposure records get demanded after the fact and assembled from memory.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>Pad space and mats<\/b><span>Tall silos want double mats, a crane and a permit window that never lines up with the frac schedule.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>The wrong trailers<\/b><span>Systems built for one trailer type push the cheapest carriers off the job.<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-paper\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">How sand moves<\/span>\n    <h2>Any truck in. Measured sand out.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"flow\">\n      <div><i>1<\/i><b>Drive-over lanes<\/b><span>Two ground-level lanes take belly-dump, hopper-bottom and end-dump trailers on a four-minute cycle, guided by lane lights, with no spotter. Pneumatics fill through roof inlets.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><i>2<\/i><b>Incline &amp; diverter<\/b><span>An enclosed incline conveyor lifts sand to a diverter that sends each load to the right cell and mesh.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><i>3<\/i><b>Six storage cells<\/b><span>Two rows of three 150-t cells with load cells and level sensing. Every cell takes dry or damp sand.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><i>4<\/i><b>Two scaled collectors<\/b><span>Each row has its own collector: run 100 mesh and 40\/70 side by side, or let one back the other up.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><i>5<\/i><b>To the blender<\/b><span>Sand feeds the blender at the rate it asks for, targeted within &plusmn;2&nbsp;%.<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">Where it&#8217;s built to be better<\/span>\n    <h2>Against the three ways sand is stored today.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"cmp-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"cmp\">\n        <thead><tr><th>Criterion<\/th><th class=\"us\">DLSAPEX <small>design target<\/small><\/th><th>Silo systems<\/th><th>Box systems<\/th><th>Pile systems<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Erection<\/td><td class=\"us\">None. Cells settle on their rails<\/td><td>Self-erecting hydraulics or crane<\/td><td>None (box swaps)<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Permits to mobilize<\/td><td class=\"us\">None. 9 legal loads<\/td><td>Width permits on silo trailers<\/td><td>None per box; constant box traffic<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Rig-up<\/td><td class=\"us\">6&ndash;8 h target<\/td><td>About a day<\/td><td>Hours<\/td><td>Hours<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Tallest work point<\/td><td class=\"us\">About 15 ft<\/td><td>About 60 ft<\/td><td>About 10 ft<\/td><td>Pile height<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Wet and dry sand<\/td><td class=\"us\">Every cell, same path<\/td><td>Some configurations<\/td><td>Wet boxes available<\/td><td>Wet by nature<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Trailer types<\/td><td class=\"us\">Belly, hopper-bottom, end-dump, pneumatic<\/td><td>Pneumatic, plus belly-dump options<\/td><td>Dedicated boxes and chassis<\/td><td>Belly-dump<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Inventory &amp; tickets<\/td><td class=\"us\">Load cells + scales; tickets on measured tons<\/td><td>Level sensing; software varies<\/td><td>Box counts<\/td><td>Loader estimate<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Mats<\/td><td class=\"us\">About 35<\/td><td>60&ndash;90<\/td><td>Varies<\/td><td>Few<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"fine\">Competitor columns describe each category in general terms; specific products vary. DLSAPEX values are design targets to be proven in the pilot.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sand-viewer-sec\" style=\"padding-top:96px\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#f0a35e\">SandView<\/span>\n    <h2 style=\"color:#fff\">The completions view of the sand.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid3 sv-points\">\n      <div><b>Hours of cover, not a level<\/b><span>Inventory by mesh with a 12-hour forecast from your stage schedule, the live draw and the trucks on the road.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>Tickets on measured tons<\/b><span>Every load matched to load-cell and belt-scale weight; damp loads reported on a dry basis. Disputes settled the same day.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>A stage report that writes itself<\/b><span>Designed vs. delivered per stage, wait-on-sand minutes and the dust log, sent when the stage closes.<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"viewer frame sv-frame\" style=\"margin-top:40px\">\n      <iframe src=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dlsapex-sandview.html\" title=\"SandView dashboard demo with sample data\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"caption\">Live demo with sample data, not a real job. <a href=\"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dls-site\/dlsapex-sandview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#f0a35e\">Open full screen &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">Reliability &amp; safety<\/span>\n    <h2>Designed in, not promised.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid4\">\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">Sized by simulation<\/div><h3>Zero wait on normal days<\/h3><p>A minute-by-minute model of a sand-heavy zipper fleet sized the 900&nbsp;t to ride through a 90-minute road closure without starving the blender.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">Two paths<\/div><h3>Independent collectors<\/h3><p>Each row feeds the blender on its own scaled collector, so one can carry the job while the other is serviced.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">No one beside the truck<\/div><h3>Guided lanes<\/h3><p>Cameras and lane lights cue the driver and the gates; the lane stops itself if a person steps into the hopper zone.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">Silica you can document<\/div><h3>Per-stage dust log<\/h3><p>Enclosed transfers, bin-vent filtration and continuous perimeter monitors produce an exposure record you can hand an auditor.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"grid3\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">Runs without the cloud<\/div><h3>Layered control<\/h3><p>Lose the network and the pad keeps producing on local controls; the operator can always run it from the screen.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">A third less diesel<\/div><h3>Hybrid power<\/h3><p>A Tier 4 Final genset paired with battery storage and rooftop solar, or shore power where it exists.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\"><div class=\"num\">One accountable party<\/div><h3>Trucks + pad + data<\/h3><p>DLS runs the trucks, the dispatch desk, the pad system and the data. When sand is late, there&#8217;s one phone number.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-paper\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">Where we are<\/span>\n    <h2>Concept design done. Pilot next.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"road\">\n      <div class=\"done\"><b>Concept design package<\/b><span>Architecture, module specs, pad layout, transport plan, simulation and compliance plan, independently reviewed once. Sept 2026.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"now\"><b>Engineering &amp; pilot build<\/b><span>Structural and vehicle engineering of the storage cell, bulk-solids flow study, and a two-cell, one-lane pilot with SandView. Target H1 2027.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>Paid pilot on a partner pad<\/b><span>DLS intake, metering and SandView on storage you already trust, one job, against acceptance tests we agree on in advance.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div><b>Full 900-t system<\/b><span>Targeted for late 2027, contingent on the pilot.<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cta\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div>\n      <h2>One pad and one honest engineer.<\/h2>\n      <p>Tell us which job a pilot could ride along on and what it would have to prove. You get the data either way.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ctas\" style=\"align-items:center\">\n      <a class=\"phone\" href=\"tel:+13032691239\">303-269-1239<\/a>\n      <a class=\"btn btn-dark\" href=\"tel:+13032691239\">Order a pilot <span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p class=\"wrap fine\" style=\"padding-top:22px;padding-bottom:30px\">Patent pending. The DLSAPEX Sand Solution is a concept in development. All capacities, cycle times, rig-up times, accuracy and emissions figures are design targets from the engineering package, to be proven in a pilot. The 3D model and SandView use illustrative geometry and sample data.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concept in development &middot; pilot partner wantedPatent pending DLSAPEX Sand Solution Sand that shows up, meters itself, and tells you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"disabled","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":627,"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions\/627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directlogisticsandservices.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}