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How To Calculate The Cost of Heavy Equipment Transport
The first step to a successful heavy transportation process is defining your cargo's precise weight and dimensions.
Driving Us Mad! Safe Driving Tips for Large Trucks and Heavy Equipment
Drivers of large trucks and heavy equipment must use extra caution in order to safely navigate and share the roads with smaller vehicles. There are things that must be considered when driving large…
GDOT Hiring Experienced Equipment Operators May 10th
If you are an experienced heavy equipment operator in search of a job, an opportunity to work with the Georgia Department of Transportation could be in your future.
What You Must Know for Importing & Exporting Heavy Lift Cargo
What you need to know to transport heavy equipment and oversized loads via road and ocean shipping.
When to choose VR to train heavy equipment operators
While virtual reality simulators can attract younger workers to the industry and get them up to speed faster, they can’t completely replace real world training situations, some experts say.
What to Know Before Using a Dump Truck to Tow
Study the transport regulations and spec your dump trucks to safely and reliably move equipment and materials behind dump trucks
Keep your Diesel Fuel from Freezing this Winter
Preventing fuel freeze-ups in heavy-duty diesel trucks is much easier than fixing the problem after it happens. Stay on top of your fuel tank maintenance and pay close attention to what you put into the tank; these are the only sure-fire solutions for preventing cold-weather failures.
Nesco to Acquire Custom Truck One Source
Nesco and Custom Truck One Source are providers of specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions including rental, sales, and aftermarket parts and service.
Ethanol's role in the future of heavy duty transportation
New technology looks to replace diesel with ethanol in both semi-trucks and farm equipment to reduce emissions while maintaining power.
Commentary: Fighting Driver Fatigue
Chandler Magann | Jul 07, 2014 Chandler Magann, president of the heavy-haul fleet Next Exit Logistics, offers practical suggestions on how truck drivers can safely manage fatigue. Fatigue is a common problem for just about every job imaginable. The consequences of fatigue, however, are far greater for those who have a job operating motor vehicles. You put yourself and the lives of others in dangerous situations…
Workers Compensation for Truck Drivers
Truck drivers have several on-the-job risks. In addition to the risk of auto accidents, they also can become injured while loading cargo, slipping and falling, repetitive stress, falls from loading docks, handling heavy trucking equipment and raising heavy truck hoods. Fortunately, if you are injured on-the-job, workers’ compensation is there to protect you, providing compensation for you injuries, time out of work, and medical bills.
What Is a Gondola Rail Car?
Take an in-depth look at the rail equipment used in the transportation of heavy bulk commodities, including scrap metal, aggregates, lumber, steel and more
Tough vocational suspensions that go easy on your drivers
Rolling over rugged off-road terrain, hauling heavy loads and tackling tasks that require your drivers to get in and out of the truck countless times throughout the day are all par for the course in vocational truck applications. It’s hard work tackled by tough equipment, but that doesn’t mean it has to be hard on […]
