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Safety
Here’s a really dumb and dangerous way to unload a compact track loader
Watch the dangerous unloading of a compact track loader and remember to find the right trailer for your equipment and secure it next time it needs transporting.
June 7, 2019
Construction Equipment
Tiny, tank-like robot can haul up to 9,000 lbs., makes moving trailers around the yard and shop a cinch
This motorized, remote-controlled trailering robot is the latest invention from the folks at trailer dolly manufacturer Trailer Valet. Find out more here!
July 12, 2018
Construction Equipment
How to wreck one truck while attempting to haul another
Just in case you’re interested in learning how to manage nearly flipping a pickup truck by loading another onto the trailer attached to it, look no further than the video below. [youtube anBwMhiYeTk nolink]
August 27, 2013
Gear
GEAR: Cargo Cookie secures and protects loads
We love great ideas borne out of necessity and the Cargo Cookie certainly fits the bill. The idea came to former small fleet owner and flatbed hauler Steve Burroughs about a year ago and he started development about nine months ago, according to our sister site Overdrive. Burroughs was tired of the inconvenience of using pallets, […]
June 4, 2013
Safety
Safety Watch: Best practices when driving machines on and off a trailer
The Accident The owner of a small construction company that performed excavation work was preparing to backfill a pond. He had transported a dozer to the site on a flatbed trailer, which he parked on a road with a 7-percent grade. While backing the dozer to the rear of the trailer, the machine slipped off […]
June 3, 2013
Maintenance
What’s in a tow rating?
During the second day of the 2012 Construction Symposium in Dallas, General Motors trailering engineer Robert Krause delivered a presentation on the process behind tow ratings and the new SAE standardized ratings.
August 24, 2012
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