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Construction Equipment

Dozer drops from trailer while being hauled, flies head-on into traffic

Since this insanity was captured via a dashcam, we have to assume it happened in Russia. And with that in mind, it feels weird to type what I’m about to type: I am in awe of how well the drivers in this video operated with unthinkable tons of yellow iron hurtling directly toward them. See, typically these […]

April 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

How to determine trailer length for heavy equipment hauling using Kingpin to Rear Axle limits

Contractors and heavy equipment haulers often ask the question, “What is the longest trailer or semitrailer I can use?” The answer—like for most questions regarding sizes and weights—is “That depends!” The “length allowed” varies by state, by route, by the number of trailing units, whether the unit(s) is a trailer or a semitrailer, whether it […]

March 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

Deciphering the Federal Bridge Law formula: what contractors and heavy equipment haulers need to know

The Federal Bridge Law was established in 1975 by Congress. It is codified in 23 CFR §658.17. For those that did not enjoy algebra in high school, the law might as well be a quadratic equation. On the other hand, the quadratic formula always finds a solution. (Maybe we should have paid more attention.) The bridge […]

March 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Heavier front axles give Kenworth’s T370 more brawn in construction applications

Kenworth announced it will begin offering heavier front axles on its T370 Class 7 work truck. The truck maker will now offer 18,000-pound and 20,000-pound front axles on the T370 when equipped with the 350-horsepower PACCAR PX-9 engine. The heavier axles will allow owners and operators to, “put more weight on the front ends in fuel hauling, dump, […]

March 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Semi truck jumps over F1 car, lands 83 feet later to set a world record

If you were wondering what the coolest way to nearly destroy an 18-wheeler is, we’ve got your answer. In the video below, you’ll witness a semi truck hit a ramp and clear an F1 car racing just beneath the truck’s tires, before crashing back down to the earth. The driver of the truck is Mike […]

November 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

Truck hauling excavator collides with 5 bridges, taking a chunk out of each (PHOTOS)

While being hauled by a truck traveling through Thurston County, Washington, last week, an excavator’s boom collided with five different bridges before the driver finally pulled over. According to a report from The News Tribune in Tacoma, the Washington State Department of Transportation says that all five of the bridges will require repairs. The driver of the truck, […]

July 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator bucket-scoots out-of-gas hauler down the road while still on the trailer

On the jobsite, dozers come in handy every once in a while to give stuck or out-of-fuel equipment a push. But excavators? Not so much. Apparently no one told this guy that. We’ve all been there. Out of gas on the highway. But not many of us had an excavator in tow. And if we […]

March 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

ROAD TEST: Natural gas retrofit fuel systems and glider kits reveal interesting hauling possibilities for cost-minded contractors

The first part of my test drive began westbound on Interstate 80 out of Salt Lake City, on the level desert run that leads to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The goal then had been to find flat ground and a little traffic to give me a feel for the truck. But now, we’d doubled back […]

February 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

A truck hauling a boom lift hit a bridge so hard, the bridge shifted 5 feet off its supports (PHOTOS)

No. 9 Story in 2014 « No. 10 No. 8 »   Folks hauling equipment and hitting bridges because they don’t know the height of their load is nothing new. Chunks of bridges are taken all the time and some bridges and trestles see repeated collisions. However, a report from WISTV out of Spartanburg, South […]

January 16, 2014

Construction Equipment

Know Your Load: Truck hauling a drill rig gets stuck, takes a chunk of bridge with it

A few weeks ago we shared a video with you of a low-clearance train trestle in North Carolina that trucks seem drawn to like flies to a zapper. We thought the video did a nice job of illustrating why so many of this country’s bridges are in such bad shape. Well, here’s another example from […]

November 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Genius doesn’t secure payload of concrete slabs, slings them at nearby cars

First, we’d like to thank Russia for another sterling example of how not to do things. The video below might not be as flashy as Dump Truck Inferno Guy, but just as dangerous to everyone on the road with this genius. This guy apparently thought the weight of the slabs was enough to keep them […]

October 17, 2013

Construction Equipment

Talbert’s new Oil Field Series trailers designed for skid-mounted equipment, pipe section transport

Talbert Manufacturing’s Oil Field Trailer Series is designed to make easier the job of transporting skid-mounted equipment such as generators, housing units, compressors, oil rigging equipment and pipe sections. The series consists of three models: a 3-axle, 35-ton step deck; a 4-axle, 60-ton fixed gooseneck; and a 5-axle, 65-ton fixed gooseneck. The Oil Field Series […]

August 28, 2013