Tag: construction equipment hauling

Construction Equipment

Easy Construction Equipment Hauling: Get competing freight bids, based on exact machine dimensions, with VeriTread

Construction equipment is constantly on the move. It has to be transported, whether from a manufacturer, dealer, rental company, auction company, contractor or just from job to job. And it doesn’t come in a neat shipping container. It can require specialized equipment to load and transport, special permits, a pilot car and/or adherence to port […]

July 20, 2020

Construction Equipment

Excavator slips right off trailer in steep, hairpin turn

The way that the machine slides off indicates that whatever they used (or didn't use) to tiedown was no match for the incline and tightness of this curve.

September 20, 2018

Equipment

CARB revokes compliance alternatives for truck emissions regs after court decision

The time has expired for legal appeals to save the California Air Resources Board’s 2014-introduced “compliance alternatives” to the engine upgrades and retrofits required by its Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation. Emails attempting to clarify the situation have been going out this month to truck owners with CARB-registered vehicles still taking advantage of one or […]

May 7, 2018

Class 7-8

Why contractors should always consider a specialist when hauling the biggest loads

Hauling the biggest loads Whether it’s machinery or huge industrial components, before you hit the road with an oversize or overweight load, consider using a specialist. The technical aspects of hauling big or heavy loads on trailers is well known by experienced contractors. You get a big enough tractor, a big enough trailer and you […]

July 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

A heavy hauler’s guide for managing load distribution: Keeping things in balance

To help heavy haulers manage load distribution and vehicle weight, they need to know a few key items about their vehicle and its load: The empty weight of the vehicle. The weight of the load. Usually, the load weight is on the paperwork. Vehicle weight and load weight provide the driver an idea of gross […]

October 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

How in-motion, pre-scan weigh station technology could affect specialized and heavy equipment haulers

We all are aware of the “red light cameras” that have been around for some time. The technology works through a sensor embedded in the roadway with companion systems tracking the status of the light. A camera or cameras are positioned to take a picture(s) of the vehicle, license plate, and driver. This photographic evidence […]

August 31, 2015

Construction Equipment

How the USDOT’s comprehensive truck size and weight limits study impacts heavy equipment haulers

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in the summer of 2012. One of the act’s provisions required a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study to be completed by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). A date to report back […]

July 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

Train crashes into stuck truck hauling a track loader in Texas

The driver of a tractor trailer with a track loader in haul escaped a close call in Texas recently when his rig got stuck on a railroad crossing and was hit by a train. According to a report from the Odessa American, the rig became stuck on a crossing off Interstate 20 in Ector County around 9 […]

July 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

Breaking down the FMCSA’s 30-minute rest break exemption for heavy haulers

Last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it had granted an exemption of the 30-minute rest break provision in the current hours-of-service regulations to haulers of oversize/overweight loads. The decision is certainly welcomed by the heavy hauling industry, but is a long time in the making. Below, we detail the history of the decision and how it […]

June 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

XL Specialized Trailers’ XL 80 HDG simplifies transporting lightweight equipment

Transport lighter equipment efficiently with XL Specialized Trailers’ lightweight XL 80 low-profile hydraulic detachable gooseneck trailer. Rated at 80,000 pounds overall and 80,000 pounds in 10 feet concentrated, the XL 80 has an 11-foot-long hydraulic gooseneck and a design that offers a front-loading advantage. A five-position ratchet style variable ride height enables adjusting the […]

June 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Semi hauling a dozer jackknifes, sends dozer tumbling

Backing up can be difficult. Especially when you’re backing a semi down a slope with a bulldozer trailered. This particular driver gets moving a bit too fast down the slope, the trailer jackknifes and everyone’s week is pretty much ruined in a matter of seconds. Seems like he would have benefitted from Ford’s new whiz-bang […]

May 22, 2015

Safety

HEADS UP: Hitting utility lines when hauling heavy equipment can become an expensive ordeal

Here's a look at overhead utilities' minimum height clearances, who's liable when they're struck and how haulers can avoid damaging them.

May 22, 2015