Tag: equipment hauling

Dealers

Equipment haul matching startup VeriTread secures $2.5 million investment from Sumitomo

VeriTread, The Heavy-Haul Marketplace, a Florida-based startup that connects construction equipment owners with hauling services online, has received a $2.5 million infusion from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas. SCOA, along with Sumitomo Corporation, will receive an undisclosed ownership stake in VeriTread in exchange for the allocation, VeriTread said in a news release. “SCOA has been a […]

September 22, 2017

Home

Hauling heavy equipment? Use this Best Practices checklist to ensure your load is secure

Moving heavy equipment safely is no small task. Follow these best practices before, during and after loading heavy construction equipment for transport.

December 11, 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

Safety

Semi hauling backhoe crashes into canyon bend, killing driver in Utah

The driver of a truck hauling a backhoe in Utah was killed over the weekend after he lost control of the rig while traveling down a canyon road. According to a report from the Deseret News, 48-year-old Troy Young was killed in a crash while transporting a backhoe along state Route 31 in Fairview Canyon. Utah Highway […]

June 15, 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

Technology

Freightliner unveils first self-driving truck that will roam U.S. highways legally (PHOTOS)

Freightliner did it. If you’re one of the many who scoffed at the idea of a commercially-viable self-driving truck, or at best figured such technology was years—if not decades—away, you need to reset your expectations. At a press event today at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway outside Las Vegas, NV, Freightliner, in conjunction with the […]

May 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Navigating the enforcement minefield for maximum gross weight allowed when hauling heavy equipment

In baseball you’re allowed three strikes; why isn’t it like that in other aspects of love, life, and work? We’re not sure, but when hauling heavy equipment that is oversize or overweight, you only get one strike before you’re out. Often drivers are cited for being overweight and they do not understand why. They say, […]

May 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Volvo now offers its VNX 630 heavy hauler in a tridem axle model

Giving the truck even more traction when hauling heavy equipment, Volvo has updated its VNX 630 severe duty hauler with a new tridem axle model. The new truck features three rear drive axles rather than two in an 8×6 configuration capable of hauling up to a 69,000-pound rear axle load. RELATED >> Test Drive: Volvo VNX […]

April 13, 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