Industry News - August, 2021 - Page 3 of 13

Better CDL Training Essential As Trucker Fatalities Reach Highest Levels Since 1988

A U.S. Department of Transportation report compiling crash data for 2019, the most recent year for which these figures are available, shows that fatalities for large-truck occupants have reached their highest level in more than 30 years. This, notes John Kearney, CEO of Advanced Training Systems, appears to be an ongoing trend; U.S. trucking fatalities for 2018 also exceeded a level not seen since 1988.

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Aug 26, 2021 - 4 years ago
Kinshofer Announces New Heavy-Duty Clamshell Buckets For Excavators

For 50 years, Kinshofer GmbH has been a prominent manufacturer of high-quality attachments for truck-mounted cranes and it is now on the way to be one of the leading excavator attachment producers worldwide, too.

Down to the last detail designed for Heavy Duty: The large HPXdrive of the C40HPX works with four helix threads on two opposing pistons. The Re-Handling Clamshell Bucket is ideal for excavators with an operating weight of up to 40 tons – available with open or closed shells.

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Aug 25, 2021 - 4 years ago
Demag PC 6800-1 Lifts Foundation Piles For Windfarm

Unique operating conditions require unique approaches – this phrase perfectly sums up the project currently being carried out by crane service provider Sarens NV with a Demag® PC 6800‑1 pedestal crane. The job, which involves a whole series of challenges, consists of lifting 89 steel piles from a barge on The IJsselmeer on behalf of customer Van Oord Offshore Wind.

The first challenge revolves around the platform from which the crane is doing its work: More specifically, all the lifts are being carried out from a barge on open water. “And since the IJsselmeer is very shallow, this meant that we had to build a special barge that would have a small draft thanks to its dimensions of 62 x 53 meters. This is how we were able to make sure that the work platform would not run aground,” reports Sarens project manager Mart van Hoorn. With its dimensions, the platform is roughly half the size of a soccer field, and has been as such baptized the “Sarens Soccer Pitch” (SSP) internally.

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Aug 25, 2021 - 4 years ago
Breaking New Ground In Pellet Plant Safety

British Columbia’s wood pellet producers are devoted to running safe operations. In 2014, the Wood Pellet Association of Canada established the WPAC safety committee as a forum for industry participants to share knowledge and to work collectively on solving common safety concerns such as combustible dust management, safe-guarding, working in confined spaces and lock-out procedures.

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Aug 25, 2021 - 4 years ago
Canada’s Construction Industry Rebounds Post-Pandemic, With More Muted Growth To Come

Construction requirements across Canada are expected to rebound in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and rise through the coming decade – albeit at more muted levels than in the past 10 years.

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Aug 25, 2021 - 4 years ago
Lou-Mac Transport Finds Versatility, High Driver Acceptance With Kenworth T880s

Lou-Mac Transport was exactly what Jonathan McDonald and Marc-Antoine Saroli had in mind when the two set out to purchase a flatbed hauling company in 2019.

Not only was the Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec-based company profitable, but its success was built over years of establishing strong relationships with its customers – and it had a list of long-time customers to prove it. The company’s dedication to providing drivers with a favorable workplace environment and its low turnover numbers, as a result, was further proof that the company’s operation was solid.

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Aug 24, 2021 - 4 years ago