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  • New Centennial Road Overpass Open To Vancouver Port Traffic

    The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is celebrating the opening of the Centennial Road overpass on Vancouver’s south shore. The opening of the new overpass, part of the South Shore Access Project marks an important project milestone and significant improvement in the movement of goods to and from the Port of Vancouver to support Canada’s growth in trade. Construction began in the summer of 2019. 

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    In early June, the Centennial Road overpass opened to container truck traffic in both directions. Coinciding with the opening of the new overpass, additional changes to traffic patterns on port roads have also been implemented. The Heatley Avenue overpass will temporarily remain open to inbound passenger vehicle traffic only with valid port passes (passenger vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists), and closed to all outbound traffic until early August 2021. The Heatley Avenue overpass permanently closed for demolition as of August 1, 2021.  

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    Nov 25, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • CP Holiday Train’s Lights To Shine On Community Food Banks With Virtual Concert And Donations For 2021

    Canadian Pacific (CP) will host a virtual concert and donate to local food banks in communities across its network for the Holiday Train program's 23rd year. Though this year's Holiday Train will once again be virtual, the much-loved program will continue to serve as a beacon, highlighting the ongoing need for food banks and the critical work they do.

    CP Holiday Train’s Lights To Shine On Community Food Banks With Virtual Concert, Donations For 2021

    CP Holiday Train’s Lights To Shine On Community Food Banks With Virtual Concert, Donations For 2021

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    Nov 24, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Preparing Your Excavator For The Colder Fall And Winter Months

    Expert Advice from Langley Excavator Parts
    Extremes in weather can be challenging for people as well as for heavy-duty hydraulic equipment like your Hitachi and John Deere excavators. You should start thinking about preparing your excavator for the colder fall and winter months. Your excavator needs special maintenance and care in order to keep performing properly and avoid unforeseen problems. 

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    Nov 24, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • WorkSafeBC Releases Safety Bulletin On Tower Cranes

    WorkSafeBC has released the bulletin, ‘Top climbing a tower crane: Ensuring safe assembly and dismantling.’ This bulletin provides an overview of the potential hazard of top climbing a tower crane, and discusses how to reduce the risk.

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    The bulletin notes that failure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions may result in a structural failure that puts lives and property at risk.

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    Nov 24, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook Offers Versatile, Convenient Lifting For Compact Excavators

    Yanmar Compact Equipment introduces the Stowable Utility Hook to provide a convenient, factory designed lifting point for Yanmar compact excavators without the need to use an attachment. The new option reduces the risk of damage to the machine, buckets or other attachments resulting from attempts to lift heavy objects with a strap or chain connected to areas not intended to be lifting points.

    Yanmar Stowable Utility Hook Offers Versatile, Convenient Lifting For Compact Excavators

     


    “We know compact excavators are a multi-functional tool around the jobsite,” said Frank Gangi, Yanmar Compact Equipment North America product manager of attachments. “They are used for everything from lifting and placing materials such as concrete barriers, to unloading equipment such as portable generators. This utility hook adds ease to our customers’ work and minimizes the potential for damage to both the machine and attachment, which, at the end of the day, increases productivity and reduces machine down time.”

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    Nov 24, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Hendrickson Forges Ahead with Launch Plans For Watchman Trailer Wheel-End Sensor Technology

    Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems moves forward with launch plans for Watchman wheel-end sensor technology for trailers that operate on the vehicle area network developed by Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST). The initial product offering will include trailer tire pressure and wheel-end temperature data that is communicated to the fleet via the trailer telematics system.

    Hendrickson Forges Ahead with Launch Plans For Watchman Trailer Wheel-End Sensor Technology

     


    Hendrickson worked with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to utilize industry standards according to established J1939 protocol, for the communication of data and fault codes for trailer wheel-end information.
    “This common platform allows Hendrickson’s Watchman wheel-end sensor to be used by OEMs to provide crucial trailer data to their customers,” says Omar Fernandez, director of marketing at Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems.

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 4 years ago

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