Rail and marine are two alternative methods to the moving of heavy equipment by more conventional over-the-road routes. Robert Andrade, CEM, vice president of equipment asset management at Parsons ...

Hauling heavy equipment can be a dangerous task whether the trip is across town or across state lines. Equipment must be loaded and secured properly to protect the asset as well as avoid fines and ...

This story appears in the March 21 print edition of Transport Topics. When it comes to heavy-haul fleets, lubrication and inspection are high on the preventive maintenance priority list, short ...

Choosing heavy-haul equipment is a complicated process. Operators must consider the specifications of the intended load, road conditions in their operating area, and a variety of other factors, ...

Eighty thousand pounds, the federal cap on truck weight that’s observed by many states, is regularly exceeded by heavy-haulers. With proper permits and escorts, they carry large, non-divisible loads ...

An overseas manufacturer of super-heavy-haul trailer equipment has selected a site in the U.S. for its first stateside production facility. The Faymonville Group selected a site in Little Rock, ...

Mack Trucks said its mDrive HD automated manual transmission is now standard on its heavy-haul Titan model. The announcement was made last week at the National Heavy Equipment Show in Toronto. Mack ...

Talk about a heavy haul. To move a reactor that weighs more than a fully loaded Boeing 747 to the oil sands region in Northern Alberta, Premay Equipment LP put together a herd of nine Kenworth C500 ...

Fontaine Heavy-Haul, a manufacturer of large trailers for construction projects, offers Workhorse trailers for moving excavators and work equipment. The Workhorse series includes the following models: ...

Heavy-haul equipment is often times the key component to the success of construction projects large and small. Whether they are commissioned for transporting modules, wind components, huge vessels or ...

United Road Services (No. 55 on the CCJ Top 250) announced this week it is acquiring a logistics company that will allow it to expand into moving heavy-haul equipment. The company has acquired Olathe, ...

Quality lowboy and heavy-haul trailers have life spans that may reach two decades. Thus, the consequences of making a poor selection choice could be long-term frustration, or prematurely put you back ...