CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR UTILITY FLEET SAFETY TRACK CLOSES DEC. 14th!
The Utility Fleet Safety Track at the iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo draws hundreds of utility fleet and safety personnel from across the country. If you're a Fleet Professional or Fleet Safety Expert, submit a presentation for our next event in Denton, TX from April 30 - May 2, 2019. We need your valuable insight at this important education event!
Featured Articles
Technology
It was early 2017.A crew for Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) was traveling on the highway in a Class 8 digger derrick when the unforeseen happened.There was a truck pulling ...
Highway construction and maintenance worker fatalities have been on a steady decline for decades thanks to improved safety measures in and around worksites, including the use of following vehicles – a...
Workplace ergonomics have been on employers’ radar for 20 years, but even now, ergonomic-related injuries remain a costly expense – one that’s growing due to an aging workforce, current worker shortag...
Green Fleets
In the transportation sector, fuel cell technology has long been on the brink of breaking through for a variety of medium- and heavy-duty applications. We’re still not quite there yet, the experts say...
Idling work trucks can be an annoyance to those who have to listen to them, damaging to the environment and, increasingly, they are unnecessary and undesirable in the field.For one thing, the Environm...
John Adkisson, transportation manager for Pennsylvania-based PPL Electric Utilities, keeps an eye on the fuel consumption of the company’s vehicles through the use of fuel cards.Each vehicle in the ut...
New Products
Jarraff Industries has unveiled a new version of its recently rebranded brush cutter, the LineBacker (formerly Geo-Boy). The new LineBacker brush cutter features a four-quad-track undercarriage, an in...
Confronted with growing requirements for added safety and performance in heavy-duty vehicle maintenance facilities, one relatively low-tech solution is emerging as a key player.Meet the high-lift whee...
Emerson has announced the launch of the Sherman + Reilly i-press battery tool monitoring smartphone app.The new i-press app allows crews to track their Next Generation Sherman + Reilly Battery Tools. ...
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