Our series on lifting heavy loads continues with this look at high-pressure rescue airbag operations. Regardless of what brand of airbag system your department has, there are certain principles of ...

Using backhoes and excavators on sites to lift and place heavy construction materials saves time and money, but doing the job safely demands special care. “A variety of concerns come into play,” says ...

Lifting and carrying are power jobs, whether at home or on the job. Most of the time, back injuries occur as a result of lifting and carrying the wrong way. Back injuries are the most common type of ...

It’s not uncommon for earthmovers to occasionally be tasked with lifting and placing heavy loads, such as pipe or trench boxes, on a project. Yet, each lift requires careful planning to ensure the ...

LiuGong, a manufacturer of material handling equipment with North American headquarters in Katy, Texas, showcased its new product, the vertical lift wheel loader, at the 2017 Conexpo-Con/Agg show in ...

Introduction Not even the strongest human could lift a truck into the air. Our brains, however, are smart enough to create a tool that can lift heavy objects for us: hydraulic lifts! You can find them ...

FORT HOOD, Texas - The Soldiers rush to prepare the cargo payload. The waiting helicopter rumbles in the distance as it hovers in the sky, ready to pick up the cargo. With the ropes connected, the ...

The new 842-G Reach is an 8,000-pound-capacity telehandler with maximum lift height of 42 feet and reach of 28 feet 3 inches. Load Lifter says that with the high-mounted boom leveled in the ...

Jeffrey Soule runs a trucking company that hauls, among other things, Poland Spring bottled water from a facility west of Portland, Maine. Not long ago he accompanied a driver into New York City with ...

OBJECTIVE: Understand the components and ratings of a wood box crib and best practices when constructing a box crib at a vehicle rescue incident. TASK: Given the need to support a lifted or otherwise ...