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Commercial Border Crossing Paperwork

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Commercial Border Crossing Paperwork

There is important paperwork and steps to making a smooth border crossing for you shipment into Canada. Here is the guide to what you will need.

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Working Load Limit

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Working Load Limit

Understanding working load limit as it pertains to heavy haul trucking and the accessories used for transporting equipment on flatbed trailers.

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Truck Chain Laws

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Truck Chain Laws

The following article is an overview of chain laws. We have provided instructional videos and list of laws you might find regarding tire chains. We have links to the states chain laws as well.

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA

The FMCSA’s primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. By enforcing a set of Rules and Regulations to ensure safety in motor carrier operations. Learn how you can use their resources to assist your customers and drivers.

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Heavy Duty Tarps

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Heavy Duty Tarps

All about trucking tarps. Why we tarp! Learn about lumber tarps and steel tarps. What are the differences and sizes. We’ve even provided a video of a load of insulation fully tarped.

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Shipping a Marsh Buggy Excavator

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Shipping a Marsh Buggy Excavator

A marsh buggy excavator is a modified excavator that has a CAT body with pontoons attached enabling them to work well in wet and muddy environments.  They are shipped all over the world and throughout the US and Canada.  One of the advantages of these excavators is they can be disassembled into three separate parts for shipping. The first part, is the excavator body itself. Although we have removed the body from the pontoons, it is still an oversize load that is 10′ wide vs the full width of 18′ when fully assembled. It must also...

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Load Dimensions Size Does Matter

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Load Dimensions Size Does Matter

The need for accurate and specific dimensions. We discuss the do’s and don’ts of using dimensions and the etiquette involved. So measure twice and ship once!

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Trucking Coil Racks for Steel Coils

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Trucking Coil Racks for Steel Coils

We discuss the techniques of loading and hauling coils. Safety tips and steps for loading are listed.

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What is a lift axle and flip axle?

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What is a lift axle and flip axle?

What is a flip axle and where and when is it used? Or how about a lift axle? How is it different. This article goes into both a flip axle and lift axle and what they can do.

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Crane Transport – Shipping a Manitowoc 999 Crane

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Crane Transport – Shipping a Manitowoc 999 Crane

See our crane transport involving a Manitowoc 999 Crane. This shipment required 15 trucks to complete. Watch the youtube video of it being assembled.

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