by Jon Sooy | Dec 15, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
Technology never rests. Tools, equipment, devices, and processes continually change and evolve along with the technology behind them. Advances never even dreamed of half a century ago are now commonplace. Technology exists today that didn’t even have a purpose just a...
by Jon Sooy | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Three months, 17 plates, and 60,000 commuters every day. Not to mention the approximately $70 million in unanticipated costs the trucking industry has absorbed over since the I-40 Hernando de Soto Bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee closed on May 11. That’s been...
by Jon Sooy | May 30, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Snooper Truck
Various types of vehicles with boom attachments have been used for bridge repair, maintenance, and inspections since the 1960s. These trucks have been particularly beneficial since the advent of the NBIS in the 1970s. According to a report at the U.S. Department of...
by Jon Sooy | May 15, 2021 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
As every bridge inspector and DOT employees knows, highway bridges throughout the United States over 20 feet in length must be inspected. While the NBIS requires safety bridge inspections at least once every 24 months for highway bridges, some states have more...
by Jon Sooy | Feb 26, 2021 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance
As recently as 2017, the United States had over 615,000 bridges and close to 40 percent of these have been around for 50 years or more. In addition, in 2016, at least 56,000 of these bridges were labeled as “structurally deficient.” The disturbing fact was that as...
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