by admin | May 15, 2022 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers, Snooper Truck
The passage of an Obama-era legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, MAP-21, has had far-reaching implications. These are continuing to bring about some significant changes for agencies involved in infrastructure. The act is a funding and...
by admin | Apr 30, 2022 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers, Snooper Truck
For those who have been involved in working with or around bridge inspections, repair, and maintenance, it’s no secret that bridges can vary widely in size and structure. Highway bridges can be as low as 14 to 16 feet above a road surface, as is the case with...
by admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers, Snooper Truck
As everyone in the bridge inspection, maintenance, repair, and construction industries know, the federal government recently passed what is known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). In short, this legislation promises to release funding to the tune...
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 admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
“A tool is but the extension of a man’s hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind.” – Henry Ward Beecher While it is true that there are good tools and not-so-good...
by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers, Snooper Truck
With the advance of new tools such as UAVs, or drones, can give bridge inspectors and others a much needed assist in certain inspection scenarios. But nothing can replace a competent human inspector conducting an “eyes-on” and hands-on inspection in person. Note that...
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