Though originally designed for use in orchards, bucket trucks, also known as “cherry pickers” are today used in a wide variety of industries. Government agencies, rescue workers and private companies use these trucks on a daily basis for lifting and lowering workers to places too tall for ladders. Common uses include servicing telephone, cable television and electrical equipment on utility poles, mining, construction, exterior painting, and sometimes by tree trimmers to work safely in un-climbable trees. Workers even hang Christmas light displays and banners using bucket trucks. In fact, we see them along roadsides and on construction projects nearly every day.

Bucket trucks make some occupations much safer and easier. Fire trucks and window washers sometimes use bucket trucks as a substitute for ladders, reducing the risks associated with ladders wobbling, slipping and throwing the worker to the ground. Other life saving uses includes implementation in the electrical industry. When working with high voltage power lines, there is always a risk of electrical shock. But when using a cherry picker, the rubber tires can insulate the truck and operator from the ground in case of contact with a high voltage power lines. (more…)

One of the most useful and planet changing inventions of all time is the crane. Originally invented by the ancient Greeks and powered by men or donkeys, cranes were used to help build some of the most fascinating structures in ancient Athens. Eventually men and donkeys were replaced with steam engines, and then internal combustion engines or electric motors and hydraulic systems were finally added.

Since those first rudimentary inventions, both cranes and architecture have come a long way. Nowadays cranes come in a wide range of sizes for use in many industries. From jib cranes, used in doors in workshops to tower cranes, used in the construction of sky scrapers to floating cranes, used on oil rigs, you could say these aren’t your grandpa’s type of cranes. (more…)

Today, many companies who utilize the service of utility trucks, like boom trucks, digger derrick trucks, and the like, are switching to the hybrid versions of these all important vehicles. The hybrid versions of utility trucks are becoming more and more popular amongst all types of companies in all types of industries that use utility trucks to get their jobs accomplished.

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The use of hybrid utility trucks helps the companies by lowering the cost of the fuel they use, but they also help the companies’ customers because the companies’ savings are passed along to the customer. (more…)

Boom trucks come in all kinds and colors, sizes and shapes and are designed to help people do jobs they wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. While there are a lot of uses for a bucket truck, it’s usually used by people who work for the electric or telephone company. It’s because of these vehicles that workers who need to reach unreal heights can perform their jobs efficiently.

These trucks also have a storage bin in the bucket where workers can store the tools and other items they’ll need while they’re in the bucket. Some bucket trucks even have a double-arm boom; also known as a hydraulic outrigger jack. This piece of equipment offers extra stability for the person working in the bucket. Some bucket trucks have a separate engine to power the bucket, while others power the bucket and the truck itself with the same engine. (more…)

I-80 Equipment provides individuals and companies alike the option of getting more reasonably priced digger derrick trucks. In almost every part of the world, construction frequently take place and it constants necessitates the use of specific tools depending on the kind of the work and where the construction is taking place. Different kinds of trucks are available at I-80 Equipment’s website – I80equipment.com. Truck owners who want to recondition their different trucks and to fix other truck related matters, I-80 offers these kinds of services.

I-80 Equipment offers an extensive collection of brand name trucks like MTI and Versalift. For clients who are keen to learn more about the different digger derrick trucks, the equipment provider also offers its customers an online catalog. In the case of clients who already have a certain truck in mind, this online catalog can still be useful and it can help align the customer needs to what I-80 equipment can provide. Deciding on which digger derrick truck to purchase may be tricky for some thus I-80 Equipment made sure that its online catalog is filled with the necessary information that buyers need. The customer only needs to access such information on I-80’s website. (more…)

Boom trucks are especially created to assists and support people to work on tasks those they along cannot do. These kinds of trucks are generally used for transporting heavy materials. Aside from this, boom trucks are also used by electricians, those working in telecommunications and even tree trimmers. What makes boom trucks good vehicles for such work is that they are structured to for providing the best mobility, versatility, as well as capacity to people in these lines of work. In essence, boom trucks are considered to be high performance vehicles and different professional use them in order to climb heights they alone cannot otherwise climb.

One major concern however for these kinds of vehicle is that since they are customized for certain tasks or work, they also come with a price. Thus, if a company will want to buy boom trucks, experts suggest first to consult with a financing company to learn the necessary details about financial arrangements and boom trucks. Since companies come from different fields, there are different arrangements necessary for each boom truck deal. For instance if the company will be using the boom truck for aerial lift purposes, it is important to find experts who are familiar in the field so that the company will get the best deal. Aside from this, it is important to also find a good truck dealer such I-80 who is already an expert in the field. There are different kinds of trucks in this case thus the company should be well aware which truck will likely suit them. (more…)

The telecommunications, electrical as well as construction industries have also been specifically affected by the recent economic meltdown. As a result of the latest recession, several of these companies are looking for alternative way to slash off expenses in order to allow for their continuous expansion, or simply just sustain the business and keep in running. One area where these industries typically make large capital outlays is in equipment. Many companies of any size have a need for large numbers of bucket trucks, digger derrick trucks, crane trucks and boom trucks.

These types of trucks tend to be highly specialized to the task they are meant to perform. While the most common is the bucket truck used by power linemen working for electric utility companies, the basic bucket truck chassis can be used for a number of variations on the aerial lift truck. The usual types of specialized vehicles are: digger derrick trucks, boom trucks and crane trucks. (more…)