Officials in Connecticut are using a custom-built Volvo excavator to help restore ancient swamps that have been destroyed over the years to create landfills and other causes. The Volvo ECR88 D-Series excavator has been fitted with unique swamp pads and grapples so that it can spread its weight over the delicate marshlands located in Silver … Read more
What if there were a hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift that could run entirely on renewable energy sources? Well, now there is! The Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda has partnered with the UK-based Briggs Equipment to create a new type of “green” forklift that is 100% powered by renewable energy. The current generation of hydrogen fuel-powered forklifts … Read more
Deep in the chiseled, rugged steppes of Lemhi Pass in the Beaverhead Mountains — a portion of the Bitterroot Range that straddles the border of Idaho and Montana — lies the Last Chance mine. In the 1950s, the Last Chance was first worked as part of the US Defense Department’s Minerals Exploration Administration. But by … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: What do The Terminator, R2D2 and your future co-workers have in common. Posssibly more than you think … Why are miners digging again at a long-abandoned Western mine that once benefitted the nuclear industry? Spoiler Alert: … Read more
As the US economy recovers and new construction rises, the use of compaction rammers is becoming more common. Rammers are used to compact soil before building materials are placed on top of it. They look almost like jack hammers, except they have a flat plate that impacts with the ground rather than a drill bit. … Read more
The Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad — one of the leading rail freight carriers in the US –announced that it plans to step up its winter preparedness measures in anticipation of another winter of record cold temperatures and snowfalls. Last winter was one of the most severe winters on record. Much of the extreme temperatures … Read more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month unveiled a plan that would move the entire massive air cargo operations at New York City’s busy JFK International Airport to a separate air cargo facility located 60 miles north of the city. For decades, JFK has been one of the nation’s three busiest air cargo ports. The … Read more
Two of the biggest shippers in the US — UPS and FedEx — plan to start charging based on the dimensions of a parcel rather than using the traditional weight/distance formula that has been an industry standard for more than 80 years. The change is forcing companies such as e-retailers, to find new, more efficient … Read more
ORBIS Corporation announced that it is re-branding its entire line of dunnage products under the brand name “ORBIShield”. The new name originally was used by ORBIS for a single product line: A soft, versatile foam dunnage material for Class A surfaces. With the entire product line now being renamed ORBIShield, that product line has been … Read more
You would think that the recent drop in fuel prices would mean that the price of shipping freight would also go down or at least stay the same. You would be wrong. Three more carriers have announced general rate increases in recent weeks: Con-way Freight, ABF Freight and FedEx Freight. They join UPS, which recently … Read more
