Every day, countless Americans traverse highway and other roadway bridges without much consideration—perhaps only noticing the tolls on certain spans. However, when a highway bridge faces a significant repair issue or worse, drivers suddenly become acutely aware of bridge safety. This awareness underscores the importance of regular routine inspections. These maintenance checks for highway bridges […]
If your work involves bridge inspections, whether for highway bridges or railroad structures, having access to the best tools and equipment is crucial. You understand the high stakes of under-bridge work and the necessity for reliable and versatile equipment. That’s why McClain & Co., Inc. is dedicated to providing our clients with top-quality under-bridge and […]
While commonly recognized as an underbridge inspection and maintenance vehicle, not every such truck can be called a SNOOPER®. This term has been colloquially used for nearly half a century to describe articulated boom lift trucks, yet “SNOOPER®” is a protected trademark specifically denoting the renowned series of vehicles produced by Paxton-Mitchell Co., LLC. As […]
It’s summer and that means highway and bridge construction. Almost anywhere one may live throughout the United States, local, regional, and state highway and transportation agencies are usually hard at work making improvements or additions to the nation’s roads, highways, and bridges. Even small and out-of-the-way locales like Fallon, Nevada, have road workers and construction […]
While bridge inspection equipment can often be rented from various vendors, not every provider of these types of equipment are necessarily professional. It’s not unusual for some firms to rent equipment their staff are less than competent to operate or answer questions about. The problem that immediately arises for anyone looking for bridge inspection equipment […]
While not as vast as the trucking industry, freight rail in the United States represents a major segment of the goods being transported around the nation. According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), freight rail accounts for close to 40 percent of long-distance ton-miles, which is more than any other mode of transportation. The […]
Hi-rail trucks are used for a wide variety of tasks on our nation’s railway systems. For those who may be unfamiliar with the term, “hi-rail” is short for highway-railroad and refers to the travel capability of specialized vehicles known as hi-rail trucks. These types of trucks are commonly used in the railroad industry. Hi-rail trucks […]
Americans in the United States pass over highway and other roadway bridges millions of times each day, almost never giving them much thought aside, perhaps, from the tolls on certain bridges. However, when a highway bridge experiences a major repair issue – or worse – drivers often take on a renewed interest in bridge safety. […]
As professionals in the transportation infrastructure field, the types of infrastructure you find yourself working on can range from interstates to railways. And in the case of the latter, renting hi-rail trucks can be a beneficial strategy for several reasons. For railway work, whether that’s on the rails and railbeds themselves or on the thousands […]
