Customers Appreciate Our Excellent Service

We recently worked with an international engineering firm to complete some major bridge inspections in Chicago. When asked for feedback on our employees, the Project Manager had this to say about our crew of technicians and the Aspen Aerial A-62 Snooper Truck we provided:

Equipment Operators:

E.J.
Knowledgeable and courteous. Great about working lift around objects.  Good
work with truck maintenance and solving small issues, i.e. leaky hydraulic
connection during evening or non-work hours, to proactively address issues
and keep team moving forward.

Rafael:
Very knowledgeable and courteous.  Great working lift around objects.  This
type of lift works better than a platform with tower if team has to move in
congested areas, or curl upward between beams or parallel to skewed bridge
elements.

Cody:
Very knowledgeable and courteous. Older experienced operator perspective.
Everyone looks out for each other on team and works well with support of
lane closures and backup trucks provided by Tollway Maintenance personnel.

In summary: Staff quickly addressed issues if or when they came up.  SUPER
conscious of safety issues and working with computer assisted controls
equipment to minimize potential downtime and get most out of constrained
lane closure schedule locations and availability.

Equipment: Aspen A62 Bucket Snooper Truck: Very, very clean and well
maintained.  Computer controlled operator control pads with battery backup:
always good to keep extra batteries on hand.

We are proud of our crew and the work they do. We always deliver equipment that is clean, serviced and ready to roll. Check us out on our website www.inspectabridge.com

Aspen A-62 Operated

We rent nationwide!

Our newest bridge inspection unit

Operated Rentals Available

Email us for a quote:  Cassie@inspectabridge.com

Or call today:  770-558-1074

Hydra HPT 57 Under bridge access platform

UB 50 Articulated Boom Bucket Snooper

To work with the unique challenges of the New River Gorge’s steel arch frame, Anderson Crane and Bridge provided both an HP 35 bridge platform and this Aspen Aerial UB 50.

The New Barin ABC 23L – Truck mounted under bridge access platform

Mounted on a Ford F450

 

Platform extends to 23

Perfect alongside bridge fascia

ABC 23L Now Available in the U.S.

23' Platform mounted on a Ford F450

Creating Jobs in the Bridge Industry

Infrastructure Spending Builds American Jobs

Public Investments Help Private Businesses Create Jobs

SOURCE: AP/LM Otero

A worker guides a steel beam into place at the Love Field modernization project construction site Thursday, September 1, 2011, in Dallas. In August 2011 the unemployment rate in the construction industry stood at 13.2 percent—substantially higher than the economy-wide unemployment rate of 9.1 percent.

 

By Kristina Costa, Adam Hersh | September 8, 2011 

 

The construction sector was particularly hard hit by the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and really never quite recovered, with devastating consequences for construction workers. Unemployment in construction remains dismal. In August 2011 the unemployment rate in the construction industry stood at 13.2 percent—substantially higher than the economy-wide unemployment rate of 9.1 percent. The loss of jobs and investment in construction has been dragging down the overall U.S. economy. At the same time, the United States’ transportation and other public infrastructure is underfunded, aging, and growing increasingly inadequate to serve the needs of families and business competitiveness.

Fortunately, there is something very simple the federal government can do about these problems: Put more resources into infrastructure investment. We know from very recent experience that infrastructure investments deliver the goods for job creation and business growth. Two years ago, the unemployment rate for construction workers was 17 percent—before federal government stimulus funds boosted construction and the overall economy. In 2009 Congress and the Obama administration allocated an additional $29.9 billion in transportation spending for roads, bridges, and transit systems alongside another $21.7 billion for other infrastructure investments, ranging from funds for improving drinking and wastewater systems to large-scale civil engineering projects overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers.

To read the rest of the article, go to: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/09/jobs_infrastructure.html

 

ACBT’s Truck-mounted Hydra Platform provides access for bridge inspection crews.

WJE, Inc. investigating bolt failure in the 17th Bridge Fencing

When the decorative fencing on the south side of the 17th Street Bridge fell onto the northbound lanes of the I-85 and I-75 connector in Atlanta, Anderson Crane and Bridge Technologies, Inc. was there to help crews from WJE, Inc., the Penhall Company and the Georgia DOT with the inspection and repair of the damages. Our 43’ Hydra Platform provided a safe work space and access beneath the bridge for engineers to inspect the bridge for structural damage. Mark Moore of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. is heading up this project and I spoke with him Thursday night as our technician Doug Adams worked late into the night operating the platform.

According to reports, it is thought that the collapse of the fencing was caused by the failure of an anchor bolt, which ultimately caused a domino effect with the remaining fence supports. Mr. Moore explained that the crew from Penhall Company was using a concrete saw to pull out a plug of concrete around the bolt hole so that it could be taken back to WJE’s laboratory for testing to determine what caused the bolt to fail.
I took the opportunity to take a few pictures of our bridge inspection equipment on top of the bridge. I’ve been marketing for our company for a long time, but this was the first time I actually got to see one of our platforms in action. When I say that we will have your crews working in minutes, I am not exaggerating a bit. Doug positioned the HP43 truck next to the concrete wall and had the hydraulic platform raised and over the side of the bridge in less than three minutes. The crew then climbs down through an enclosed space onto the platform. The unit is designed to provide access alongside or beneath the bridge and in this case the bolt holes for the fencing were in the concrete barrier wall. The platform lifts, rotates and extends over the low barrier wall, and is then positioned parallel to the bridge fascia and brought in close so the crews could easily reach their target.

We can facilitate bridge inspections, repair, and rehabilitation and these units are perfect for installing fencing, lighting, railings or conduit alongside or beneath bridges. We carry 23’ to 66’ inspection platforms for rent nationwide and we will train your operators or provide one for you. Take a look at our website http://www.inspectabridge.com for more information on what we have to offer.

17th Street Bridge in Midtown Atlanta

How's that for service? Our operator Doug Adams holds a flashlight for the crew!

Doug Adams

Supporting American Infrastructure

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Unveils New DOT Webpage on ‘Buy America’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today unveiled a new U.S. Department of Transportation ‘Buy America’ webpage that will help American businesses reap the full benefits of the Obama Administration’s historic investments in transportation infrastructure. Speaking at a Building America’s Future Policy Forum in Charleston, South Carolina this morning, Secretary LaHood announced this latest effort to promote Buy America compliance by consolidating and improving access to Buy America provisions across all DOT agencies on one centralized webpage.

The new site can be accessed at http://www.dot.gov/buyamerica.

“The Obama Administration is making historic investments in America’s infrastructure – investments that lay the foundation for our long-term economic health while creating good-paying jobs right now,” said Secretary LaHood. “We’re also committed to maximizing the economic benefits of these infrastructure investments through Buy America provisions that keep American companies healthy and families working.”

Buy America provisions ensure that transportation infrastructure projects are built with American-made products. Through Buy America, the Department of Transportation supports an entire supply chain of American companies and their employees, maximizing the economic benefit of infrastructure investments.

While there are similarities, the Department of Transportation’s operating administrations have different Buy America statutory provisions. The new website launched today will provide access to each agency’s Buy America provisions, requirements and waiver processes on one web site. Companies can also subscribe to receive alerts when new information on Buy America for U.S. Department of Transportation-funded infrastructure projects is posted.