UEP addresses some pretty important and serious topics in our blogs but sometimes you just want to have fun. We decided to take a month off from the usual topics and came up with the top ten interesting things about bucket trucks you can find on the net. We used google to search for fun, weird, … [Read more...]
Not their First Rodeo
While running a bucket truck is serious business, it can also be serious fun. Did you know there are over 20 events, scattered across the county every year that highlight the skills associated with serving as a lineman? The first Lineman’s rodeo was in 1983. Dale Warman, a supervisor at Kansas … [Read more...]
The Inventors of Aerial Lifts
The Cherry Picker Like most inventions, the articulated boom lift, commonly known as the cherry picker, was invented due to frustration. In 1944 Jay Eitel was picking cherries at his summer job in sunny California. He became annoyed with the inefficient process of having to climb up and down the … [Read more...]
Linemen and Bucket Truck Operators Deserve to be on Everyone’s Thankful List
The "naughty and nice" list takes center stage this time of year, but the "thankful list" is also in order. The holiday season is a perfect opportunity to reflect on blessings and to say thank you to the people who have made our year better. For us, our "thankful list" includes Linemen and … [Read more...]
Look Ma … I’m in the Movies!
As cooler weather settles in, few things are more appealing than watching a movie with a big bowl of buttered popcorn. It is also a badly kept secret that movies which are considered Oscar-worthy are often released later in the year. In honor of movies, the Oscars, and bucket trucks we thought … [Read more...]
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