As we know from the news, the extratropical cyclone, aka "Elliot," created truly historic winter storm conditions across most of the United States and parts of Canada. In light of the havoc the storm wreaked, we thought this might be a good time to help everyone be sure their bucket truck and crew … [Read more...]
A Bucket Truck Owner’s – Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the hydraulic house The bucket trucks were in their bays, quiet as a mouse. Their buckets and liners were hung by the upper boom with care Anticipating that a downed wire or damaged tree soon would be there. The tools and ropes were nestled all … [Read more...]
For Boom Lift Maintenance, Use the 1-10-100 Rule
What is the 1-10-100 Rule you ask? Think of it as Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The 1-10-100 Rule means that one dollar spent on prevention, e.g. boom Lift Maintenance, will save 10 on correction and 100 dollars on failure costs. Failure costs … [Read more...]
Have you seen these 10 interesting, bucket truck-related items?
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...]
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