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The Development of the HIAB Hi-Tilt
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 435K In an earlier post we said we would put a spotlight on some of the ways the “HIAB method” transformed construction methods used in the 1960s. The development of the HIAB Hi-Tilt is one example. As the editors of HIAB Method magazine noted in 1966, larger building […]
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The HIAB Method of Building Site Deliveries
Looking back with HIAB Method magazine, we feature another issue from 1966. The first article, called “HIAB on site,” discusses some new challenges that builders were facing at the time. The article notes that many of the resources on a building site were dedicated to moving materials around, so any efficiencies that could be realized […]
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Atlas Polar Talks Cranes with On-Site Magazine
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane The November/December 2010 issue of On-Site Magazine includes a feature article called “Choosing the Right Crane for the Job.” The article opens with a discussion of knuckle boom or articulated cranes—more specifically, HIAB articulated cranes. I was interviewed for the article and talk briefly about the history of […]
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Watson Building Supplies Delivers On Time, Every Time with HIAB Cranes
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 435K We are always happy to show our equipment in action, this time with Watson Building Supplies. Watson Building Supplies provides drywall, insulation, steel framing, roofing products, stucco, tools, and landscaping products for professional contractors. They serve clients across Ontario from four locations: Vaughn, Belleville, Barrie, and Burlington. […]
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Another Look Back at HIAB – Introduction of Hydraulically Foldable Truck Cranes
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane The headline on the article says it all: “Hydraulically foldable”. This innovation in truck cranes was announced in HIAB Method No. 3, published in 1966. The article was introducing the new 16-ton-foot model of the HIAB Speedloader 174, which was the lightest in its class and “without any […]
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Looking Back with HIAB Method – A Woman Blazes a Trail as A Truck Driver and Crane Operator
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Given the way we live these days, it is hard to imagine a time when a woman driving a truck would be news, but back in 1966, it was. The idea of a female haulage contractor with four trucks got a lot of attention back then, as an […]
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HIAB is the “Ace” Up the Sleeve for Ace Tyres Services
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 211 How do you change tires that weigh up to 2.5 tonnes? You use a HIAB truck-mounted crane, of course. (Take a look at the attached pictures to see this happen.) Ace Tyres Services is a UK-based firm that services heavy equipment, like earthmovers that carry […]
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HIAB Helps the RNLI Save Lives
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Crane It’s always interesting to me to discover the many ways HIAB cranes are used. One such use is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). RLNI is known in Great Britain as the “charity that saves lives at sea”. They provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue […]
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Atlas Polar, HIAB and the Canadian Forestry Industry
Back in 1966, HIAB product manager and timber transportation expert, Erik Forsgren, visited Canada to study the methods used to transport timber from logging operations around Canada. He was “given the opportunity through the good offices of [HIAB’s] representative in Canada, Atlas Polar of Toronto.” At the time, trucks were often loaded by hand—not the […]
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Looking Back at HIAB – Making Short Work of Long Beams
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Today we take another look back at some of the innovations made by HIAB. This time, we are looking at the second edition of HIAB Method magazine, published in 1966, to see how the long concrete beams that were “increasingly coming into use in present-day building” were transported. […]