Author Archives: Meredith Portman

About Meredith Portman

Meredith Portman is a freelance writer who specializes in heavy industry, healthcare and education.

Transport Components 1000 Miles. Repeat.

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart projects often have a long timeframe of at least several months, but in the case of a recently completed project, the timeline was more like six years. As featured in an article in Waterways Journal, the project to deliver … Continue reading →

Posted in Heavy Haul, Project Cargo Logistics | Tagged ABS Deck Barge, port of chicago, port of New Orleans, TC3000 truck crane, water runner | Leave a comment

Barnhart Helps Kick Off the Holidays in Canton

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart’s Canton, Ohio recently had an unusual assignment – moving a Christmas tree from its site to a location in downtown Central Plaza. The 35-foot, 3,000-pound blue spruce was donated by St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, located just a few blocks … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial | Tagged 50-ton crane, Canton, Ohio | Leave a comment

Raising the Roof: Barnhart Part of ENR Best Project

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Meredith Portman

A year-long project at the Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington involving Barnhart recently received an Engineering News Record (ENR) 2018 Best Project designation. Barnhart’s role was to provide operated crane service and other assistance during the 14-month job. The project … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Nuclear Power | Tagged Barnhart Crane, bridge jumpers tool, nuclear power, operated crane service | Leave a comment

SERVICE AND GRATITUDE

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Sunday was Veteran’s Day, a holiday that originated as Armistice Day to commemorate the agreement that ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. Its name was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954. This year’s holiday marked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barnhart, Veterans Day | Leave a comment

Steam Locomotive Moved with Care and Precision

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart is often called to move cargo large and small and sometimes even antique. Barnhart’s Spokane branch was hired to move a 1920’s era Forney steam locomotive from its site at the Pullman Depot Heritage Center in Pullman to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Heavy Lift | Tagged Barnhart Spokane, Inland Northwest Rail Museum, locomotive haul, Pullman Depot Heritage Center | Leave a comment

Blade Bar Revolutionizing Wind Projects

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Meredith Portman

You wouldn’t expect a crane company to devise a system for wind maintenance projects that requires fewer cranes, but that’s what we’ve done with our custom designed blade bar. The blade bar replaces the industry standard two crane method for … Continue reading →

Posted in Wind Industry | Tagged Barnhart, blade bar, wind turbine blade removal, wind turbine maintenance | Leave a comment

Broken Blade Removal A Multi-Branch Effort

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Meredith Portman

When a wind turbine blade breaks, removing it at over 300 feet from the ground can be a challenge. Barnhart was called to a wind farm in Illinois to remove a broken blade from a wind turbine. The other two … Continue reading →

Posted in Wind Industry | Tagged wind power, wind turbine blade removal, wind turbine maintenance | Leave a comment

Lock Gate Replacement Becoming a Barnhart Specialty

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was recently hired for a project at the Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in Alabama to remove and replace the lock’s lower mitre gate, our third lock replacement project in the past couple of years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Heavy Lift | Tagged barge crane, Big Al, Holt Lock and Dam, mitre gates removal, modular lift tower | Leave a comment

Barnhart Opens First Ohio Branch with Selinsky Acquisition

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart will expand its services into Ohio through a recent agreement with Selinsky Force based in Canton. Barnhart will purchase the company’s crane and rigging operations, including all associated personnel and equipment. Those resources include crane service with a lifting … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Barnhart, Canton, Crane service midwest, heavy haul service midwest, Ohio, rigging service midwest, Selinsky Force | Leave a comment

LOAD TESTING HELPS ENSURE PROJECT SAFETY

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Load testing of equipment is a critical operation and often a requirement under industry standards. It ensures safety of equipment, and most importantly, people. When should you do it? By ASME standards, all lifting equipment that has been fabricated, altered, … Continue reading →

Posted in Heavy Lift | Tagged below the hook testing, load testing, overhead crane testing, weld inspectors | Leave a comment