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July 15, 2025

How Barnhart Leads U.S.-Canada Hauls

As capital investments surge in Western Canada, the demand for large-scale equipment transport between the United States and Canada has significantly increased….

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March 11, 2025

From China to Canada: How Barnhart Delivered Against All Odds

When your shipment gets rerouted across the globe, frost laws shut down your route, and even the best-laid plans start falling apart,…

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January 24, 2025

Branches Team Up for Historic Haul

A recent Barnhart project to move some marine motors involved eight years, four motors, three stops and two branches.  Although the most…

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January 26, 2023

HEAVY HAUL: MINNESOTA TO MOOSE JAW

When Barnhart recently transported a turbine and generator from Duluth, Minnesota to Moose Jaw (real name) in Saskatchewan, Canada, heads turned. After…

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November 9, 2022

Barnhart Adds Second Ohio Branch

Barnhart has opened a new branch in Columbus, Ohio’s largest city. The branch opened in September, joining another Buckeye branch down the…

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December 16, 2021

INFRASTRUCTURE BILL GOOD NEWS FOR HEAVY HAUL

President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law Nov. 15. It will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in…

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October 28, 2021

WHAT IS AN SPMT?

Acronyms are common in the world of rigging and heavy transport.  You’ll often hear PST, SPMT. What does the alphabet soup of…

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December 14, 2020

HEAVY HAUL SPANS SIX STATES

Transporting heavy loads are nothing new for Barnhart, but a recent multistate job was nearly one for the record books.   Barnhart was…

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September 21, 2020

15-Week Transport Job Attracts Audience

Barnhart recently transported 63 nacelles and hubs from the Port of Brownsville, Texas to a wind farm in Rio Hondo. With so…

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May 29, 2020

Planning and Engineering Result in Safe Delivery of Large Load

While one of Barnhart’s specialties is heavy haul, considerable planning and engineering is always required, particularly when large loads are moved. That…

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