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Heavy Haul

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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April 29, 2020

DOUBLE TAKE ON THE INTERSTATE

Hauling oversized cargo sometimes requires some unusual solutions. In this instance, Barnhart was hired to transport nine components, one of which was a…

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December 12, 2019

350-MILE HAUL REQUIRES PATIENCE AND PLANNING

At a national laboratory in New Mexico, Barnhart was brought in to remove a 460,000-pound rotor and transport it across the state…

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October 30, 2019

Barnhart Wins International Transport Award

Barnhart received the Overland Transport Provider of the Year at the Heavy Lift global competition on Oct. 15 in Antwerp, Belgium. …

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