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NewsFebruary 11, 2017

Minnesota Power Recognized for Restoration Efforts

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) presented Minnesota Power with the association’s “Emergency Recovery Award” for its outstanding power restoration efforts after severe thunderstorms hit Minnesota in July 2016.

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NewsFebruary 10, 2017

SoCalGas to Produce RNG from Wastewater

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced a pilot hydrothermal wastewater processing project has been selected by the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) to receive up to $1.2 million in federal funding.

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NewsFebruary 10, 2017

Utility Employer Curbs Distracted Driving

Contract Callers, Inc. (CCI), a field services outsourcing company for utilities, will deploy more than 400 "smartphone safes" to reduce the possibility of distracted driving.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2017

Terex Utilities Team Gives Back During Annual Sales Meeting

Terex Utilities team members from across the nation traveled to Omaha, Neb., for the company’s annual sales training meeting the fourth week of January. While there, 74 of its employees spent time serving four local human service agencies in Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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NewsFebruary 7, 2017

European Utility to Electrify Entire 3,500 Vehicle Fleet

Vattenfall announced it is switching its entire light-duty fleet to battery-electric vehicles. The utility, which serves parts of Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany, will replace 3,500 vehicles over a five-year period.

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NewsJanuary 30, 2017

Fla. Utility Sends Crews to Aid in Restoration

Fla. Utility JEA is sending out reinforcements to help utilities recover after severe storms hit the Southeast.

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ProductsJanuary 30, 2017

DT65H Digger Derrick

The DT65H Digger Derrick from Altec is a hydraulically-actuated, continuous-rotation, heavy-duty transmission digger derrick designed with steel load-bearing structures.

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NewsJanuary 30, 2017

Boom Truck Buried in Avalanche

A Lower Valley Energy (Wyo.) employee was driving to work when his boom truck got caught in an avalanche. Clay Skinner, lineman, told the Star Valley Independent the utility's boom truck was pushed down four or five feet and completely covered in snow.

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NewsJanuary 30, 2017

Truck and Van News: Recalls and Discontinuations

Volvo and GM announced major production investments and Ford announced it will offer connectivity in previous model-year vehicles. This week also saw a number of recalls, including 3.1M vehicles recalled for Takata air bags.

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NewsJanuary 27, 2017

Summit Truck Group Becomes Master Distributor of Purkeys Electrical Solutions

Summit Truck Group has announced they are now a Master Distributor of Purkeys electrical products in all 28 of the markets in which Summit Truck Group currently operates.

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