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HIAB Sister Company Celebrates Production of 50,000th Kalmar Terminal Tractor
You’re quite likely to see one of our truck mounted HIAB cranes, Moffett forklifts and Multilifts on the road just about every day you’re on the highways and byways across Canada. But one thing that you won’t normally see unless you’re tooting around a large warehousing facility is an “Ottawa” style Kalmar terminal tractor. Cargotec, […]
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Van Beek’s and HIAB XS 099 Delivery
Van Beek’s Garden Supplies is a fixture in the Greater Toronto Area. Established in 1962, the company began by supplying founder George Van Beek’s own “triple mix” of topsoil, fibre, and compost to gardeners and landscapers around Oakville. Since then, Van Beek’s has expanded to supply a wide selection of topsoil and mulches to homeowners […]
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Atlas Polar Now Hiring: Inventory Control Position
Atlas Polar has a new job opening in Inventory Control. The job involves soliciting quotations and writing vendor purchase orders, liaising with all departments, developing new vendor sources, and maintaining and updating the vendor ISO Performance Log. Other responsibilities include: negotiating with vendors, sourcing alternate products that can fit form and function standard components, and […]
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Official Opening of Cargotec’s New Factory in Poland
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Cargotec—manufacturer of HIAB truck cranes, Multilift hooklifts, and Moffett truck-mounted forklifts—opened a new state-of-the-art factory in Poland in 2010. The attached video provides an excellent view of the exterior and interior of the plant. Construction of the plant began in the latter half of 2009. Opening ceremonies were […]
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MacGregor Self-Loading/Unloading Systems
For fifteen years now, Atlas Polar has been distributing conveyor systems for trucks to handle ready mix concrete. In an interesting parallel, Cargotec (parent company of Hiab, Moffett, and Multilift) has announced the sale of MacGregor cement self-loading/unloading systems to Shin Yang Shipping of Malaysia. The systems will be installed on two 7,000 dwt barges. […]
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Multilift Hooklift XR14
Get a Quote on a Multilift Hooklift XR14 Multilift hooklifts have long been a part of the Atlas Polar product line-up. Today, I’d like to highlight one of the newer models. The XR14 hooklift is designed for 2-axle 19 GVW trucks. It comes in 5 different models, each with a lifting capacity of 14 tons. […]
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New Stop Log Lifter Ad in Canadian Dam Bulletin Magazine
Get a Quote on a Stop Log Lifter Did you know that Atlas Polar is well recognized as a leader in the stop log lifter equipment business? Our company installed the first Stop Log Lifter system way back in 1972. We now have many happy customers with systems across the country in Alberta, Northern Ontario, […]
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HIAB in Forestry
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Crane In our continuing look back at the history of the HIAB company, we see how HIAB truck mounted cranes were adapted for use in specific industries. Although HIAB now has specialty forestry cranes, when the companies working in the forestry industry were in the early stages of […]
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Extra Long Reach with Atlas Polar Telescopic Mixveyor Conveyor
Get a Quote on a Mixveyor With some innovations in truck design and the addition of a 52’ telescopic Mixveyor, the Central Supply Company of West Virginia has extended the reach of its ready-mix trucks to compensate for the uneven terrain frequently found on building sites in the state. The attached article describes how the […]
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Dateline 1966: HIAB Speedloader 177 Uses a Hydraulic Winch
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Imagine trying to lower 500 kg (1,100 lb) transformers thirty feet below ground 44 years ago. That is exactly the problem an Australian power company faced in 1966. They also had to handle installations close to buildings, with shop signs and overhangs from buildings obstructing their work. Other […]
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