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Atlas Polar, HIAB and the Canadian Forestry Industry
Back in 1966, HIAB product manager and timber transportation expert, Erik Forsgren, visited Canada to study the methods used to transport timber from logging operations around Canada. He was “given the opportunity through the good offices of [HIAB’s] representative in Canada, Atlas Polar of Toronto.” At the time, trucks were...
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Looking Back at HIAB – Making Short Work of Long Beams
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Today we take another look back at some of the innovations made by HIAB. This time, we are looking at the second edition of HIAB Method magazine, published in 1966, to see how the long concrete beams that were “increasingly coming into use...
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Variable Stability Limit: An Intelligent Way to Optimize HIAB Crane Capacity
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane We’ve talked a lot in this blog about the emphasis on safety in HIAB products. Here is a new feature that enhances safety and, in true HIAB fashion, responds directly to the needs of the company’s customers. Variable Stability Limit (VSL) is an...
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HIAB and the Space Program
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane In a previous post I mentioned that I would be highlighting some of HIAB’s colourful history in this blog, sourced from our collection of HIAB Method magazines from decades past Looking through edition 1-65, from 1965, one picture really caught my eye. You...
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Looking Back with HIAB Method Magazine
Get a Quote on a HIAB Boom Truck HIAB and Atlas Polar have been partners for a very long time—since 1953 in fact. We are the oldest independent HIAB truck crane dealer in the world! This long history was brought home to me when I stumbled upon some old issues...
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Atlas Polar Introduces a Powerful New Look
Notice anything different about our web site? We've got a new logo and tagline, designed to showcase the strength of our company and reflect the quality of the products we sell. Our product lines include HIAB truck cranes, Moffett truck mounted forklifts and Multilift hooklifts—all recognized industry leaders. Their names...
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Cargotec introduces portable simulator for offshore crane operator training
Anyone working in the materials handling industry knows the advantages of proper operator training. Comprehensive training improves operator safety, increases efficiency, and reduces the chance of damage or downtime due to incorrect operation. The team at Cargotec knows the value of training. Already known as an innovator in product design...
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Atlas Polar introduces Moffett M10 – A powerful telescopic boom truck-mounted forklift
Get a Quote on a Moffett Mounty Forklift The latest Moffett truck-mounted forklift continues the tradition of excellence that the company is known for. Designed for applications where loading is done from one side of a truck, the Moffett M10 25.3 is based on extensive research and consultations with customers....
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HIAB Supports Firefighters in Zwickau
Get a Quote on a Moffett M8 50.3 Forklift When most of us think about firefighting equipment, large ladder trucks are usually the first thing that comes to mind. But firefighting also requires support vehicles that can manage additional equipment. When assisting at a fire, speed is essential. That is...
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Moffett M8 50.3 Forklift Used to Prepare Real Grass Field at Rogers Centre
Get a Quote on a Moffett M8 50.3 Forklift We talked in an earlier post about Atlas Polar customer Greenhorizons using Moffett M8 50.3 forklifts in a recent high-profile job. An international leader in the turfgrass industry, Greenhorizons was asked to lay a real grass field on the concrete floor...
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Greenhorizons Uses Moffett Forklifts at Rogers Centre
Get a Quote on a Moffett M8 50.3 A soccer match between Manchester United and Celtic was recently played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and Moffett truck mounted forklifts played an important part in getting the field ready. Atlas Polar customer Greenhorizons was awarded the contract to convert the...
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Super Safe HIAB Crane
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane HIAB cranes now conform to the new EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and crane standard EN 12999:20009. These new regulations are designed to increase both the safety and productivity of crane operators. The first company to take delivery of a new super-safe HIAB crane...