To maneuver all of this cargo, on both water and land, Edwards enlisted the services of quite a few companies—from a range of areas within the industry.
FROM PORT TO PLANT IN SEVEN MONTHS. Photos courtesy Edwards Moving and Rigging
these values are continuously recognized and practiced. Edwards Moving & Rigging, out of Shelbyville, Kentucky, is one of these companies.
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Since 1961, Edwards has worked tirelessly to achieve and maintain excellence in the heavy haul and rigging industry. Te company was built upon a three-fold corporate philosophy designed specifically for the benefit of their clients—Safety, Quality, and Service—and they’ve been solving some of America’s most complex over-sized and over-weight transportation and rigging problems for over 50 years as a result. Edwards has maintained a competitive edge by retaining its skilled personnel and steadily training them to meet the demands of the ever-evolving industry. Tey’ve also dedicated themselves to investing in the most state-of-the-art equipment in the world. Combine these commitments with a relentless attention to detail and old-fashioned hard work, and you get one of the most respected and accomplished names in the hauling and rigging industry. It will come as no surprise then to learn that Edwards just finished a perfectly befitting project (literally wrapped it up as this issue went into production) involving 14 super-load pieces (the
largest exceeding 350,000 pounds) that arrived at the Port of New Orleans from China, and were then loaded onto barges for a three- week journey up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to the Ford Truck Plant (FTP) in Louisville, Kentucky. Project Lead Andy White explained that the destination was ultimately Louisville, where the cargo was offloaded by crane onto an Edwards multi-axle transporter and hauled another 12 miles to the plant where it was offloaded by gantry and set in place. (Te Edwards portion of the endeavor eventually ended as each piece was delivered to the gantry hook.) “Tis was an ideal turn-key, multi-modal project for Edwards,” White said. “We were involved from start to finish and managed the logistical and organizational details throughout.” Essentially, Edwards received four stamping presses for one tandem line, consisting of (one) 2,500-metric-ton, (one) 1,600-metric-ton, and (two) 1,000-metric-ton presses from China, at the port of New Orleans—starting general discharging on
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ompanies typically survive in the crane, rigging, and transport industry for similar reasons: commitment to core principals, operational efficiency, ingenuity, a keen eye on safety, and top-notch customer service. Within this spectrum, certain names rise to the top because of their willingness to go even farther to assure that
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