Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association

In two of the largest moves made in 2008 by Dawes Specialized Transport Inc. (DST) of Dawes Crane and Rigging Inc., the company helped Vision Logistics move 10 giant kiln shells, three riding rings and a massive P & H mining shovel to the Port of Milwaukee. DST used a fleet of heavy specialized equipment, including its 100- and 200-ton (90 and 181 t) capacity lowboy trailer configurations.

The ALL Family of Companies, headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, received two awards for transportation safety performance at the 2009 Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) Annual Conference, held April 21 - 25, 2009. Dawes Specialized Transport (DST) of Milwaukee, Wis., was a winner of one of eight Zero Accident Awards for having no recordable accidents during all of 2008. ALL Sunshine Crane Rental of Orlando, Fla., was one of 14 winners earning a Fleet Safety Improvement Award by showing a reduction in their accident frequency rate for miles traveled, compared to their previous year accident frequency rate.

The awards contests are part of SC&RA’s efforts to encourage its members to transport, lift, and erect oversize and overweight items safely. The ALL Family of Companies has been involved with SC&RA since 1948, when “family member” Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental was one of the founding members of SC&RA.

Michael Liptak, president of the ALL Family of Companies, says, “We thank SC&RA for recognizing our efforts. Safety is one of the most valuable services we offer our customers. We instill it as a company culture and enforce it as an everyday expectation for every employee.”

Source: Pete Zeller