The Forklift supports derailment response, disaster response and load transfers / load adjustments
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Load Adjustment / Load Transfer Equipment
Forklift
As the industry leader for Load Transfer / Load Adjustment Services, Hulcher Services maintains a fleet of specialized equipment including forklifts.
The forklift is used for Mechanical / Railroad Services, Transfer / Load Adjustment Services, Maintenance Services, Positive Train Control and Disaster Response.
Our forklifts have different lift capacities, but all are capable of delivering a variety of Load Transfer / Load Adjustment Services services including:
- derailment support
- load reductions / load adjustments
- load transfer services
- post-spill clean-up services
- transload services
- construction, maintenance services and manual labor
- Positive Train Control (PTC) support
Our forklifts are maintained through Hulcher’s Preventative Mechanical Maintenance Program. This multi-layered, proactive system of inspections and servicing that ensures our equipment is trustworthy and ready to go to work when you need it.
Forklifts can be deployed independently or in conjunction with other Hulcher equipment, like the dump truck, telehandler, wheel loader and conveyor.
Anyone who has worked with railroad contractors knows that the most important part of any piece of equipment is the person who is operating it. Hulcher’s operators are railroad specialists. They have received training in railroad applications, are current in safety and security certification requirements for all Class I railroads, and have spent years perfecting their craft in maintenance-of-way environments.With their extensive railroad experience, our operators can work seemlessly with your rail gangs, or independently.
Hulcher combines 30 years of Load Transfer / Load Adjustment Services expertise with one of the most extensive networks of people and equipment in North America. We are close by, with the right equipment and the most professional crew members in the industry, to respond to your load transfer and load adjustment needs.
For your project to be successful, you need a quality equipment, maintained to be reliable and operated by an experienced railroad professional. When your Load Transfer / Load Adjustment Services project calls for equipment that is properly equipped, expertly operated and available when you need it, call Hulcher at 800-637-5471.
FEATURED Forklift PROJECTS
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Project Snapshot - Hulcher Forklift and Crew Perform Load Adjustment on Load of Roofing Tiles
Eighteen pallets of roofing tiles on a center beam railcar shifted during transit, crushing their pallets and damaging the banding. Hulcher sent a crew of five personnel, a forklift, replacement pallets and a banding machine to remedy the problem. |
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Case Study - Hulcher Services Demolishes Signals Bridge, Cantilever and Signals Tower for Positive Train Control (PTC) Project The railroad installed new signals along a two-mile stretch of track to support Positive Train Control (PTC) when that program goes online. They needed to have an existing five-track signal bridge, cantilever and tower removed and the new signals rotated into place over the tracks. |
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