Doosan - Tue September 22, 2020
Barging In . . . How Smith Island Finds Its Sea Legs
It's rare that construction equipment has sea legs. Smith Island is a young company built to offer a solution to a specific problem. And it turned out that the solution meant making its machines comfortable working in a seaside location....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 01, 2020
Logging Leader Discusses Industry After RNC Speech
Scott Dane is a former merchant marine careerist who segued into a leadership role in the Minnesota logging industry. Recently, the marine engineer "capped" his diverse career with a national appearance on TV as a speaker at the Republican National Convention — he wore a "Make Logging Great Again" cap during his talk....
John Deere - Tue May 12, 2020
John Deere FL100 Felling Head Tackles Tough Terrain
The continued growth of the steep-slope market is opening new opportunities for loggers. Factory-installed on the John Deere 959ML shovel logger, the FL100 directional felling head meets loggers' demand for a larger, more durable solution....
Sennebogen - Tue February 04, 2020
Uptime Performance of 830 M-T Leaves Stella-Jones With 'No Other Option' for Pole-Handling Yard
When the 830 M-T log handler reached the end of its six year lease term with 22,000 service hours, Stella-Jones Inc. 's Plant Manager Darrin Vigue did his due diligence to choose its replacement. But in the end, Vigue returned to the machine that had served him so well for the previous six years....
Sennebogen - Tue April 16, 2019
Mountainside Unloading Services Mill With Sennebogen Log Handlers
Insiders recognize that Larry McKay is a rare species in the lumber processing industry. As the owner of Mountainside Unloading Ltd., he is under contract to operate the Louisiana-Pacific woodyard in Swan River, MB....
Professional Logging Contractors of Maine - Thu March 28, 2019
Maine Releases Logger, Log Trucker Industry, Wage Report
Maine is facing a shortage of loggers and log truckers that will grow and could hinder the growth of the $8.5 billion forest products industry in the state if wage growth does not occur, an occupational analysis released March 14 concludes....
OLC/CEG - Tue February 12, 2019
Looking Ahead to 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference
The 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference will be in full swing Feb. 21 to 23, 2019. Registration gives attendees full access to panels, seminars, social events and much more. Here's what is included, according to the OLC:Feb....
Sennebogen - Tue July 31, 2018
Cameron River Logistics Meet Uptime Goals With Sennebogen
When an engine fire destroyed a log handler at Cameron River Logistics (CRL), Andrew Moore and his team decided it was a chance to rethink their original purchase decision. "It had about 10,000 hours on it and it was able to load wood at the pace we wanted," Moore said....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 10, 2018
Idaho Gears Up to Boost Logging, Restoration on Federal Land
BOISE – Idaho has more than doubled the number of workers assigned to logging and restoration projects on federal lands in the state with the goal of doubling the timber harvest and restoration treatments on by 2025....
Two Rivers Marketing - Tue June 05, 2018
Family Values and Quality Products Sustain Washington Mill
What started as a small shake operation for two men has flourished into a well-known, family-owned-and-operated cedar fencing mill. Wood products produced at the mill are used throughout North America for fencing projects....
