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George H.W. Bush 4141 Train Arrives at Its Final Destination in College Station
Posted: 03/22/2021
With Deep South's help, Union Pacific's historic George H.W. Bush 4141 locomotive arrived at its final destination in College Station, TX. Using two 500-ton Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 cranes, Deep South lifted the 315,000-pound locomotive off the track, where it will be permanently featured at Bush's presidential library and museum at Texas A&M University. We're proud to have helped out on this special project!
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What's Your Why Art Contest
Posted: 10/26/2020
Our Deep South family is not defined by just those that physically come to work every day. It includes daughters, sons, nieces, nephews, wives, husbands, and grandchildren – all of which play an important part of why we come to work each day and stay safe.
To include these extensions of our “family,” Deep South is hosting an art contest for the children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews of Deep South employees who are ages 3 – 18.
Deep South Wins GBRIA's 2020 Craft Workforce Development and Safety Excellence Awards
Posted: 10/21/2020
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) recently honored Deep South Crane & Rigging with their 2020 Craft Workforce Development Best of Division I Award and their 2020 Safety Excellence Award for Division II.
Deep South Employees Honored with SC&RA, LWCC Safety 70 Awards
Posted: 08/14/2020
Deep South Crane & Rigging, LLC, is pleased to announce, for the third consecutive year, its acceptance of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) Crane & Rigging Group Safety Award and its inclusion in the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) Safest 70 award program. Ten Deep South crane operators were honored with SC&RA Crane Operator Safety Award, which is presented to crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements while accumulating 10,000 consecutive man hours and recording zero accidents and incidents.
Turnkey in Tight Quarters: Split Trailers Reduce Height with Inches to Spare
Posted: 07/20/2020
Deep South recently released a new video highlighting a project solving many complex challenges, including coordinating international shipping from Spain to the client’s site, transloading the drums to a deck barge at the port, and barging them to the client’s site, constructing a new custom earthen ramp, and executing the roll off operation.
Safety Source: Surviving the Summer Heat by the National Safety Council
Posted: 06/18/2020
Looking for a safety topic to begin your upcoming meeting? Read on for helpful information from the National Safety Council regarding heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and other ways to keep each other safe.
Equipment Spotlight: 52-ton Scheuerle Split Trailers
Posted: 06/15/2020
When dimensional restrictions along a route limit the transportation of oversized cargo, Deep South's 52-ton Scheuerle SPMT-SL (Split) Trailers can reduce the overall transport height while minimizing transport width. This system, when combined with our in-house fabrication capabilities, can reduce transport heights to within inches of the total load height.
Deep South Named Houston Safety Excellence Finalist; Top Recognition 5 Years Running
Posted: 05/13/2020
Deep South Crane & Rigging is proud to announce we were selected as a finalist for the Houston Business Roundtable’s 33rd Annual Houston Safety Excellence Award in Crane & Rigging Support.
