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Rigging Safety Best Practices
Rowe Transfer has been recognized by the Great West Casualty Company’s National Safety Awards for almost a decade, and we pride ourselves on putting safety at the heart of every job we undertake. Rigging safety is not a simple matter, though. Moving each piece of...
Common Warehousing Terms
For many business owners, there comes a time when deciding on how and where to store materials for your company becomes an important decision. Space to operate your company is a crucial part of continued growth, and warehousing materials is a great option to create...
5 Traits to Look for When Choosing the Right Rigging Company
When it comes to moving heavy equipment, there are hundreds of rigging and crating companies out there who claim to be the biggest and best name in heavy equipment transportation logistics, but rarely will they have the traits and actions that back up their words....
Rowe Transfer Awarded Platinum Award in 2020 National Safety Awards Program
We're excited to announce Rowe Transfer in Knoxville, TN, was awarded a Platinum Award by Great West Casualty Company as part of their 2020 National Safety Awards Program. Here's the full press release: South Sioux City, Nebraska – Rowe Transfer, Inc. was presented a...
7 Technologies that Will Change the Way You Warehouse
Is it just us, or does every new technology making its way through the media and industry hype cycle seem to have large implications for logistics, transportation and warehousing? Perhaps its due to Amazon’s meteoric rise as a company whose main competitive advantage...
Warehousing FAQs
For many small business owners, the goal is to eventually grow your business until you have to expand beyond your current facility. It’s an excellent problem to have because it tells you that you’re making sales and hopefully increasing your profits. However, running...
Six Reasons You Need to Move Heavy Machinery
Manufacturing companies, no matter the industry, can be incredibly profitable businesses in almost any financial climate. In industries like food and beverages, medicine, or electronics, manufacturing is the backbone that makes companies profitable. Your heavy...
What You Should Know about Oversized and Wide Load Transportation
Heavy haul, wide, and oversized load transportation is a complicated business involving multiple safety and regulatory precautions. Simply moving large construction, agricultural and manufacturing equipment onto a truck often involves special rigging, and transporting...
Top 9 Industries that Benefit from Custom Crating
Crating is the process of building and packaging your company’s heavy equipment or products so that it can be safely transported to its next location. But what companies need crating? More than you think! Below are the top industries that can benefit from crating...
A Day on the Job with Rowe Transfer
If you've ever wondered what a day on the job with us may look like, now you'll have the inside scoop. Check out this video for some behind the scenes of a rigging job we completed for a metal fabrication company in Knoxville, TN. They needed a 35,000lb CNC machine...
How To Transport Heavy Medical Equipment
Heavy medical equipment has become a mainstay of modern medicine, especially in the field of oncology where nuclear medicine and radiation therapy are core treatment options. Installing, transporting, and remediating machines like MRIs, X-rays and cyclotrons is...
How to Choose the Right Rigging Company
When it comes to moving heavy equipment, there are a lot of things you need to consider. The first thing you need to decide is if the project is simple enough to handle on your own or if you need to hire a rigging company. If the project requires moving heavy...