Blog Category: Joint Use Asset Management (31)

On a Roll: Reducing Expenses with Timely Utility Pole Inspections

Posted by Ashley Little on Apr 01, 2014
A Google search for “storm damage, power poles” turns up roughly 1.8 million hits. That is a lot of news stories, white ...
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Lawsuits and Liability: When Poles Break, You May Pay

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 25, 2014
Accidents involving utility poles happen. Many involve automobiles toppling or breaking poles in crashes — a situation pole ...
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Protecting Utility Poles from Wildfires

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 14, 2014
On average, there are between 60,000 and 80,000 wildfires that occur in the United States each year, burning anywhere from 3 ...
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Utility Pole Data: 4 Must-Have Facts

Posted by Ashley Little on Mar 07, 2014
Increasing demands on the utilities industry brings an increase in the need for accurate asset data. Consider the following ...
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Managing Joint Use Utility Poles Attachments: Overloading

Posted by Ashley Little on Feb 07, 2014
Utility pole owners are responsible not only for the pole itself, but also for all of the attachments and equipment on ...
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