Blog Category: Joint Use Asset Management (37)

Attachments: Identifying—and Solving—Common Problems

In April of 2011, the FCC adopted an order that significantly overhauled pole attachment guidelines. Among other things, ...

Delayed Pole Transfer and Injury: A Serious Problem

According to a study conducted in New York State, among 1,134 non-standard conditions discovered during 2,023 utility pole ...

Utility Pole Audits: Why It’s Important to Peruse your Poles

Utility poles: Out there in the wilderness and on roadsides they stand, stoically marching through small towns and big ...

Tall, Skinny and Full of Problems: What is eating your utility poles?

Today, there are an estimated 134 million utility poles standing tall in the U.S. alone, almost one for every other person ...

On a Roll: Reducing Expenses with Timely Utility Pole Inspections

A Google search for “storm damage, power poles” turns up roughly 1.8 million hits. That is a lot of news stories, white ...