DST (Dawes Specialized Transport) Expedites Massive Cargo Move to Port of Milwaukee

January 29, 2009—In two of the largest moves made in 2008 by DST Inc. (Dawes Specialized Transport) of Dawes Crane and Rigging Inc., they helped Vision Logistics move 10 giant kiln shells, three riding rings, and a massive P & H mining shovel to the Port of Milwaukee. DST utilized a fleet of heavy specialized equipment, including their 100- and 200-ton capacity lowboy trailer configurations.

The kiln sections and the 18-foot-wide rings, headed for the Seadrift Coke Plant in Seadrift, Texas, weigh between 75,000 and 125,000 pounds each. The largest kiln section weighed 125,000 pounds and measured 58 feet long by 15 feet, 2 inches in diameter. One of the largest kilns ever hauled by DST, it was transported to the port to be loaded onto two river hopper barges for the trip to Texas.

The mining shovel, bound for the Port of St. Petersburg, Russia, was in excess of 50 truckloads; the largest piece for the shovel was the revolving frame, weighing 214,000 pounds and measuring 32 feet long by 15 feet, 2 inches wide and 11 feet, 4 inches high. When fully assembled, the shovel weighs 2,900,000 pounds and has a bucket capacity of 115 tons—the largest mining shovel that P & H produces and that DST has ever moved. DST was able to expedite the move of the shovel to the port in one week so the ship could leave the Great Lakes before the winter freeze.

DST offers on-time nationwide trucking as Dawes’ 48-state authority trucking division. DST has the tractors, trailers, drivers, and planners to provide efficient and on-time deliveries. DST manages their own specialized fleet of hauling equipment and their own staff of heavy-haul drivers, assuring that all equipment arrives onsite on time and on budget.

DST Inc. and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. are members of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. Family of Companies. Dawes is a certified dealer of new equipment for Broderson, Elliott, Genie, Gradall, JLG, Link-Belt, Lull, National Boom Trucks, Peiner, Potain, Skyjack, Sky Trak, Snorkel, Shuttlelift, and Terex for Wisconsin. For further information, please contact Dawes’ Milwaukee headquarters at (800) 236-5335 or (414) 453-5335. Address: 805 S. 72nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214; on the Web: www.dawescrane.com.