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Josh Childers - Training Manager
When overhead cranes break down, so does productivity. And if you’ve been there, you know how costly lost production time can be.
In the wooded mountains of the Northeastern United States, a carbonless paper mill plant works with breakneck speed. With each overhead crane integral to the entire operation’s success, the cranes must be kept in pristine condition. However, the mill’s remote location made it difficult for any crane service company to arrive on site in less than three hours.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 20,000 route miles in 22 states throughout the United States, serves every major container port in the eastern U.S. and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers.
Nordic Tank Oy, headquartered in Oulu, Finland in conjunction with the Oritkari factory, is the largest manufacturer of tank trailers and tank superstructures in Scandinavia. The company has 200 employees and its turnover amounts to EUR 25 million (2014.) Nordic Tank Oy’s factory in Oulu manufactures ADR classified vehicle tanks, tank trailers and semi-trailers.