There are few truly informative resources available on the internet that supply readers with objective information about bucket trucks. Many press releases from companies that sell bucket trucks and articles written about bucket trucks are cleverly written fluff pieces that are intended to promote a specific product, product line, or the sales business in general.
So much of this fluff exists that it can be difficult for readers to locate quality websites that provide readers with useful information on bucket trucks. This article will help readers to sift through the clutter by providing readers with links and reviews of the best sites for information on bucket trucks.
Bucket Truck News and Information on BucketTrucks.Org
BucketTrucks.Org is an excellent resource for information on bucket trucks. This site has general information on each of the major manufacturers of bucket trucks, and includes detailed descriptions and photographs of specific models of bucket trucks produced by those manufacturers. Manufacturers covered on this site include Altec, Duralift, Elliott, ETI, Lift All, Pittman Pelican, Terex Telelect Hi Ranger, and Versalift.
BucketTrucks.Org also has an extensive section of pages devoted entirely to bucket truck safety. The safety section of BucketTrucks.Org contains information on the following topics:
- Daily safety checks. This section is not a substitute for operator’s manuals, but is a short and sweet supplemental checklist that can be used to help remind operator’s of the daily checks that need to be done before operating a bucket truck.
- Information on the major hazards bucket truck operators face including fall hazards, tip-over hazards, collision hazards, and electrocution hazards.
- Safety tips and links to industry resources like NIOSH and OSHA.
This is just a sampling of the genuine content readers will find on the BucketTrucks.Org site. Further exploration of the site reveals news articles related to bucket trucks, statistical information on bucket trucks, and more.
Bucket Trucks on Google Blog Search
One of the best ways to find fresh content on bucket trucks is by performing a Google Blog Search. Readers can optionally set up an RSS feed to send them emails on a daily basis with compilations of the most pertinent blog posts on bucket trucks.
Google’s Blog Search works just like the Google Search Engine, but is dedicated specifically to handling news and blog posts. Readers can focus only on posts for bucket truck safety, manufacturer specific posts on bucket trucks, or posts relating to bucket trucks in specific industries.
Optionally, readers can choose to screen information from certain blogs that they are not interested in reading by using Google parameters. For example, to find blogs related to bucket trucks that do not include results from “Company X”, the reader would use the following search query:
bucket truck -“Company X”
Google’s Blog Search can be used to find information on other industry related topics, as well. The ability to screen posts from certain blogs gives users the opportunity to automatically sift the fluff posts that they are uninterested in reading.
Bucket Trucks on Line-Man.Com
Line-Man.Com is an excellent resource for bucket truck operators in the electrical utility industry. For readers specifically interested only in information on bucket trucks, Google Search Operators can be used to screen only bucket truck related content by using the following search query:
bucket trucks site: ekspedisi JNE
Line-Man.Com supplies its readers with quality news articles relevant to the electrical utility industry, fascinating videos of bucket trucks, digger derricks and other heavy equipment used by the electrical utility industry, job listings, and a forum where readers can share their knowledge with other line-men.
Online Resources for Bucket Trucks
While there are many resources for information about bucket trucks available on the internet, readers will be surprised by the quality of information that can be obtained from these three online sources. The techniques for searching for information on bucket trucks presented in this article will help users further screen information from these three sources.