“Sometimes they buy so much stuff that you look like the Beverly Hillbillies going down the road,” Chad Marsh, a driver and agent for Ace Doran, a division of Bennett Motor Express, explains. Every month or so a familiar job comes up to haul farm equipment from one auction house in Missouri to another one in […]
Ace Doran leverages open deck securement expertise in a challenging engine load. Loads that pack more pounds per square inch require considerably more know-how to haul. Such was the case with this job carrying 33,341 lbs. of machinery 593 miles across Louisiana. The eight engines and related parts were destined for service in oil refineries, […]
Bennett’s recent mobile office unit haul had all the makings of an epic adventure. It’s true that everything is bigger in Texas. The fact that it is 790 miles at its longest and 660 miles at its widest means you end up going the distance on almost any haul. And when it comes to the […]
Bennett’s on-time delivery of difficult loads helps University of Delaware’s construction project run like clockwork. Anyone in construction knows delays cost money. Waiting on equipment, weather, materials and permits adds up. So with hauls for the construction industry, Bennett’s always conscious of the timeline. We know when the delivery needs to be onsite and everything […]
Bennett hosted an escorted motorcycle procession through Henry County Georgia on September 13, 2018 to raise awareness for Wreaths Across America. The procession included the Mobile Education Exhibit, Henry County first responders and Bennett’s custom-wrapped trailer. The event, organized by Bennett’s leadership, including Lee Gentry, Phil Desouza and Kris Rzepkowski started at Food Depot 2600 […]
Understand the importance of maintaining your relationships with these helpful tips. Being an owner-operator is about more than simply picking up and dropping off loads. While that’s arguably the most important part, much more goes into the job. The most important part is establishing and maintaining good relationships with fleet managers and customers. Relationship-maintenance skills […]
Bennett partners with Pentagon Freight Services to safely transport oil skids overseas via an Antonov. In the oil and gas industry, when oil separator fabricators are delayed or oil refineries experience power outages, they often contract someone to help transport these materials by air to ensure a timely delivery. In this particular case, a […]
Spring 2018 – Chicago, IL Have you ever wondered what it takes to successfully transport a pedestrian bridge? Once the initial concepting is complete and the beams and individual pieces are engineered and fabricated, they are then moved from the manufacturer to the construction site. The $27.8 million 41stStreet bicycle and pedestrian bridge was […]
Truck drivers, owner-operators and fleet managers share why Bennett is the ideal trucking company to grow your career. It’s common to see many truck drivers stay in the trucking industry for several years. Because of this, there are plenty of lessons to be learned, places to be explored and perks of the job that keep drivers […]
Bennett Motor Express recently teamed up with Boss Crane & Rigging to transport two massive slug catchers from Houston, TX to Orla, TX. The entire operation took 4 days to travel 598 miles and some night driving was required for parts of the move. The story reports that each slug catcher weighed in at 410, 000 […]
