Aerial Lifts in Kentucky
Aerial lifts create value for electric utility and telecommunications providers in Kentucky
Aerial lifts are important to Kentucky, because they are used to support the high quality and consistent flow of electric power and data to homes and businesses across the state. Seeing a bucket truck in your neighborhood is no big deal – we see them all the time – and that is because they are a primary tool that companies have to maintain overhead networks of cable. Vehicle-mounted aerial lifts serve a number of other industries in Kansas as well. They support municipal fleets with lighting, signage and signal maintenance, bridge maintenance and inspection and forestry tasks as well. One of the newer applications for high-reach aerial lifts is the maintenance of wind turbine blades, which is a booming source of renewable energy.
Distributors for Kentucky
Electric Power and Utility Industry in Kentucky
Aerial lift fleets that support electric utility infrastructure are deployed by Investor-owned Utilities, Municipal Utilities or Rural Electric Cooperatives. These organizations work to maintain the consistent flow of electric power on behalf of their customers or members. Kentucky predominantly has relied upon coal for electric power, though recently the state has made a bold push to move toward natural gas and renewable sources. In fact, In 2017, 79% of Kentucky’s net electricity generation was coal-fired, the fourth-largest share of any state, but a record 13% of Kentucky’s net generation was natural gas-fired.
Some of Kentucky’s Utility providers are:
- American Electric Power
- Duke Energy
- Kentucky Utilities
- Louisville Gas & Electric
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Direct Energy
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Telecommunications Construction & Maintenance in Kentucky
In a market that has a strong demand for broadband, it’s a fact that 19% of Kentucky consumers have access to either one or two choices for wired communications services. Kentucky Telecommunications & CATV companies that provide service in the Bluegrass State include:
- Birch
- Brandenburg Telephone Company
- Cincinnati Bell
- Carolina Digital Phone
- Windstream
- TDS Telecom
- Matrix
- Time Warner Cable
- Comtech21
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Bucket Trucks and their applications for Forestry in Kentucky
Just under half of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is covered by forest. As a result, it is a major resource for the people who live there and work the land. Logging, pulp and paper, and wood manufacturing are main sectors of forest commerce in Kentucky, and commerce is balanced against the need to conserve.
The Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) protects, conserves and enhances the forest resources of the Commonwealth through a public that is informed of the environmental, social and economic importance of these resources.
Forestry bucket trucks are available to fleets that work in logging, forest management and other heavy duty applications at https://versalift.com/bucket-truck/industries/forestry-tree-care/
Aerial lifts for Bridge Inspection in Kentucky
Bridge inspection equipment is very important in Kentucky, because there are more than 14,000 bridges in that state. The Federal Department of Transportation requires that states inspect and report on the condition of all of their bridges, every two years. Kentucky has launched a program worth $700 million, to restore 1,000 bridges that are in disrepair. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, which was built in 1866, was the longest suspension bridge ever made at the time it was built. Learn more about Aspen Aerials, the market-leading manufacturer of bridge inspection equipment, at https://aspenaerials.com
Kentucky
With a population of four and a half million people, Kentucky is famous for lots of fun things, including the Kentucky Derby, Bourbon Whiskey, beautiful state parks and college basketball. Kentucky has a rich history, and is an important manufacturing state within the United States. Horse breeding, tobacco and beef production are major economic drivers. Frankfort is the capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Lexington is the center of the horse-breeding universe, and is also home to the University of Kentucky and several other universities. Louisville is the home of the Kentucky Derby, the University of Louisville, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Muhammed Ali, the famed American boxing champion.
Notes on Aerial Lift Safety from the United States Department of Labor
Kentucky Aerial Lift Safety
Kentucky Aerial Lift Safety is highly visible due to population density and the number of roads in the state. All safety codes are strictly enforced throughout the state, and are written to be in alignment with the United States Department of Labor’s OSHA regulations on Aerial Lift Safety.
You can find the OSHA Aerial lift Factsheet here.