Archive for 2016

Largest Knuckle Boom Picker in Alberta
Largest Knuckle Boom Picker in Alberta

Encore Trucking has been using its 70 Ton knuckle boom picker for a few months now. This is the largest boom truck in Alberta with over 70′ of stick and the ability to perform very heavy lifts. Like our other knuckle booms, this truck does a lot of girder crane work, transformer replacement, vessel and […]

Piano Movers
Piano Movers

At Encore Trucking & Transport Ltd. we move, haul and install all types of commodities. You can now add piano to that list. Riley used one of our 25 ton knuckle boom pickers to lift a customer’s baby grand up to the second story of his home. Although not the heaviest pick (weighing in around 600 lbs), […]

Commodity Hauling
Commodity Hauling

Encore Trucking & Transport Ltd. is a picker company but we also haul all types of commodities all over Western Canada. One of the advantages of using Encore Trucking is that we can lift, load, haul and deliver almost all of our customers materials. We haul girder cranes, precast concrete, transformers & electrical equipment, reels, […]

The Largest Knuckle Boom in AB has Arrived
The Largest Knuckle Boom in AB has Arrived

Unit #503 has arrived! This is our largest knuckle picker and the biggest in Alberta. For more information on it and a brief write up about the unit, you can check out our previous blog post. Take a look at some of the photos of its inaugural arrival at Encore Trucking HQ below.

Oversize Shack Relocation
Oversize Shack Relocation

Encore Trucking & Transport Ltd. moves job shacks and skids all the time but this one was a little different. Weighing in at 20,000 lbs and dimensions of 16′ h x 13′ w x 24′ l, this shack was a big one. This required a double-drop trailer, multiple permits, 2 pilot cars and one of […]

Unit #503 is Almost Here
Unit #503 is Almost Here

Encore is excited to announce its newest addition to the fleet, unit #503! This will be the largest articulating picker truck in our fleet. Please take a moment to read a few words regarding this new crane from one of our directors, Jim Lucas. We are in the process of mounting a massive Fassi 1950 […]

Unloading 747s at Edmonton International Airport
Unloading 747s at Edmonton International Airport

Encore Trucking has recently started working for a customer based out of the UK who flies shipments of pipe into Canada via the Edmonton International Airport. This is a unique job and Encore is definitely excited to be a part of it. This ongoing job consists of accessing the runway via the cargo terminal and […]

The Encore Trucking Yard
The Encore Trucking Yard

Encore Trucking is ideally situated in Edmonton and equipped to load, store and deliver loads throughout the city (and all of Alberta). We have a convenient, large (7 acres) yard, that is gated, fenced, lit and secure, on the East side of Edmonton.  It is located just off the Yellowhead, or Hwy 16 at this point; […]

Encore Travels to Ft. Chipewyan
Encore Travels to Ft. Chipewyan

This is our story of our placement of a unit in Fort Chip started in the summer of 2015 when we were attempting to deliver some construction material to the new swimming pool in Fort Chip. The only route is via the barge. When we contacted Guy Thacker of Fort Chip Marine; he was very […]