I stood in front of the large windows in the office we had worked so hard to build. Outside was a strip of landscape bushes, and tall reedy, waving grass than a paved entrance road. To the right, the gate that magically opened when you pull up to it; always a wonder, and a touch […]
Infill in Edmonton: building a home with c-cans How it all started When first contacted to do this job, moving c-cans for Copperblock, for infill in Edmonton Alberta, the c-cans were stuck out on an acreage, near Spruce Grove, with their trucker unavailable, and the site was an infill in an old neighbourhood. I went […]
We installed a pizza oven…a big one…in the kitchen of a residence. There are many pictures here, ours and the homeowners; please follow along as we plug them in. The oven was 3000 lbs and had to be lifted onto a 4 ft high counter slot in the back of the room. It was already […]
One of our operators safely lifting a heavy steel road plate using a magnet Lifting road plates with magnets increases productivity and safety. At Encore, we are all about saving our customers money and keeping our operators safe. Using a heavy duty magnet, we can easily grab hold of these heavy road plates, and not […]
Don Lucas at Encore Trucking in Canada relates his story of how bad weather, restricted space and tough working conditions were overcome to install some escalators in a new building. A pair of 2.9 ton Unic mini cranes in an inaccessible area did the same job that Encore had a 50 ton do before. Installing […]
We have so many specialty services and options available from Encore. Which brings us to the question: What exactly are the skills and equipment that make us such a specialty company? Knuckle and Straight Booms & Other Trucks – Specialty Services We have a wide variety of strengths and lengths of boom trucks in both […]
We were presented with another problem to be solved, we called this one The Bus Wash Enigma. NETG project; The new bus barn off Yellowhead and Fort Road by the big smokestack. Another Problem Presents Itself We were contacted by a major construction company and were asked to help their supplier. They had several fiberglass […]
The Hand of Kong – A new lift device. We are very excited to announce a truly unique jib for our 25 ton knuckle boom. This one is specifically designed for the fly jib. This design allows our crane to lift like a forklift. The Hand of Kong can lift from below. But unlike a […]
Here at Encore, we find ourselves problem solving daily, but this job we had to label as a Pre-Cast Epic. This job was a journey that started with a lot of planning, incurred many on-site tweaks, and ended with acquiring a very solid client. We were also able to make the Site General very happy, […]
We performed an Art Installation at Legislation Grounds here in Edmonton. An initiative by the teachers of the Province, The Garden, created by artist Richard Tosczak and Jacob Dutton, based on a poem by Rollie Pemberton. Our install work was with Behrends Bronze. Encore Trucking is extremely proud to share some moments of work that […]
Our latest unique lift, a Float Plane Lift, was featured on the Fassi.com website! This was a fun lift for one of our 25 ton Fassi knuckleboom picker trucks. We drove out to a local airport and lifted a customer-built airplane up into the air so he could install some floats on the bottom. We […]
Our latest sculpture installation was featured on the Fassi webpage! This is one of our smaller 6 ton knucklebooms with a built-on deck. Although it has a smaller capacity, it definitely has its advantages as well. We were glad to be a part of this project, alongside artist Kyle Walton from Hammer & Forge who […]