Outrigger safety doesn’t have to be maddening
Best practices on job sites are a lot like fundamentals in sports.
Master them, and you’ll consistently win. But if you neglect them, it’s at your own risk.
The legendary basketball coach John Wooden once captured this idea quite poignantly:
If you spend too much time learning the…
Meet EnviroMat: Medium Duty Ground Protection
The faster you can put down ground protection, the faster you can get the job done.
With the addition of EnviroMat to our product lineup, you and your crews can now install temporary roadways in less time and with less effort. Featuring six cut-out handles and weighing 10 lbs. less than similar…
LevelRight: A simpler way to create a level surface for your outriggers
Say goodbye to shovels and scrap wood.
A simpler way to create safe outrigger supports on unlevel surfaces is here.
Our new, patent-pending LevelRight Adjustable Pads are designed to make it easy and fast for operators to create the level setups they need.
It makes the right way of doing…
5 ways MaxiTrack can change your ground protection game
For a long time, our team at DICA saw a gap in the ground protection market.
We knew it needed to be filled.
While the ½” thick medium-duty mats we offer are outstanding — and much better than plywood or lesser quality plastic mats — to get the best results, sometimes customers need…
Meet XtremeMat: Heavy Duty Ground Protection
Soft ground can stop a job in its tracks.
With XtremeMat in your ground protection and access arsenal, though, you do not have to worry about how to keep things moving, even in the most extreme conditions.
XtremeMat is a heavy-duty solution unique to other heavy-duty options on the market.…
3 Simple Steps To Get Your Supporting Materials (Dunnage) Right
From time to time, I see pictures and hear stories of concrete pump trucks working in difficult situations.
They have little to no supporting materials, outrigger pads, or dunnage, and unnecessary risks are being taken.
Unfortunately, the industry still has a cultural undercurrent that the…
MultiPad Systems: The Next Evolution for Concrete Pump Truck Support
Introducing Fibertech Multipad Systems: The Lightweight, Easy Way To Support And Stabilize Concrete Pump Trucks
Enhancing the safety and efficiency of job sites always pays off. People are better protected, work gets done faster, businesses take home more profits — and everyone enjoys more peace of…
Getting It Right – A DICA Partner’s Success Story
If you’ve ever attended the SC&RA Annual Conference, you’ve likely heard a trio of musicians from within the industry. Alvaro Rodriguez, President of Montajes y Proyectos Especializados (MPE Group) is one of the guitarists, joined by Eddy Kitchen of Kitchen’s Crane & Equipment and DICA’s…
DICA to Showcase Multiple New Products at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023
December 12, 2022 (Urbandale, Iowa), DICA will unveil several new products during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, which will take place March 14-18 in Las Vegas. Complementing the company’s product line of FiberMax Crane Pads will be the next generation of engineered crane pad. The new crane pad meets the demand…
Getting the 411 on the Crane and Rigging Industry
Last month, DICA participated in the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) Annual Crane & Rigging Industry Workshop in Dallas, Texas, which provided critical updates for users of cranes. The association reported nearly 600 people in attendance.
In his report to the Safety…