FEATURE COVER STORY SHORT HAUL
When V. Van Dyke President Cliff Bates crosses any new Washington state bridge, chances are his company had a hand in its construction. "We're very busy right now," he affirms, noting how a specialty in over- sized loads positions Van Dyke as a hauling
candidate whenever larger concrete or steel girders are being transferred in the state. "Contractors know they can count on us to deliver safely and on time." Geography and pier placement drove the
size of the Alaskan Way super girders, says Bates, "which were the largest we've ever
seen. [They] represent only part of the proj- ect, as we're working on a half-mile long overpass that takes Highway 99, over rail- road tracks, to Atlantic Street and into the tunnel. For the rest of the job, we're moving 160-foot girders—a bit more pedestrian." "We had to develop a new trailer system
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