Finding Apprentice Lineman Positions In This Economy

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Finding Apprentice Lineman Positions in this economy can be difficult for those that are fresh out of high school or training programs. Seemingly there is a large community willing to help apprentices find work. Many companies value apprentices and frequently scout line schools for fresh apprentices that are excelling or showing a certain level of skills. Many of the most popular line school apprentices have work before they actually graduate. Finding work can be as simple as asking your college {Read More}

30,000 Without Power Northern Snow Storm / Midwest Tornadoes

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According to various sources, nearly 30,000 remain without power going into Wednesday night after the winter snow storm that dumped several feet of snow in northern Michigan. Thousands more wait for linemen to rebuild lines in the midwest after last weeks out break of tornadoes leveled entire areas and left thousands more without power. Those who have seen the devastation from the tornadoes are reporting that the scene reminds them of Katrina. Pictures of linemen attempting to repair lines in {Read More}

Waking up to Devastation … 2/3

Watching footage of the storms that hit the country in the last two days is nothing short of heart breaking. There are entire cities gone at this point. We have heard more than one lineman say that they haven’t seen damage like this since Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of linemen have headed to the areas affected. AS OF THIS POST 43 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN REPORTED The following link is to a google map of areas affected. Map of Tornadoes

Storm System Spawning Tornados and Bringing High Winds – 2/2

A massive storm system moving across the United States is spawning tornados once again. As of this post, two confirmed touchdowns have been reported with many threats still posted on various news websites. Many linemen have been placed on standby and are ready to roll out to various areas getting the worst of the system. Alerts for high winds for the next 36 hours have been issued in Ohio which is expecting 65 mph winds.   We are thinking of {Read More}

Small Outages Reported from Midwest to East Coast 2-29

A combined tens of thousands are currently without power from a massive snow and thunderstorm system that hit overnight. The system is still working it’s way across the country with outage reports beginning to climb. At last check, outages were averaging around 2,000 out per area. Check this page for an update should larger outage numbers occur.

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