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stainless steel eye bolt from us cargo control

How to Use an Eye Bolt

Eye bolts are crucial devices for the lifting and rigging industries. Learn more about the different types and how to use them properly.

How to Use an Eye Bolt

07.06.23 • 7 Minute Read

Eye bolts are crucial devices for the lifting and rigging industries. Learn more about the different types and how to use them properly.

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line of steel turnbuckles with jaw end fittings used to hold up a steel beam of an architecture

How to Use a Turnbuckle

Turnbuckles are popularly used in the lifting and rigging industry where tensioning lines are imperative. These items work to increase the strength of your lines by applying them in a...

How to Use a Turnbuckle

04.25.23 • 6 Minute Read

Turnbuckles are popularly used in the lifting and rigging industry where tensioning lines are imperative. These items work to increase the strength of your lines by applying them in a...

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rigging gear inspection checklist

How to Tell When It's Time for New Rigging Gear

Whether you're inspecting wire rope, chain slings, synthetic web slings, round slings, or any type of rigging hardware, here are the warning signs of potential rigging equipment failure.

How to Tell When It's Time for New Rigging Gear

02.25.19 • 4 Minute Read

Whether you're inspecting wire rope, chain slings, synthetic web slings, round slings, or any type of rigging hardware, here are the warning signs of potential rigging equipment failure.

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crane lifting and rigging equipment for sale

4 Tips for Buying the Right Rigging & Lifting E...

If you work in the rigging and lifting industry you know that, when lives are on the line, close is never close enough. Safety measures, procedures, and equipment specs have...

4 Tips for Buying the Right Rigging & Lifting Equipment

12.03.18 • 3 Minute Read

If you work in the rigging and lifting industry you know that, when lives are on the line, close is never close enough. Safety measures, procedures, and equipment specs have...

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Everything You Need to Know About US Cargo Control

At US Cargo Control, “what you want, when you need” is more than just a slogan or philosophy. It’s the foundation on which we were built. 

Everything You Need to Know About US Cargo Control

07.23.18 • 3 Minute Read

At US Cargo Control, “what you want, when you need” is more than just a slogan or philosophy. It’s the foundation on which we were built. 

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Examining the 4 Types of Carbon Steel

*This is the first in a four-part series about steel used in rigging supplies and rigging hardware. Steel isn’t a cut and dry subject like many people tend to believe....

Examining the 4 Types of Carbon Steel

09.25.13 • 3 Minute Read

*This is the first in a four-part series about steel used in rigging supplies and rigging hardware. Steel isn’t a cut and dry subject like many people tend to believe....

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