ICYMI: Inventing Tools to Solve Field Challenges
At Salt River Project, the transmission group strives to work smarter, not harder. After identifying tasks in pole maintenance and construction with room for improvement, JD Newham, transmission group...
26 Apr 20248min
Working on the Line in Illinois: Featuring Milton Draper from Ameren Illinois
Milton Draper, a journeyman lineworker and foreman for Ameren Illinois, married into a family of lineworkers. After working in the construction industry, he has worked in the line trade for the last 1...
19 Apr 202410min
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Rodeo Flashback
In this ICYMI episode, three top journeyman teams share their tips, techniques and memories from years of competition at the International Lineman's Rodeo. The event, which will mark its 40th annivers...
12 Apr 202411min
Living the Line Life in Colorado: Featuring Apprentice Kris Onda of CORE Electric Cooperative
Kris Onda, a fourth-step apprentice for CORE Electric Cooperative in Conifer, Colorado, is an International Lineman's Rodeo competitor and the first lineworker in his family. During this episode, he t...
5 Apr 202413min
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Powering Puerto Rico
This narrated version of the third article in the September 2023 T&D World Lineworker Supplement, "Powering Puerto Rico," explores how LUMA's lineworkers are building a next-generation electrical syst...
22 Mar 202415min
Lineworker and Training Spotlight: MCC's Susan Blaser and Hydro One's Corry Ruch
This Line Life Podcast episode features two special women who have made their mark on the line trade. Susan Blaser, the lead line technician program coordinator at Metropolitan Community College-Kansa...
15 Mar 202410min
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Training Women on the Line
For this In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) episode, we are featuring the second article in the 2023 Lineworker Supplement, "Training Women on the Line." This narrated article provides four strategies for ...
8 Mar 202425min
Lineworker Focus: Nick Cummins of IB Abel, Inc.
Nick Cummins, a superintendent for IB Abel, shares his story about working for two decades in the line trade and being the son of a lineworker. He and his father, David "Check Check" Cummins, traveled...
1 Mar 202431min
