ICYMI: Extreme Storms
Every year, we try to feature a storm-related article in our annual T&D World Lineworker Supplement. The article, "Extreme Storms," pays tribute to the line crews who worked long hours on the line to ...
9 Jan 22min
Honoring the History of Line Work: Featuring Robert Padgett of the International Lineman's Museum
The new location for the International Lineman's Museum and Hall of Fame may still be underway in Florida, but Journeyman Lineman Robert Padgett has been collecting historical tools and artifacts thro...
2 Jan 19min
Part 3: Keeping Lineworkers Safe and Healthy in the Field and Beyond
For our third and final part of our series on safeguarding mental health in the line trade, we are featuring the how-to sidebars from the article, "Prioritizing the Mental Health of First Responders."...
26 Des 202519min
Part 2: Safeguarding the Mental Health of the Line Trade: Featuring Jennifer Lavin of Union Care Solutions
For Part 2 of our Line Life Podcast series on mental health in the line trade, we are featuring an interview with Jennifer Lavin, the founder of Union Care Solutions, which supports mental health and ...
19 Des 202518min
Part 1: ICYMI: Prioritizing the Mental Health of First Responders
Line work is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, with fatality rates in the line trade more than six times those in all other occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. To c...
12 Des 202527min
Hurricane Helene Heroes, Part 2: Going Back to Old-School Line Work
Hurricane Helene washed out roads and bridges, toppled trees and made it nearly impossible for line crews to access certain areas for restoration. Part 2 of our two-part series on this hurricane looks...
5 Des 202525min
ICYMI: Life After the Line
This audio story, narrated from the article "Line After the Line" in the 2025 T&D World Lineworker Supplement, highlights five journeymen lineworkers who have continued to serve their communities afte...
28 Nov 202524min
Hurricane Helene Heroes, Part 1: Featuring Miles Bell, Jordan Henderson and Heath Burrell of Duke Energy
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, we featured the Line Life Podcast episode, "Voices from the Field." For this new two-part series, we are featuring the 2025 International Lineman's Rodeo Duke Ene...
21 Nov 202524min
