Specialized Equipment

Tidewater Transit provides specialized equipment to meet the needs of current technology, customers and safety.  Fleet Maintenance Director (pictured at left) Roy Morelock spoke with Fleet Equipment magazine for their October, 2009, issue.  Click on the following hyperlink to read more on Tidewater Transit's "specialized specs."

http://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/Item/67209/every_step_tidewater_transit_co_inc.aspx

Specially designed and manufactured by Heil Service Center for Tidewater; Mother Ship may be the only one of its kind in the USA! This trailer is made for vacuuming powder and pellets out of railcars requiring a nitrogen ‘blanket’ during the unloading process. Its special design coupled with its mobility allows Mother Ship to travel out to foreign locations (such as derailed railcars, overloaded railcars, etc.) and off-load product contained in a disabled vehicle. Mother Ship then safely brings the product to the customer.

 

This truck is called Mack Daddy; so named for its manufacturer. Hydraulics combined with a fifth wheel locking device enable Mack Daddy to lift any trailer, tank or container. This truck will put a 53’ trailer on its ICC bar! Mack Daddy is primarily used for vacuuming pellets (usually plastic) out of sea containers that need to be lifted to ensure that the entire product is unloaded. Mack Daddy’s mobility allows us the freedom of traveling to containers rather than containers having to be transported to our site.