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Tool Spotlight: MADI 5-in-1 Slotted Insulated Big Wrench

What do MADI and the Midwest have in common? They're both so hot right now. While our current condition here at Tallman headquarters is due to something the meteorologists are calling a "heat dome", MADI is catching attention for their efforts for build "innovative...

Tallman Equipment Announces New Partnership with Platte River Equity to Support Continued Growth

COLUMBUS, Ind. June 4, 2026 — Tallman Equipment Company, a trusted supplier of tools, equipment, services, and support for the electric utility and linework industries, announced a new partnership with Platte River Equity, a Denver-based private equity firm focused on investing in established industrial businesses. The partnership marks an important next step in Tallman’s continued growth, while preserving the company’s long-standing commitment to the people, products, and service standards that customers have relied on for decades.

Lessons in Grips and Customer Care from Doug Kirk

“I’m called to teach,” Tallman Equipment trainer Doug Kirk said as he opened up his most recent class here at our Columbus, IN headquarters. “I used to think I was supposed to teach high school. I went to college for it, but when I got into my first student teaching...

Ground Clamps 101: Purpose, Types, & Use

Every connection a lineman makes carries risk. When something goes wrong, personal protective grounds are what stand between a close call and a serious injury. They create a controlled path for fault current, pulling dangerous energy away from the worker and safely...

Grounds and Jumpers: Inspection, Testing, and Safety Best Practices

Temporary protective grounds and jumper sets from Tallman Equipment are built to the highest standards. The design and construction are meant to be durable enough to hold up to repeated use and a long service-life. But power linemen are well aware that the realities...

What Makes Temporary Protective Grounds Safe?

In a world full of acronyms and initialisms like OSHA, ASTM, IEEE, and ANSI, it’s easy to get confused about what they all mean and when they matter. Take ASTM for example. At Tallman Equipment, we say we are an ASTM member, and we build our temporary protective...

Major snow, ice storm to affect more than 150 million people in southern, eastern US

A massive winter storm is set to spread heavy snow and ice across more than two dozen states, threatening travel, power outages and dangerous cold from the South and Plains to the Northeast this weekend. A high-impact winter storm will spread snow and ice across more...

Grounds and Jumpers: What’s the Difference?

At first blush, the ground sets and jumper sets used in the electrical utility industry appear nearly identical. They are pieces of insulated wire with a clamp on each end, and functionally, they both accomplish related goals as both grounds and jumpers create a...

Must Have Winter Gear for Linemen

The frost on my windshield this morning is a cruel reminder that the cold months are here, and if you are or have ever been a member of a line crew, worked as a linemen or known a linemen or thought about a linemen or used electricity, it is time to think about winter...

NIPSCO to supply 3 GW to Amazon data centers in northern Indiana

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and an affiliate expect to spend about $7 billion on 2.6 GW of gas, 400 MW of storage and transmission — to be paid for by Amazon. A Northern Indiana Public Service Co. affiliate — called NIPSCO Generation, or GenCo — plans to build...

Tool Spotlight: MADI 5-in-1 Slotted Insulated Big Wrench

Tallman Equipment Announces New Partnership with Platte River Equity to Support Continued Growth

The partnership marks an important next step in Tallman’s continued growth, while preserving the company’s long-standing commitment to the people, products, and service standards that customers have relied on for decades.

Lessons in Grips and Customer Care from Doug Kirk

Ground Clamps 101: Purpose, Types, & Use

Grounds and Jumpers: Inspection, Testing, and Safety Best Practices

What Makes Temporary Protective Grounds Safe?

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Tallman Equipment Announces New Partnership with Platte River Equity to Support Continued Growth

Major snow, ice storm to affect more than 150 million people in southern, eastern US

NIPSCO to supply 3 GW to Amazon data centers in northern Indiana

Duke Energy marks Veterans Day with nearly $50,000 in grants to support Hoosier veterans and their families

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – In honor of Veterans Day, the Duke Energy Foundation today announced nearly $50,000 in grants to 10 Indiana organizations that serve veterans and military families. The funding will support programs that honor Hoosier...

AEP capital spending plan surges 33%, to $72B, in utility ‘super-cycle’

Even with the increasing spending, American Electric Power expects it can limit residential rate hikes to 3.5% a year over the next five years, company officials said. Surging loads In the last 12 months, AEP’s utilities sold 6% more...

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The first signs arrive in August as the kids go back to school followed shortly by the arrival of pumpkin spice everything. Pretty soon the shelves of the local big box stores are full of Halloween decorations and candy. In September, the...

Columbus lineman to compete in International Lineman’s Rodeo

A local Duke Energy foreman will be competing in The International Lineman’s Rodeo. Travis Vidal, a line working foreman for Duke Energy, will be competing on a three man team at the rodeo on Oct. 18 in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Vidal is a...

Texas regulators trim, approve $2.7B CenterPoint system resiliency plan

CenterPoint’s January resiliency plan had a $5.75 billion price tag. A settlement cut the ask to $3.2 billion, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas trimmed further on Thursday. The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday...

Tropical Storm Erin forms, to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2025

Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to be the first hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. Erin will be a long-track storm and will eye the United States next week. A tropical rainstorm in the...

The One Booth You Can’t Afford to Miss at Utility Expo 2025 (and Bourbon!)

The Utility Expo 2025 is the must-attend event for linemen, utility professionals, and anyone working in electric generation, transmission, and distribution industry. This year’s Expo will be held October 7-9th in beautiful Louisville, Kentucky, and it’s the largest event of its kind in North America, offering the chance to get hands-on with the latest gear, connect with experts, and experience innovations that are reshaping utility work.

Here’s why the Utility Expo is a can’t-miss event and why your first stop should be the Tallman Equipment booth.

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