Heavy lift and specialized transport services across North America
Barnhart operates a capital-intensive, engineering-driven heavy lift and transportation business—a 1,000+ person operation managing complex industrial projects for power, petrochemical, and nuclear customers. The tech stack reveals a traditional engineering org: CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor), structural analysis (ANSYS, RISA-3D, Abaqus), project controls (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project), and enterprise systems (IFS, Oracle, SQL Server). Active hiring is concentrated in engineering (43 roles) and operations (33), with a pronounced gap in mid-level management — a signal that scaling field coordination and project oversight is a current constraint.
Notable leadership hires: Crane Assembly Director, Director
Barnhart Crane & Rigging provides crane rental, engineered rigging, heavy haul transportation, and specialized logistics to industries handling equipment at scale. Founded in 1969 and based in Memphis, Tennessee, the company operates more than 60 branches nationwide and maintains one of the industry's largest engineering teams and a fleet of specialized equipment including modular lift towers, gantry systems, strand jacks, and cranes up to 1,760 tons. The service portfolio spans outage planning, component replacement, project cargo logistics, and industrial storage. Pain-point tracking reveals consistent friction around project scheduling complexity, cost forecasting, and account penetration — typical for field-service organizations managing multi-site, high-stakes equipment moves.
AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, ANSYS, RISA-3D, and Abaqus for structural analysis; Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for project controls; IFS and Oracle for enterprise operations.
More than 60 branches nationwide across the United States and Canada, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, serving power generation, petrochemical, nuclear, and renewable energy industries.
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