Tail Tamer

Utility Solutions' Tail Tamer Wins "Best of the Best" at the 2017 Lineman's Expo

Jan. 12, 2018
Tail Tamer

Throughout the history of the line trade, manufacturers have created products to help linemen improve their productivity and safety. For the 2017 International Lineman's Expo, the editors from Transmission and Distribution World selected the top 10 new products on the show floor, and the readers voted for their favorite product. 

Utility Solutions' Tail Tamer received the most votes in an online poll on the T&D World Web site. A lineman invented the temporary, four-in-one hot line clamp, which safely controls conductors during construction and maintenance. For more information, visit the Web site

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade.  She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected]

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