Linemen families are close-knit; the wives and children and parents know only too well the danger their loved ones put themselves into to keep the power on. Linemen keep safety their top priority when out in the field so they can return home when the job is done.
Linemen families support their men and women in more ways than one, and one way is to cheer them on at the annual International Lineman's Rodeo. Families, friends and coworkers came from all over to watch the linemen compete, win or lose.
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About the Author
Nikki Chandler
Group Editorial Director, Energy
Nikki is Market Content Director for the Endeavor Business Media Energy group, which includes T&D World, EnergyTech and Microgrid Knowledge media brands. She has 30 years of experience as an award-winning business-to-business editor, with 24 years of it covering the electric utility industry. She started out as an editorial intern with T&D World while finishing her degree, then joined Mobile Radio Technology and RF Design magazines. She returned to T&D World as an online editor in 2002, and took over as managing editor in 2017, then market content director in 2023. She has contributed to several publications over the past 30 years, including Waste Age, Wireless Review, Power Electronics Technology, and Arkansas Times. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas.