According to the 2017 infrastructure report card, the U.S. has 614,387 bridges. four in 10 of which are 50 years or older. 56,000 of the...

After discussing with 100+ engineering firms about reporting, the majority said that 40% to 60% of the bridge inspection process is spent...

As a bridge inspection team leader one of your most important tasks is to ensure that your inspections are completed on time. With...

Bridge inspectors collect large amounts of data to ultimately create an inspection report. Beyond reporting, what other insights can be...

Bridge inspectors collect large amounts of data to ultimately create an inspection report. Beyond reporting, what other insights can be...

The secret to faster reports is better data collection. The more organized and the clearer your data is, the faster it will be to piece...

While incorporating drawings into your reports might seem like an intimidating task, they can provide valuable information that can’t...

After discussing bridge inspections with 50+ engineers and studying over 100 different reporting formats, we have discovered 3 tips to...

One of the most common problem for bridge inspection engineers is finding older information such as a report completed years ago or a...

After talking to many Bridge Inspection Engineers, we were stunned by their diversity of skills and talents, that go far beyond the...

Engineering firms don’t have the time nor the capabilities to cater to all bids. Most firms have identified the government agencies they...

For this case study we interviewed Bahjat Dagher, Vice President at Alta Vista (www.altavistasolutions.com) about the significant savings...

This blog discusses the 8 different types of bridge inspections, their frequencies and costs. To be able to write this blog we had to...

How it all started? It all started when an engineering company won a bridge inspection bid that required the use of a software for bridge...

We will discuss one of the most important steps of the Bridge Inspection process- PLANNING This blog will help you avoid surprises and...

As part of our journey in learning about the bridge inspection industry and more specifically the data collection and reporting that goes...