8th Dec 2016, LOCAR transport Siemens Transformer with 18 axle lines Goldhofer Hydraulic Modular Trailer arriving at Santos Port, Brazil
Locar is a company that has invested in research and innovation in order to provide safe, economic and intelligent solutions. For past 28 years, Locar has been highlighted as one of the largest companies in Latin America specialized in handling of cargo and provision of devices for temporary access for people to inaccessible areas. Locar main goal is to provide effectiveness of results through integrated solutions with end results that satisfy our clients. Solutions in cranes, scaffolding, cranes, telehandlers, maritime services, aerial work platforms, heavy transport, industrial moves and lifting & weighing system with high tonnage Hydraulic cylinders.
1988 – Locar began its activities in the segment of transport.
1992 – The company started in the activity of rigging and load movement division.
1999 – Locar acquired 80 cranes in the State of Bahia, Brazil.
2001 – Locar acquired the largest 1,000 ton crane in Latin America.
2007 – Our company started its activities with Tower Cranes.
2008 – Locar started the activities with Aerial Work Platforms and Maritime Services.
2010 – Inauguration of the Offshore Base in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro.
2011 – Locar acquired the company Escalar in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
2013 – Launch of the biggest investment of the company: Locar Pipe, the first pipelay barge with an assembly line on the deck to construct marine pipeline in Brazil. – Acquisition of lifting & weighing system with hydraulic cylinders (Synchronous lifting System) – Locar started its Diving services.
2014 – Locar owns more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, consolidating itself in all fields of work with more than 15 branches in the country.