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Lynden moves turbines for Doyon’s milestone project

Lynden has been a preferred carrier for Doyon, Limited for many years, so when the company needed assistance with its renewable energy improvements...

Lynden companies transport Tesla Megapack batteries

Alaska West Express Service Center Manager Alex Clifford is pictured loading the first of 24 Tesla Megapacks headed to Chugach Electric in Anchorage....

From assembly to delivery, big trucks go Lynden

The Cat 777 truck loaded at the Valdez yard.

Lynden companies have completed many projects for long-term customer NC Machinery, but the latest took...

Project with Lynden companies deliver wind turbine to Stebbins

At left, the wind turbine tower is craned into place in Stebbins, AK, and right, Bering Marine landing craft Nunaniq is loaded with wind tower...

Alaska West Express delivers cat stat

Last month, Alaska West Express was called upon to respond to a natural disaster. An Alaska Railroad freight train was heading into Anchorage early...

Mexico to Prudhoe Bay: Cross-border move beats ice breakup

A recent One Lynden move ensured that an essential piece of equipment for Doyon Drilling's Drill Rig #26 made it to Prudhoe Bay in time for drilling...

Lynden cats make tracks on the slope

Lynden Oilfield Services' fleet of three PistenBully snowcats have been hard at work in Prudhoe Bay this past winter. In an average week, the cats...

Lynden companies team up

The combined talents of employees at Alaska Marine Lines, Alaska Marine Trucking and Alaska West Express were behind the successful move of four...

Locomotives all arrive safely by barge in Skagway

Recently the Whittier Provider and the Bering Titan delivered two locomotives to Skagway for the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway. This delivery...

How “The Beast” moved from Alberta to the North Slope

Rig 26, Doyon Drilling's new extended reach drilling (ERD) rig, completed its 2,400-mile journey from Nisku, Alberta to Alaska's North Slope this...

Lynden Transport on the build with Sprung Industries

Lynden Transport is delivering materials for a project at Fort Wainwright military base near Fairbanks, AK this spring and summer. Drivers are...

Lynden Transport delivers new classrooms to Kaktovik, AK

Lynden Transport Driver James Delowsky (right) hauled a modular building from Edmonton to Kaktovik, AK to serve as a classroom for students after the...

Lynden Air Cargo carries massive equipment for mine

"This was some of the largest and heaviest equipment ever moved by Lynden Air Cargo," says Charter Manager Dave Beach. Lynden assisted DeBeers and...

Hydroelectric project will move Kake off diesel power

Construction is under way for a new hydropower facility in Kake, AK and Alaska Marine Lines is supporting the project by transporting penstock pipe...

Celebrating 20 years of improvements at Red Dog Mine

Twenty years ago, NANA/Lynden Logistics Services, LLC successfully bid and took over the onsite trucking services for Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, AK....

Big modules headed to Big Lake

These oversized modules were just a few of the total picked up in Seward for transport to Big Lake, AK recently. "All loads required permits or pilot...

Lynden Logistics charters support military facility upgrade

Lynden Logistics wrapped up a project this fall assisting one of the largest U.S. government contractors as they upgrade naval base facilities...

A little to the left…

This oversized process module was on its way to an oilfield at Prudhoe Bay via Alaska West Express. The trip required crossing the Chatanika River...

Lynden equipment makes the difference in Alberta

Lynden’s specialized high-capacity equipment was one of the advantages Canadian Lynden Transportoffered when the Supreme Group was looking for a...

Lynden trusted with high-value move to the slope

Lynden Transport and Lynden Air Cargo recently completed a joint move with a customer to transport a generator valued at $1 million from Kenai to an...

It's 'plane' to see Lynden's expertise with aviation moves

When an aircraft is grounded, or Aircraft On Ground (AOG), every minute counts. Regular aerospace customer UTair recently asked for Lynden's help...

Lynden Logistics charters two Antonovs to Kingdom of Bahrain

Lynden Logistics chartered two Antonov aircraft to ship fragile tube bundles from Houston to the Kingdom of Bahrain, located just off the eastern...

Plane floats home after emergency landing

Lynden is known for responding to emergencies. In a recent case, a pilot made an emergency landing on Etolin Island, AK with no landing strip and a...

Big load flies down the road

Parts of a vintage 727 jetliner were strapped to an Alaska West Express trailer at the Future of Flight Museum in Everett and hauled to a hangar at...

Companies work together on international move

A recent project for a return customer involved four Lynden companies and three modes of transportation. Lynden Logistics was called upon to move...

Lynden gets it done for North Slope customer

Lynden Logistics' Anchorage crew has coordinated many charters, but rarely do they involve one of the world's largest commercial cargo aircraft, the...

Lynden Transport delivers a great white wonder

Lynden Transport looked like it was carrying a giant white goose recently as it transported a 22-foot by 8-foot helicopter fuselage and spare parts...

Juneau deliveries support salmon hatchery and Alaska fishing community

Tom Greinier has been hauling fish for Juneau's salmon hatchery, Douglas Island Pink And Chum (DIPAC), for over 20 years. In fact, DIPAC has followed...

Alaska Marine Lines brings new school buses to Kenai Peninsula

Students on the Kenai Peninsula are riding in style thanks to new Apple Bus Company buses delivered via Alaska Marine Lines. "We moved 88 buses from...

This move fit to a T

A 92-year old Tin Lizzie joins the wide array of noteworthy cargo to ride in the hold of a Lynden Air Cargo Hercules. The vintage Model T was...

It Takes a Village

Lynden supports Ward Village construction and other projects

Lynden Logistics caught the wave—and made sure the wave caught the flight from London to...

Going Dutch

It's been a busy summer for Alaska Marine Lines' Dutch Harbor Service Center. The team recently handled the transport of a 60-ton rotor for Westward...

Alaska Marine Lines donates transport of historic sailboat

Alaska Marine Lines stepped in to help the Bristol Bay Historical Society move a 1932 sailboat from Anchorage to Naknek for display in the...

Charter delivery for reservoir project in Qatar

Lynden Logistics showed the Lynden 'can do' spirit by delivering 25 oversize, underground pipes and 11 crates of spare parts within 10 days to meet a...

Scheuerle trailer expands heavy haul capabilities

Lynden companies are known for providing customers with the latest, most versatile equipment and a hydraulic platform trailer acquired by Alaska West...

Multi-modal project supports pipeline pump station

Alaska West Express and Alaska Marine Lines recently completed a nine-month multimodal move of pipe skids and other freight for an oil pipeline...

Lynden celebrates 10th anniversary of Pogo Mine and ongoing partnership

This spring, Lynden Transport and Alaska West Express celebrated 10 years of doing business with the Pogo Gold Mine near Fairbanks. To commemorate...

Four-year refinery project completed in Canada

Over the past four years, approximately 14,000 shipments from all over the world arrived in Alberta, Canada for the construction of a bitumen...

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Makes Special Appearance in Seattle on Nov. 7

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Makes Special Appearance in Seattle on Nov. 7“People’s Tree” Visits Lake Union Park on Historic Journey from Alaska to...

Alaska West Express donates transportation of bulldozer to university

A massive D-10 was seen rolling into Fairbanks this summer atop an Alaska West Express lowboy. The Fort Knox Mine donated the 115,000-pound...

Quick response draws praise from the top

Lynden Air Cargo was singled out for praise earlier this year by Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden for its quick response in Cordova, AK.

“We were...

Now that's a heavy haul!

Last fall Alaska West Express transported this boat (left, below) from Palmer to Anchorage. At 24 feet wide, 80 feet long and 17 feet tall, the...

Customer recognition for ‘a very outstanding Lynden team’

“What a team!” begins a letter from Drew McLaughlin of Marsh Creek, LLC to Chairman Jim Jansen. The letter goes on to praise Lynden Transport...

Oversized compressor goes land-sea-land to Ninilchik

Delays in super-load permits and customs paperwork created some nail-biting moments for Lynden employees who were charged with transporting a...

Drill rig move includes ice road delivery to Kuparuk

Long-time customer Nabors Drilling called on Lynden Transport earlier this year to move 72 loads for its rig “99” relocation project in the Kuparuk...

‘North Pole’ shipment requires thinking outside the box

“This project was a little out of the ordinary,” explains Lynden Transport Account Representative Matt Malone. Matt got a chance to display the...

Alaska West Express delivers Steam Engine No. 557 to Wasilla

Alaska West Express was trusted with a very important – and heavy – load recently. Driver Kenny Seipel hauled a 150,000-pound steam engine from the...

Giant windmill blades ride barge to Alaska

These windmill blades, measuring 148 feet long, recently rode Alaska Marine Lines’ railbarge Fairbanks Provider from Seattle to Whittier. The...

Last-minute military move completed without a hitch

Lynden Transport recently moved 14 vehicles from Fort Richardson to Fort Greely, AK, on short notice to support the training and deployment of a...

A weighty problem solved for Iowa customer

Lynden Logistics Business Development Manager Ken Davis is fond of telling customers “Never walk away from a project. There is always someone that...

A lofty spot for a trip to Skagway

Something old and something new is an apt description for this newly constructed parlor car perched atop Alaska Marine Lines’ containers in the...

Making cat tracks from Prudhoe Bay to Anchorage

Lynden Transport Account Manager Sam Amato took the photo below during a project for customer Marsh Creek. Lynden moved 160-plus loads of...

No space? No problem. Lynden secures flight for urgent shipment

Lynden Logistics Account Executive Nanci Ruese and International Manager Colleen Fort averted a crisis for a mining customer last year when a...

Smooth moves for Lynden Logistics

Lynden Logistics pulled together a last-minute charter move of oversized scanners for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) late last...

Lynden companies team up for mining haul in Yukon, U.S. and Canada

Last year, four Lynden companies teamed up on a project to transport lead and zinc ore concentrate from the Yukon Territory to Washington and then...

The "fine art" of shipping art

Dave Coles squints into the Arizona sun as he watches a crane operator attach straps to a 40-foot Hapag-Lloyd container. With a whine, the crane’s...

Lynden's innovative multi-modal plan shaves weeks off delivery

Earlier this year, Alaska West Express, Lynden Transport and Bering Marine Corporation teamed up to move a valuable rocket motor from Elkta, MD to...

Challenging Arctic Wolf drill rig move completed by Lynden

Canadian Lynden Transport and Lynden Transport handled a move from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Edmonton, Alberta for customer Akita Drilling this spring....

Alaska Marine Lines moves wind turbine to Sitka school

Alaska Marine Lines helped transport a wind turbine to Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe School as part of a U.S. Department of Energy program to raise...

Companies team up to move 70,000 lb bucket

You can imagine the planning and preparation it took to move this 12-foot wide, 11-foot tall bucket from the Lynden Transport yard in Fife to a gold...

Trucking a 75,000 lb spool? All in a day's work.

This 75,000-pound tubing spool is headed north on the Dalton Highway via Alaska West Express. According to Project Specialist Steve Willford, this...

Lynden Transport moves construction materials for new fish hatchery

Lynden Transport trucks have been rolling in and out of a construction site this summer hauling panels, joists and steel for a new fish hatchery...

CH2M Hill utilizes Lynden for time-sensitive freight.

This spring CH2M Hill needed a drill rig transported from Kenai to Prudhoe Bay within 48 hours. The catch: the rig consisted of 21 loads - all hot...

Heavy haul capabilities increased with new equipment

Canadian Lynden Transport stepped up service in February with the addition of a 60-ton step deck to its fleet. The new trailer is 3,000 pounds...

Geothermal well project in King Salmon, Alaska

Three Lynden companies teamed up to support the development of geothermal energy in King Salmon, Alaska. Naknek Electric Association is drilling a...

Massive drill rig move to Russia requires Lynden teamwork

Quick, what's a mud tank?

If you're not sure, let us enlighten you. A mud tank is a piece of machinery used in a drill rig. As in drilling for oil....

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