Utility crews employ a wide range of equipment, including aerial devices, digger derricks, boom trucks and compact crawler lifts that must be properly supported, stabilized and leveled to some degree. Setting up on sloped ground can be especially challenging without the use of cribbing, which can play a vital role in leveling the equipment.
Equipment used by utilities and utility contractors is typically equipped with either stabilizers or outriggers, each serving a distinct purpose in ensuring equipment stability: