Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Enerpac SEFH Developed for Plants without a Workshop November 16, 2017 Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has developed a self-erecting facility hall (SEFH) for power generation plants that lack an on-site workshop, and manufacturing sites needing additional… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured NessCampbell Crane + Rigging Launches Tower Crane Division November 16, 2017 In the Pacific Northwest, tower cranes are almost as plentiful as the skyscrapers they are building. They blend in with the landscape as global technology… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News DICA Produces Medium-Duty ProStack Cribbing November 16, 2017 DICA has expanded its ProStack cribbing products to include smaller medium-duty interlocking blocks and pad sizes. The reduced size is specifically designed for truck-mounted aerial… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsVideo Video: Bridge Beams Set on TexRail Commuter Line November 15, 2017 Near Fort Worth, Texas, an active rail line running below Interstate 35 was closed when four 68-foot-long, 120,000-pound concrete box beams were set. The bridge… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News All-Terrain Cranes Lift Gantry Crane in Tandem November 15, 2017 At a steel yard in Ludwigsburg, Germany, crane rental company Wiesbauer lifted a 58-tonne, 45-meter-long gantry crane using two all-terrain cranes. The Terex AC 700… Read more
Crane & Lifting News NessCampbell Partners with Pacific Northwest Ironworkers November 15, 2017 NessCampbell Crane + Rigging announces a new partnership with the Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Northwest. The partnership allows the company to continue its… Read more
FeaturedIndustry NewsRentals H&E Equipment Opens Branch near Lynnwood, Wash. November 14, 2017 H&E Equipment Services Inc. has opened a new branch near Lynnwood, Wash. It will provide full-service coverage to customers in northern King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom,… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Bigge Expands Tadano Crane Sales Territory November 13, 2017 Bigge Crane & Equipment Co. announces it is now selling new and used Tadano cranes and parts in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. Bigge… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Manitowoc MLC650 Crawler Crane Replaces Transmission Towers November 13, 2017 Cianbro is using a barge-mounted Manitowoc MLC650 crawler crane to replace two transmission towers on the James River near Charles City, Va. When construction is… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News New Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 All Terrain Crane For Steil November 13, 2017 Steil Kranarbeiten in Germany has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 all-terrain crane. For its first job, the 500-tonne-capacity crane worked with another… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Terex Announces Large Purchase Order During Trade Mission in China November 13, 2017 Terex Corporation has joined 27 other companies on the U.S. Trade Mission to China led by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and hosted by China President Xi Jinping.… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedUnique Crane News New Jersey Naval Museum Artifacts Moved with Ease November 10, 2017 Severe weather from 2012’s Hurricane Sandy continues to affect the mid-Atlantic region. After the storm made landfall in 2012, the New Jersey Naval Museum in… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured American Iron Operates WolffKran W8033.20 on Hospital Job November 10, 2017 American Crane and Rigging, Schenectady, N.Y., recently purchased a WolffKran W8033.20 tower crane from Empire Crane Co. The crane will be used by sister company… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsManufacturer News Terex Cranes Develops IC-1 Remote Telematics System November 10, 2017 Terex Cranes is collaborating with customers to develop the new IC-1 Remote telematics system for Demag and Terex mobile cranes. The IC-1 Remote telematics system… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsVideo Video: Emergency Bridge Repairs in Madrid, Spain November 10, 2017 From August to September, Sarens helped with emergency bridge repairs on the M30 highway in Madrid. The Avenida del Mediterráneo bridge was constructed in 1955… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsVideo Video: Using Fleet Management Software to Improve Safety November 10, 2017 Whether it’s at the jobsite or in the yard, crane and rigging safety should be a company’s first priority. Fleet Cost & Care’s NexGen and Atom… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Scott-Macon Equipment Takes Delivery of Tadano GR-1200XL RT Crane November 9, 2017 Tadano has delivered a 120-ton-capacity GR-1200XL rough-terrain crane to its Texas dealer, Scott-Macon Equipment (SME). The new GR-1200XL has experienced strong pre-sales since its introduction… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeatured Mammoet Transports Apollo 4 Space Mission Capsule November 9, 2017 The Apollo 4 capsule was crucial to the success of the nearly 50-year-old Apollo space missions. The 10.5-foot-tall command module made the first unmanned, “all-up”… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsIndustry News Crane Operator Certification Delayed until Nov. 2018 November 9, 2017 OSHA has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register that will delay the deadline for crane operator certification by one year. The new deadline is… Read more
Crane & Lifting NewsFeaturedManufacturer News Talbert Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Mechanical Gooseneck Trailer November 8, 2017 Talbert Manufacturing is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its mechanical gooseneck patent, which was developed by Austin Talbert, engineer and founder of Talbert Construction Equipment Co.… Read more