Lets keep looking to the crane manufacturers to develop lighter cranes that are easier to move for job to job. A lot blame to be…
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Energy Transportation loading and hauling wind tower sections (Cool Video)
September 3, 2014Bits and pieces of the area’s next wind farm began rolling out of the downtown rail yard and down North Texas highways Tuesday headed for Jacksboro.…
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Owner of Universal Cranes, testified his cranes were banned for not paying into scheme.
September 3, 2014Earthmoving company owner John Bastemeyer has two dogs, doesn’t like cats and never told an argumentative union official he had a gun in his cupboard.…
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Crane Operators must be Certified by November to be OSHA Compliant
August 29, 2014With the demand for quality Crane Operator Certification, CICB has expanded its programs to include monthly preparatory training programs for crane operators along with NCCCO…
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The Mullan Contracting Co. completed a unique task last week. The Lutherville-based firm installed a five-ton, 40-foot-wide gold dome on the top of St. Mary’s Antiochian…
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Compass Construction, in charge of building the 88 unit multi family/retail development at 4730 California Ave. S.W. took their construction crane down on Aug. 16.…
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Liebherr’s exclusive distributor in Australia, Morrow Equipment Co. L.L.C. based in Caringbah, NSW near Sydney, has expanded its crane fleet. Morrow continues to expand its…
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Liebherr simulator (LiSIM) for operator training on deep foundation equipment and crawler cranes up to 300 t
August 18, 2014Liebherr launched LiSIM for operator training on deep foundation equipment and crawler cranes up to 300 t for the first time at Conexpo 2014 in…
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A huge €250 million soccer stadium is taking shape in Lyon, France, thanks to 11 Potain tower cranes that surround the 56,000 m2 job site.…
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A large crane has lifted a temporary bridge into place to keep a Highland trunk road open while old bridges along the popular tourist route…
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Baldwin’s Crane Hire installed huge boiler in Peterborough’s new incinerator
August 18, 2014A huge boiler was inserted by crane into the centre of Peterborough’s new waste incinerator as important developments continue to be made. The Peterborough Energy…
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KINGSTON, Mass. —Two people were injured and became stuck on a crane boom in Kingston Monday evening, according to emergency officials. Shortly after 5 p.m.,…
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As far as promo videos go, this is pretty good. Top Gear recently ran a festival in Durban, South Africa, with the usual mix of…
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Crawler lifts Space Shuttle atop jumbo jet in Houston
August 15, 2014HOUSTON (AP) — Crews used a massive crane Thursday to hoist a replica of a space shuttle to its new home atop a modified jumbo…
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LINDALE, TEXAS (KETK) — Authorities responded I-20 overpass at Highway 69 when a semi’s haul struck the bridge Thursday afternoon. According to TxDOT, southbound traffic on…
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Going Sign Company lifts a welcome sign for Mineola
August 15, 2014A new Winthrop-University Hospital “Welcome to Mineola†sign was erected early last Saturday morning in the Mineola Long Island Rail Road plaza, replacing an aging,…
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SINGAPORE – Crane lessor and trader Tat Hong dug deep to contain costs but that was not enough to offset the drop in demand in…
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HOUSTON — A Houston fixture was on the move Wednesday. Crews used a crane to lift the 300,000-pound Southern Pacific 982 steam engine from its…
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews have reopened a portion of I-40 West near Sandy Ridge Road after a crane tipped on its…
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A Borsheim Boom Truck Crane lifts the load of a Rogue Pressure Services semi onto a flatbed trailer after the semi lost its load at…