Cranes Articles

Link-Belt Cranes Vice President of Engineering Don Moore Set to Retire, Richard Shultz to Succeed →

Vice President of Engineering Don Moore has announced his decision to retire from Link-Belt Cranes, effective Dec. 31, 2017. Moore began his career at Link-Belt in 1977, accepting a position as an associate design engineer in the Tower Gantry Crane Product Group at Link-Belt in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He then moved to the Lattice Boom Crawler Product Group, eventually being promoted to senior design engineer.  Click for more...


Terex Completes Sale of MHPS to Konecranes →

Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Material Handling and Port Solutions business (“MHPS”) to Konecranes Plc (Helsinki KCR1V.HE) (“Konecranes”) for $595 million and €200 million in cash and 19.6 million newly issued class B shares representing a 25% interest in Konecranes. “We believe that the Konecranes-MHPS combination represents compelling industrial logic that will deliver significant value to Konecranes customers, team members and shareholders, including Terex” said John L.  Click for more...


Two Vehicle Fires Cause Massive Delays on I-476 →

Two fires, one caused by a crane caused hour long delays around the Philadelphia Region.   Click for more...


First Time a Linden Comansa Luffing-Jib Tower Crane to be Displayed at ConExpo →

Linden Comansa America (LCA) will exhibit at the upcoming 2017 ConExpo-Con/Agg trade show, which will take place from March 7-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. LCA is the exclusive North American distribution and service company for the parent organization Linden Comansa, headquartered in Spain. The company's booth location is G-2789 in the Gold Lot of the outdoor exhibition area at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  Click for more...


Link-Belt Taps New Crane Distributor for Hawaii →

Skeeter Collins, North American sales manager Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., announced the appointment of Doc Bailey Cranes & Equipment of Hawaii Inc. as the authorized Link-Belt crane distributor for Hawaii. Doc Bailey Cranes & Equipment Inc. was founded in 1986 by Doc Bailey, CEO and president, as a mobile diesel repair in Oakland, Calif. Since then, Doc Bailey has expanded its operations to the Pacific Islands, with a distributorship based in Kapolei, Hawaii.  Click for more...


Congested Site no Match for Sterett and CC 2400-1 Crane →

Crane service and rental company, Sterett Crane & Rigging of Owensboro, KY, recently completed work on a seemingly impossible project for the City of Evansville, IN.  Click for more...


Jörg Müller New Terex Cranes Sales Manager for Middle East →

Muller joins the company with a wealth of experience in the cranes industry and thorough knowledge of the business.  Click for more...


SC&RA to Launch Leadership Forum for Rising Industry Stars at Key Events in 2017 →

These Forums will be hosted in conjunction with the Specialized Transportation Symposium and the Crane & Rigging Workshop, two key industry events that occur annually.  Click for more...


Versatile Terex Tower Crane Proves Its Lifting Prowess on German Job →

Terex Cranes refers to the CTT 162-8 as a new crane generation.  Click for more...


New Link-Belt 298 Series 2 Offers Easy Luffing Attachment, New Base Section →

The 298 Series 2 will come with a Cummins QSL 9 Tier IV engine.   Click for more...


Manhattan Road & Bridge Uses Grove GHC75 for Drilled-Shaft Installation →

The GHC75 is so portable that it can be easily moved to another location in one or two loads.   Click for more...


IHI to Transfer Ownership to Kato Works →

All current facilities and network including overseas will be kept without major changes for the time being.  Click for more...


ALL Expands Fleet of Crawler Cranes, Aerial Lifts →

ALL Aerials, the company’s nationwide aerial equipment division, continues to experience strong demand for their varied inventory of equipment.  Click for more...


Contractor Groups Sue NYC to Stop New Crane Regs →

A petition argues that the new regulations will actually make projects less safe.  Click for more...


Contractor Scores Big With Mini-Crane on Stadium Job →

The MC305 was once again, the right tool for the job at the stadium.  Click for more...


Demag CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane Works on Water for Sarens →

The project called for lifting and positioning the two main balanced tail bridge segments weighing in excess of 310 tons from barges on the Old Rhine River.  Click for more...


Crane Operator Rescues Injured Construction Worker →

The unidentified worker was hurt and unable to make his way down seven flights of wooden, temporary stairs at the construction site.  Click for more...


Terex Cranes Announces Schröder and Natarajan as Global Product Managers →

These key appointments are part of Terex Cranes’ new product engineering, development and management approach.   Click for more...


Pink Terex Crane Raises More Than $125,000 for Breast Cancer Programs →

The crane is scheduled to take part again in this year’s “Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer” on October 15-16, 2016.  Click for more...


SEI Purchases First New Grove GMK5250L All-Terrain Crane →

Recently, Matt Schaedler decided that rather than depend on availability issues with rentals for big jobs, it was time to upgrade the fleet with a larger crane.  Click for more...



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