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OSHA Issues Final Rule to Protect Workers Using Cranes, Derricks →

The organization extends rules that will save lives to new sectors of the industry. Click for more...

Barnhart Agrees to Purchase Steel City Crane →

One of the nation's largest equipment inventories just got a little bigger with the acquisition. Click for more...

Terex AC 500-2 Takes Center Stage at Deep South Crane Rentals Open House →

The all-terrain crane was ready for its close-up at the event. Click for more...

World Premiere: SENNEBOGEN Presents New 673 R-HD Telescopic Crawler Crane →

For more than 20 years, SENNEBOGEN telescopic cranes have embodied the optimum combination of flexibility, cost-effectiveness and quality. The new SENNEBOGEN 673 R-HD rounds out the broad product spectrum as the first telescopic crawler crane of the new E-series. The 673 R-HD was designed for high performance. Thanks to its telescopic boom, the crane can handle any demanding job on the construction site. Click for more...

Pinnacle Cranes?Holds Cookout for Crowder Construction in Charlotte →

Pinnacle Cranes lifts up everyone's appetite with an assortment of great food. Click for more...

Empire Crane’s Zerrillo Sells Loaded Manitex 40124SHL →

The 425 hp (317 kW) Peterbilt 367 chassis has aluminum Alcoa rims, air tanks and rails. Click for more...

SANY SCC8300 Crawler Crane Earns Operation Certification →

The SCC8300 passes the rigorous standards of the New York City Building Code. Click for more...

OSHA Schedules Meetings to Discuss Crane Operator Certification Requirements →

The Organization will seek comments on crane operator certification requirements. Click for more...

ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. Buys 66 Link-Belts →

ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has added a total of 66 new Link-Belt cranes to its national fleet. The package deal includes 14 truck cranes, 32 rough terrain cranes and 20 crawler cranes. Of the package and, in particular, the size of the deal, Michael Liptak, president of the ALL Family of Companies, said, “It’s a huge deal, but a regular part of our annual fleet expansion. Doing such a large package here in the first quarter reflects more on the surging appetite for cranes.” The ALL Family has 34 branches spread strategically across its North American footprint, and the new cranes will be delivered and distributed among the branches starting immediately and continuing through 2013. Click for more...

ALL Crane Erectors Attend Boom Assembly, Disassembly Training →

Fifteen qualified erectors from the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. Family of Companies attended a factory training class focusing on boom assembly and disassembly for Manitowoc crawler crane models 14000 and 16000, which are 220 and 440 ton (199 and 399 t) capacities, respectively. The class was held at the ALL Crane headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 4 to 7, 2012. The comprehensive training combined classroom work covering both models and hands-on experience working on a Manitowoc 16000 in the main ALL yard. Click for more...

Pinnacle Cranes Expands in North Carolina →

Recognizing the importance of branching out to meet its clients needs, North Carolina’s Pinnacle Cranes has opened a new service facility in Raleigh. The expansion was made official the first of January 2013. “This will allow us to better serve our crane customers in the eastern part of the state,” said Jim Mackinson, Pinnacle Cranes vice-president and general manager. “The facility will enable us to provide local service and parts support for the Link-Belt, Shuttlelift, Elliott and Manitex cranes.”Established in 2001 as the crane division of Carolina Tractor, Pinnacle Cranes offers one of the Southeast’s largest crane inventories of new, used and rental equipment, providing vehicles for every construction crane and related industry application needed. Click for more...

NYC Officials Still Searching for Cause of Crane Collapse →

NEW YORK (AP) Work remained suspended Jan. 10 at the site of New York City’s latest crane collapse as engineers try to determine what caused the equipment to fall. The Department of Buildings said investigators were still at the construction site in the borough of Queens a day after the collapse injured seven construction workers. The crane’s 170-ft. (52 m) long boom fell Jan. 9 onto metal scaffolding and the wooden framework that made up the first floor of what will be a 25-story apartment building. Click for more...

Helicopter Collides Into Crane in London →

LONDON (AP) — A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour Wednesday, sending black plumes of smoke into the air as it smashed to the ground. The pilot and one person on the ground were killed and 13 others injured, officials said. The helicopter crashed just south of the River Thames near the Underground and mainline train station at Vauxhall, and near the British spy agency MI6. Click for more...

Dawes Earns SC&RA’s 2012 Crane Operator Safety Award →

Five crane operators from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wis., a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Inc. Family of Companies, were honored by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association with SC&RA’s 2012 Crane Operator Safety Award for their outstanding safety records of 10,000 consecutive man-hours without a single recordable injury or illness. Each man also was presented with a special SC&RA safety vest. Click for more...

Woods CRW, Classen Crane Reach for the Sky Together →

Classen Crane Service has a very long and strong relationship with Woods CRW and Chris Palmer, president. Classen’s purchased its very first crane from Palmer in 1993, and every crane since. The newest — a Link-Belt HTC86100 100-ton (90.7 t) telescopic boom truck crane — is the fifteenth crane that Classen’s has purchased from Woods CRW. The new crane is replacing a Link-Belt HTC8690, which Classen’s had purchased in 2005. Click for more...

Pinnacle Cranes Hosts Appreciation Event for Blythe Construction Co. →

On Nov. 20 Pinnacle Cranes, a division of Carolina Tractor, held a customer appreciation lunch for the entire crew working on Blythe Construction Company’s I-485 Charlotte, N.C., outer loop extension. The event was held at the field office trailer area of the Blythe project. Pinnacle Cranes wanted to thank the people at Blythe Construction Company for their business and felt preparing lunch for them a few days before Thanksgiving was appropriate. Click for more...

LTR 1060 Combines Advantages of Both Telescopic, Crawler Cranes →

With its 131 ft. (40 m) telescopic boom, Liebherr's LTR 1060 70-ton (63.5 t) crane goes beyond the telescopic crawler cranes currently available in this size class both with regard to load capacity as well as its boom length. In addition to this, the telescopic boom can be extended with a double swing-away jib from 31 to 52 ft. (9.5 to 16 m) in length, which enables heights under hook of up to 179 ft. Click for more...

Foley Inc. Becomes Authorized Kobelco Cranes Distributor →

Jeff Merle, vice president of machinery sales, announced that Foley Inc. has become the authorized distributor of Kobelco Cranes in New Jersey, including the surrounding Philadelphia and New York City metro areas. In addition to selling the product, Foley will provide parts and service support to both new and existing Kobelco customers in the territory. Since 2004, Kobelco Cranes is a construction machinery manufacturer specializing in cranes and related equipment. Click for more...

Link-Belt Holds CraneFest 2012 at Its HQ in Lexington, Ky. →

Link-Belt Cranes held CraneFest 2012 at its company headquarters in Lexington, Ky., during the week of Sept. 23. Nearly 1,000 crane dealers, rental houses and end users from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, South Africa, Trinidad and the United Kingdom attended the event in groups of 200 to 250 for a series of two- day sessions that ran throughout the week. On the Friday before CraneFest began, attendees of the SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop also were treated to a plant tour and luncheon at the Lexington facility. Click for more...

CUES Plans NCCCO Crane Training Classes in N.H. →

CUES Inc. (Consolidated Utility Equipment Service) has scheduled crane training classes at its Amherst, N.H., location. The courses, which run from Oct. 15 to 19, are being led by Associated Training Services (ATS). The training sessions will help participants learn the written material and the skills needed to pass written and practical exams on a variety of crane types. Classes also will include NCCCO (National Commission for Certification of Crane Operators) certification and mobile crane operator certification. Click for more...

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