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New Allegheny Bridge Project in Final Stage →

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is heading a $190 million project to replace an aging span across the Allegheny River with the first major post-tensioned segmental bridges in the Commonwealth. The existing bridge is located 14 mi. northeast of Pittsburgh and the job is part of a project to reconstruct I-76 between mile posts 46.56 and 49.54, improving the highway and increasing traffic safety and capacity. Click for more...

Outstanding Reach With New Terex RT 100 →

Terex Cranes introduces the new Terex RT 100 rough terrain crane. The RT 100 is the newest addition to the Terex Cranes rough terrain crane portfolio and offers outstanding lifting capacity across all load ranges, according to the manufacturer. Its maximum lifting capacity is 100 tons (90 t) The RT 100 is the only CE marked rough terrain crane in the 80 to 100 ton (72.5 to 90 t) segment and the largest CE marked RT crane offered by Terex in Europe. Click for more...

Terex Rolls Out New Products →

For Terex Cranes, 2009 was a very productive year, introducing new crane models to increase productivity, new truck and crane cabs for enhanced ease-of-use and comfort, new safety features for security and new configurations for greater reach and capacity. A new family member on the Port Equipment sector. In 2009, Terex acquired the Fantuzzi and Noell port equipment businesses, which have joined the Terex Cranes family. Click for more...

Two-Year Warranty Program for Terex Cranes Built in USA →

All Terex rough terrain cranes, crawler cranes, boom trucks, truck cranes and tower cranes built in the USA and sold by Terex in 2010 will be covered by a full two year factory warranty. “By extending our warranty from one to two years, we are reinforcing our commitment to design and build products of exceptional quality and value and to provide superior product support,” according to Marco Gentilini, vice president and general manager, Terex Cranes North America. Click for more...

Mekis Works ’in Harmony’ With Jackson Township →

Just a few short months after Harmony Junction made the news for the removal of 200-year-old blockages in the Connoquenessing Creek, the small town has garnered public interest again with the replacement of a prominent multi-girder bridge. The Harmony Junction bridge project in Jackson Township (Butler County) is among the many American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects taking place in Pennsylvania. Click for more...

NCCER Releases Tower Crane Operator Curriculum →

NCCER has released the 2010 Contren Learning Series Tower Crane Operator curriculum. NCCER worked with subject matter experts representing industry from across the country to introduce relevant industry material into the new book. “I am extremely excited in anticipation of the upcoming release of the NCCER curriculum for tower crane operation,” said Mike Eggenberger, crane safety manager, Bay Ltd., A Berry Company. Click for more...

ALL Sunshine Crane Rental Earns Two Safety Awards →

ALL Sunshine Crane Rental of Apopka, Fla., a member of the ALL Family of Companies, was presented with two awards from the Florida division of the United Safety Council at its awards banquet on Jan. 22. The awards were given for the period of Oct. 1, 2008, through Sept. 30, 2009. ALL Sunshine earned the Gold Fleet Safety Award for having zero at-fault vehicle accidents during that 12-month period and the Lost Time Prevention Award for having no occupational injuries resulting in lost time for those 12 consecutive months. Click for more...

New South Street Bridge in Philadelphia Under Way →

It was time to take action to replace an almost 90-year-old bridge spanning the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) in Philadelphia. Not only was the South Street Bridge structurally deficient, but a six-ton weight limit was in operation, and in addition, the structure had been shedding chunks of concrete, including some that landed on the expressway. These problems were exacerbated by extreme congestion, caused by carrying some 23,000 vehicles daily as well as numerous pedestrians. Click for more...

Empire Crane Earns Terex Award for Top Sales, Parts Support →

Preceding January’s AED Conference in San Antonio, Texas, Terex Cranes held its third annual dealer conference to discuss the future, and award exemplary distributors for outstanding work in 2009. With the entire Terex Crane dealer network in attendance, Empire Crane’s continued commitment to the Terex product once again earned it a top award for crane sales, as well as special recognition for outstanding parts support, an award new to 2010. Click for more...

Construction Begins on North Carolina’s First Toll Road →

North Carolina’s first toll road, the Western Wake Freeway, will leave those traveling the length of the 12.5-mi. (20.1 km) roadway with an average 20 minutes more free time per trip, according to Jason R. Peterson of the North Carolina Turnpike Authority. “If progress continues on schedule, the mass of workers commuting from the Apex and Holly Springs areas to Research Triangle Park will be able to take the Western Wake Freeway as an alternative route beginning in summer 2013,” said Peterson, who also is the Triangle Expressway project manager. Click for more...

Manitowoc 16000 Wind Attachment Boosts Crane’s Capacity →

A new attachment for Manitowoc’s Model 16000 crawler crane boosts the crane’s capacity to place the latest generation of wind turbines. The Manitowoc 16000 wind attachment uses existing hardware in a new configuration and gives the crane enhanced lift ability when working at short radii, as is generally required in wind turbine erection. Mike Wood, global product director of Manitowoc’s crawler cranes, said the new development allows the Manitowoc 16000 to maintain its position as a preferred crane for wind farm contractors. Click for more...

Route 52 Causeway Rises Above the Tide in Jersey →

Whether travelers in New Jersey cross the Route 52 Causeway from Somers Point to Ocean City to enjoy a family-friendly vacation or to drive the other way to the mainland to flee a hurricane, three years from now their journeys will be swifter, safer — and at a higher elevation. The ongoing two-phase $400 million causeway contract is one of the largest awarded by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and is billed as the biggest highway job in the history of the southern part of the state. Click for more...

New Orlando Arena Set for Fall ’10 Tipoff →

A sports landmark is in the works in downtown Orlando, Fla. The Amway Center, which is scheduled to open in fall 2010, will be home to the NBA’s Orlando Magic and at 875,000 sq. ft. (81,290 sq m) and 8.75 acres (3.5 ha) it will nearly triple the size of the Orlando Magic’s current home arena. “This will be one of the most technologically advanced event centers in the world when it opens,” said Robert L. Click for more...

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Appoints Steve Challoner New Equipment Sales Manager →

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc. added Steve Challoner to its management staff as equipment sales manager. Challoner, with 20 years sales experience in the lift equipment and related industries, will work with Dawes’ statewide sales staff and customers on new equipment sales. Challoner comes to Dawes from the Gehl Company’s Mustang Manufacturing Division in Owatonna, Minn., where he served as regional sales manager. Click for more...

Beyel Brothers Does the Heavy Lifting on Power Plant Project →

In 2001, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida cabinet approved the construction and operation of a new 633-megawatt high-efficiency power plant to serve central Florida. The new unit consisted of a combustion turbine, combustion turbine generator a heat-recovery steam generator boiler and a steam turbine generator and various transformers. In 2008, Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging was on the scene to assist in the construction of an additional power-generation facility, expected to begin commercial operation in 2010. Click for more...

ALL Crane Helps Erect 64-Ft. Sculpture at W.Va. Museum →

ALL Crane & Equipment Rental Corp. of St. Albans, W.Va., a member of the ALL Family of Companies, helped erect a huge steel and bronze abstract sculpture in front of the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in Charleston, W.Va. The sculpture “Hallelujah,” designed by metalworking artist Albert Paley, is 64 ft. tall, has a 24-ft.-diameter base and 40-ft.-diameter top, and weighs 198,000 lbs. Click for more...

ALL Canada Cranes & Aerials Adds New Branches →

To expand its services to the burgeoning Canadian market, the ALL Family of Companies has expanded ALL Canada Cranes & Aerials with the addition of two new facilities — one in Newfoundland and Labrador and a second location in Ontario. ALL Canada Cranes & Aerials consists of the ALL Canada Crane Rental Corp. and ALL Aerials Ltd. The two companies operate independently under one roof, currently headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with each having its own staff and fleet of equipment. Click for more...

Complete Range of Tower Crane Training Comes to Shady Grove, Pa. →

Manitowoc Crane Care’s training facility at its Shady Grove, Pa., facility now offers a complete range of tower crane training programs. Robert Hund, executive vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care, said improved productivity is just one of the benefits of a professionally trained staff. “Potain tower cranes are well known as the fastest and easiest cranes to rig and de-rig, but to take advantage of this superior engineering, customers must ensure their crew is properly trained,” he said. Click for more...

Liebherr Produces Reference Book on Cranes for the Deep Foundation Industry →

A comprehensive guide to the use of duty-cycle crawler cranes for constructing deep foundations is now available to engineers, students and planners. Publication of Special Deep Foundation: Compendium Methods and Equipment. Volume II: Drilling machines and hydraulic crawler cranes follows the publication last year of Volume I that focused on piling rigs. The methods and equipment technology used to construct deep foundations have progressed rapidly in recent years. Click for more...

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Donates $6K to Rawhide Boys Ranch →

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, held its 17th Annual Golf Outing on Aug. 10. More than 125 people participated, including Dawes customers, equipment manufacturers, and Dawes and ALL management. Through mulligans, raffles, and a silent auction, they raised $6,000 to benefit Rawhide Boys Ranch in Wisconsin. Steve Freckmann, Dawes’ general manager, presented the check to Dave Borash, Rawhide’s development manager, on Sept. Click for more...

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