Cranes Articles

Cure Coming for Atlanta’s 14th Street Bridge Traffic Ills →

A congested major intersection in downtown Atlanta that has proven to be a headache for commuters and travelers throughout the area will soon be reconstructed. The reconstruction is now past its halfway point and heading toward the finish line. Known as the 14th Street Bridge Improvement Project, the $88.5 million work was designed to alleviate traffic bottlenecks in the midtown. The project is set to be completely finished by May 31, 2010, although portions of the project will open at several points over the next several months. Click for more...

United Contractors Leads ’Team United’ to the Finish Line →

Work on Interstate 520, Phase II of the Palmetto Parkway, has been under way in Aiken County and the city of North Augusta, S.C., since January 2007. Under the leadership of United Contractors Inc., many firms have combined their expertise to form “Team United” in a partnership to complete this design-build project. The $152.4-million contract consists of the completion of I-520 from U.S. Click for more...

Allmand Lights Illuminate Night Work at Indiana Site →

Poindexter Excavating Inc. faced a challenge — move 8 million cu. yds. (6.1 cu m) of dirt in nine months or less. At that pace, the Indianapolis-based company would need to move enough dirt to fill nearly 1,100 Goodyear blimps, or the equivalent of about four blimp-sized loads of dirt per day. The second challenge was the construction of the $550 million Honda automobile plant in Greensburg, Ind. Click for more...

Terex Welcomes B&W Equipment Co. as New Distributor →

Terex has added B&W Equipment Co. as a new full line Terex compact equipment distributor in Fort Wayne, Ind. “We are excited to add B&W Equipment Co. to our expanding distribution network of Terex compact equipment distributors in North America,” said Del Carver, area director, North America Compact Equipment. Terex Construction introduced a dedicated compact equipment line in November and is now beginning distribution throughout North America. Click for more...

New Bridge to Rise From Rubble in Minn. →

By Dick RohlandCEG CORRESPONDENTWhile thousands of daily motorists, truckers and travelers have had their 35W bridge back since last September after a record construction time of less than one year, another busy and popular Mississippi River crossing northwest of the Twin Cities is now closed and under going a complete reconstruction. Warped gusset plates, found by the NTSB to be the primary cause of the 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis over a year ago, forced the closure of the Desoto Bridge in St. Click for more...

Firm Donates Crane to Raise Trusses on Habitat Homes →

Southern Crane donated its crane services to set roof trusses on six Habitat for Humanity homes under construction in nearby Cary, N.C. The homes at the intersection of Old Apex Road and Falcone Parkway are among the largest construction projects undertaken in Cary by Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. On March 28, Southern Crane donated a 6-ton (5.4 t) truck crane and operator to help volunteers set trusses and lift roof sections into place. Click for more...

Southern Industrial Constructors Adds New Project Manager →

Randy Harmon has joined Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane, full-service industrial contractors, as a project manager for their Raleigh operations. In his new role, Harmon is responsible for estimating and bidding on new projects. Once projects are awarded, Harmon manages all of their operations, including overseeing the availability, costs and performance of subcontractors, personnel and equipment. Click for more...

Dynapac Welcomes Stafford as New Full Line Dealer in Va. →

Stafford will represent Dynapac USA and its full line of road building equipment in the state of Virginia. Stafford will sell, service and support Dynapac products and offer a complete range of soil and asphalt compaction equipment and light/concrete compaction equipment. Stafford Equipment has been serving the construction equipment industry since 1951. “We’re very proud to represent the full line of Dynapac products across the state of Virginia, due to Dynapac’s strong reputation for product reliability and service,” said President and CEO John Wall. Click for more...

Terex Hydra Platform Saves Contractors Time, Money →

Technological advances transform the way the construction industry does business. The Terex Hydra Platforms HPBW 12.5 from Terex Roadbuilding is a completely new type of bridge worker platform, enabling a more efficient way of removing overhang brackets, completing bridge fascia work and running utility lines, according to the manufacturer. Built with a well balanced design, the completely self-contained HPBW 12.5 is easily towed by a 3/4-ton pick-up truck to and from the job site. Click for more...

Superior Industries Names Ring Power New Dealer in Fla. →

Superior Industries, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and components, announced that Ring Power Corporation is its new, exclusive equipment dealer throughout the state of Florida. Ring Power will market, service and sell Superior's line of conveying equipment including the TeleStacker conveyor, RazerTail truck unloader and other Superior stackers and conveyors. The St. Augustine-based company was established in 1961 as an engine-only dealer for Caterpillar. Click for more...

Coastline Equipment Named Genesis’s Dealer in California →

Genesis Attachments has named Long Beach, Calif.-based Coastline Equipment as its authorized dealer for south-central California, representing Genesis from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. “We are excited to have the opportunity to bring Genesis Attachments to the customers we serve in this region,” said Tom Michael, Coastline’s general sales manager. “We foresee a lot of potential in the area of scrap recycling and this is a particularly challenging time for that market, given the price of scrap today. Click for more...

Manufacturing Leaders Discuss State of Economy →

The recession of 2009 has construction industry manufacturers fine-tuning their business plans to ensure that when the economy bounces back, sales of their product lines will rebound as well. Three manufacturing executives who accepted a request by Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) for a question-and-answer exercise, are, of course, keenly interested in the impact of the Obama administration’s infrastructure stimulus policy. Click for more...

EESSCO Plans Open House to Celebrate Expansion →

Parents often marvel at how quickly a baby grows throughout its infancy, usually changing clothing sizes at least three times in the first six months. That is the sort of phenomenal growth that EESSCO, Hanson, Mass., has experienced in the eight years it has been in existence. The young company was founded as a quarry supply distributor during the summer of 2001 and has just moved, for the third time, into a larger facility. Click for more...

Manitowoc Crane Helps Lift Planking Firm to New Heights →

Barry Saylor had a very specific goal in mind in October 2000 when he founded Say-Core, Inc. of Portage, Pa., a manufacturer of precast concrete hollow-core plank. “I wanted to be one of the premier precasters of hollow-core floor plank in the Northeast. We do a good bit of volume as the business has grown; hopefully we’re getting closer to realizing that goal.”Saylor already knew a lot about running a business. Click for more...

The Case of the Missing Ramps Solved in ’Burgh →

The I-79 Parkway West ramps were opened for use in December 2008 after two years of construction. The two “missing” ramps will allow motorists direct access to the existing interchange of I-79, SR 22/30 and the Parkway West of Pittsburgh. Since the 1970s, travelers have been directed onto Route 60 at the Crafton exit in order to reach the Pittsburgh International Airport. Traffic could not travel from southbound I-79 to Route 22/30 outbound, nor from inbound Route 22/30 to northbound I-79. Click for more...

SC&RA Testifies to Support Proposed Cranes, Derricks Safety Rule →

Joel Dandrea, executive vice president of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), advocated the proposed safety rule on cranes and derricks in construction during testimony on March 19 before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). “SC&RA members regularly tackle some of the most daunting and dangerous challenges covered by the proposed cranes and derricks standard under consideration today,” said Dandrea. Click for more...

New Davie County Bridge Over I-40 to Ease Area Traffic Woes →

One of North Carolina’s fastest growing suburban areas is the northeastern end of Davie County, located only 10 mi. (16 km) southwest of Winston-Salem. Since the 1990s, the area has seen the growth of several major new-home developments as more people have chosen to live in the country and commute across the Yadkin River into Winston-Salem via Interstate 40. Consequently, with the rapid increase in eastern Davie’s population, traffic through the area also has multiplied. Click for more...

Two New All-Terrain Cranes Added to Carolinas Markets →

The southern U.S. construction markets have gained capability with the addition of two new all-terrain cranes, including the first GMK7550 in the Carolinas at ALL Carolina Crane & Equipment in Raleigh, N.C., a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. family of companies. The 7550 is Grove’s flagship and largest mobile all terrain hydraulic crane, offering a 550-ton (499 t) rated lifting capacity on a seven-axle carrier. Click for more...

HOLT Crane Adds Tom Roseberry as Sales Rep →

HOLT Crane & Equipment, the Link-Belt Crane Distributor for central, north, east and southeast Texas, has named Tom Roseberry as sales representative. In his new position, Roseberry will be responsible for sales of the entire Link-Belt crane product line in Houston and southeast Texas. Prior to joining HOLT Crane and Equipment, Roseberry held the position of sales representative of HOLT CAT. He has more than 27 years sales management experience. Click for more...

McCourt Construction Begins Widening Infamous Route 128 →

Work has begun on a major component of MassHighway’s Route 128 highway expansion project, a lane-widening effort that will bring rush hour relief to thousands of Boston area commuters. Already under way, following Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s formal approval this past fall, the $42 million plan will reconstruct a section of Interstate 95/93 (Route 128) along the communities of Randolph, Canton, Westwood and Dedham — a stretch of highway that brings hundreds of thousands in and out of Metro Boston every day. Click for more...

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