Cranes Articles

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...

N.Y.’s Vantage Equipment Expands Volvo Territory, Reorganizes Staff →

Vantage Equipment LLC, with locations in Albany, Syracuse and Batavia, N.Y., has experienced numerous changes recently, starting with the expansion of its Volvo Construction Equipment sales territory. Vantage Equipment has been the Volvo distributor for the full line of construction equipment, paving products and Volvo compact equipment for 50 counties in upstate New York since 2004, Vantage will now represent these products in the additional counties of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange in the lower Hudson Valley. Click for more...

Caltrans Begins $225M Extension on SR 52 in Santee →

A 4-mi. (6.4 km), $225 million extension of existing SR 52, which includes construction of a four-lane interchange at SR 67 and 13 bridges throughout the city of Santee, Calif., is under way. Currently SR 52 runs east from Interstate 5 in La Jolla, nearly a mile from the coast, to Santee where it terminates at SR 125. Located several miles east of the city of San Diego, Santee is bordered by SR 125 to the west and SR 67 to the east, which both connect to Interstate 8. Click for more...

Safer Ten Mile River Span on Fast Track →

There is a bridge on Route 1 in Mendocino County that travels over a wide river. It is beautiful, scenic and peaceful — but it is also dangerous, as it is susceptible to collapse during an earthquake. In fall 2010, it will be gone. In its place, Golden State Bridge Inc. is constructing a new bridge just 60 ft. (18.2 m) east of the old one. The new bridge will be a 1,479- by 44.9-ft. (451 by 13.7 m) impressive concrete structure with two 12-ft. Click for more...

Terex Cranes Finds Counterfeit Cranes in China →

Terex Cranes has identified eight lattice boom crawler cranes as counterfeits of its products in the Henan Province of China and is undertaking legal action in cooperation with Chinese government authorities. The cranes were being sold as used Terex Demag models. In recent months, at least two other crane manufacturers have reported counterfeiting of their products, according to trade publication reports. Click for more...

Jersey Fresh: Conti Mends Aging Raritan River Span →

The current rehabilitation of the Garden State Parkway’s Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge across the Raritan River in New Jersey has its foundation in a cooperative operation involving the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and the Garden State Parkway (GPS). Their agreement calls for construction of a new seven-lane bridge (completed two years ago parallel to the existing span) and rehabilitation of the original Driscoll Bridge. Click for more...

Holt Crane & Equipment Adds New General Manager →

HOLT Crane & Equipment, the Link Belt Crane Distributor for central, north, east and southeast Texas, has named Scott McDougle as general manager. In his new position, McDougle will be responsible for managing all aspects of HOLT’s Link-Belt crane division. His experience includes 12 years in the crane industry where he worked for one of the oldest and largest crane dealers in the country. For more information, visit holtcrane.com or www.linkbelt.com. Click for more...

Shane Chorley Heads Up JC Smith’s New DOT Sign Team →

Shane Chorley will be heading up JC Smith’s new DOT Sign Division from the company’s corporate offices in Syracuse, N.Y. Chorley comes to JC Smith Inc. with experience from F & R Safety Products and United Rentals in the sign manufacturing and installation industry. JC Smith’s certified manufacturing team has 20 years in the sign and safety industry constructing DOT signage made of plywood, aluminum, and/or corrugated plastic. Click for more...

New Construction Brings Hope to N.H. Community →

Breathing new life into a struggling community usually takes a major change in the community’s landscape. Berlin, N.H., a town that for years relied on the logging and paper industries, took a huge hit in its economy with the closing of the paper mill in 2001 and other factory closings in areas nearby. Since that time, city officials have been seeking a way to rebuild and have found it in the construction of a $260 million, 1,280-bed, medium security federal prison, a project that has added temporary jobs during its construction and will add roughly 300 permanent jobs to the area when the project is complete. Click for more...

HOLT Crane Names Pat Farquharson as Sales Rep in Texas →

HOLT Crane & Equipment, the Link Belt Crane Distributor for central, north, east and southeast Texas, has named Pat Farquharson as sales representative. In his new position, Farquharson will be responsible for sales of the entire Link-Belt crane product line in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Prior to joining HOLT Crane & Equipment, Farquharson held the position of general construction sales representative of HOLT CAT. Click for more...

Permanent Injunction Put on Crane Safety Ordinance →

United States District Court Judge Ursula Ungaro ordered a permanent injunction against Miami-Dade County, enforcing its crane ordinance enacted in March 2008. It follows Ungaro’s May 22 preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of significant portions of Miami-Dade County Ordinance No. 08-34, “Ordinance Relating to the Safety of Cranes and Other Hoisting Equipment; Providing Definitions; Providing Standards for Manufacture and Installation; Providing for Education and Certification of Operators; Establishing Standards for Hurricane Preparedness; Providing for Enforcement; Creating Chapter 8E of the Code; Providing Severability, Inclusion in the Code, and an Effective Date” (the “Crane Ordinance”). Click for more...

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