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Grove RT540E Deployed at Australian Antarctic Station →

The Australian government has deployed a Grove RT540E rough-terrain crane to work at Davis station, one of the four research stations in the Australian Antarctic Program. The RT540E joins five other Grove rough-terrain cranes at the site and is used to load and unload cargo for resupply at the stations, as well as construct and maintain the station's infrastructure. At the remote Antarctic site, the RT540E works in some of the harshest climates in the world. Click for more...

First Tadano GT-750EL Truck Crane Arrives in Mexico →

Self-containment, reliability and simplicity is what Grupo Vazquez del Sur was looking for in a truck crane. Through a Tadano commercial partner in Mexico, Arrendo SERV, Grupo Vazquez del Sur found exactly what it needed and more in the Tadano GT-750EL, the largest among a new family of truck cranes offered from Tadano that also includes the GT-600EL and the GT-300EL. The purchase marked the first-ever Tadano GT-750EL to be sold in Mexico following the model's worldwide launch at bauma 2019. Click for more...

Link-Belt SmartFly on Full Display for ConExpo 2020 →

Link-Belt SmartFly system will be front and center on multiple show machines at ConExpo 2020. Development of Link-Belt SmartFly began with its introduction on the HTC-86110 telescopic truck crane in 2015. The early success came from a collaboration between Link-Belt engineering and voice of the customer —developing a streamlined process for fly assembly that can be easily understood by operators, minimizes work at height, and stands above countless industry methods. Click for more...

Manitowoc Launches MLC150-1 Crawler Crane →

Manitowoc has unveiled its latest crawler crane: the Manitowoc MLC150-1. It is the latest in a line of crawler cranes that have been very successful in North America, especially for their competitive load charts and job site maneuverability. It will be on display at ConExpo 2020 in March, and it's one of six brand-new cranes that the company is showing this year, along with several others making their North American debuts. Click for more...

Link-Belt to Debut TCC-800 →

An all-new 80-ton (75-t) Link-Belt TCC-800 telescopic crawler crane will debut at ConExpo 2020. The crane will begin field-testing early spring 2020, and first shipments scheduled in fourth quarter 2020. Its predecessor, the telecrawler TCC-750, has been a cornerstone of the telecrawler market since its initial debut in 2008. The TCC-800 comes with a new four-section 38 to 120 ft. (11.8 to 36.5 m) full-power boom that reaches a maximum tip height of 184.5 ft. Click for more...

ALL Crane Adds Four Grove GRT9165s →

The ALL Family of Companies has strengthened its rough-terrain crane fleet with the acquisition of four 165-ton (149 t) Grove GRT9165s. Introduced in 2018, the GRT9165 is now the highest-capacity, longest-reaching Grove rough-terrain crane. Its 205-ft. (62.6 m), six-section pinned boom is 5 ft. (1.5 m) longer than that of other models. Manitowoc said many of the crane's in-demand features and technologies have been developed specifically in response to customer needs. Click for more...

ALL Crane Uses Team Effort to Lift, Set Pedestrian Bridge in North Carolina →

Sitting in the cab of his Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2., a 300-ton (272 t) mobile crane, Raymond Gallagher maneuveres a 13-ton pedestrian bridge that will join two buildings. But he knows he has to rely on a team of people to make the lift successful — because he can't actually see the bridge. Gallagher is a 16-year veteran of ALL Carolina Crane Rental of Wilmington, a member of the ALL Family of Companies. Click for more...

Broderson Announces Empire Crane Northeast Dealer →

Empire Crane Company has been announced as a dealership of Broderson Manufacturing Corporation's full line of carry deck industrial cranes. It will be stocking new units for customers in upstate New York, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Empire has three locations that each offer sales, parts, service, and rentals which will be support junctions for local Broderson customers. "Empire Crane has the facilities, support infrastructure and a team which possesses strong industry knowledge," said Ed Kocsis, major accounts and east region manager at Broderson. Click for more...

Potain Launches MRH 175 Tower Crane at ConExpo →

Potain has announced the new MRH 175 tower crane, a new hydraulic luffing jib crane that will make its debut at ConExpo 2020. It's one of two Potain cranes that will be on display at the Manitowoc booth during the show, where the company plans to showcase the latest in lifting technology for two of the busiest sectors in the built environment: high-rise construction and homebuilding. The other crane on show will be the Hup M 28-22 that was introduced in 2019 and is making its North American debut, complete with a new transport axle for the regional market. Click for more...

Liebherr Tower Cranes at Work on Miami's Tallest Luxury Condo Towers →

What will be one of downtown Miami's tallest luxury condo towers has reached a milestone in construction, as crews prepare to go vertical. In January, after months of piling and excavation subterranean work, roughly 700 workers poured the foundation for CMC Group's 64-story Brickell Flatiron condominium. Brickell Flatiron unit prices range from $465,000 to $2.5 million, with penthouses priced at more than $15 million. Click for more...

Looking Back: Truck Cranes →

When asked to provide a feature on cranes I decided early on this was a fairly illustrative photo shoot. That didn't stop me from perusing through the more than 200,000 images I have but, I kept returning to this scene. It is very standard, straight forward and even simplistic crane work. Yet, that crane you are looking at was, at least for a time in 1956 to 1957, the world's largest truck crane. Click for more...

Three Link-Belt TCCs Save Time in Upstate N.Y →

A joint venture with Skanska, Burns & McDonnell and ECCO Enterprises is building CPV Valley Energy Center in Lower Hudson Valley, 65 mi. northwest of New York City. The combined cycle power facility will have a gross capacity of 675 mW, producing enough electricity for 600,000 homes and more than 400 commercial entities. Green technology is being used with two Siemens F Class combustion turbine generator sets and one steam turbine for the nearly $1 billion project. Click for more...

Steil Takes Delivery of Three New Demag AC 45 City Cranes →

The people at Steil Kranarbeiten are convinced that the Demag AC 45 City is a machine that should be found in every fleet — that is why the Trier-based company has now put three of these cranes into operation at various locations simultaneously: One of them will remain at the handover location in the Saarland municipality of Saarwellingen, another will be stationed in Bierbach, and the last one will be going to Ludwigshafen in order to work on jobs for BASF. Click for more...

CraneWorks Expands Rental Fleet With Several New Boom Trucks from National Crane →

CraneWorks, a Houston, Texas-based crane rental company, has made a significant investment in the size and reach of its fleet with the purchase of several new National Crane boom trucks. The company has already received new NBT60L units and additional units, which include a mix of NBT55L and NBT45-142 boom trucks, will arrive from February onwards. CraneWorks' CEO Keith Ayers said the investment is part of an ongoing commitment from the company to offer modern and efficient machines that add value to customers and improve efficiency on the job site. Click for more...

NCCCO Documents Role in Evolution of Workplace Safety →

A new publication from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) documents the evolution of the organization from its deep roots in the industry in the mid-1980s to the global leader in certification that it is today. Raising the Bar: How NCCCO is transforming worksite safety through certification excellence tells the story of how the vision of a safer workplace through professional credentialing was conceived and nurtured into reality. Click for more...

Contractor Enlists Grove's GHC75 to Improve Efficiency on Projects →

Companies across North America are seeing the benefits of using a Grove telescoping crawler crane. For a variety of job sites, the combination of crawler maneuverability, telescoping boom versatility and 100 percent pick-and-carry function that they offer can increase efficiency and ROI. Tulsa, Okla.-based Manhattan Road & Bridge is one such company. It works on highway projects across its home state, many of which involve repetitive lifts along lengthy stretches of roadway. Click for more...

Shawmut Equipment Keeps A-Quick Pick Crane Service Reaching New Heights →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A-Quick Pick Crane Service Inc. and Shawmut Equipment Company Inc.'s relationship can be traced back to a 17-ton mounted boom truck, purchased in January of 1984. The quality of the equipment and service provided by Shawmut is what has kept the relationship thriving. "A-Quick Pick Crane Service has been a loyal customer of Shawmut Equipment for 35 years because of the product, service and support they provide," Scott Schrade, president of A-Quick Pick Crane Service said. Click for more...

Factors to Consider When Choosing the Right Crane for Your Project →

Virtually all construction projects require the lifting, hauling or transportation of heavy materials — which is why cranes play a gigantic role in the development of your project. Deciding which crane is right for your objectives can be an overwhelming task, as the range of options available is limitless. There is an enormous variety of cranes — each designed for a specific function or use. Click for more...

National Crane NBT55 Proves Ideal Solution for Layton's Tree Service →

For more than 40 years, Layton's Tree service has been one of the premier tree maintenance and removal companies in the Southeast. For much of this period, its most important tool has been a National Crane boom truck. Layton Holsinger, founder and president of the Davidson, N.C. -based company, said the performance of National Crane boom trucks has been one of the keys to the company's efficiency. Click for more...

Seattle Boasts More Cranes on Job Sites Than Any City in World →

One only need to look to the sky to confirm that construction in the Pacific Northwest is booming. A recent report by Rider, Levett, Bucknall, a global company specializing in project management, cost estimating and legal advisory, shows 58 cranes dotting the Seattle skyline. The Seattle Times dubbed the city "the crane capital of America," noting that it had more cranes on the job than any other city in the country. Click for more...

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