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Champion Crane Boosts Efficiency, Operator Confidence with National Crane NBT55 →

Champion Crane is one of the latest companies to improve its operations through the enhanced stability and efficiency of a National Crane boom truck. The Des Moines, Iowa-based contractor has been using a 55 ton NBT55 for just over a year on a variety of jobs, including HVAC, roofing, residential trusses and tree work. According to Ben Six, president of Champion, his contracting team is now able to get more work done in a single day than it did before adding the NBT55 to its fleet. Click for more...

Empire Crane Eyes Strengthening New England Sales →

Gene DiCosta is Empire Crane's newest addition to the New England sales team. DiCosta will be based in Boston, and will serve customers in Massachusetts and all of New England. He has an extensive background in both internal and external sales. DiCosta believes, “communicating effectively with customers to meet their needs is the most important aspect of sales.” DiCosta and co-territory salesman Justin Melvin are putting a strong focus on Magni Rotating Telehandlers. Click for more...

Port Development Project Sails Into Philly →

Two new super-post-Panamax cranes making the long journey from Shanghai, China, to the Port of Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal have finally reached their destination. The vessel Zhen Hua 16 arrived in late March, after a more than 90-day trek. “It was the first major visual accomplishment of Governor Tom Wolf's $300 million port development plan,” said PhilaPort senior marketing manager Dominic O'Brien. Click for more...

Demag CC 3800-1 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane Lifts Ship Crane Components →

Project Manager Ivica Šerlija from crane service provider Zagrebtrans knew from the very start that the upcoming job for the Uljanik shipyard would be associated with a number of special challenges. After all, they would have to lift components with a weight of up to 400 tonnes for the assembly of an off-shore platform crane. The estimated time for the job was six months, a period that covered virtually the entire range of weather conditions in Croatia, including the extremely hot summer months and the notorious thunderstorms with powerful winds. Click for more...

Link-Belt Introduces 348 Series 2 Lattice Crawler Crane →

Link-Belt Cranes has introduced the all-new 348 Series 2 300-ton (273-t) lattice crawler crane. Over the years, Link-Belt's 348 class of lattice crawler has been job proven on projects from Prudoe Bay, Alaska, to Miami. Crane owners and operators will have a lot to like about the new 348 Series 2 300-ton (273-mt) lattice crawler crane, according to the manufacturer. First shipments of the new 348 Series 2 will begin fourth quarter 2018 following final testing in Lexington, Ky. Click for more...

Potain MR 160 C Tower Crane Makes its North American Debut at Manitowoc's Crane Days →

The 11-ton tower crane is ideally suited for congested job sites because of its ability to attain excellent underhook heights while avoiding obstacles. Manitowoc is showing the Potain MR 160 C luffing jib tower crane for the first time in North America at Crane Days 2018. Visitors to the event in Shady Grove, Pa., will be the first in the region to see this tower crane in action. The MR 160 C offers an 11-ton capacity, a tip load of 2.6 tons and a maximum jib length of 164 ft. Click for more...

OSHA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Crane Operator Rule →

OSHA recently announced that it will extend the comment period on the proposed rule on crane operator certification. Comments will now be accepted through July 5, 2018. This extension allows stakeholders more time to review the proposed rule. Comments may be submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, or by fax or mail. See the Federal Register notice for submission details. Click for more...

Manitowoc Announces New Tower Crane Structure for Europe, Africa →

Self-erecting tower cranes (GMA cranes) and top-slewing cranes (GME cranes) is now being operated separately when it comes to production and product management. This reorganization allows for increased customer focus, market intelligence, operations efficiency and crane production. Manitowoc has reorganized its tower crane structure for Europe and Africa so that self-erecting tower cranes (GMA cranes) and top-slewing cranes (GME cranes) are being run independently in terms of production and product management. Click for more...

Grove's New GMK4090 All-Terrain Crane Makes North American Debut at Crane Days 2018 →

Visitors to Manitowoc's Crane Days 2018 event are the first in North America to see the new, best-in-class Grove GMK4090 all-terrain crane. It's one of several cranes debuting at the Crane Days event, which highlights the innovation and velocity that comes with following The Manitowoc Way, and has resulted in several new crane models for 2018. The 100 ton capacity taxi crane has the strongest taxi load chart in its class and can easily maneuver on narrow job sites because of its compact design. Click for more...

Manitowoc Enhances Crawler Crane Range at Crane Days With MLC100-1 →

Manitowoc's new MLC100-1 crawler crane has a 110 ton capacity and was designed to be erected and decommissioned faster than any other crawler crane in its class. Manitowoc has revealed the newest addition to its award-winning range of crawler cranes: the Manitowoc MLC100-1 crawler crane. The company debuted the crane at its Crane Days event in Shady Grove, Pa., showing how it's the quickest crane to erect and decommission in its class, saving lifters valuable time on the job site. Click for more...

Manitowoc Introduces the Long-Reaching National Crane NBT50L Series Boom Trucks at Crane Days 2018 →

The new National Crane NBT50L Series of boom trucks offers a longer reach than the original NBT50 Series. The NBT50L Series offers multiple configurations for maximum flexibility — each machine can be set up with a 50-ton or 55-ton rating and be configured to operate as an NTC truck crane/boom truck hybrid. NBT50L Series boom trucks are the first National Crane machines to feature an offsettable lattice jib. Click for more...

Demag AC 500-8 All Terrain Crane Erects Tower Crane in the Middle of Stuttgart →

You would be hard-pressed to find a place in Germany that is as busy and congested as the area around the main train station in Stuttgart. And that is exactly where Bietigheim-Bissingen-based crane service provider Wiesbauer had to erect a 295 ft. (90-m)-tall top-slewing tower crane for construction company STRABAG-Züblin and STRABAG-BMTI. For the challenging project, Wiesbauer decided on its Demag AC 500-8 all terrain crane for a number of reasons, including its compact design and the associated maneuverability. Click for more...

Crane Norway Group Orders Demag All Terrain Cranes, CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane →

Norwegian Crane Norway Group has signed an order for 10 new Demag all terrain cranes, ranging from 110 to 275.5 ton (100 to 250 t) lifting capacities and a new 716.5 ton (650-t) Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane. "We have a significant number of new Demag all terrain cranes in our fleet," said Crane Norway Group CEO Trond Helge Skretting. "The Crane Norway Group has shown its continuous support and believes in the Demag line of products by ordering these cranes. Click for more...

Previous TCC-500 Experience Leads to Purchase in Knoxville →

Charles Blalock & Sons of Sevierville, Tenn., was awarded contract for a portion of a multi-phase $71 million contract to realign and improve 1.69 miles of SR115/Alcoa Hwy south of downtown Knoxville, Tenn. One stretch of the new road requires retaining walls be 65 ft. (19.8 m) tall. In order to handle the steep and narrow access roads at the top of the hillside, Blalock & Sons purchased a 50-ton Link-Belt TCC-500 telescopic crawler crane. Click for more...

HTC-86110 Covers Eastern Slope for RMS Cranes →

RMS Cranes, Denver, Colo., merged with TNT Crane and Rigging of Houston, Texas, in 2015 to form a network providing 38 branch locations. RMS Cranes' Windsor, Colo., location received a new 110-ton (100-t) HTC-86110 for its taxi crane needs, servicing a boundary east and west of I-25 and north of Boulder, Colo., in northern Colorado. "We have gone to Link-Belt cranes because it's the right combination for us. Click for more...

Crane Board Names SEI's Mike Becker to PA State Board of Crane Operators →

Mike Becker, CCO trainer at Stephenson Equipment's Harrisburg branch, was appointed to the PA Board of Crane Operators in March 2018. The primary purpose of the Board is to assure all crane operators in Pennsylvania are certified and subsequently licensed. Requiring crane operators to be certified and licensed requires crane operators to be better trained which leads to safer operation. Becker has more than 20 years of crane experience and has worked at Stephenson Equipment since 2012. Click for more...

Scott-Macon Equipment Adds Two More Demag AC 220-5 All Terrain Cranes to Inventory →

Scott-Macon Equipment, a Gulf Coast crane sales, rental and service company, is adding a pair of Demag AC 220-5 all terrain cranes to its existing order of an AC 160-5 and AC 220-5. Scott-Macon Equipment's new 245 tons (220 t) capacity class Demag AC 220-5 all terrain cranes have a main boom length of 255.9 ft (78 m) — the longest main boom reach of any 5-axle crane on the market. Also, the cranes can be extended to a full 324.8 ft. Click for more...

Akron Children's Hospital Addition Approaches Completion →

Akron Children's Hospital is eagerly awaiting the addition to the existing Considine Professional Building by Welty Building Company Ltd. The $82 million, 230,000 sq. ft. addition began in March 2017 and will be completed in the summer of 2018. The new addition continues the campus transformation that began in 2012 with the Kay Jewelers Pavilion. This building included a new emergency department, neonatal intensive care unit and GOJO Outpatient Surgery Center. Click for more...

BAR-S Services' ATC-3275 on the Clock for 96 Hours →

Cheyenne, Wyo.-based BAR-S Services (BAR-S) took ownership of a new 275-ton (250-t) ATC-3275 all-terrain crane from Link-Belt distributor Strong's Crane Service. In its nearly third decade of operation (founded in 1990), BAR-S specializes in erecting and dismantling oil rigs, supporting the oil and gas industry in northeastern Colorado and Wyoming. When not supporting the oil and gas industry, the company operates its new ATC-3275 as a taxi crane covering a 300 mile working radius. Click for more...

OSHA Proposes Rule to Ensure Crane Operators Are Qualified To Safely Operate Equipment →

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a proposed rule to increase the safety of America's construction sites. In addition to providing long-term clarity regarding crane operator certification requirements, the proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure that a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment. Under the proposed rule, a change to the categories of certifications for crane operators would ensure more operators are able to meet the requirement. Click for more...

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