- Thu January 29, 2015
Liebherr Appoints Crane Industry Executive Schad to Lead Midwest Sales
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing, the manufacturer of crawler lift cranes, duty cycle cranes and foundation machines, has appointed crane and lifting industry veteran Ron Schad to sales responsibility for all equipment in the Midwest region of the U.S....
- Wed January 14, 2015
ATC-3210 Works as Taxi Crane at Port Rensselaer, N.Y.
Flach Crane recently lifted and placed 70-ft. (21.3 m) long propane tanks weighing 85,000 lbs. (38,555.3 kg) each for a storage facility at Port Rensselaer, N.Y. Hiltz Propane of Lancaster, Pa., contracted Flach Crane and its new ATC-3210 to place six tanks in a single day at the Hudson River port....
- Tue December 30, 2014
Stephenson Equipment Opens Crane Shop in Harrisburg, Pa.
Since Stephenson Equipment was established in 1957, it has always been driven to keep its customers satisfied. Stephenson’s new crane shop building is one more step it has taken to satisfy its customers’ needs....
- Tue December 23, 2014
Pinnacle Cranes Cooks Lunch to Thank Edwards Inc. for Its Continued Loyalty
Pinnacle Cranes, a division of Carolina Tractor, visited Edwards Inc. on Nov. 19 and cooked them a hearty lunch. Mark Baker, Joe Crawford and John Dozier grilled up chicken, sausages and hotdogs. Lunch also included sides and cookies for dessert....
- Fri December 12, 2014
Wood’s CRW, Cranes 101 Hosts Crane Operator and Rigger Skills Competition
Ten competitors from five states competed in the Crane Operator and Rigger Skills Competition held at Wood’s CRW Corp.’s Northeast site in North Oxford, Mass., on Oct. 25. Wood’s has four locations in the Northeast, including Carlisle, Pa....
Terex Cranes - Wed November 26, 2014
Terex Cranes Presents Explorer 5500
With the new Explorer 5500 crane, Terex Cranes is expanding its Explorer series by adding a new model in the 143 ton (130 t) capacity class. Just like its "big brothers," the Explorer 5600 and 5800 cranes, the Explorer 5500 crane convinces with its impressive performance data....
- Thu October 16, 2014
CIC Announces New Features of Crane Operator Skills Competition
Regional hosts of the CIC Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competition provide value to the industry by hosting competitions that focus on skills, safety, and awareness of crane and rigging principles. New features of the 2014-2015 competition include:• Redesign of the course challenges and new scoring with strong emphasis on load control and skill level....
- Mon October 13, 2014
Hutton Strader Joins ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp.
Hutton Strader has joined the ALL Family of Companies in the newly created position of business development specialist. The multifaceted position will focus on high-priority account management, which includes overseeing the company’s national accounts program....
Ted Shaffrey - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 10, 2014
Huge Crane Arrives at N.Y.’s Tappan Zee Project
PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) One of the world’s largest floating cranes, a blue and red behemoth bearing two American flags, arrived at New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge construction site on Oct. 6. The Left Coast Lifter, which has a boom that extends to about 328 ft....
- Fri September 12, 2014
Terex RT 670-1 Rough-Terrain Crane in Element on Farm
When establishing a construction business in rural Iowa, there are a couple of certainties. First, the company will need to be flexible enough to either take on a broad range of work or travel long distances for jobs to remain profitable....
