- Wed June 12, 2013
Narrow Track Crane Delivers for Buckner
More than 2,000 mi (3,218 km) from the continental U.S., residents of the Hawaiian Islands have learned the benefits of being self-sustaining. If a good or service cannot be produced locally, then it has to be shipped in....
- Fri June 07, 2013
Giuffre Brothers Cranes: A Half-Century of Innovation, Service
In 1963, Frank Giuffre and his younger brother Dominic started a small trucking company in Milwaukee, Wis., with just one dump truck and a lot of grit, determination and originality. Fifty years later, Giuffre Brothers Cranes Inc....
- Wed June 05, 2013
NCCCO Launches Service Truck Crane Operator Program
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) made available a new CCO certification program for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for propane delivery, mining and heavy equipment assembly, repair and service, as well as by local municipalities’ service workers....
- Mon June 03, 2013
MCM, CIC Regional Crane Rodeo Scheduled for June
On June 27, Cranes 101 and Wood’s CRW Corp. will kick off the MCM & CIC Crane Operator Rodeo regional qualifying events in North Oxford, Mass. The organizations have planned a variety of activities, special guests and vendors during the event while crane operators from the area compete for the top score during the skills competition....
- Wed May 15, 2013
Alex Lyon & Son Holds Crane Reduction Auction in Fort Worth
Alex Lyon & Son held a sale May 7 in Ft. Worth, Texas. The auction featured late model cranes, boom trucks, aerial lifts, forklifts, late model Cat construction equipment, late model truck tractors and vacuum transport trailers....
- Thu May 09, 2013
Giuffre Cranes Take to Track at Indianapolis 500
This Memorial Day weekend, as more than 400,000 spectators and millions of viewers hear those famous words “gentleman start your engines,” alongside the brickyard at the Indianapolis 500 racetrack will be the familiar Giuffre Brothers Cranes’ colors, as the “official recovery vehicle” prepares to make the afternoon go smoothly and safely for America’s elite race car drivers....
- Tue May 07, 2013
Diversified Products Debuts Next Generation Fall Arrest Service Crane Basket
Diversified Products’s next generation of fall arrest service crane basket is designed for accessing high-reach maintenance areas, especially on large equipment. The new yoke-style baskets quickly attach to service cranes, providing personnel with a convenient, safe alternative to renting aerial lifts, using ladders or climbing on equipment....
- Wed May 01, 2013
OSHA Issues Final Rule to Protect Workers Using Cranes, Derricks
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that applies the requirements of the August 2010 cranes and derricks in construction standard to demolition work and underground construction on April 23....
- Mon April 15, 2013
Terex AC 500-2 Takes Center Stage at Deep South Crane Rentals Open House
More than 200 people recently attended an open house event organized by Pensacola-Fla.-based Deep South Crane Rentals Inc. (DSC) to mark the arrival of the company’s new 600 ton (544 t) Terex AC 500-2 all terrain crane....
- Mon April 15, 2013
Barnhart Agrees to Purchase Steel City Crane
Barnhart and Steel City Crane of Birmingham, Ala., have reached a definitive agreement under which Barnhart will purchase the assets of Steel City. For more than 50 years, Steel City Crane has offered operated crane service to industrial clients in the southeastern United States with offices in Alabama and Mississippi....
