- Thu January 20, 2011
Largest Grove Rough-Terrain Crane Highlighted at ConExpo
Manitowoc Cranes will display the Grove RT9150E at ConExpo. The rough terrain crane has a 150 ton (136 t) rated capacity. It also has a 197 ft. (60 m) main boom, the longest on any current production rough-terrain crane....
- Thu January 20, 2011
Downtown Tower Crane Lift Ability on Display
Manitowoc will display the MCT 88, the largest of Potain’s MCT topless crane line, at the company’s display at the company’s ConExpo booth (Gold Lot, number 430). Bruce Peterson, director of tower crane sales in North America for Manitowoc, said the cranes offer good flexibility to suit individual job sites....
- Thu January 20, 2011
Manitowoc Cranes Highlights New National Crane Boom Trucks
Manitowoc Cranes will be showcasing two models from its newly designed line of National Crane boom trucks at ConExpo — the NBT 55 and the NBT 30H. Ruben Olivas, global product director of National Crane boom trucks, said the NBT 55 is the largest boom truck in the National Crane line....
- Wed January 19, 2011
General Crane Bought Out of Bankruptcy
General Crane USA has gotten the lift it needed to pull out of the economic downturn and rise out of bankruptcy. Prophet Equity, a Southlake, Texas-based firm, and General Crane co-owner and President Jim Robertson created Allegiance Crane & Equipment, which, in turn, purchased the assets of the Pompano Beach-based company for $40 million....
- Wed January 19, 2011
Manitowoc Crane Care Highlights Range of Services at ConExpo
Manitowoc Crane Care will highlight its newest EnCORE program — EnCORE Partners — at ConExpo-Con/AGG. One major focus at the Manitowoc Cranes stand (Gold Lot, number 430) will be a Manitowoc 888 crawler crane that was completely remanufactured jointly by Manitowoc Crane Care and EnCORE program partner H&E Equipment Services, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La....
- Wed January 19, 2011
New YardBoss Industrial Crane Debuts at ConExpo
Manitowoc Cranes will unveil the latest addition to its Grove YardBoss industrial crane line at ConExpo. The YB5520 is a 20 ton (18 t) capacity industrial crane, and is a new addition to the product line....
- Fri January 14, 2011
Largest Grove Rough-Terrain Crane Highlighted at ConExpo
Manitowoc Cranes will display the Grove RT9150E at ConExpo. The rough terrain crane has a 150 ton (136 t) rated capacity. It also has a 197 ft. (60 m) main boom, the longest on any current production rough-terrain crane....
- Fri January 07, 2011
AGC formally recognizes NCCER’s Mobile Crane Operator Certification Program
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has formally recognized the National Center for Construction Education and Research’s (NCCER) Mobile Crane Operator Certification Program. “I would like to congratulate NCCER’s [Mobile] Crane Operator Certification Program, which has been accredited through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and formally recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), each of which is an outstanding accomplishment,” said AGC’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Sandherr....
- Mon December 13, 2010
RMS Hosts New Link-Belt Crane Demo in Minn.
Road Machinery & Supplies of Savage, Minn., held a demo event for a Link-Belt TCC750 crane Nov. 19. Customers were invited to come to RMS and see the new Link-Belt crane in action. ...
- Fri November 26, 2010
Ring Power Recycles Crane Building for New RUP Facility
In the spirit of recycling, when Ring Used Parts (RUP) needed a new building at its Ocala branch it found a perfectly good used one to fit the bill. The metal building, which had previously been used by Ring Power Corp's crane division at another location, was taken down and moved to the Ocala branch....
