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The crane industry is an essential part of the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Cranes are used to lift and move heavy materials, equipment, and machinery from one location to another, making them crucial in building tall structures, assembling large objects, and transporting goods across long distances. The industry includes various types of cranes, such as tower cranes, mobile cranes, overhead cranes, and gantry cranes, each designed for specific purposes. The industry is highly regulated, with strict safety guidelines and certification requirements to ensure the safe operation of cranes and the protection of workers and the public.

South State Inc. Acquires Kobelco 2024 CK2000G-3 From Empire Crane Company

South State Inc. , a full-service heavy highway, paving and utility contractor based out of Bridgeton, N.J., recently completed the purchase of a 2024 Kobelco CK2000G-3 crawler crane through Empire Crane Company based in North Syracuse, N.Y.....
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Heavy Haul Trailers Open New Markets for ALL Crane

When ALL Erection & Crane Rental, flagship branch and member of the ALL Family of Companies, provided heavy lift equipment to dismantle a 170,000-lb. industrial bolt press in Northeast Ohio, it also was able to offer a secondary, value-added service: delivery of that same massive piece of machinery to its destination in Alsip, Ill....


ALL Crane Acquires Two Faymonville HighwayMAX Heavy-Haul Trailers

The ALL Family of Companies has added two innovative heavy-haul trailers to its own trucking fleet and is making them available for rent to fulfill customers' own heavy hauling needs. ALL initially purchased the two Faymonville HighwayMAX trailers to carry the tracks for two newly acquired crawler cranes, the Liebherr LR 11000 and Liebherr LR 1800, but soon realized the trailers could be useful for other markets as well....


New Website Supports Workforce Development in Crane Industry

The NCCCO Foundation announced the launch of a new website, MyCraneCareer.org, an interactive, online resource for prospective professionals and employers in the crane industry. With predicted shortages of skilled crane operators in the coming decades, fueled by an aging workforce, the website aims to educate about the field and provide engaging resources for individuals to get started in their path toward training, certification and employment....


Liebherr Invests in Kansas City for Mobile, Crawler Cranes Spare Parts Distribution

Further expanding Liebherr's reach across the United States, Liebherr USA Co. invests in the Kansas City location to serve as a mobile and crawler cranes spare parts warehouse to more efficiently distribute parts throughout the region....


VIDEO: Manitowoc Crawler Cranes Help Boost Wind Energy Expansion in Maine

Sprague Energy is leading a large-scale project to unload and transport massive wind turbine components from vessels and rail off the coast of Searsport, Maine. The company is using a fleet of five Manitowoc crawler cranes to efficiently move components from sea vessels to holding yards and then onto trucks that will take them to various wind energy farms across the state....


Mammoet Launches World's Strongest Land-Based Crane

Mammoet, a large global engineered heavy lifting and transport company, has launched the world's strongest land-based crane, the SK6000. As populations grow, so do our energy needs. The SK6000 re-defines the scale of human construction, allowing large energy and infrastructure projects to build from bigger pieces, in parallel — reaching first power sooner, and more cost-effectively, according to the manufacturer....


ALL Brings Together Two 900-Ton ATs to Replace Downtown Cleveland Railroad Bridge

The challenge: replace a section of railroad bridge in a close, urban setting — in which you will need to use the remaining tracks to both roll the old bridge section away and roll the replacement section into the work zone....


VIDEO: Link-Belt TCC-2500s Provide Solution to South Carolina Bridge Project

The Lane Construction Corporation is utilizing two Link-Belt 250-ton TCC-2500 telescopic crawler cranes to construct two bridges over the Wateree River in Kershaw County, S.C. The bridges will replace two preexisting overpasses along Interstate 20 as part of a South Carolina Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project....


Lenkin Enterprises Chooses Potain MDT 809 Cranes for Major Projects in D.C. Area

Washington, D.C.-based contractor Lenkin Enterprises has selected two Potain MDT 809 tower cranes for important construction projects in Potomac, Md., and Washington, D.C. The Potain cranes are essential for two challenging developments: the renovation of a private modern art museum, and the repurposing of an office building at Georgetown University....


Liebherr Cranes Involved in Replacing Germany's Second Longest Road Bridge

The replacement of the Rader High Bridge in Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest bridge modernization projects currently under way in Germany. The bridge, built back in 1972, spans the Kiel Canal and is part of the A7 motorway....




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