Tue July 06, 2021
Cheryl Landis Appointed Terex Aftermarket Parts Sales Representative
Terex Cranes has appointed Cheryl Landis to the position of aftermarket parts sales representative, North America. Landis will focus on growing the Terex Cranes parts and aftermarket business in partnership with its existing distribution and customer network as well as expanding parts sales for its current and legacy crane businesses....
Thu July 01, 2021
Mammoet Completes Swift Removal of Bridge in Florida
Mammoet teams assisted client Archer Western and De Moya Group with the successful removal of the westbound State Road 84 bridge over I-95 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in June. The bridge removal is part of the I-95 Express Lanes Phase 3C project, which will result in wider travel lanes on I-95 below the interchange with I-595 and improved efficiency of the SR 84 interchange....
Tue June 29, 2021
Pinnacle Cranes Announces New Service Manager
Pinnacle Cranes, a leading distributor of Link-Belt and Manitex cranes in North and South Carolina, announced that Scott Ramsdale has been promoted to service manager. Ramsdale has been with Pinnacle for more than a year as the service supervisor and has more than 30 years' experience in the crane and manufacturing industries....
Tue June 29, 2021
Germany's First Grove GMK3060L-1 With New Carrier Cab Goes to Arbeitsbühnen Gagarin
In mid-May 2021, Arbeitsbühnen Gagarin strengthened its fleet with Germany's first Grove GMK3060L-1 with the new carrier cab. The company already has a Grove GMK3055 and GMK4100L-1, with the new 60-tonner from Grove now completing the trio....
Mon June 28, 2021
ALL Crane Adds 18 New Grove RTs
The All Family of Companies is expanding its fleet of rough-terrain (RT) cranes with a new 18-unit package from Grove that covers weight classes from 55-ton capacity up to 165-tons. The purchase includes four 165-ton GRT9165, three 80-ton GRT8080, five 70-ton RT770 and six 55-ton GRT655L....
Wed June 23, 2021
Select Crane Sales Expands New Jersey Location
To better serve customers in the tri-state area, Select Crane Sales has expanded its Branchburg, N.J., location. The New Jersey branch opened in 2017 with a full-service shop as well as sales and rental yard....
Thu June 17, 2021
ALL to the Rescue When Customer's Tower Crane Leans Over the City
We say that every well-executed lift is preceded by massive amounts of preparation. Why is preparation so important? Because you have to plan for when lift day doesn't go, well, according to plan. That kind of quick-shift-to-plan-B was needed this spring when a customer-owned tower crane suddenly began to lean over a building under construction in midtown Atlanta....
Tue June 15, 2021
Manitowoc Delivers Indonesia's First Grove GRT8100 to Surabaya Express
Surabaya Express, one of the largest crane rental and transportation companies in Indonesia, has added a Grove GRT8100 rough-terrain crane to its fleet to help drive its business expansion into new industry segments....
Mon June 14, 2021
Looking Back: Cranes From Around the World Circa 1980s
The Historical Construction Equipment Association provides a look at Cranes from the 1980's. The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) is a 501(c)3non-profit organization dedicated to preserving for public education the historyof the construction, dredging and surface mining equipment industries....
Mon June 14, 2021
Crane Safety by the Numbers — Lifting Projects Dictated by OSHA Rules, ASME Standards
The list of rules and regulations governing lifting and rigging procedures is long and varied. The applicable guidance depends on the type of lift and whether it's being performed as part of a construction, general industry or military project....