Sims Crane & Equipment presented The 2nd Baseman Inc., with a check for $4,400 at the 4th Annual Hoedown for Hooters this past Friday night.  Dusty Showers, founder of The 2nd Baseman, has been a breast cancer advocate since 2004. His first experience with the disease was when the grandmother of his daughters was […]

Industrial Training International reports it has doubled its employee head-count in the last 28 months, adding instructors in the United States and Canada and business professionals at its corporate headquarters in Woodland, Wash. In upcoming months ITI also plans to add marketing and administration personnel in Woodland and Edmonton, Alberta. Recent hires include: Instructor Joe […]

JLG has announced the availability of a retrofit package for its SkyGuard crush protection system. The retrofit kit allows owners to equip almost any JLG diesel/Gas powered boom dating back to 2004 with the new system, and thus meet the demands of those contractors who are now insist on the fitment of such a device […]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold more than $40 million of equipment items and trucks at an unreserved public auction in Fort Worth, Texas, this week. More than 3,400 equipment items and trucks were sold in the auction without minimum bids or reserve prices. Bids in the auction were made in person at the auction site, online, […]

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) launched an online system that allows the credentials of CCO-certified individuals to be instantly verified via the Internet. Access to the new system, known as Verify CCO Online or “VCO,” is through the NCCCO website or via a special address, verifycco.org. After registering and logging […]

One of the top Chinese-based crane manufacturers, XCMG Group, set a new world record for hoisting capability of mobile cranes by overloading its 4,000-ton crawler crane with 4,500-ton load multiple times. According to the manufacturer's website, the XGC88000 crawler crane hoisted a test load of 4,500 tons with its 196 ft. main boom, keeping it […]

Sims Crane & Equipment Co. expanded its Sales Department by adding an additional team member to create 3D Lift Plans for all of its lifts.  Nikol Hillman, formerly the Digital Content and Social Media Coordinator, has changed roles and transitioned into the sales department after 2 years with Sims. The 3D Lift Plan Internet-based application […]