The Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC National Skills Championship put the top crane operators in North America through their paces, and the best operators in the country have been named. Thomas Cunningham of Sims Crane in Orlando, Fla., was named the second runner-up in the competition, and Bruce Gay of Imperial Crane Services […]
Chinese manufacturer Sany launched a 110 ton capacity telescopic boom crawler crane, the SCC8100TB, at the ConExpo show in Las Vegas, USA, 4 to 8 March. It has a 156-ft. five section, full power boom with a pair of single stage double acting extension cylinders. To save weight and increase capacity, a synthetic fibre rope […]
Crane manufacturer Manitex International, headquartered in the USA, reported record financial results for 2013. In 2013 net revenue rose by US $39.8 million or 19%, to a record $245.1 million, compared to $205.2 million in 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2013 net revenue was $65.4 million, a 16% year over-year increase from $56.5 million. […]
DICA has introduced a new line of fiber-reinforced polymer crane mats for high-capacity cranes. Large, high-capacity cranes require large load distributing footprints on a variety of soil conditions, including low soil-bearing pressures, and the FiberMax crane mats product line were designed to meet the requirements of these cranes. The FiberMax crane mats use the same […]
JLG Industries Inc. plans to open its newly expanded, $2.5 million, 15,000 sq. ft. customer training center in McConnellsburg, Pa. in the summer of 2014. Rick Smith, JLG Industries senior director of product training commented at ConExpo, "If you don't know how to properly operate or service your equipment, uptime suffers. Properly trained customer means […]
TAMPA – Sims Crane & Equipment Co. announces the appointment of Deborah P. Garringer, CPA, CFST, as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Garringer was previously a partner with Crowe Horwath LLC in charge of the Florida market for public sector clients. Ms. Garringer is taking over from Sims Vice President and Chief Financial Officer M. Vernon […]
JLG Industries has announced it will discontinue manufacturing the Lull telehandler product line. Beginning in 2015, the Lull 644E-42, 944E-42, and 1044C-54 Series II will no longer be part of the JLG telehandler portfolio. JLG will continue to provide support for Lull machines in the field with parts and service and manufacture the SkyTrak and […]
Specialized transport equipment manufacturer Scheuerle has released a new trailer for the US market. Originally designed for American client Sterett Crane & Rigging, Scheuerle’s new Highway Giant dual lane trailer can now be approved for use in most US states, the manufacturer said. The new trailer is designed to be flexible and to fulfill different […]
The first three speakers for the 2014 World Crane and Transport Summit in the USA have been announced. International Cranes and Specialized Transport and KHL Group’s KHL Events division are organizing the two-day conference and networking event in Miami, Florida, on 12 and 13 November. Moving to the USA for the first time, it will […]
One of the new and updated mini-cranes that Maeda USA, Houston, Texas, unveiled during the recent ConExpo trade show was the MK1033, a new mini-crane equipped with an articulating knuckleboom. Tony Inman, president of Maeda USA, believes that the MK1033 is the only mini-crane in the market with an articulating boom. The model was introduced […]
