Tracy Bennet- Editor Crane Hotline Small employers and owner/operators of cranes are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to complying with OSHA’s new Cranes and Derricks in Construction rule. To a degree, it’s simply a manpower issue—these individuals have to wear many hats besides crane owner and operator, including salesperson, accountant, and safety director. […]
Electronic billboards allow for increased advertising awareness due to its potential to showcase six to eight different messages at a time on a single sign face. Additionally, there is less labor required in comparison to the replacement of vinyl sign faces. Some anecdotal evidence also points to data that electronic billboards “out earn” their […]
In response to the publication of the new OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC standard requiring most crane operators involved with construction to be certified by November 10, 2014, the International Sign Association (ISA) is offering telescopic boom crane operator training and CCO certification to its more than 2,300 member companies. “ISA is pleased to […]
Sims Crane joined forces with Quinco Electrical, Inc last week to help transport transformers at the Orlando VA Medical Center. The new facility is currently being built on a 65-acre campus at Lake Nona, in southeast Orange County. CCO Bill Leonhard manned the 120-ton truck crane as he lifted several transformers to the top […]
The World Crane and Transport Summit 2011 is on 10 and 11 November in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This top-level, two day conference, meeting and formal business dinner, will bring together the leaders of the world crane and specialized transport industries, their suppliers and manufacturers from around the world. WCTS is supported by the world's leading […]
Lifting Technologies, headquartered in Missoula, Montana has a nice working relationship with Industrial Training International. They supply crane suspended manbaskets at ITI Training Centers in Woodland, Washington and Memphis, Tennessee while hundreds of project engineers, operators, and riggers utilize them each year in crane and rigging training programs. Matter-of-fact, ITI students have often commented how […]
It’s early in the morning when CCO Stanley “Bubba” Tillis and Oiler Will Mercado drive up to an open field in Myakka City. They unload the trucks. The first truck holds three pieces needed to assemble the 240-ton Grove All-Terrain Hydraulic Crane. The base weighing 26,000lbs comes in on its own truck. Atlas Construction […]
CCO Brian Ellis is at the helm of his 175 ton all-terrain crane on a Wednesday in Orlando. He and Oiler Danny Arnold are on their first job for the day. They’re tasked with lifting and placing portable modular classrooms into place at Moss Park Elementary School on North Shore Golf Course Boulevard. Modular Building […]
Across the industry, the model names of mobile cranes have for years indicated their maximum rated capacity, such as the AC 60 – 60t capacity – which the new Challenger 3180 replaces in the Terex product line up. Terex says that it is trying to inject honesty into the crane business. Both Terex and its […]
The International Construction Utility and Equipment Expo (ICUEE 2011) will feature new and expanded education programs, certification programs, and input from industry associations. ICUEE will be held Oct. 4-6, 2011 in Louisville, Ky. Education programs include underground, above-ground, and overhead applications, and sessions are geared to the needs of industry professionals in electric, sewer/water, phone/cable, gas, general construction, […]
