According to the Exports to Australia/Oceania led the way in 2011 with a 73-percent gain. The region took delivery of $2.8 billion of U.S.-made construction equipment. Construction machinery exports to South America increased 39 percent in 2011 with purchases worth $4.3 billion, and exports of construction equipment to Central America gained 23 percent and totaled […]
IPAF has released its final list of speakers for its annual summit, which will be held this year in Rome on March 29th. With the theme “Analysing Accidents to Reduce Accidents” in mind the speakers include: Andy Studdert, chief executive of USA based rental company NES Rentals, with a talk close to our heart – […]
The 2012 Crane Rodeo Qualifying rounds are now complete, and we have all of our winners ready to head to the Finals in Tampa on Saturday, May 19th. First up was Orlando, with Luke Denman and Johnny Bell coming out as our winners. Up next with Vero – and this one was extremely close. Ed […]
The USF Sun Dome in Tampa underwent a $35 million overhaul to give the aging facility 30 more years of life. According to the St. Petersburg Times, it took 126 miles of electric wire, 25 miles of fiber optic cable and nearly 200 tons of steel. This week, renovations to the University of South Florida […]
The Kelly Jo Dowd Memorial Golf Tournament About Kelly Jo Dowd: On May 24, 2007 Hooters suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of 1995 Hooters Calendar Cover Girl, manager, and cancer fighting symbol Kelly Jo Dowd. One of the original Hooters Girls, Kelly Jo, worked her way up the Hooters ranks to manager of […]
The Sunshine Speedway, located in Clearwater, Florida, operated for more than 40 years before closing in 2004. It hosted many Saturday night stock car races, and thousands of race fans have countless memories of car engines and go-kart screams. The Sunshine Speedway closed when the State bought the land to build a road to […]
Kobelco Cranes increased revenues by 17.2 percent in its 2011/12 fiscal year ending in March, achieving total sales of 48 billion yen ($495.5 million). The improvement was driven mainly by North America and Southeast Asia, although demand in Japan also picked up due to restoration work following the big earthquake. The company also moved back […]
Aerial lift and telehandler producer JLG has reported a 66 percent increase in revenues for the first six months of its fiscal year, combined with a strong pick up in profits. Total revenues for the six months to the end of March were $1.264 billion, 66 percent higher than at the same time last year. […]
Shareholders in United Rentals have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed merger with RSC. The company says that votes representing 83 percent of the outstanding shares approved the agreement and plan of merger at the meeting held on Friday. Additionally, 99 percent of the shares present at the special meeting, or represented by proxy, […]
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators is in the process of developing three new certification programs for digger derrick operators, service/mechanic truck operators, and lift directors. The Digger Derrick Task Force, chaired by Josh Chard of Altec Corp. and Jim Olson of Terex Utilities, began work last summer. The program, which will include a […]
