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 […]

North Florida Jacksonville, FL - Hyatt Regency Riverfront How Changes in OSHA Crane Regulation Have Affected the Work Site Brought to you by Sims Crane and NBIS On June 13, 2012, Sims Crane and NBIS are teaming up with the Florida Crane Alliance to bring you a special one day only event. This Crane Management Seminar will […]

The International Powered Access Federation has launched the “ready reckoner”, a conversion tool that helps operators calculate appropriate spreader plate sizes to ensure the safe use of powered access equipment. This new tool builds on IPAF’s international “Spread the Load” campaign, which states that spreader plates should always be used with boom lifts, or boom-type mobile elevating […]

Danielle Tice has been with Sims Crane & Equipment for nearly two years as a dispatcher in the Orlando Branch. She’s a self proclaimed Army Brat from Kentucky who moved to Florida in 1991 when her dad retired. Since moving to Florida, she’s lived in Merritt Island, Daytona Beach and Marianna. As dispatcher, she is […]

Telehandlers manufactured by JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa., are undergoing a global color change to maintain a consistent look throughout the world. The main color changes will be the frame and inner boom sections, which are now painted black. The color will be most noticeable when the boom is extended. The telehandler changes will be rolling out […]

The $200 million Miami Art Museum project is currently underway in Downtown Miami. General contractor John Moriarty & Associates of Florida is overseeing the redesign of Bicentennial Park, which will be renamed Museum Park. It will soon be home to both the new art museum and a $300 million Miami Science Museum.  Sims Crane operators […]

The 2012 Crane Rodeo has officially begun! This year’s events kicked off in Orlando with four competitors vying for the right to represent their branch in the finals down in Tampa on May 19th. The course consisted of a maze made of PVC pipes with tennis balls on the top. The operator had to move […]

There are trainers…and there are people who put their heart and soul into imparting reliable, comprehensive, technical information intended to make you safer and better at your job. Five years ago, Crane & Rigging Hot Line implemented the Top Trainer recognition program because of the intrinsic role training plays in the overall safety of crane and rigging […]