Crane Industry News

- Thu February 01, 2018

Empire Crane Adds New Magni to Its Rental Fleet

Empire Crane Company has purchased two new 2018 Magni rotating telehandlers at World of Concrete in Las Vegas. The two newest models, RTH6.30SH and RTH6.35SH, are going to be added to Empire's New England rental fleet and will be available immediately....

- Tue January 30, 2018

Hermann Kranverleih Puts Grove GMK5150L to Work in Southern Germany

Hermann Kranverleih is the first company to operate a Grove GMK5150L in the southern German region, Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz). With a capacity of 165 ton (150 t) and a reach of 197 ft. (60 m), the five-axle crane is ideally suited for tower crane assembly and other applications where strength at height is required....

SC&RA - Mon January 29, 2018

SC&RA Publicly Releases Qualified Operator Evaluation Forms

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has made publicly available its newly developed Qualified Operator Evaluation Forms for both mobile and tower cranes ahead of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) crane operator evaluation and documentation requirements becoming effective on Feb....

- Mon January 29, 2018

Stephenson Equipment is Growing in Northeastern Pennsylvania

This is Stephenson Equipment's third expansion in the area since their first location in 2005 along route 315 in Pittston, Pa. Stephenson Equipment (SEI) is growing to meet the needs of their customers in the northeast region of Pennsylvania....

- Fri January 26, 2018

2017 Top Five Link-Belt Distributors

Mike Ogle, Link-Belt's manager of North American Sales, has announced the top five distributors for 2017. These distributors were selected on the basis of overall performance in the marketing and sales of Link-Belt cranes....

- Thu January 25, 2018

CraneWorks Denver Adds 8 Demag Mobile Cranes to Inventory

CraneWorks, Inc. , one of the United States' leading suppliers of lifting equipment, placed an order for eight various sized Demag cranes, including three AC 45 City models, two AC 220-5, and three AC 100-4 all terrain cranes for its Denver, Colo....

- Mon January 22, 2018

Manitex International, Inc. Announces $6.3M Order for 42 Straight Mast Cranes

Manitex International, Inc. , a leading international provider of cranes and specialized lifting equipment, announced that it has finalized new orders totaling 42 Manitex cranes from Cropac Equipment, Inc....

- Thu January 18, 2018

Vernazza Autogru Boosts Fleet with Two Terex RT 90 Rough Terrain Cranes

One of Italy's largest crane service providers, Vernazza Autogru has recently placed an order for two Terex RT 90 rough terrain cranes. Vernazza Autogru's new Terex RT 90 cranes have a five-section hydraulic boom that stretches 47 m and multi-stage outriggers....

The Associated Press - Thu January 18, 2018

Large Crane Removes Skidded Plane From Slope

TRABZON, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are using a large rough terrain crane to lift a passenger plane that skidded off a runway in northern Turkey and stopped on the side of a slope just meters away from the Black Sea....

- Wed January 17, 2018

Huisman Successfully Load Tests World's First 3D-Printed Offshore Crane Hook

In the first week of 2018, the world's first 3D printed offshore crane hook, manufactured by worldwide provider of step changing technical solutions, Huisman, successfully passed its load test (80 t) and all associated quality control checks according to the strictest criteria....