Crane Industry News

- Tue March 31, 2015

Crane Warning Systems Introduces Orlaco Camera Solutions

Crane Warning Systems, located in central Florida, announced a new partnership with ORLACO, providing specialized vision solutions for a wide range of industrialized equipment in some of the toughest applications....

- Thu March 26, 2015

One of Michigan’s Best: ’Mr. Boom Truck’ Dennis Berling Passes Away

One of Michigan’s top and best-known boom truck salesmen, Dennis “Berls” Berling passed away on March 5, 2015 in White Lake, Mich., after a three-year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was 71....

- Thu March 19, 2015

Spring Regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competitions Set for Texas and Alabama

Following successful competitions in North Dakota, Massachusetts, and North Carolina in 2014 and early 2015, Crane Institute of America Certification LLC (CIC) announces the next two regional qualifying events for crane operators in the Southwest and Southeast....

- Thu March 19, 2015

Maxim Crane Employs 11 Terex Tower Cranes for City Centre Project

Miami’s coastline and financial district are being transformed by Swire Properties’ latest majestic creation, Brickell City Centre. The $1.05 billion mixed-use development includes a number of high-rise buildings skirting the Miami River just off the coast....

- Thu March 19, 2015

Crane Knocks Highway Sign Onto Bus in Seattle, 8 hurt

SEATTLE (AP) -The Washington State Patrol says a construction crane hit an overhead traffic sign Tuesday night on the west end of the Highway 520 Bridge across Lake Washington, knocking the sign onto a transit bus....

- Mon March 16, 2015

Empire Crane Company Opens Bridgewater New Jersey Location

Empire Crane Company looks to expand their footprint by moving into 36 South Adamsville Road, Suite 8 in Bridgewater New Jersey. Previously in Sommerville, New Jersey. The new larger facility will house sales, parts and a full service department offering a wide range of services including road service and certified crane inspectors....

- Fri March 06, 2015

Terex Warns About Counterfeit Cranes

Terex Cranes has confirmed that counterfeit versions of Terex crawler crane models originating from South Korea have been offered. Similar to the incident reports of 2013 from China, the Terex CC 2500-1 lattice boom crawler crane is the crane model of choice for the copycat manufacturers....

- Tue March 03, 2015

ANSI Accredits CCO Lift Director and Service Truck Crane Operator Certifications

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators has announced it has been awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for its CCO Lift Director and CCO Service Truck Crane Operator programs....

Brenda Ruggiero - Tue March 03, 2015

Mobro Marine Parts Division Supports Crane Operations

Mobro Marine Inc. recently created a parts division to support its crane sales, rental and service operations, which is located in Jacksonville, Fla. Billy Harper, parts manager, explained that Mobro originally didn’t have a separate parts department....

- Mon March 02, 2015

OSHA Slates Key Crane Safety Meeting

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a special meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health March 31-April 1, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The meeting will consider a draft proposal to revise OSHA’s crane operator qualification requirement in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard....