- Mon October 13, 2014
Hutton Strader Joins ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp.
Hutton Strader has joined the ALL Family of Companies in the newly created position of business development specialist. The multifaceted position will focus on high-priority account management, which includes overseeing the company’s national accounts program....
Ted Shaffrey - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 10, 2014
Huge Crane Arrives at N.Y.’s Tappan Zee Project
PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) One of the world’s largest floating cranes, a blue and red behemoth bearing two American flags, arrived at New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge construction site on Oct. 6. The Left Coast Lifter, which has a boom that extends to about 328 ft....
- Fri September 12, 2014
Terex RT 670-1 Rough-Terrain Crane in Element on Farm
When establishing a construction business in rural Iowa, there are a couple of certainties. First, the company will need to be flexible enough to either take on a broad range of work or travel long distances for jobs to remain profitable....
- Wed August 27, 2014
Crane Inspectors of CICB Must Pass NCCCO Exams
Crane owners know that a third-party crane inspection performed by an experienced and certified inspector can decrease the crane’s maintenance cost and downtime along with detecting emerging problems with the equipment before it becomes an issue and affects job performance....
- Fri July 25, 2014
Holt CAT Announces Craner as Senior Vice President
Holt CAT the Caterpillar Equipment and Engine dealer of south, central, north and north east Texas, has named Edward Craner senior vice president of strategy and marketing. In his new role, Craner will continue to lead and develop corporate strategy, marketing and customer experience initiatives to support sales growth across the 118-county territory in which Holt CAT operates....
- Thu July 24, 2014
Davis Motor Crane Service Upgrades Fleet With Big Terex Truck Purchase
Raymond and Robert Davis started Davis Motor Crane Service in Irving, Texas, more than 50 years ago with only two cranes and a passion to provide exceptional value and service to their customers. At the Terex outdoor gold lot booth during ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 in Las Vegas, Raymond Davis placed an order for two-and-a-half times the company’s original fleet size, purchasing five new Terex T 340-1 hydraulic truck cranes....
- Wed July 09, 2014
Davis Motor Crane Upgrades Fleet With Big Terex Truck Crane Purchase
Raymond and Robert Davis started Davis Motor Crane Service in Irving, Texas, more than 50 years ago with only two cranes and a passion to provide exceptional value and service to their customers. At the Terex outdoor gold lot booth during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 in Las Vegas, NV., Raymond Davis placed an order for two-and-a-half times the company’s original fleet size, purchasing five new Terex T 340-1 hydraulic truck cranes....
- Wed July 02, 2014
Big Crane to Help Build New $1B Vikings Stadium
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A big crane is coming to help build the Minnesota Vikings new stadium. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and Mortenson Construction say one of the largest cranes in the world will be used to help build the $1 billion stadium....
- Thu June 12, 2014
Terex CC 8800-1 TWIN Crawler Crane Completes Qatar AGR Lifts
Al Jaber Heavy Lift and Transport recently used its 3,527-ton (3,200 t) capacity Terex CC 8800-1 TWIN crane to help complete a series of super-heavy lifts on a petrochemical development in Qatar. The project involved a total of 143 lifts, 31 of which were carried out using the 1,763-ton (1,600 t) capacity Terex CC 8800-1 crane and two lifts — installing two AGR (advanced gas reactor) absorbers each weighing 1,433 tons (1,300 t) — with the crane in its TWIN format....
- Thu June 12, 2014
SC&RA Names 25 Crane Operator Awards
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced 25 crane operator safety awards during its 2014 annual conference, April 22 to 26, at the Boca Raton Resort, Boca Raton, Fla. This award is presented to certified crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements while accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours and recording zero accidents and incidents....
