Crane Industry News

- Fri October 05, 2012

Calif. Crane Operator Unearths 10-in. Prehistoric Woolly Mammoth Tooth

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A woolly mammoth tooth with its enamel still intact has been discovered during the excavation for a new transit center in downtown San Francisco. A crane operator came across the 10-in.-long brown, black and beige tooth on Sept....

- Mon September 17, 2012

Sterett Equipment Named Terex Crane Distributor

Sterett Equipment is an authorized Terex crane distributor for the states of Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Sterett Equipment now provides local equipment sales, service and parts support for a wide range of Terex crane models, delivering lift capabilities ranging from 10 to 3,520 tons (9 to 3,200 t) ....

- Wed September 12, 2012

Single Terex AC 500-2 Crane Does Job of Two 250-Ton Cranes

For Decatur, Ala.’s Solley Crane Service, hoisting a 140-ton (127 t) object previously meant mobilizing multiple cranes. “For a job that size, we would use two of our 250-ton cranes and do a tandem lift,” explained Ray Solley, president of Solley Crane Service....

- Mon September 10, 2012

Empire Crane Hosts Northeast Regional Qualifier Rodeo

On Aug. 23 Empire Crane hosted the Northeast Regional Qualifier Event for the 2012 Crane Operator Rodeo. The event was sponsored by The Crane Institute of America, Liebherr Crane, The Crosby Group and Manitowoc....

- Fri September 07, 2012

Pinnacle Crane Brings Link-Belt TCC-750 Into Lineup

Pinnacle Cranes, Charlotte, N.C., recently took delivery of the first Link-Belt TCC-750 75-ton (68 t) telescopic crawler crane to enter the Carolina market. In order to prepare Pinnacle’s crane technicians to handle the product, Link-Belt trainers came to Pinnacle to review all aspects of the TCC-750....

- Thu August 30, 2012

Rudd, Link-Belt Help McAdoo Crane Service Thrive

When Bill McAdoo started his towing business back in 1965, he had no idea that one day he also would be operating a crane service. When he started the business, he was towing cars and light trucks and soon expanded to include heavy towing....

- Wed August 29, 2012

Caccioppoli Named Crane Carrier Sales Specialist at Foley

Bill Connolly, on highway division sales manager at Foley, Incorporated announced that Mark Caccioppoli has joined the company as a sales specialist of Crane Carrier, which Foley recently became a dealer for in the state of New Jersey and nine counties in Pennsylvania....

- Tue August 21, 2012

ALL Crane Rental Wins Award

ALL Crane Rental of Tennessee was presented in July with the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health by the Tennessee Governor’s Office and the Tennessee office of OSHA....

- Mon August 13, 2012

Developer Uses Ruse to get Crane by Protesters

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia developer says it used a decoy truck to sneak a construction crane onto property where it’s renovating a former factory into residential space. Union protesters have been blocking equipment and deliveries at the former Goldtex site in the city’s loft district over complaints the developer is using non-unionized workers....

- Thu August 09, 2012

Jones Brings Back Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery

Effective Nov. 15, 2011, Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery Inc. (ACC) was back in business in Ashland, Va. Owner Wally Jones originally started Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery in 1991 with his colleague of 40 years, Dennis Samuel....