- Wed April 26, 2006
Skidmore to Head Crane Ops at ALL Crane Rental in Mobile
ALL Crane Rental of Alabama, a division of ALL Crane Rental of Georgia, recently added Barry C. Skidmore to the staff to head up crane operations at the Mobile branch. Skidmore, who has been in the equipment business for 21 years, grew up in the industry and has been running equipment since he was 10 years old at his uncle’s contracting business, north of Mobile, AL....
Kip Fry - Tue April 18, 2006
Bridge Nears Barge Trip Up to Providence
When the construction project straightening I-195 in Providence, RI, is finally completed in 2012, traffic will be able to zip through the city at a much faster pace than it has ever been able to before....
- Sat April 08, 2006
ALL Erection and Crane Rental Adds Four Manitowoc Crawlers
Four new model 16000 Manitowoc crawler cranes are the newest addition to ALL Erection and Crane Rental Corporation. The high-efficiency, high-capacity, 440-ton (400 t) crane can lift 441 tons (400 t) at 21-ft....
- Wed February 15, 2006
Heavy Bridge Piles Add ’Spice’ to Trout River Job
At first glance, the replacement of a 2,400-ft. bridge over the Trout River in Jacksonville, FL, may seem like a run-of-the-mill job. But what adds “spice” and “danger” to this project, according to Earl Miles, bridge assistant superintendent at Hal Jones Contractor Inc....
David S. Chartock - Mon February 06, 2006
D’Annunzio Leads Way to Holland Tunnel
Work is under way to reconstruct the 12th Street and 14th Street viaducts, which support the approaches to the Holland Tunnel from Jersey City, NJ. Included in the project’s scope of work, according to Bill Weissman, a project executive of D’Annunzio & Sons Inc., the project’s Clark, NJ-based general contractor, is replacement of the concrete decks; repairs to the substructure, performing seismic retrofits to the viaducts; construction of a new shoulder; widening the structure along the 14th Street Viaduct, which is the westbound approach to the Holland Tunnel; construction of a new retaining wall on the east end of the 12th Street Viaduct; replacement of structural steel stringers; replacement of the bearings and miscellaneous approach road work....
Dinesh Ramde - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat January 28, 2006
Families Reach Settlement in ’99 Crane Deaths at Miller Park
MILWAUKEE (AP) The families of three ironworkers killed in a 1999 crane collapse at Miller Park have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against insurance companies and the contractor hired to install the ballpark’s roof, their attorney said....
- Fri January 27, 2006
Manitowoc Crane CARE Makes Magic for Staff in Orlando
More than 80 Manitowoc Crane Group distributors attended the 2005 Manitowoc Crane CARE conference held at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, FL. The two-day conference, which took place in November, gave staff and customers the opportunity to discuss the performance of Manitowoc Crane CARE in 2005 and offered a look ahead to new initiatives and programs scheduled for North America in 2006....
- Wed January 25, 2006
Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh
Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done....
- Wed January 18, 2006
Pair of Cranes Lift Research Vessel Expansion Into Place
Big mobile cranes proved their worth again on a lift made recently at the North Florida Shipyards in Jacksonville, FL. The job was part of a project in which a research vessel was being lengthened. The ship was placed on a floating dry dock and cut in half so a new center section could be inserted....
Bob Kudelka - Wed January 04, 2006
Crane Lifts Piece of South Carolina History…Gently
Gene Ardis admitted he had a few restless nights thinking about the task ahead of him. Moving a pair of 75-ton (68 t) stone monuments built in 1930 at Lake Murray had plenty of unknowns, mainly how fragile the stone blocks would be once Ardis’ crew hooked them to a Liebherr crane and moved them from the path of the SC 6 widening project....
