JLG News, Videos, and Information

Mon September 25, 2006

JLG Triple-L Trailers Feature Power Deck Hydraulic System

Triple-L trailers from JLG Industries incorporate a Power Deck hydraulic system that allows the operator to lower and raise the deck hydraulically in less than 15 seconds, eliminating the need for ramps, ascending grades or additional personnel....

Mon October 16, 2006

Oshkosh to Acquire JLG Industries

Oshkosh Truck Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire JLG Industries Inc., a manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandler vehicles. Oshkosh will acquire all outstanding shares of JLG for $28 per share....

Wed September 27, 2006

JLG Telehandlers Can Be Used in Many Applications

JLG Industries Inc. has introduced its new line of compact telehandlers. The Model G5-19A has a maximum capacity of 5,000 lbs. (2,268 kg); the maximum capacity for the Model G6-23A is 6,600 lbs. (2,994 kg)....

Sat August 26, 2006

JLG Chairman Takes Safety Training to the Boardroom

Bill Lasky, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of JLG Industries Inc. was recently awarded a PAL Card (Powered Access Licensed-Registration) and Operator Training Certificate following the successful completion of a comprehensive aerial work platform operator training course held at JLG’s McConnellsburg training center....

Wed July 26, 2006

JLG Toucan E33MJ Mast-Style Boom Lifts Reach New Heights

JLG Industries Inc.’s new series of self-propelled mast-style boom lifts have a vertical telescoping mast with a jib boom that extends the platform away from the mast. Coupled with 360-degree pivoting capability, workers have access to hard to reach overhead sites....

Mon March 27, 2006

Roussel Wins JLG’s First Telehandler Skills Challenge

Eric Roussel, representing Roussel Masonry, Dubuque, IA, was the grand prize winner of the inaugural JLG sponsored Telehandler Skills Challenge held in Las Vegas during the World of Concrete Show on Jan....

Thu February 09, 2006

JLG Industries Sells Gradall to Alamo Group for $39.4M

Gradall has been sold to the Alamo Group Inc. The $39.4-million sale by JLG Industries Inc., which had owned Gradall since 1999, was announced at an employee meeting at the plant Feb. 3. Alamo becomes the ninth owner of Gradall excavators — generally recognized as the world’s first hydraulic excavator and now the only excavator manufactured entirely in the United States....

Wed November 23, 2005

JLG Industries Enters Global Alliance With Caterpillar

JLG Industries Inc. has announced that it has signed definitive agreements to enter into a global alliance with Caterpillar Inc. to design and produce a full Cat branded telehandler product line exclusively for Caterpillar dealers....

Wed November 02, 2005

Cleveland Brothers Names Messner to JLG Rental Team

Cleveland Brothers has announced the addition of Ryan Messner to rental representative of JLG and other allied products such as Wacker compaction equipment, GME trench shield, and Sullair portable air compressors at the White Deer, PA, branch....

Wed January 12, 2005

Port of Baltimore Lauds JLG for Safety, Operator Training

JLG Industries’ customer service team received a special recognition plaque from the Port of Baltimore for the safety and operator training the company provides the Port’s longshoremen and women....