Thu June 14, 2018
Manitowoc Introduces the Long-Reaching National Crane NBT50L Series Boom Trucks at Crane Days 2018
The new National Crane NBT50L Series of boom trucks offers a longer reach than the original NBT50 Series. The NBT50L Series offers multiple configurations for maximum flexibility — each machine can be set up with a 50-ton or 55-ton rating and be configured to operate as an NTC truck crane/boom truck hybrid....
Mon June 11, 2018
Demag AC 500-8 All Terrain Crane Erects Tower Crane in the Middle of Stuttgart
You would be hard-pressed to find a place in Germany that is as busy and congested as the area around the main train station in Stuttgart. And that is exactly where Bietigheim-Bissingen-based crane service provider Wiesbauer had to erect a 295 ft....
Wed June 06, 2018
Crane Norway Group Orders Demag All Terrain Cranes, CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane
Norwegian Crane Norway Group has signed an order for 10 new Demag all terrain cranes, ranging from 110 to 275.5 ton (100 to 250 t) lifting capacities and a new 716.5 ton (650-t) Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane....
Wed June 06, 2018
HTC-86110 Covers Eastern Slope for RMS Cranes
RMS Cranes, Denver, Colo., merged with TNT Crane and Rigging of Houston, Texas, in 2015 to form a network providing 38 branch locations. RMS Cranes' Windsor, Colo., location received a new 110-ton (100-t) HTC-86110 for its taxi crane needs, servicing a boundary east and west of I-25 and north of Boulder, Colo., in northern Colorado....
Wed June 06, 2018
Previous TCC-500 Experience Leads to Purchase in Knoxville
Charles Blalock & Sons of Sevierville, Tenn., was awarded contract for a portion of a multi-phase $71 million contract to realign and improve 1.69 miles of SR115/Alcoa Hwy south of downtown Knoxville, Tenn....
Tue May 29, 2018
Crane Board Names SEI's Mike Becker to PA State Board of Crane Operators
Mike Becker, CCO trainer at Stephenson Equipment's Harrisburg branch, was appointed to the PA Board of Crane Operators in March 2018. The primary purpose of the Board is to assure all crane operators in Pennsylvania are certified and subsequently licensed....
Tue May 29, 2018
Scott-Macon Equipment Adds Two More Demag AC 220-5 All Terrain Cranes to Inventory
Scott-Macon Equipment, a Gulf Coast crane sales, rental and service company, is adding a pair of Demag AC 220-5 all terrain cranes to its existing order of an AC 160-5 and AC 220-5. Scott-Macon Equipment's new 245 tons (220 t) capacity class Demag AC 220-5 all terrain cranes have a main boom length of 255.9 ft (78 m) — the longest main boom reach of any 5-axle crane on the market....
Tue May 29, 2018
Akron Children's Hospital Addition Approaches Completion
Akron Children's Hospital is eagerly awaiting the addition to the existing Considine Professional Building by Welty Building Company Ltd. The $82 million, 230,000 sq. ft. addition began in March 2017 and will be completed in the summer of 2018....
Thu May 24, 2018
BAR-S Services' ATC-3275 on the Clock for 96 Hours
Cheyenne, Wyo.-based BAR-S Services (BAR-S) took ownership of a new 275-ton (250-t) ATC-3275 all-terrain crane from Link-Belt distributor Strong's Crane Service. In its nearly third decade of operation (founded in 1990), BAR-S specializes in erecting and dismantling oil rigs, supporting the oil and gas industry in northeastern Colorado and Wyoming....
Mon May 21, 2018
OSHA Proposes Rule to Ensure Crane Operators Are Qualified To Safely Operate Equipment
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a proposed rule to increase the safety of America's construction sites. In addition to providing long-term clarity regarding crane operator certification requirements, the proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure that a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment....