Mon July 29, 2013
Empire Crane Hosts Annual Operator Rodeo in Syracuse
Empire Crane hosted a crane operator rodeo on July 19. The event was held at Empire’s main office at 7021 Performance Drive, Syracuse. The MCM & CIC Crane Operator Rodeo, now in its third year, was developed by Maximum Capacity Media and Crane Institute Certification to underscore the need for safe crane operation....
Sun July 14, 2013
Cleveland Crane & Shovel's Carl Goins Completes Manitowoc GMK Certification
Cleveland Crane & Shovel's Carl Goins recently joined an exclusive group of only a handful of technicians who have completed the Manitowoc GMK 8.1 Certification Course, distinguishing himself with the highest test score of 99 percent....
Mon July 08, 2013
Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery Repairs Crane Owned by the Architect of the Capitol
At the end of last year, Atlantic Coast Cranes & Machinery (ACC) of Ashland, Va., was responsible for necessary repairs and improvements to the crane owned by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) in Washington, D.C....
Sun July 07, 2013
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Honored for Safety Record
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc., a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Family of Companies, was honored with several awards by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) at the association’s Annual Conference in April....
Tue July 02, 2013
SANY SRC885 Rough-Terrain Crane Fills a Gap in the Market With Power, Stability
With a rated lifting capacity of 85 tons (77 t), the new SANY SRC885 rough-terrain crane expands the SANY America product line to fill a gap in the market and meet the growing demand for higher capacity cranes....
Mon July 01, 2013
First Job site: Steil Uses Terex Superlift 3800 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane at Wind Park
Erecting the new generation of wind turbines while using less counterweight was one of the objectives that Terex Cranes had in mind when developing the Superlift 3800 crawler crane. The newest member of the Terex Cranes family was able to demonstrate its efficient and powerful performance characteristics while erecting an Enercon E101 turbine at the Gödenroth, Germany wind farm in the Hunsrück mountain range....
Wed June 19, 2013
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. Purchases Two New Skyjack 20,000-Lb. Capacity Telehandlers
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has acquired two new 20,000-lb. (9,072 kg)-capacity Skyjack ZB2044 telehandlers, the largest capacity telehandler that Skyjack makes and one of the largest manufactured in North America....
Wed June 12, 2013
Narrow Track Crane Delivers for Buckner
More than 2,000 mi (3,218 km) from the continental U.S., residents of the Hawaiian Islands have learned the benefits of being self-sustaining. If a good or service cannot be produced locally, then it has to be shipped in....
Fri June 07, 2013
Giuffre Brothers Cranes: A Half-Century of Innovation, Service
In 1963, Frank Giuffre and his younger brother Dominic started a small trucking company in Milwaukee, Wis., with just one dump truck and a lot of grit, determination and originality. Fifty years later, Giuffre Brothers Cranes Inc....
Wed June 05, 2013
NCCCO Launches Service Truck Crane Operator Program
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) made available a new CCO certification program for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for propane delivery, mining and heavy equipment assembly, repair and service, as well as by local municipalities’ service workers....