Tue December 12, 2023
Potain MD 305 B Leads Construction Work On Major Apartment Development in Moldova
Real estate developer Filli Partner purchased a used Potain MD 305 B for work on its City Plaza development, a residential project under construction in central Ungheni. Building work is set to last two years, with the project's opening scheduled for the first quarter of 2025....
Tue December 12, 2023
Cropac Equipment Purchases First Tadano GT-800XL-2 in Canada
Cropac Equipment has been serving the heavy equipment needs of Canadian contractors since 1977, and it recently purchased the first GT-800XL-2 in Canada. Cropac is Tadano's distributor for Canada, and this new 80-ton truck crane (5-section 154.3 ft....
Tue December 12, 2023
CCO EDU Formed to Focus On Developing, Auditing, Approving Training Providers
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) announced the formation of CCO Education Services LLC (CCO EDU). One of the core elements in CCO's mission has been to improve the standards of knowledge....
Mon December 04, 2023
SEI Opens New State-of-the-Art Crane Operator Training Center
Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI), based in Harrisburg, Pa., recently opened a new training center designed to help construction personnel in the state become proficient and certified in operating a variety of different construction cranes and rigging....
Mon December 04, 2023
Tower Crane Numbers Across North America Holding Their Own
The number of cranes at work during the second half of this year has decreased approximately 10 percent. That decline is attributed to rising interest rates and the fact that projects are nearing completion....
Mon December 04, 2023
Stellar Introduces 14530 Hydraulic Service Crane
Stellar Industries, a 100 percent employee-owned and -operated manufacturer of mechanic trucks, cranes, tire service trucks, hooklifts, trailers and service truck and van accessories is launching a new hydraulic service crane utilizing the exclusive CDTpro Control System with Range Finder Technology....
Tue November 28, 2023
CCO, NCCCO Foundation Enter Alliance With OSHA
On Nov. 16, 2023, CCO and the NCCCO Foundation entered into a formal agreement with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through the OSHA Alliance Program. The aim of this alliance is to keep the industry informed of OSHA's applicable safety-related initiatives....
Tue November 21, 2023
Maxim Crane Works Announces Opening of Branch in Ohio
Maxim Crane Works L.P. announced Nov. 1 it is opening a new branch to serve customers across central Ohio, adding to the leading crane rental company's portfolio of more than 50 branches across the United States....
Wed November 15, 2023
Great Heights On High Street
A fall weekend in downtown Columbus, Ohio, looked like an all-terrain crane takeover as two Liebherr LTM 1450 ATs were hard at work on two separate projects on the same street. Both cranes were provided by ALL Crane Rental Corp....
Mon November 13, 2023
Liebherr Expands its Telescopic Crawler Crane Line-up With LTR 1150
With the launch of the LTR 1150, Liebherr is responding to the requirements of crane operators faced with lifting jobs that are beyond the LTR 1100, but for which the LTR 1220 is overkill. In terms of lifting capacity, the new 165 ton crane falls exactly between these two models....