Wed December 07, 2022
National Crane, LineWise Team Up for High-Voltage Power Line Work
Combining National Crane's largest capacity boom truck, the NBT60XL, with LineWise's TLL-2000-Series 3 Triple Line Lifter, capable of handling 230kV power lines, significantly expands the work scope of electric utility contractors....
Tue December 06, 2022
ALL Adds 11 New Liebherr ATs
The ALL Family of Companies, the largest privately-owned crane rental and sales enterprise in North America, has purchased a package of 11 new all-terrain (AT) cranes from Liebherr, ranging in capacities from 135 to 900 tons....
Mon December 05, 2022
Tower Crane Emergencies Require Level-Headed Action Plan
Safety is key when any crane is on a job site, but a tower crane requires safety managers to have a rescue plan in place. A medical emergency can occur any time on the job, even to a crane operator in a tower crane cab....
Tue November 29, 2022
Big B Crane Hits Stride With Link-Belt Cranes
In the last 24 months Big B Crane of Burleson, Texas, has purchased six Link-Belt lattice crawler cranes from local Link-Belt Cranes distributor HOLT Crane & Equipment of Irving, Texas. In June 2021, Big B Crane purchased two 238 HSLs and a 248 HSL, a 298 HSL in September 2021, a 348 Series 2 in June 2022 and a second 298 HSL in July 2022....
Wed November 09, 2022
After Productive Year, Crane Work Ends On Indianapolis' Huge Highway Project
The highway project to completely re-route and reimagine Indianapolis' I-65/I-70 North Split interchange is winding down. Central Rent-A-Crane, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has completed its work setting bridge beams for the project....
Thu November 03, 2022
Manitowoc Wins Bechtel 'Global Supplier Award'
Bechtel, a leading engineering, construction and project management company, awarded Manitowoc as one of its top suppliers at the company's 2022 Global Supplier Awards. The annual event recognizes business partners that have supported Bechtel's projects across the globe....
Thu October 27, 2022
Tadano Boom Booster for CC 68.1250-1
Just like for its siblings the CC 38.650-1 and CC 88.1650-1, Tadano now offers a Boom Booster for the CC 68.1250-1. Its special design increases the main boom's stiffness, boosting the crane's lifting capacity by up to 30 percent....
Wed October 26, 2022
Grove Launches GMK4070L at bauma 2022
To strengthen its four-axle all-terrain crane line-up, Manitowoc unveiled its Grove GMK4070L at bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany. The 77 ton GMK4070L boasts the strongest load charts and the longest boom in its class at 197 ft....
Wed October 26, 2022
Tadano Presents Hybrid Tech Demo at bauma 2022
The future is electric — Tadano clearly thinks the same way and presented a demo of an all terrain crane with an electrified superstructure to a broad public for the first time ever at this year's bauma....
Tue October 25, 2022
Manitowoc Launches Grove GRT8100-1 Rough-Terrain Crane
Manitowoc used its attendance at bauma 2022 to launch its latest rough-terrain crane: the Grove GRT8100-1. This upgrade of the hugely popular GRT8100 will be available from 2023 and offers a series of improvements over the original GRT8100....