Thu September 23, 2021
Long-Time Crane Representative Patrick Leatherwood Passes Away
Patrick Curtis Leatherwood, 55, passed away Sept. 10, 2021, at home. Mr. Leatherwood was born Oct. 13, 1965, in East Point, Ga. In 1971, his family moved to Moultrie, Ga., where he grew up and graduated from Colquitt County High School....
Tue September 21, 2021
OSHA Director Ketcham to Keynote at Sixth Annual Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications
The qualifications of crane operators and those who work with and around lifting equipment will once again be the focus of this fall's NCCCO Foundation Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications. Now in its sixth year, the Forum is scheduled for Nov....
Mon September 20, 2021
Class in Session for Empire Techs
Empire Crane technicians attended a Tadano class Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 to study the new Tadano GR rough terrain products. Jere Woolcock, Tadano training manager, taught the class. Empire Crane had multiple technicians attend the course from its Syracuse, N.Y., Boston, Mass., and Bridgewater, N.J., locations....
Wed September 15, 2021
ALL Crane Assists With Maintenance to Cleveland Company's Private Wind Turbine
Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric, a manufacturer of welding equipment, made a big splash a decade ago when it constructed a wind turbine on its property and pledged to use the energy derived as 10 percent of its plant's total electricity requirement....
Mon September 13, 2021
Huge Neo-Panamax Container Cranes Squeeze Under Bridges to Dock in Baltimore
Following a two-month journey that included a dramatic passage under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Francis Scott Key Bridge, four new, massive Neo-Panamax container cranes arrived Sept. 9 at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal....
Tue September 07, 2021
Kanson Adds Three New Grove GMK4100L-1 Cranes to Hong Kong Fleet
Hong Kong-based heavy equipment rental company Kanson Crane & Heavy Transport has added three new Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain cranes to its fleet. The company placed the order for the units off the back of previous experience with its GMK4100L units, the forerunner to the GMK4100L-1....
Wed August 25, 2021
All-New Tadano GTC-1600 Tele-Boom Crawler Crane
The Tadano Group announced the launch of its all-new 160 ton tele-boom crawler crane: the Tadano GTC-1600. Filling a gap in the telescopic boom crawler market, the Tadano GTC-1600 brings a 160 ton capacity solution to the lifting industry with more than 200 ft....
Tue August 24, 2021
Vita Inclinata Ships Its First System to HOLT Crane & Equipment
Vita Inclinata, developer and producer of helicopter and crane load stabilization and precision hardware, has shipped its first system to HOLT Crane & Equipment (HOLT), a provider of heavy equipment, service and parts....
Thu August 19, 2021
Updates to Grove TMS9000-2 Truck Crane Add More Power, Faster Setup
Manitowoc's 115 ton capacity Grove TMS9000-2 has been a firm favorite in the truck-mounted crane market ever since its launch in 2017. Now, boasting an extra 25 bhp and a series of design improvements that have enhanced operator comfort, reduced machine weight and improved the setup process, that dominance looks set to continue, the manufacturer said....
Thu August 19, 2021
Manitowoc Agrees to Acquire Aspen Equipment
The Manitowoc Company Inc. , a global manufacturer of cranes and lifting solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Aspen Equipment, Co....