Mon May 06, 2019
Klema Kranverleih Orders Demag AC 130-5 All Terrain Crane
For Wolfgang Klenner, managing director of the Munich crane specialist Klema, the Demag AC 130-5 is the ideal crane for moving heavy industrial machinery. "Thanks above all to the variable axle loads of either [11 or 13.2 ton] and the innovative IC-1 Plus control system, we can use this crane extremely flexibly," said Klenner, citing two important reasons for ordering the Demag AC 130-5, which in a few months will expand Klema's fleet....
Mon May 06, 2019
Tecra-Autokran Orders Another Demag AC 100-4l All Terrain Crane
Everyone at Hallbergmoos, Germany-based Tecra-Autokran GmbH is extremely happy with the quality and performance of their Demag AC 100-4L all-terrain crane, which is evidenced by the fact that the company has now ordered its second Demag crane of this model....
Mon May 06, 2019
All Family of Companies Takes Delivery of 1,000th Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 Mobile Crane Produced
Representatives from Liebherr and the ALL Family of Companies recently celebrated a milestone — the handover of the 1,000thLTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane ever produced. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the ALL Family of Companies is the largest privately-owned crane rental and sales organization in North America, with 36 branches operating under multiple names — ALL, Central, Dawes, Jeffers and ALT....
Fri May 03, 2019
What Caused the Seattle Crane Collapse? Experts Weigh In
SEATTLE (AP) — Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said April 28. Based on videos of the collapse, they said it appears workers who were disassembling the construction crane had prematurely removed pins securing the sections of the crane's mast to each other, and that could explain why the crane toppled in relatively minor wind gusts....
Thu May 02, 2019
SC&RA Presents 2019 Crane & Rigging Safety Awards
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recognized a number of individuals and companies with Crane & Rigging Safety Awards during the Association's 2019 Annual Conference, April 23 to 27, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif....
Tue April 30, 2019
Link-Belt TCC-2500 Makes Big Impact at Chemical Plant in Illinois
The Kelly Group of Decatur, Illinois was founded in 1983 as a general contractor and sheet metal fabricator. Today it operates and employs five metal fabrication facilities and serves the agribusiness community and other industries including chemical plants, paper mills and manufacturing facilities in several states....
Mon April 29, 2019
'Terrifying': Crane Falls on Busy Seattle Street, Killing Four
A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought strong wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people....
Wed April 17, 2019
Major Interchange Construction in Orlando Wrapping Up This Year
In the past decade, Orlando, Fla., has been in a near-constant state of road construction. State and local governments are tasked with staying ahead of the transportation needs of a swelling residential population and a year-round flood of tourists....
Mon April 15, 2019
Select Crane Upgrades Its Fleet at bauma
Select Crane Hire from Kent, England, made substantial upgrades to its fleet, finalizing a deal with Terex Cranes for a total of nine tower cranes. United Kingdom's leading building services provider selected four new Terex CTT 202-10 flat top tower cranes, unveiled the first day of bauma, and five Terex CTL 272-18 luffing jib tower cranes....
Thu April 11, 2019
ETS SIAD Automobiles, Mobile Cranes Asia Order Terex Cranes at bauma
On the opening day of this year's bauma, Algerian Terex Cranes distributor ETS SIAD Automobiles (Groupe SIAD) signed an order for nine Terex rough terrain cranes. In detail, the order comprises six Terex RT 45 and three RT 45L rough terrain cranes....
