by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Equipment Rental News
Chicago area baseball fans eagerly await opening day at “The Friendly Confines”. In preparation for the first game of the season, crews began the installation project of returning the marquee featured on the ballpark’s façade at Clark and Addison. The marquee, which...
by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment Rental News, Heavy Machinery News
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced the availability of its new heavy equipment telematics solution, which includes the dual-mode PT 7000 device and theFleetEdge web...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
A nine-axle 750-tonne capacity mobile crane is being exhibited on the Liebherr stand in the colors of King Lifting, which has grown into a major force in the UK crane industry in recent years. The LTM 1750-9.1 will be King Lifting’s biggest crane and its arrival comes...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Barnhart recently transported and set a 370,000-lb. transformer for a customer in Missouri. The cargo measured 28’ 8” long by 11’ 5” wide by 16’ 11” high. Location: Memphis, Tenn., USA Description: Barnhart offloaded the transformer from railcar utilizing jacks and...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. was pleased to be recognized by our partner, Liebherr, at Bauma 2016 today in Munich, Germany. In honor of Bigge’s Centennial Year, Liebherr spoke about our trusted and long-standing partnership at a presentation with Weston Settlemier,...
by admin | Apr 11, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Kevin Smith has seen good and bad times for the local construction industry, but the current environment, he said, most definitely is among the good times. “It hasn’t been better than this in a long, long time,” said Mr. Smith, chief executive officer of the...
