by admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
On Friday October 5th Elmer W. Davis, Inc. picked up their new 2018 Terex BT28106 boom truck from Empire Crane Company, LLC in Syracuse, NY. The BT28106 will be the 9th Terex (4th BT28106) in their continually growing crane fleet. Elmer W. Davis, Inc. is the largest...
by admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Madrid-based crane and heavy haulage contractor Gruas Aguilar is modernizing its fleet with the purchase of seven new mobile and crawler cranes from Liebherr. The cranes have lifting capacities ranging from 50t to 1,200t. The order comprises one LTC 1050-3.1 compact...
by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Terex Cranes announces Arcomet as its authorized distributor for tower cranes in Germany. Arcomet will provide equipment sales for the full range of Terex flat top and luffing jib tower cranes. Arcomet has local offices in Zülpich near Cologne, Niemegk near Berlin and...
by admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Maxim Crane Works is adding several Manitowoc cranes to its industry-leading fleet. The company has purchased 19 new cranes that come from the Grove rough-terrain and truck-mounted ranges, as well as the National Crane boom truck line. The Wilder, Kentucky-based...
by admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News
Maxim Crane Works this month purchased 15 large-capacity Tadano rough terrain cranes comprising a mix of GR-1000XLs, GR-1200XLs, and GR-1600XLs. The Tadano dealer, with an existing fleet of more than 2,500 cranes, decided to expand its fleet largely to meet the needs...
by admin | Sep 26, 2018 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
What has been described as the world’s largest crane will travel from Europe to Somerset very soon – and it will need it’s own rail track and 280 trucks to do it. Built by Belgian firm Sarens, the SGC 250 has been built specially to help with the...
by admin | Sep 24, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
BEAUMONT — Two people injured when part of a large highway sign frame and crane dropped on their cars in 2016 will share in a $4.8 million settlement. The accident happened in February 2016 when a large sign frame was being lifted into place with a mobile crane truck...
by admin | Sep 17, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
A leading German building contractor, dechant hoch- and ingenieurbau gmbh has added a new Grove GMK4100L-1 to its fleet. The four-axle all-terrain crane features a 100 t capacity and a 60 m boom, and offers best-in-class lifting from its compact chassis. Its...
by admin | Sep 17, 2018 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
Follow the logic — if you’re building something big, you need big tools. Engineers behind the state of Texas $930 million plan to replace Corpus Christi’s iconic span are pulling out their biggest to date. Crews took advantage of a break in the recent...
by admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
HELLS KITCHEN, Manhattan — Two beams being lifted by a crawler crane came loose and are dangling at a construction site near the Javits Center, the FDNY said on Tuesday. Officials said the construction site is located across from the Javits Center on 34th Street and...
