by admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A Turner Industries Demag AC 435 All Terrain Crane was involved in a single-vehicle crash that happened shortly after 8 a.m CST. The 180-ton (US) capacity 5 axle crane jackknifed on southbound I-110 Monday morning in Baton Rouge, killing one person and shutting down...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Dallas-Fort Worth has reached new heights in terms of the use of a massive piece of construction equipment that is transforming the landscape. There are more tower cranes in operation in North Texas — 87 — than there are in any other region in the country, according...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News
Hiab, part of Cargotec, will supply 15 electric MOFFETT E4 truck mounted forklifts to Behrens-Wöhlk-Gruppe in Germany. The order has been booked into Cargotec’s 2017 first quarter order intake. The value of this kind of an order is typically around EUR 0.5...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Manufacturer News
Crane analysis in real time: Lech-Stahl Veredelung GmbH (LSV) adds Demag StatusControl to 26 existing crane installations. In future, the specialist for bright steel will monitor all production cranes at its two manufacturing plants. Retrofit on production cranes in...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
is proud to introduce the next generation of the rough terrain crane with the new 75-ton (70-mt) 75RT. Link-Belt rough terrain cranes have been a proven performer among fleet and crane rental houses since initial introduction nearly 45 years ago. The 75RT impresses...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
Alsace Levage Manutention (ALM) used two of its Grove all-terrain cranes to complete a technical indoor tandem lift that required unique crane configurations and load charts. ALM paired a GMK3050-1 with a GMK5250L for the project, which required the positioning of a...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Mammoet, the world’s largest service provider specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport, is expanding its crane fleet in the UK. Working with its customers, Mammoet is continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of construction and turnaround...
by admin | Feb 5, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News
As work continues on the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge, the super crane is being readied for its first operation this year. Tappan Zee Constructors is preparing the project’s largest crane, dubbed I Lift NY, for its first operation of 2017. The crane will install...
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Edmonton (Canada). At the end of last year, Encore Trucking & Transport Ltd., a company based in Alberta Province, Canada, received an F1950RA.2.28 he-dynamic with a 70 t/m lifting capacity, making it the largest boom truck crane in the province. Since then,...
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
In Novi Sad, Serbia, a Potain MCT 88 tower crane is playing a pivotal role in a project to rehabilitate the Žeželj Bridge, which spans the Danube River and connects a key stretch of international railway. The Žeželj Bridge, originally built in 1961, was torn down in...
