by Crane Market | 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 Crane Market | 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 Crane Market | 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 Crane Market | 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 Crane Market | 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...