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Following July's merger of Chicago, Ill.-based material-handling companies, Material Handling Services, Inc. and Illinois Material Handling, the two companies announced they are jointly going by the name Equipment Depot. With the final phase of its rebranding campaign completed, Equipment Depot now has one of the largest rental fleets in the region, offering more than 700 […]

Arxcis, Inc., Kingston, Wash., an industrial training and OSHA-accredited crane inspections provider, has transferred its training program from classroom to CD. The Arxcis Hard Hat Training Series CDs are fully customizable, allowing instructors to use the information as is or to tailor it for their unique applications. The CDs cover the following equipment and topics: […]

Mustang Manufacturing Co., Owatonna, Minn., added the new 8,000-pound Model 842 telescopic handler to its Value-Series product line. The 42-foot-tall 842 is for end-users who are looking for a four-story machine with extra reach at a lower price than Mustang's Model 844. According to Doug Snorek, Mustang's marketing manager, the 842 is suited for residential […]

Manitowoc Crane CARE, Manitowoc, Wis., hosted a live demonstration of its new technical e-training program at the Manitowoc Crane Group CraneExpo in October. The program features online training courses in basic hydraulic, electric, mechanical, and pneumatics theory. According to John Alexander, Manitowoc Crane CARE's director of training and technical publications • Americas, the e-training program […]

Positioned between the 75- and 100-ton units, Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co.'s new RTC-8090 series II is a 90-ton rough terrain crane that features a new boom design and heightened lifting capacities. Introduced to customers at Cranefest '06 in Lexington, Ky., the bulked-up muscle and trimmed-down transportability of the RTC-8090 came in response to the vocal […]

Along with their crane introductions at CraneFest '06, Link-Belt, Lexington, Ky., also unveiled a new angle boom for the 218 HSL crawler crane. The new angle boom can be used in oil field service, clamshell, pile driving, or any sort of rough application where job site and transportation conditions are less than ideal for a […]

Terex Corp., Westport, Conn., has announced that Tom Riordan will join the company in the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Effective Jan. 1, 2007, Riordan will report from the company's headquarters directly to Ronald M. DeFeo, who will continue to serve as chairman and chief executive officer. Riordan has a Bachelor […]

A new alert issued by NIOSH provides recommendations for reducing risk of work-related injury and death when working on or around mobile cranes. Six case studies on incidents that resulted in eight deaths and two injuries are used as examples for employers. In each incident, these injuries or deaths could have been prevented by using […]

According to the November 10 issue of the SC&RA Newsletter, a panel convened under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) issued a report requesting OSHA to clarify the economic impact of certification and training requirements for crane operators in the agency's proposed draft standard on cranes and derricks in construction. The SBREFA panel […]

The SuperArm, a new version of the Magic Arm below-the-hook crane attachment, offers greater capacity and adjustable head heights. U.S. construction methods often feature thicker floors than the original Magic Arm could accommodate. With an adjustable head height, the lifting hook and C-shape double pulley, will allow operators more flexibility in delivering construction loads directly […]