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The Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals (ACRP) continues the process of writing training guidelines for those teaching classes in aspects of crane and rigging. One new guideline is nearing completion, and two others are in the hopper. Mike Riggs of Slingmax, chair of ACRP's Public Safety Committee, reported during the group's General Assembly in […]

Two self-propelled vertical mast lifts in the MVL Series, featuring robust components for heavy-duty use in construction, maintenance and retail applications, were recently introduced by JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa. The mobile vertical lifts have an extended life gearbox, single joystick drive and steer control, automatic rapid re-charge battery charger, and two sealed 100-amp-hour maintenance-free batteries. […]

Two self-propelled vertical mast lifts in the MVL Series, featuring robust components for heavy-duty use in construction, maintenance and retail applications, were recently introduced by JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa. The mobile vertical lifts have an extended life gearbox, single joystick drive and steer control, automatic rapid re-charge battery charger, and two sealed 100-amp-hour maintenance-free batteries. […]

The new 3072 and 3772 rough terrain scissor lifts from MEC, Selma, Calif., are designed to handle a wide variety of off-slab applications. With the introduction of the MEC Quad-Trax 4-wheel drive system, no work area is off limits, according to the company. With three separate drive modes to choose from, the operator can now […]

OSHA recently published a new Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) to highlight specific workplace hazards when using overhead launching cranes, similar to those involved in a 2004 accident in Toledo, Ohio. In that accident, four ironworkers were killed and four others injured, when one of two cranes built to lift pieces of elevated roadway […]

At Intermat, Perkins Engines, Mossville, Ill., added three new models in the 400D Series engines, which will meet major emissions legislative requirements up to 2013 for North American and Europe. With the introduction of these new models, including the 404D-22TA, 403D-15T, and 403D-17, the 400 Series' 10 engines now range between 10 and 65 hp. […]

New editions for B30.9 (Slings) and B30.20 (Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices) are scheduled for later this year. Neither have yet been submitted to ASME or ANSI for final approval, but it is anticipated that they will be ready for public review by the end of June, explains Joseph Wendler, engineering advisor for ASME Codes and Standards. […]

Veri-Tek International, Wixom, Mich., a company that designs and builds specialty equipment for the automotive and heavy equipment industry, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase all the outstanding equity of Manitex, Georgetown, Texas, from Quantum Value Management. The agreement provides for total consideration of approximately $35 million, which shall be paid by […]

According to a recent edition of Construction Labor Report, the National Construction Alliance (NCA) of basic trade unions is expected to open in May with three affiliates – the Carpenters and Joiners of America, the Laborers' International Union and the International Union of Operating Engineers. According to the SC&RA newsletter, the National Heavy & Highway […]

Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Ky., has partnered with sister company, Hitachi Sumitomo Construction Crane Co., to introduce the 45-ton TCC-450 telescopic crawler crane to the North American market. Merging the capabilities of a rough-terrain crane with the mobility and stability of a crawler crane, the TCC-450 is the North American derivative of Hitachi Sumitomo's telescopic […]