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Vol. 3, Issue 22
2007 Hot Line Crane Guide Released! Over 100 manufacturers are represented in the comprehensive guide that includes machine specs and serial numbers for hundreds of models of cranes. Click here to order your 2007 Crane Guide.
Mustang's New Telehandler Features Four-Story Lift Height
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Mustang's Model 842 shares its boom design with the 944 and 1155. |
November 15, 2006 – 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 and smaller construction projects...Read Full Story
Manitowoc Crane CARE Offers Technical E-Training
November 15, 2006 – 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...Read Full Story
Plane Crash Kills Four Industry Professionals
November 15, 2006 – A twin-engine Cessna 303 crashed near South Bend, Ind., on Monday night, killing all five passengers onboard. Among them were four team members from Two Rivers Marketing, Des Moines, Iowa, including Tom Dunphy, president and co-founder; Leslie O'Bannon, account executive; Eric Jacobs, IT leader; and Josh Trainor, IT specialist...Read Full Story
Terex Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer
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Tom Riordan |
November 14, 2006 – 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 of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University. The newly named president and chief operating officer comes to Terex from SPX Corporation, where he held a series of division and segment president assignments leading to his most recent position as executive vice president and chief operating officer...Read Full Story
Customers Drive Design of New Link-Belt 90-ton RT Crane
The RTC-8090 Series II was one of five new cranes shown to customers at Link-Belt's Cranefest ‘06.
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November 15, 2006 – 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 needs of Link-Belt's customers. Link-Belt also unveiled an 80-ton version of the same crane, the RTC 8080-Series II, marketed to specific states with more stringent labor requirements for cranes rated above 80 tons
Link-Belt's belief in the market for this size crane spurred production of the RTC-8090, says Rick Curnutte, Link-Belt's product manager for Telescopic Cranes. But, he says, customer input “absolutely” drove the crane's design: “In this day and age, how else can you realistically do it? The voice of the customer is essential to every design project.”...Read Full Story
Upright Parent Company Sells Shares to Bolster Access Division
November 15, 2006 – Tanfield Group plc, parent company of UpRight Powered Access, passed all resolutions at its extraordinary general meeting held today. As a result, the placing of 50 million new ordinary shares has been declared unconditional. The placing has raised £20 million ($37.9 million) before expenses for Tanfield Group, at a placing price of 40p ($0.75) per new ordinary share with admission expected on November 16. The new shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares...Read Full Story
From the Tallest to the Smallest
JLG's aerial lifts meet the needs on both ends of the
construction market.
Part Two
By Guy Ramsey
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The JLG 1230ES self-propelled aerial lift. |
November 15, 2006 – As the opportunities to expand its existing product line narrows, McConnellsburg, Pa.-based JLG Industries is more likely to look at niche products with greater priority for development. The company's latest aerial lift introduction – the micro 1230ES self-propelled vertical lift – adds new dimension to JLG's extensive product line. See Part One for a historical perspective and competitive comparison on this product segment.
At 4'6” x 2'6” wide, the 1,740-pound 1230ES is designed to fit in most freight or construction elevators. That specification is important since this unit is intended almost exclusively for high-rise applications. That isn't to say you won't find them elsewhere. I expect to see these machines in strip malls, medical centers and commercial buildings of all shapes and sizes. It's also feasible that they'll find a place in the residential market, especially among high-end properties...Read Full Story
The Monetary Value of Safety
“Making the Business Case for Safety and Health”
Excerpted from new OSHA topics page
November 15, 2006 – Injuries at the workplace cost the United States of America billions of dollars every year. Even one workplace injury could affect the livelihood of a small business. According to the National Academy of Social Insurance's study on workers' compensation, nearly $87.4 billion was spent on employees in 2004 to cover workplace accident costs. In an effort to encourage safety training and make business owners understand the monetary risks involved in a poor training regimen, OSHA has compiled a website titled, “Safety and Health Topics: Making the Business Case for Safety and Health,” a one-stop area where employers can find research papers, case studies, and real-life success stories of employers who have successfully integrated safety programs...Read Full Story
Fool Me Three Times
Unprecedented third crane accident on Colorado 's COSMIX project raises concerns.
By Katie Parrish
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November 15, 2006 – Six months ago, the $150 million Colorado Springs Metro Interstate Expansion (COSMIX) was the talk of the crane industry after two accidents using 30-ton rough-terrain cranes from the same manufacturer tipped over within five weeks. In both instances, the cranes were placing concrete barriers, or K-rail, when they tipped over. While the first accident resulted in a fatality, the operator walked away uninjured after the second accident. An unprecedented third crane tipped over on the COSMIX project last week, raising major concerns within the crane industry and OSHA. This time, the lattice boom crane was one of two lifting concrete girders. According to the project spokesperson, the “crane buckled and dropped one end of the girder onto the off-ramp” during the second of eight picks. Fortunately, police were already on-site because of lane closures, and a hasty state trooper halted traffic as he saw the boom going down. No one was injured in the third incident...Read Full Story
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