January 9, 2008	Vol. 5, Issue 1

Construction Challenge 5K Run/Walk Maximum Capacity Media announces the first annual Construction Challenge 5K Run/Walk sponsored by Terex Corporation. The event will be held March 13 in cooperation with the CONEXPO-CONAGG 2008 Exposition and will benefit the AEM Construction Challenge initiative. The Construction Challenge Cup, sponsored by Manitowoc, will be awarded to the organization that has the most participants for the event. For more information about this event or if you wish to register go to http://www.constructchallengerun.com/ or click here.

Manitou's 36K Telehandler a 'Big Step Up' for Ideal Crane Rental

The first MHT 10160 in the U.S. will go to Ideal Crane Rental.

January 9, 2008 – Manitou North America, Waco, Texas, will have at least four new forklifts at ConExpo - one of which is the 36,000-pound capacity MHT 10160. Part of Manitou's heavy telescopic series, which has been available in Europe and other parts of the world for more than seven years, the MHT 10160 is the first of the company's heavy-duty rough-terrain telescopic handler range to be offered in the United States.

According to Ryan Ford, Manitou's construction product specialist, telehandler owners increasingly want higher capacities and greater lift heights...Read Full Story

Genie Acquires Texas AWP Refurbishing Company

New Federal Wire Rope Standard Published

Airtrax to Launch Cobra Scissor Lift Line at ARA

Pettibone Redesigns, Increases Capacity of Telehandler Line

Caterpillar Machines to Feature Tracking Systems as Standard Equipment

Cranes Communicate to Prevent Accidents
Anti-collision system eliminates tower crane contact -
and sleepless nights.

Now in its third generation, the TAC-3000 features updated components and upgraded software.

January 9, 2008 - About four years ago, when his company was in the process of developing technology to solve the problem of tower crane collisions, Kendall Strysick came across a product that was tested and developed in Singapore. About a quarter of the way into his own R&D, he decided to switch gears and bring the technology back to the United States as sole distributor.

"When I discovered this system, we stopped all development for our system in order to bring it to the market that much quicker," says Strysick, president of Persha International, located in Collegeville, Pa...Read Full Story




Haulotte Sells French Rental Operations

Fairfield Opens New R&D Lab

IMT Integrates Hydraulic Crane into Dodge and Sterling Chassis

AmQuip Names Vice President Risk Management

Lewis Equipment Purchases New Zealand Tower Crane and Hoist Business

Payson, Ariz., December 2007 -

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