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| March 5 , 2008 |
Vol. 5, Issue 5 |
Maximum Capacity Media announces the first annual Construction Challenge 5K Run/Walk sponsored by Terex Corporation. The event will be held on the morning of March 13 in cooperation with the CONEXPO-CONAGG 2008 Exposition and will benefit the AEM Construction Challenge initiative. For more information about this event or if you wish to register go to http://www.constructchallengerun.com/. Additional sponsorships are also available; information can be obtained by contacting Guy Ramsey at gramsey@maxcapmedia.com or calling at 480-595-2772.
Tadano to Reveal New Boom Truck at ConExpo

Tadano's TM-35100 boom truck |
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March 5, 2008 - Tadano America Corp., Houston, Texas, along with parent company Tadano Ltd., will show two rough-terrain cranes, two truck cranes, four all-terrain cranes, and three boom trucks at next week's ConExpo.
Making its debut at the show is a 35-ton boom truck, the TM-35100...Read Full Story

Ahern Rentals to Distribute Custom Equipment's Hy-Brid Line
Skyjack to Buy Volvo's Telehandlers
Crane Company Founder Barnhart Inducted into Society of Entrepreneurs
Genie's Virtual Simulator to Provide Entertainment, Education at ConExpo
Tipovers Lead Boom, Scissor Accidents

JLG 400S: More Than 30 Years in the Making
By Guy Ramsey
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Nomenclature: 40-Foot Platform Height; Straight boom
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March 5, 2008 - JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa., has built more 40-foot boom lifts for longer than any other company. In total, the company has delivered in excess of 40,000 40-foot gas/propane or diesel-powered booms.
The Model 400S is actually JLG's fifth-generation 40-foot boom, and along with sister machine 460SJ, which features a 6-foot articulating jib, they make up a powerful one-two product punch...Read Full Story

Model-maker Produces Accessory for Model Cranes
Southern Industrial Appoints Business Developer for South Carolina
SC&RA Accepting Entries for New Project Safety Award
JLG Enhances Service Offerings
Tulsa Winch Acquires Lantec Winch & Gear


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Pennsylvania, USA., February 2008 -
A 51-year old outside service technician was killed while placing concrete barriers along a mine access road at a coal mine. A rubber-tired boom truck was being used to move the concrete barriers into place.
Read the rest of this accident here.

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