March 19, 2008	Vol. 5, Issue 6

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Construction Challenge 5K Run/Walk Raises More than $5,000

Terex was awarded the Manitowoc Cup for having the most participants from one company.

March 19, 2008 - More than 300 runners representing at least 20 different countries participated in the Construction Challenge 5K run/walk, March 13, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev. The race was organized and hosted by Fort Dodge, Iowa-based Maximum Capacity Media, LLC, publisher of Crane Hot Line, Lift and Access, and Industrial Lift and Hoist magazines. Key sponsors of the event were Terex Corp. and Manitowoc. The event raised more than $5,000 for future Construction Challenge program scholarships...Read Full Story

Link-Belt Tops its Crawler, RT and Truck Crane Product Lines

Skyjack Shares Plans for Volvo Telehandlers

Busted Nylon Sling Eyed in Deadly NYC Tower Crane Accident

Case Unveils Largest Telehandler in Lineup

Miami-Dade Passes County Crane Oversight Ordinance

Stronger Overhead Lifting Chains Lead to Less Damage, Longer Life
By Katie Parrish

Pewag Grade 120 chains provide a 50-percent increase in working load limit over Grade 80.

March 19, 2008 - After taking on the Pewag Grade 120 profile chains and components three years ago, Randy Gray, parts manager for Construction and Aggregate Products Inc., a lifting gear distributor in Des Moines, Iowa, has seen the product line flourish in industries where tradition takes precedence over technology.

According to Gray, industries such as railroad construction, which relies heavily on traditional methods of lifting, often use cumbersome products that are difficult to work with. Despite the industry's history of using dated construction techniques - some methods like using cables and straps for heavy lifting have been used since the 1800s, Gray says - crane owners who lift ties and trusses to build railroad bridges have been accepting of Pewag's Grade 120 chains for a number of reasons...Read Full Story




Two Buyers Order More than 50 Link-Belt Cranes

Toyota Takes on Aichi's AWP Distribution

AWPT Demonstrates Risk of Operating Boom Lifts
without a Full-Body Harness

JLG Introduces Ladder Alternative, Unveils ClearSky Telematics

Keeping Tower Crane ‘Soft Clashes' to a Minimum

Stevenson Becomes Haulotte Dealer

Edmonton, Alberta, March 2008 - A truck carrying a load of three forklifts was too tall and hit a girder on a bridge that is a main artery into Edmonton's southside and downtown areas. One of the forklifts was also knocked into the right-hand lane of traffic.

Read the rest of this accident here.



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