April 29, 2009	Vol. 6, Issue 8

Crane Hot Line will again recognize the industry’s top trainers in an awards program to be featured in the November 2009 issue. The objective of the award is to publicly recognize both corporate and professional trainers who have excelled in their profession. Find complete nomination criteria online or email Tracy Bennett at tbennett@cranehotline.com. Nominations are due Aug. 1, 2009. Questions? Call (816) 536-7903.

The Strong and Narrow
JCB telehandler features rear axle stabilization, easy entry and a narrow machine width.

JCB 507-42 Telehandler

April 28, 2009 – The JCB 507-42 is one of four new Loadall telehandlers introduced by the company in 2008. Although plans originally called for it to be built in JCB’s state-of-the-art Pooler, Ga., facility, current dismal market dynamics have mandated a consolidation of all JCB handler production back in England. The 507-42 replaces the 6,000-pound capacity 506 and 506 CHL and 8,000-pound capacity 508 telehandler. It features a high-mounted boom design for pick-and-place applications, which varies from JCB’s typical European low boom, tool handler-style machines. Capacity is 7,000 pounds at the maximum lift height and 1,600 pounds at its 28-foot full forward reach.

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Linden Comansa Introduces Three Crane Models  

Improve Equipment Management with Telematics  

Genie Super Series Lifts Now Available in Canada    

Midwest Aerials Opens Illinois Branch

Bright Spots in Hard Times
By Erin Whitehead

It’s no secret that times are tough. When times are good, people throughout the industry don’t hesitate to tell us editors at Lift and Access about the positive: how good business is, how busy they are and how many projects they have going. But people are always more hesitant to discuss the bad times, when business has slowed to a trickle. At World of Concrete earlier this year, sources in every booth I stopped in admitted to slower than usual traffic and were happy to have traffic—even traffic in the form of a non-equipment-buying editor. Misery loves company, though, and I think by now—when all the news stories are about the economy, bailouts, stimulus packages and unemployment rates—everyone can see that we’re all in this together.

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Terex Announces First-Quarter Loss

Trico Lift Provides Equipment for Education

Dana Hybrid Drivetrain Decreases Fuel Consumption for Off-Highway Market

IPAF Challenges Harness Makers to Address Comfort for Women Operators

Storrs, Conn., April 2009 – A telehandler tipped over at the University of Connecticut Law School library. No injuries were reported. The forklift’s boom was fully raised and the outriggers were extended at the time of the accident, a university spokesperson said.

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