In the realm of construction, it is a real win when one piece of equipment performs the work of two. Such is the case for dual-rated boom trucks, which can work as a crane and an aerial work platform ...

Manitowoc Cranes has completed the required overload test of its Manitowoc 31000. The 31000, which has a 2,535 USt (2300 t) rated capacity, lifted 5.5 million pounds (2.5 million kg) of test weight.

Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. and a company engineer, Claus Frederiksen, are the targets of a lawsuit, filed by both Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Operations, that claims the heavy-lift contracting giant ...

If you’re going to operate a crane in a competition, you want weather like Saturday’s bright, cool sunshine. “It couldn’t be a better day,” said Andrew Seid, 28, who flew out from Boise on Saturday as ...