NOVEMBER 2013
ACT
CONTENTS
NEWS
8
New K-25 Power Booster demonstrated at
Performance Equipment; new Tadano America
AT shipped to Barcelona Crane goes right
to work; Standfast signs aftermarket dealer
agreement with WHECO for TRAM fall
restraint systems and much more news from
around North America.
BUSINESS NEWS 13
Chris Sleight
reports that the government
shutdown didn’t hurt stock market confidence
too much.
SAFETY/TRAINING 15
Daniel Erwin
discusses how to assure safety is
still a priority, even if your safety department
were to have to run on auto-pilot.
NCCCO NEWS
17
NCCCO outlines many of the educational
activities planned for ConExpo 2014.
INTERVIEW19
D.Ann Shiffler
reports
that the countdown to
ConExpo 2014 has begun
and the folks doing the
planning are already
wrapping up the details.
ICUEE REVIEW 24
D.Ann Shiffler
reviews ICUEE
and determines it was a big hit.
REGIONAL REPORT: 28
MEXICO
Hal Lundgren
reports that government reforms
could boost Mexico’s economy in 2014.
PRODUCT 30
FOCUS:
TOWER
CRANES
Lindsey Anderson
checks
in on the tower crane
market recovery.
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MARKETPLACE
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
64
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
83
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
90
TRANSPORT&
HEAVYHAUL
90
November 2013
Volume 9
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Issue11
AMERICAN CRANES & TRANSPORT
Making
the grade
Lampson’s LTL-3000
starts testing
Confessions of a
ConExpo planner
PRODUCT FOCUS:
Tower Cranes
TECHNOLOGYREPORT:
Crane cameras
Circulation is audited by BPA Worldwide
Produced in
cooperation
with the
NCCCO
COMMENT
47
By Joel Dandrea
Make or break your bottom line with
corporate strategic planning.
NEWS
48
Mike Chalmers
reports that the SC&RA
Crane & Rigging Workshop was a huge
success.
RISK MANAGEMENT 50
Bill Smith
asks, is ‘safety and training’
a cloak and dagger philosophy?
MARKETPLACE
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
60
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALE OR RENT
71
SAFETY, TRAINING &
INDUSTRY SERVICES
76
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
TRANSPORT &
HEAVY HAUL
78
TECHNOLOGY
UPDATE: 35
CRANE
CAMERAS
Lindsey Anderson
reports on how crane
cameras can make a
jobsite more efficient
and safe.
SITE REPORT:
LIFTING
39
Lampson International has begun testing on its
newly designed LTL-3000.
SITE REPORT:
42
LIFTING
Tower cranes are now the go-to solution for
multi-family housing developments.
SITE REPORT:
44
TRANSPORT
Terry White
reports
on how Omega
Morgan developed a
nontraditional solution
for moving wind tower
blades.
PEOPLE EVENTS 53
Tim Frank resigns from Sany; John Willis
returns to WHECO and other news about
people and events around the industry.
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