JULY 2013
ACT
CONTENTS
NEWS
8
Buckner orders two Liebherr LR 11000s; TNT
debuts Safe Climb Ladder; Manitowoc files ITC
complaint against Sany; Morrow debuts new
Liebherr tower crane and much more.
GUEST COMMENT 15
Chip Pocock
discusses the crane operator
certification controversy.
BUSINESS NEWS
17
Chris Sleight
reports that the heavy equipment
industry left the stock market party early.
SAFETY/TRAINING 19
Daniel Erwin
discusses risk vs. reward.
CERTIFICATION NEWS 21
OSHA urged to act swiftly on Crane Rule
reopening and FAQs address OSHA’s rule
reopening plans.
INTERVIEW:
23
DEBBIE DICKINSON
Terry White
talks to the executive
director of CIC about the
challenges and opportunities in
crane operator certification.
REGIONAL REPORT: 26
EASTERN U.S.
Hal Lundgren
reports that things are picking up
on the Eastern seaboard.
SITE VISIT:
LIEBHERR
28
Liebherr kicked off the opening of its new
Miami facility with a German-Latin American
soiree.
PRODUCT 31
FOCUS:
TELESCOPIC
CRAWLERS
Lindsey Anderson
reports that telescopic
crawlers are
gaining traction
in the market.
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Two Favco M760 tower
cranes place the final spire
atop One World Trade Center
in New York City. See our
Site Report Rigging on page
42.
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MARKETPLACE
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
60
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
69
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
70
TRANSPORT&
HEAVYHAUL
77
Interview:
Debbie Dickinson
New niches for
industrial cranes
Telescopic crawler
market expands
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COMMENT
47
Debt levels are becoming
worrisome.
Joel Dandrea
discusses
two different sides to the
‘complicated coin.’
NEWS
48
How prepared are you for the new Hours of
Service HOS rules?
RISK MANAGEMENT 50
Robert Moore
and
Kate Lasky
report on
distracted driving laws.
MARKETPLACE
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
60
SAFETY, TRAINING &
INDUSTRY SERVICES
69
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALE OR RENT
70
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
TRANSPORT &
HEAVY HAUL
77
PRODUCT FOCUS: 34
INDUSTRIAL CRANES
D.Ann Shiffler
reports on the small-but-stout
industrial/mini-crane market.
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: 38
LIFT PLANNING
Lindsey Anderson
reports on A1A’s lift planning
software boot camp.
SITE
40
REPORT:
LIFTING
Upgrades on Liberty
Island required a
lifting solution that
was small and strong.
SITE REPORT: 42
RIGGING
While it looked seamless, the
effort to lift and place the final
spire atop the One World Trade
Center building was an incredible
feat.
SITE REPORT:
45
TRANSPORTATION
Pioneer Heavy Haul transports a turbine runner
3,300 miles.
Lindsey Anderson
reports.
PEOPLE & EVENTS 53
Lindsey Anderson
rounds-up the latest news
about people and events.
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