OCTOBER 2013
ACT
CONTENTS
NEWS
8
Altec to launch AC45-127S at ICUEE; Mexican
Army purchases National Crane boom truck;
major Manitowoc order from All Erection;
Faymonville launches new trailer; Lanco Group
acquires Broderson and much more.
BUSINESS NEWS
15
Chris Sleight
reports that the stock markets
cooled over the quiet summer as bond yields
rose and concerns heightened over the end of
the Fed’s quantitative easing program.
SAFETY/TRAINING 17
Daniel Erwin
discusses OSHA’s definition of
‘fitness for duty.’
CERTIFICATION NEWS 19
CCO Lift Director Certification now available.
INTERVIEW: 21
JEFF JOHNSON
Jeff Johnson
tells
D.Ann Shiffler
that he enjoys the challenges
of the power line equipment
business because it’s ‘something
new every day.’
RIGGING REVIEW
25
Tim Hillegonds
reports that the nuances of wire
rope are complicated and varied.
PRODUCT FOCUS: 29
SELF-ERECTING
TOWER CRANES
Lindsey Anderson
reports that North America
lags behind Europe in self-erecting tower crane
use, but that’s not to say utilization is down.
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MARKETPLACE
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
64
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
83
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
90
TRANSPORT&
HEAVYHAUL
90
Heavy Transport performs big time haul
October 2013
Volume 9
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Issue 10
AMERICAN CRANES & TRANSPORT
‘Like doing the Limbo’
PRODUCT FOCUS:
Self-erecting tower cranes
INTERVIEW:
Scott Powerline’s
Jeff Johnson
ROUNDTABLE:
Crane rental
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COMMENT
51
Joel Dandrea
says Generation Y has
arrived. Are you ready to hire them?
SC&RA
52
As your insurance policy renewal looms, it
pays to take it by the reins.
Mike Chalmers
reports for ACT.
RISK MANAGEMENT 54
Michelle Lorenz
asks: Do rigger and
signalperson qualifications correlate with the
cause of crane and rigging accidents?
MARKETPLACE
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
64
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALE OR RENT
82
SAFETY, TRAINING &
INDUSTRY SERVICES
90
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
TRANSPORT &
HEAVY HAUL
90
ROUNDTABLE:
33
USED CRANE MARKET
ACT’s
Used Crane Roundtable offers an
interesting and varying perspective on the
market for used cranes.
Terry White
reports.
ICUEE:
SHOW GUIDE
37
The biggest utility-focused show
in North America is set for
Oct. 1-3 in Louisville, KY.
ACT
has compiled a comprehensive
rundown of who and what to
see.
SITE REPORT: 45
LIFTING
Gus Unverfehrt
Farm Supply
utilizes National boom trucks and
a Grove truck crane to erect grain
bins.
SITE REPORT: 48
TRANSPORT
Terry White
chronicles how Heavy
Transport hauled the new Bay
Bridge travelers.
PEOPLE & EVENTS 57
Carbeau joins Linden Comansa America; Link-
Belt names accounts manager; World Crane
and Transport Summit highlighted plus events
and more.
The most comprehensive listing of crane and
transport services and equipment in North America
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