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57COMMENT
JoelDandrea
explains how lower fuel
costs exposekey strategicquestions.
58SC&RANEWS
The SpecializedTransportationSymposium
inAtlantabuilt industrymomentum.
58SC&RAANNUAL
CONFERENCE PREVIEW
&SHOWGUIDE
An aggregationof exhibitors at the SC&RA
AnnualConference.
64SC&RARISK
MANAGEMENT
TimHillegonds
speaks to
JohnSchoppert
and
JoeDoerr
of about the evolutionof risk
management atNBIS.
MARKETPLACE
Themost comprehensive listing of crane
and transport services and equipment in
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April 2015
Volume 11
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Issue 4
AMERICAN CRANES& TRANSPORT
Q&A: Incoming
SC&RAPresident
Bruce Forster
Crane sales heat
up at auctions
Getting a handle
on remote
controls
Official domestic
magazine of
the SC&RA
Defy gravity!
SPECIALSECTION
SC&RA
Annual Conference
ShowGuide
P65
SPMTs inspire jobsite innovation
AKHLGroup Publication
The magazine for the crane, lifting and transport industry
ON THEOUTSIDE
Berard Transportation’s new
Generation 4 Scheuerle SPMT
moves a pedestal crane at an
industrial port in Alabama.
See page 45.
DEPARTMENTS
6
NEWS
21
BUSINESSNEWS
23
SAFETY& TRAINING
24
NCCCONEWS
33
RIGGINGREVIEW
122
PEOPLE& EVENTS
86
115
92
106
116
DEALER LOCATOR
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ANDACCESSORIES
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
TRANSPORT &
HEAVYHAUL
FEATURES
28
INTERVIEW
MikeChalmers
talks to
incomingSC&RA
President
BruceForster
aboutwork, family and
givingback.
37
INDUSTRY FOCUS:
AUCTIONS
JohnSkelly
reports onhow cranes are selling at
auctions across the country andhow lower oil
andgas prices have flooded themarketwith
rough terrains.
40
TECHNOLOGY
REPORT:
REMOTE
CONTROLS
D.AnnShiffler
discusseshow
remote control operationof
cranes can spell better operator
productivity and safety.
45
PRODUCT
FOCUS:
SPMTS
JohnSkelly
speaks to
manufacturers andusers about
the valueof the SPMT andhow
these transportmarvels inspire
innovation.
53
SITE REPORT:
LIFTING
Lampson International’sTransi-Lift LTL-850
lifts 12heat recovery steamgenerator units in
Oregon.
D.AnnShiffler
reports.
55
SITE REPORT:
RIGGING
JulianLeek
reports on the installationof a
walkway at thePortCanaveralCruise Ship
terminal.
