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45COMMENT
JoelDandrea
brings good tidings of
economic stability.
46SC&RANEWS
MikeChalmers
looks forward to the 2015
SpecializedTransportationSymposium in
Atlanta.
48SC&RARISK
MANAGEMENT
Bill Smith
explains the foundingof the
Coalition forCraneOperator Safety.
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Themost comprehensive listing of crane
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January2015
Volume 11
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Issue1
AMERICAN CRANES& TRANSPORT
Official domestic
magazine of
the SC&RA
Terex CEO
RonDeFeo
talks 2015
Is themarket for
RTswaning?
Eight Corvettes
rescued from
sinkhole
The tallest residential
building in the world
Such
great
heights
AKHLGroup Publication
The magazine for the crane, lifting and transport industry
ON THEOUTSIDE
Roger & Sons Concrete uses
a PotainMR 415 to construct
tallest residential building in
theworld.
DEPARTMENTS
6
NEWS
13
BUSINESSNEWS
17
SAFETY
18
NCCCONEWS
20
RIGGINGREVIEW
78
PEOPLE& EVENTS
51
74
56
68
76
DEALER LOCATOR
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ANDACCESSORIES
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
TRANSPORT &
HEAVYHAUL
FEATURES
25
INTERVIEW
D.AnnShiffler
sits downwith
RonDeFeo
, CEO
ofTerex, todiscuss 2015.
28
INDUSTRY FOCUS:
SAFETY& TRAINING
Updates on theCoalition forCraneOperator
Safety, theFMCSA30-minutebreak rule and
more.
33
PRODUCT FOCUS:
ROUGH TERRAINCRANES
Although rough terrain crane sales have cooled,
the rentalmarket remains hot.
D.AnnShiffler
reports.
37
SITE REPORT:
LIFTING&
TRANSPORT
Two childhood friends collaborate in the rescue
of eightCorvettes from a sinkhole inKentucky.
41
SITE REPORT:
LIFTING
Rogers&SonsConcrete constructs the tallest
residential building in theworldwith aPotain
MR415 electric tower crane.
