Cranes
This summer, a curving blue metal structure under construction along Chicago’s lake shore captured the attention of residents and local media because of its resemblance to a roller coaster. Had some enterprising amusement company chosen to build a thrill ride along Lake Michigan? Turns out that the...
It is often said that football is a game of inches. So is using two cranes to set 120,000-lb bridge beams.
“With those final, exacting adjustments, you absolutely must have selected the right machines and the most experienced operators,” said Edwin Suazo, project coordinator for ALL Sunshine...
As a certain saying reminds us, functioning smoothly and efficiently requires the left hand to know what the right hand is doing. So imagine how critical it is for two cranes to work together seamlessly when combining efforts on a pick. Such was the case on a 13-mile phase of the colossal Southern...
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One of the country’s largest construction projects undertaken by a public-private partnership is winding down, and ALL Crane Rental of Pennsylvania was in the thick of it. The ambitious $900 million project saw Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (...
The city of Lafayette, Ind., is nearing completion of a years-long process to update one of its main thoroughfares, a 2.5-mile stretch of Sagamore Parkway. Cranes provided by Central Rent-A-Crane, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, are playing a crucial role in completion of the project.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule last week that delayed its deadline for crane operators to be certified by one year until Nov. 10, 2018.
OSHA is also extending its employer duty to ensure that crane operators are competent to operate a crane safely...
A nearly decade-long federal push to upgrade railroad tracks and bring high-speed rail service between the Midwest metropolises of Chicago and St. Louis is getting closer to fruition. Central Contractors Service of Crestwood, Ill., a member of the ALL Family of Companies, played a critical role in...
The I-465/I-65 highway interchange project is a major undertaking in Indianapolis that includes $19.6 million in bridge replacements. With jobs this big, having the right-size, right-price equipment is vital to keeping budgets on track without sacrificing quality and safety. This is precisely why...
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A large crane being used to construct the new Tappan Zee Bridge in New York collapsed Tuesday, blocking all lanes on the span it is replacing, closing the traffic artery indefinitely and injuring five people.
Digital traffic signs as far back as Interstate 95 in New Jersey advised drivers of the...
With thousands of bridge construction projects under its belt, and with the largest fleet of crawler cranes in North America, the ALL Family of Companies has become a trusted partner for complex jobs. Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, ALL’s four-location presence in Wisconsin, is providing five big...
Weekend job on bridge construction alleviates traffic congestion.
Ontario’s Highway 407 East project, designed to help relieve traffic congestion at the eastern edge of the greater Toronto area, began construction in 2015. The two-phase, multiyear project is expected to be complete by 2020. In Phase 1, which is scheduled for completion by the end of this calendar...
Getting a crane in position to help do repairs on a major highway requires a lot of planning and the right machine capacity and configuration to get the job done—all in a tight space and on a tight timeline. When it happened near Toronto, ALL Canada Crane Rental was ready to help.
On Thursday,...
Article
November 16, 2007
Milwaukee’s Marquette Interchange project, an effort to improve the section at which I-43, I-94 and I-794 meet in the city’s downtown area, is Wisconsin’s most expensive project at $810 million.
It is the first project of its scope and size to be completed while continuously maintaining traffic...
Article
November 14, 2003
The lifting segment of the construction industry suffered
through another bad year in 2003, with sales in the U.S. projected to be off by
7% from 2002. This was on top of a 14.9% drop in 2002. Lifting equipment was
one of only two product categories to show expected decreases in U.S. sales in
the...
Article
February 18, 2002
This industry doesn’t surrender. But they’re not
afraid to give up on equipment, either.
The ROADS & BRIDGES 2001/2002 Truck and Highway-Heavy Equipment surveys show a business which enters the new year cautious but not panicked, attached but not possessive. In other words, users are still...
Article
January 21, 2002
The year 2001 ended on a paradoxThe year 2001 ended on a paradox. Construction equipment sales stubbornly refused to pick up despite a healthy increase in highway construction and 11thats right, 11cuts in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board."I cannot figure out the disconnect between the...
Article
November 28, 2001
The general economy continues to be the prime mover in the construction equipment marketThe general economy continues to be the prime mover in the construction equipment market. The slowdown may have been bottoming out in early September, according to many experts, but the terrorist attacks on New...
Article
December 28, 2000
The cost of buying a crane is higher than it used to beThe cost of buying a crane is higher than it used to be. Meanwhile, competition has driven down the cost of renting a crane. Add these factors together and you get a shift toward a rental market. More of the customers for Grove Worldwides all-...
