Ernie Pierini

Operator information systems are moving with the times to provide accessible data in busier working environments for more advanced and larger cranes.

A four axle truck crane dropped its boom across two houses after the ground gave way under one of its rear outriggers.

UK-based King Lifting used a 130 tonne capacity all terrain crane to lift a ferry from the Serpentine river in Hyde Park, London.

Imagine you wanted to open an art gallery. You scout out some good commercial venues for the gallery, choose a place and sign a lease. Knowing the type and amount of wall space available at the gallery, you travel through art auctions to buy just the right kind and amount of artwork.

The 6-axle segment of all terrain crane manufacturers’ ranges has far fewer models than the one for five axles – and that is unlikely to change.

Chinese hoist manufacturer Baoda is to supply 14 hoists for the construction of the massive Shanghai Center high-rise building in Shanghai’s Pudong district.

A large bridge beam buckled and fell onto a highway as it was being installed last week at the Cross Iron Mills Mall on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

5 workers were atop a 30 meter tall crane when it collapsed killing 2 and injuring one. The two that survived without injury climbed down the mast.

A tower crane building a 20 story building collapsed. Three workers were killed, but their locations, be they on the crane or building weren’t indicated. One of those that died was the crane operator.

On 10 June 2010 Swiss rental company Senn tried out its new 1,200 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic mobile crane for the first time.