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Crane & Machinery Joins Sennebogen →

Sennebogen North America announced the selection of Crane & Machinery Inc. as its distributor representative for Illinois and Ohio. Based in Bridgeview, IL, Crane & Machinery was established in 1977. Today, the company is focused on cranes, lifting, bulk and material handling equipment. The company employs 50 people, including 25 factory-trained service technicians. Crane & Machinery also recently announced the delivery of two new Sennebogen 870M material handlers with an operating weight of 145,500 lbs. Click for more...

Rochester Awaits New $63.9M Bascule Bridge Over Genesee →

A few years ago, a single lane bridge in upstate New York was replaced. It was affectionately known to local residents as the Thunder Bridge, from the loud banging that ensued when cars drove over its loose timber decking. “Shortly after the new bridge went in I had a call from the adjacent neighbor, right on top of the bridge, complaining that he could not sleep at night any more,” recalled Bo Mansouri of Monroe County Department of Transportation (DOT) in New York state. Click for more...

Lehigh River Span Marks Route 33 Extension in PA →

Completion of the Route 33 Extension in Lehigh Valley, PA, will provide a vital link between Interstate 78 and Route 22. It also will provide much needed local access to an east-west alternative for area motorists and connect I-78 with I-80 to the north. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) mentioned that work on all three sections of this important project is progressing smoothly. Click for more...

Crews Raise Crane for Oklahoma State Capitol Dome Construction →

At the job site about 100 ft. (30.4 m) in the air, workers are pounding at the walls of a small, concrete-ringed room. Tucked in the top floor of Oklahoma’s state capitol, they’re demolishing the solid concrete saucer dome that stood here only a few months ago. The Oklahoma state capitol, originally completed in 1917, was designed to have a dome similar to the one in Washington, D.C. But when construction began, the state realized it simply didn’t have the money to complete the dome, and a low concrete saucer was built instead. Click for more...

Millions of Pounds of Concrete Barge Up the Monongahela River →

History was made in Pennsylvania on July 26 as people gathered along the Ohio and Monongahela (Mon) rivers to see for themselves that concrete really could float. The spectacle was definitely something to see as 22 million lbs. (9.9 million kg) of reinforced concrete slowly made a 27.5-mi. (44 km) journey up the river. The football-field sized chunk was one of the segments of a new navigation dam under construction near Braddock, PA. Click for more...

Crews Assist Rescuers in Massive WTC Search →

When I first saw the towers of the World Trade Center collapse in smoke and flame, I was somehow emotionally detached, as if I were covering a story rather than feeling the tragedy of people dying. Then the phone rang. My brother John. “Johanna worked on the 93rd floor of the first tower which was hit. She usually got to work early. I’m afraid we’ve lost her.” Johanna was my beautiful, always smiling and happy, auburn-haired niece, 25. Click for more...

Crane & Machinery Keeps New Cranes Rolling ’Off Shelf’ →

Despite market conditions, Crane & Machinery Inc. is increasing its new equipment orders. The company attributes this to its commitment to product support and long-time customers. Three companies have recently placed orders for machines, with two buying multiple units. wThe W.L. Hailey Company, located in Nashville, TN, purchased an 80- and a 210 ton (72 and 189 t) American crawler crane to add to its existing fleet of American cranes. Click for more...

ALDOT, Scott Bridge Traverse ’Bama River With $9.8M Span →

Before there was Interstate 65 s1icing southward through the heart of Alabama, there was U.S. 31. It cuts all the way from Tennessee on the north to Mobile Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. To make the trip, highway travelers must cross the Alabama River between Prattville and Montgomery. The old turn-span bridge that served the highway for so long now has been replaced. Scott Bridge Company Inc. recently completed a $9.8-million replacement span that will serve southbound U.S. Click for more...

Route 9 Bridge Workers Near Home Stretch With Year to Go →

Under a new modified design/build approach, the State of New Jersey and its contractor are way ahead of schedule on a $58-million bridge construction project in the center of the state. George A. Harms Construction Co., Howell, NJ, is erecting the four-lane Route 9 structure over the Raritan River between Woodbridge and Sayreville. With the project at the two-thirds point on its three-year schedule, it is more than three-quarters finished. Click for more...

Contractors ’Shoulder’ Georgia Interstate-16 Widening Project →

Rogers Bridge Company Inc. and Mitchell Construction Co. Inc. of Atlanta, GA, have teamed up to complete a $27.9-million bridge and shoulder widening project along Interstate 16 in Laurens and Treutlen counties. Reeves Construction of East Dublin, GA, also plays a key role in the effort as the project’s paving contractor. Other key figures in the project include Heath & Lineback, which serves as the consulting engineering firm to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Click for more...

Dawson Spans Black Warrior River With $13M Bridge Job →

The R. R. Dawson Bridge Company is the prime contractor on construction of a bridge across the Tuscaloosa River, bypassing the city of Tuscaloosa, AL, and has just been awarded a joint venture contract with RaCon Inc. to construct the rest of the bridge. “We actually started the job in June of 2000,” said Bob Dawson, company owner. “We’re close to 50 percent done. The bridge will be 133 ft. Click for more...

Contractors Pump Up Capability of Atlanta Waste Facility →

The city of Atlanta, GA, is taking a proactive approach in keeping its sewage system and pumping stations in the best working condition possible. In a recently completed job, a sewage pumping station rehab project at Utoy Waste Treatment Facility, was done by Archer Western of Atlanta, GA, and the subcontractor Gould & Associates-NES Pumping Systems, also of Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX. “We’re putting in the new valves where the flow comes in on four different pumps, that are 30 in.,” explained Larry Appling of Archer Western. The project required that the pump station be shut down during the rehab which required a bypass route for the sewage. Gould & Associates subcontracted a 50-million gallon per day (mgd) bypass on this pump station. The job was set up with seven pumps. Click for more...

Atlantic Coast Cranes Pops Cork on 10-Year Anniversary →

Atlantic Coast Cranes and Machinery Inc. (ACC) is approaching its 10-year anniversary with a new corporate headquarters in Virginia and an expansion into North and South Carolina. ACC is a full-service Terex American Crane dealer, handling sales and rentals of new and used cranes as well as parts and service. ACC also services its import/export crane parts and sales business from its Virginia headquarters. Click for more...

Earthmovers Combines Philosophies From At Home, Abroad →

Earthmovers Equipment Sales and Leasing is a local distributor in Charlotte, NC, with a worldwide perspective. This spring, the company will move to its new headquarters on I-485 in Charlotte, but the company’s existence is rooted in the emergence of the global market for heavy equipment. This global perspective is nowhere more evident than in the 44-year-old company founder and president, Rick Stidham. Click for more...

New Holland Appoints Tracey Road Equipment New Dealer →

Tracey Road Equipment, based in East Syracuse, NY, has been appointed the New Holland Construction Equipment distributor for central New York. The company will carry the full line of New Holland equipment throughout its locations in East Syracuse, Watertown and Binghamton. The New Holland line includes mini, crawler and wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, motor graders, telehandlers, backhoes, utility tractors and skid steers. Click for more...

Manitowoc Issues Binding Offer to Acquire Potain Cranes →

The Manitowoc Company Inc. has issued a binding offer to acquire the Potain cranes subsidiary of Groupe Legris Industries SA. The offer is contingent upon certain events, which include governmental and regulatory approval, as well as final acceptance of the offer by the seller. Headquartered in Lyon, France, Potain is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of tower cranes for the building and construction industry. Click for more...

Komatsu Excavator Wows Determann, Aging Iowa Crane Enjoys Retirement →

When Tom Determann, owner of Determann Terminals, Camanche, IA, went on a mission to replace an aging cable crane for his barge loading and unloading operations, he had a short list of needs — capacity and versatility. He met those needs — and realized a 50 percent increase in production — after purchasing a Komatsu PC1100LC-6 excavator with a customized material handling package. Click for more...

Scott Bridge Calls Specialist for Consultation on U.S. 31 Project →

The Alabama Department of Transportation has awarded a $9.7-million contract to Scott Bridge Company Inc. for work on U.S. 31 in Montgomery, Elmore and Autauga counties. Work on the contract, which involves roadwork and relief bridge replacement over the Alabama River, began in May 1999. The construction on U.S. 31 extends two miles from milepost 185 to milepost 187, including the main bridge over the Alabama River, which spans 2,310 ft. Click for more...

All Crane Rental of Georgia Invites Guests to Hit the Links →

If you want to present an impressive golf invitational, you need to talk with the folks at All Crane Rental of Georgia Inc. All Crane recently held its seventh annual golf invitational at The Golf Club at Bridge Mill. According to coordinator Kellee Hilliard, it was a beautiful day with the perfect temperature for golfing. The fun started at 11 a.m. and lasted well into the evening. Lunch was served at 11, and the teams teed off at 1 p.m. Click for more...

Company’s Largest Liftcrane Featured in Article on Heavy Machinery Manufacturers →

The Manitowoc Company Inc. was recently featured in a Forbes magazine article on the manufacturers of "some of America’s most impressive heavy machinery." In a six-page article entitled "Big Metal" in the November 27, 2000 issue of Forbes, one of the company’s Model 21000 liftcranes, sold to All Erection & Crane Rental Corp., was pictured lifting a 300,000 lb. load at a Nebraska power plant. Click for more...

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