A truck crane wreck in Cherokee County has left four people injured, deputies reported on 15the June. Officials said the accident occurred on Cumming Highway, just east of Arbor Hill Road. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. It was lucky that the crane driver was able to extricate himself out of the truck’s cabin … Read more
An employee of Producers Rice Mill in Pine Bluff died Tuesday (7th June) after a truck-mounted crane fell over and struck the person, authorities said. The accident occurred at the mill at 121 S. Kansas St. Police said a crew of outside contractors were working with the crane when it fell over. Jefferson County Coroner … Read more
A truck crane/boom truck overturned on 25th May, Wednesday in the town of Lakewood in the southwest corner of New York State. The crane owned by Maple Tree Services was set up on the grass with some timber shoring when it seems one of the outriggers slipped off and plunged into the lawn, causing the … Read more
Tadano launched the new HK 4.050-1 as the follow-up to the successful HK 40 model. And the new crane manages to surpass its excellent predecessor in almost all disciplines. This is what convinced Franz Pichler, a truck-mounted crane rental company from Lower Austria, who secured one of the first models of the new generation. Tadano … Read more
A 77-year-old Falcon Lake man was killed after a hydraulic crane on his truck crashed into an overpass, Manitoba RCMP said. The single-vehicle collision, which took place just after noon on Thursday (27th Jan), occurred just off Highway 1, on the Falcon Lake exit ramp. Police said the crane, used for logging, hit the overpass … Read more
A boom truck crane that was carrying out tree work toppled in the yard of a house off west Boylston Street last Thursday afternoon (28th Oct). A worker was rescued from the vehicle and treated for minor injuries and there were damages to the house at Cumberland and Castine streets, according to the Fire Department. … Read more
An East Hanover roadway was shut down following a crane accident last Wednesday afternoon, police said. The boom truck crane flipped up in the air during a tree removal on South Ridgedale and Tiffany Drive around 2 p.m., according to initial reports. Access was restricted to Tiffany Road following the accident, which caused no injuries, … Read more
If a company wants to set itself apart from its competitors in terms of reliability and flexibility, it needs to be able to count on the right machines. This is precisely why Grube & Steffien Hallen- und Stahlbau GmbH chose the Tadano HK 40 as the first new crane in its fleet. Founded in 1993 … Read more
2021 has been a new year and all countries are getting recovery from the economy. As the crane industry gets busy, there are more accidents happening around the world. We will cover them here today. 1. Unstable tower crane at Atlanta, Georgia 19th Feb 2021 – A Terex hammerhead tower crane was to be dismantled … Read more
US-based Scott Powerline and Utility Equipment has taken delivery of what National claimed is the world’s first environmentally friendly boom truck in 2006. The National ENVI 690EU is the only boom truck in the industry that runs on biodegradable diesel and uses vegetable-based oil in its hydraulic system. It was a benefit for companies working … Read more
The Roadmaster 9000 is configured for road transport in all 50 US states. Capable of heavy lifts of up to 81 tonnes (90 US tonnes) and equipped with a 50 metres (164.5 ft) boom and when combined with the optional jib, can bring the maximum lifting height to 74 metres (242.8 ft). In addition, the … Read more
Texas-based Scott Macon Equipment tried out the new Crossover 6000 Boom Truck Crane. The Crossover 6000 was introduced in CONEXPO 2011 and later featured in ICUEE 2011. The 60 tonnes crane is designed with a roadable configuration and equipped with the same X-pattern outriggers as Terex’s new Roadmaster 9000 truck crane. The outrigger design lowers … Read more
Photo by Crane Hotline. Terex has launched the latest boom truck Crossover 8000 in Las Vegas CONEXPO in March 2014. The new crane comes with an 80 US ton (72.5 ton) capacity, the largest capacity boom truck available in North America presently. The superstructure features the previous Terex 780 truck crane with X-outriggers, mounted on … Read more