DECEMBER 2014
ACT
CONTENTS
NEWS
8
Coalition formed to resolve certification issues,
Arkansas increases tandemweights, Liebherr
gives 160EC-B a facelift andmore.
BUSINESSNEWS
15
Chris Sleight
reports theheavy equipment sector
was slower to comeback than the stockmarket.
SPECIAL REPORT: 16
WORLDCRANE&
TRANSPORT SUMMIT
Industry leaders engage in conversation about
trends, safety, technology andprofitability.
SAFETY/TRAINING 19
Daniel Erwin
discusseswhat he is thankful for
in the realmof safety and riskmanagement.
CERTIFICATIONNEWS21
NCCCO is developing anew certification for
dedicatedpiledriving rigoperators.
INTERVIEW
23
D.AnnShiffler
spoke to
MauriceBoukelif
about
hisnew role as president ofGunnebo Johnson.
RIGGINGREVIEW
27
TimHillegonds
discusses the term ‘superload’
andwhy thewordhas varyingdefinitions.
ROUNDTABLE:
31
FINANCE
Borrowers still face close scrutinydespite
improved financing availability.
INDUSTRY FOCUS: 35
FINANCE
Lee&TerryResnick
present a case studyon
proactive estate and successionplanning.
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magazine
of the
SC&RA
Northwest Logistics Heavy
Haul carries a demethanizer
fromOklahoma to Colorado.
See our Site Report: Transport
on page 54.
December 2014
Volume10
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Issue 12
AMERICAN CRANES& TRANSPORT
Official domestic
magazine of
the SC&RA
RankingNorthAmerica’s
largest specialized
transportation
companies
Crane cameras
give operators
a closer look
Meet Gunnebo
Johnson’s
Maurice Boukelif
Hauling a demethanizer
fromOklahoma toColorado
The long haul!
ACT
TRANSPORT
50
AKHLGroup Publication
The magazine for the crane, lifting and transport industry
Circulation is auditedbyBPAWorldwide
Produced in
cooperation
with the
NCCCO
SC&RA
57
COMMENT
TheUnitedStates’ economic engine
steams ahead into2015.
JoelDandrea
looks
forward.
SC&RANEWS
59
MikeChalmers
reflects on the SC&RA’s
programofwork in2014.
SC&RARISK
62
MANAGEMENT
Bill Smith
discusses the slippery slopeof
contract language.
MARKETPLACE
DEALER
LOCATOR
66
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
70
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
80
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
87
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
87
TRANSPORT &
HEAVYHAUL
88
TECHNOLOGY
38
REPORT:
CRANECAMERAS
JohnSkelly
finds out how crane cameras
improve safety andprecisionon the jobsite.
TRANSPORT 50
43
ACT’s
rankingofNorthAmerica’s largest
specialized transportation companies.
PRODUCT FOCUS: 50
TOWERCRANES
The tower cranemarket faces anew set of
challenges.
JohnSkelly
reports.
SITEREPORT:
LIFTING
52
JohnSkelly
explains howAmQuipwon a job in
Kansaswith theirnewTerexSuperlift 3800.
SITEREPORT:
54
TRANSPORT
Northwest LogisticsHeavyHaul transported
a186-foot longdemethanizer tower 912miles
fromOklahoma toColoardo.
PEOPLE& EVENTS 94
New appointments from around the industry.
Themost comprehensive listing of crane and
transport services and equipment inNorthAmerica
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