OCTOBER 2014
ACT
CONTENTS
NEWS
8
CraneRental&Riggingbought byBarnhart;
NCSG acquiresTuckerOilfieldHauling; Crane
RentalCorp. rescues aManitowoc 4600; plus
previews of theWorldCrane&Transport
Summit and theAssociatedWireRope
FabricatorsGeneralMeeting.
BUSINESSNEWS
17
Chris Sleight
reports that the stockmarket
showed some frailtyover the summer.
SAFETY/TRAINING 19
Daniel Erwin
discusses the challenges of finding
andkeepinggoodpeople.
CERTIFICATIONNEWS21
NCCCOPractical ExamAuditors complete
their annualmandated training.
INTERVIEW
23
EssexRentalCorp. CEO
NicholasMatthews
talked to
D.AnnShiffler
about the retoolingof
the company and the stateof themarket.
RIGGINGREVIEW
26
TimHillegonds
explains how9/11 inspiredTech
SafetyLines to create life-saving fall protection.
PRODUCT FOCUS:
29
SELF-ERECTING TOWER
CRANES
JohnSkelly
examineswhere self-erecting tower
cranes fit into theNorthAmericanmarket.
INDUSTRY FOCUS: 32
USEDCRANEMARKET
GardnerDudley
explains how tomaximize
recovery for surplus crane assets.
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of the
SC&RA
Deep South Crane&Rigging
used 10-lines of Goldhofer
THP-DL trailers to haul vessels
across the Fred Hartman Bridge
in Houston. See our Site Report
on page 42.
October2014
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Issue10
AMERICAN CRANES& TRANSPORT
Official domestic
magazine of
the SC&RA
Self-erectors find
niche in tight spots
Fleetmanagement
tools gomobile
Selling your
surplus cranes
WorldCrane &
Transport
Summit preview
A steep bridge requires
Deep South to power up
Making
the grade
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The magazine for the crane, lifting and transport industry
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COMMENT
53
JoelDandrea
explainsweneed to
support a skilledworker trend, not
lament a lack thereof.
SC&RANEWS
53
MikeChalmers
reports that SC&RA’sPermit
PolicyCommittee continues to find success.
SC&RARISK
MANAGEMENT
53
RobertMoore
and
KateLasky
discusswhy
your companyneeds apilot car agreement.
MARKETPLACE
DEALER
LOCATOR
53
PRODUCTS, PARTS
ACCESSORIES
57
EQUIPMENT FOR
SALEORRENT
72
SAFETY, TRAINING&
INDUSTRYSERVICES
81
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
81
TRANSPORT &
HEAVYHAUL
82
TECHNOLOGY:
34
FLEETMANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
JohnSkelly
reports that the right fleet
management software canmake life a lot easier.
INDUSTRY FOCUS: 39
PRODUCT SUPPORT
Restoring anold crane is one thingbut
restoring abadlydamagednew cranewas quite
the challenge forCertifiedBoomRepair.
SITEREPORT:
LIFTING
41
BiggeCrane&Rigging lifts a15-tongenerator
300 feet inSanFrancisco.
SITEREPORT:
42
TRANSPORTATION
DeepSouthCrane&Rigginghauls and installs
fourhuge vessels.
PEOPLE& EVENTS 86
Kirby-SmithMachinerynames twonewVPs;
SlingmaxhiresGregoryD’Elia; andmore
industrynews.
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