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MATT BURK
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Chicago, IL 60606
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KHL Group, Southfields,
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LAURA PALELLA
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James King
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Paul Marsden
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KHL GROUP AMERICAS LLC
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Making hay
G
rowingup,mygrandfather owned an excavating
company inEastTexas.All of his children, including
mymother,worked for the company, doing
everything from estimating, bidding anddrivingdump trucks to
operating thebigdozers and scrapers and repairing equipment.
When Iwas old enough todrive, Iworked for the company
too.My favorite jobwas pickingup jobblueprints at theDodge
PlanRoom. I recallmygrandfather takingme to theDodge
PlanRoom and explaining thatweneeded tobe the first ones
there toget theplans for the jobs hewanted tobid. “In thedirt
business, youhave tomakehaywhile the sun shines,”he said.
There’s a lot ofwisdom in this adage. It’s also truewhen it
comes toweather,which isoneof thebiggest deterrents to the
construction industry. Thispastwinter is a case inpoint. The
extremely coldand long seasonaffected somuchbusiness.
Crane and equipmentOEMs reportedadecrease in salesdue
toprojectsdelayeddue toweather.Discussingher company’s
performance this year,KayeGreene-Smith, president,
Pilotcarz4u, said, “It ismybelief sinceour industrygets into
full swing in late springafter the ice thaws through late fall, the
best numbers are to come.We are an industrydrivenby certain
factors suchasweather, economy, andgasprices.”Seeour
IndustryFocus: PilotCarsonpage52.
But Springhas finally come and the industryhas gearedup for
a tonofworkduring the sunnydaysof summer and fall. Truck
cranes areknown forbeingable to “makehay”due to their ease
ingetting toandperforming jobsquickly. JohnSkelly talked to
OEMs about the truck cranemarket anddetermined thatwhile
the rangeof cranes in this categoryhas shrunk, themarket has
not. SeeourProduct Focus: TruckCranesonpage37.
Thismonthwepresent our 9thannual
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ofNorthAmerica’s top crane companies, startingonpage43.
MaximCraneWorks againheads the list, and therewasoverall
growth inalmost every category.
Back inApril at theSC&RAAnnualConferenceSheedy
Drayage’sMichael Battaini toldme about theoldBayBridge
demolitionand the compellingphotos thatwere coming from
the job.Heput us in contactwith the contractor andwe’vegot
that amazing story inour IndustryFocus: Bridgesonpage56.
Our SiteReports thismonth focuson extremelydifficult
jobs.MountainCrane spentmore thanayear engineeringand
planning the installationof a cold trainmodule at aChevron
refinery. See thedetailed rigging required for thisproject on
page56.Also, our SiteReport: Transport onpage59 chronicles
howScott-WoodsTransportmoved seven steel tanks toa remote
island inCanada.
And finally, amilestonewe are celebratng is the9th
anniversaryof
AmericanCranes&Transport
.Wepublished
our first issue in June2005and fornineyearswe’vebeen
makinghay!
D.ANN SLAYTON SHIFFLER
Editor
KHL Group Americas LLC, 30325 Oak Tree Drive,
Georgetown TX 78628.
Ph: 512-868-7482, E-mail:
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