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Contents
CRANE TALK 4
BY TRACY BENNETT
Announcing Training Excellence Awards
NEWS LINK 8
PRoDuCT FoCuS 12 GuEST PERSPECTIvE 10
Boom Trucks and More BY MYRON lEE
CraneWorks, Houston, Texas, recently placed Safety on the Screen
an 18-unit order for the new Manitex
5096S, a 50-ton boom truck making its BuSINESS ISSuES 18
public debut this month at the ICUEE show
in louisville, Ky. Shown here is a unit des-
BY THE CRANE HOT lINE STAFF
tined for an oilfield service company. It was
After an Accident
photographed at a plastics injection/blow
How to effectively work with regulatory agencies, investigators, and the media.
molding plant near the Manitex facility in
Georgetown. (Also see page 8.)
REGIoN REPoRT 24
BY lUCY A. PERRY
A Soaring Success
AutoCAD modeling takes rigging to award-winning heights during construction
of the U.S. Air Force Memorial.
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uPFRoNT & HoT LINE INDEX 28
SPoTLIGHT: CRANES 44
Terex to Unveil Four-axle AT to U.S. Market in Early 2008
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SPoTLIGHT: PRoDuCTS & SERvICES 100
Taking the Paper Out of Crane Operations and Maintenance
CLoCKING ouT 126
Taking Care of Your Gun Dog on the Road and in the Field
upcoming Articles in Crane Hot Line
• RT crane at • Emerging markets • Product focus on
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General Crane Buys Cranes for New Markets
H&E Expands in
Mid-Atlantic
crawler cranes to its fleet. H&E Equipment Services, Inc., Baton
“We’re undergoing a major global expan- Rouge, la., has acquired J.W. Burress,
sion,” said Jim Robertson, managing part- Inc., which includes 1 locations in Vir-
ner of General Crane USA, which includes ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and
getting into industrial applications, such as Maryland. These locations will become
windmill erection, refinery work, and power the mid-Atlantic division of H&E. Key
plant construction. In addition, Robertson managers and employees of J.W. Burress
has hinted at a future business acquisition will be retained.
on the horizon. The company has named former senior
To date, General Crane USA has taken vice presidents Bill Daly division vice
delivery of five LR Series crawlers – three president, mid-Atlantic-South, and Roy
200-ton LR1160s, a 300-ton LR1280, and a Perry, mid-Atlantic-North. z
he five companies that comprise Gen- 330-ton LR1300 – and has 11 more on or-
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eral Crane USA, Pompano Beach, Fla., der, including two 115-ton LR1100s, a 150-
WRCA Buys CASAR, Relocates HQ
have been adding to its fleet as it prepares ton LR1130, three 200-ton LR1160s, a 275-
to expand into new markets. Following last ton LR1200, three 300-ton LR1280s, and ire Rope Corporation of America, Inc.
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year’s major purchase of 20 Liebherr all-ter- a 330-ton LR1300. According to Liebherr has entered into a definitive agreement
rain and telescopic crawler cranes and 60 Nenzing, the LR1300, which is the latest ad- to acquire CASAR Drahtseilwerk Saar GmbH,
Linden Comansa tower cranes, the compa- dition to its product line-up, has out-sold all Kirkel, Germany.
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ny is now adding 100- to 300-ton Liebherr of its other models in its short existence. “Our company has followed a growth strat-
egy to expand WRCA’s global manufacturing
Cranes in Action
presence and further diversify our end-mar-
Railroad aficionados from all over the world will be kets and geographic mix,” said Ira Glazer, CEO
able to take in the sights and sounds of the Union Pacific of WRCA.
tracks from above the Bailey Yard, once the Golden Spike WRCA plans to use CASAR as base for
Observation Tower is complete and opened next spring in European operations and to expand its export
North Platte, Neb. Framing the tower in pre-cast concrete activities. The acquisition follows purchases
and steel is Davis Erection Co., of lincoln, Neb. of Aceros Camesa in Mexico and Wireline
Using a 150-ton link-Belt 518 lattice-boom crawler, Works in Canada, and a joint venture with
Davis’ construction crew has been coasting through the Wuhan Iron and Steel in China.
project. Once completed, the 95-foot tall structure will In related news, later this month the com-
include a 1,95-square-foot single-story depot style main pany will move its corporate office from St. Jo-
level, a seventh-story open-air viewing platform, and a seph, Mo., to Kansas City, Mo. Because of the
365-degree enclosed observation deck at the top. company’s growth during the past five years,
Project Manager Paul Ellenberger says on this “very dif- it ran out of space in its current offices. “The
ferent” project, the “versatile and easy-to-set-up machine” is placing the lightest panels at move will make for a relatively easy commute
the bottom of the structure and the heaviest – weighing as much as 49,000 pounds each for WRCA’s core St. Joseph-based employees
– at the top. The crane was chosen for its capacity in handling the pre-cast panels, says and those residing in Kansas City, as well as
Ellenberger. “Plus, the ground is soft sandy soil, so we needed a tracked crane to get around. provide our frequent flyers easy access to Kan-
A rubber-tire truck crane would have gotten stuck.” z sas City International Airport,” said Glazer.
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The plant will remain in St. Joseph.
CraneWorks Places Big Order for Big Boom Truck
raneWorks, Houston, Texas, recently placed an was photographed at a plastics injection/blow mold-
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18-unit order for the new Manitex 5096S, a 50- ing plant near the Manitex facility in Georgetown.
ton boom truck making its public debut this month The 5096S features a 96-foot boom, weighs less
at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Ky. (See page 12.) than 60,000 pounds, and offers an on-rubber lift
According to Randy Robertson, vice president sales chart. Plans call for longer boom versions measur-
and marketing for Manitex, this represents one of ing 110 and 124 feet to be introduced in the future.
the largest single orders in the Georgetown, Texas “The industry response has been very enthusi-
manufacturer’s 20-year history. astic, considering we have taken 29 orders in the
Two units will be on display at ICUEE which are three-month period since the introduction of the
scheduled for delivery to CraneWorks and H&E crane,” said Robertson. Target markets are oil and
Equipment Services, Baton Rouge, La. Shown here gas service companies, mining, and road and bridge
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is a unit destined for an oilfield service company. It construction.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Industrial Lift & Hoist INDUSTRIAL
• Magazine to Launch in 2008
Craig Hayward has been named presi-
LiftandHoist
dent of The Indusco Group, a privately held
Crane Hot Line’s publisher, Maximum Capacity Media,
fabricator and supplier of wire rope and rig-
llC, Fort Dodge, Iowa, announces a new magazine for the
ging products, located in Baltimore, Md. Automotive
industrial lifting equipment market. The premiere issue of
Assembly Plant
Hayward has been with the company since
Industrial Lift & Hoist will be mailed in February 008. Renovations
1999, most recently serving as executive vice Serving the North American industrial market, Industrial AAridti cinu lOantitnagr iBoo Foamci lLitiyft s
president and general manager. This month, Modernization
Lift & Hoist will deliver in-depth reporting on products,
he finishes his term as president of Associated
trends, and technical and safety issues as they relate to
Wire Rope Fabricators.
the purchase, application, and/or maintenance of equip-
•
Manitowoc Crane Group, Manitowoc,
ment used for overhead hoisting, material handling, and
Wis., has appointed Mike Wood the global
personnel lifting.
product manager for Manito-
Maximum Capacity Media’s newest publication also capitalizes on one of the largest and
woc crawler cranes. He takes
most well-maintained industrial databases in North America. Circulating to a carefully tar-
over for Raman Joshi who
geted group of plant owners and plant, fleet, and maintenance managers, these contacts
has transferred to director of
have been selected from a database of more than 130,000 SIC-coded manufacturing and
marketing for the Asia-Pa- industrial organizations. z
cific region. Wood reports to
Bob Hund, vice president of
Mike Wood
worldwide marketing. uARLINGToN, TEXAS, AuGuST 2007 – A construction worker working on the new
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Tadano America, Houston, Texas, has Dallas Cowboys stadium was injured after he was struck by a crane hook. The man
opened a satellite office in Greensboro, N.C., was on the fifth level of the stadium when the accident happened, and rescuers low-
to be managed by Bob Lupo, East Coast re- ered him via a crane basket to the ground level where an ambulance took him to the
gional service manager. Field service engineers hospital. For more information about this project and the cranes that are working on
in the region include Art Koerner of Pennsyl- it, go to the Headlines section of CraneHotLine.com. – www.myfoxdfw.com
vania, Michael Blake of North Carolina, Jef-
frey Skilling of Florida, and Eddie Bergeron of uHEREFoRD, TEXAS, AuGuST 2007 – A Minnesota company has paid a $7,500 fine
Louisiana. for safety violations that led to a fatal crane accident in February at an ethanol
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Manitex, Georgetown, Texas, has ap- refinery construction site. one man was killed and another man was injured as they
pointed Norm Burch its western regional were trying to disassemble a crane boom to add another section. According to oSHA,
business manager. His territory includes Col- the company failed to comply with the machine’s manufacturer specifications and
orado, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana and all operating limitations; inspections were not done on the crane and other equipment
other western states, plus the before they were used to ensure they were safe; and the crane operator was unfa-
western Canadian provinces miliar with the machine’s controls and did not know how to safely support the crane
of British Columbia, Alberta, boom during operations. – Amarillo Globe-News
and Saskatchewan. Burch has
worked as an engineer for a uREGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, JuLy 2007 – A crane moving a power transformer
boom truck manufacturer and toppled onto the roof of a house, causing the boom to crash through the living
has sold load moment indica- areas and the base of the crane to lift off the ground. The house was occupied at
Norm Burch
tors and radio remote control the time but no one was injured. – The Leader-Post z
systems to the crane industry. Burch was
previously chairman of a working group for
the SAE crane and lifting devices committee, with field sales managers and manufactur-
responsible for drafting the latest revision of er’s representatives.
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SAE J159 “Load Moment Systems-SAE Rec- The Association of Equipment Manage-
ommended Practice.” ment Professionals has named Jim Phillips as
• LAB, LLC, Indianapolis, Ind., has an- education director. Although Phillips retired
nounced that Lube-A-Boom co-founder a few years ago, he accepted the opportunity
Marilyn Wilson has recently accepted a to join the AEMP as it begins to overhaul and
leadership role in the company. Her responsi- enhance its Certified Equipment Manage-
bilities will include marketing, sales and new ment program, prepare to launch webinars, cles worldwide are equipped with AS Tronic.
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product evaluations. and greatly expand educational opportunities At least 3,000 of these are in mobile cranes.
• Sharpsville, Pa.-based Cattron Group for members in general.
International (CGI) has assigned Chris • In 1997, ZF, Friedrichshafen, Germany, Correction: A typo in Spotlight: Cranes, page 48,
Loeffler to the position of senior sales en- developed the first automatic transmission September 007 misrepresented the horsepower
gineer. Applying his experience as an appli- system for commercial vehicles together with for the Cummins QSB 6.7-liter diesel engine used
cation engineering manager, he will work Iveco. Ten years later, more than 230,000 vehi- in the Grove RT540E. It is rated at 160 hp.
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GGuueesstt PPeerrssppeeccttiivvee
By Myron Lee
Safety on the Screen
Clarifying misperceptions about online training
Myron Lee is co-founder of
Arxcis Inc., Kingston, Wash.,
How long has it been since you logged onto the Internet? In fact, OSHA does not certify which designs online train-
ing courses and customizable
Was it this morning to get directions? At lunch to any training processes, live or
training kits on CD for equip-
check sports scores? Maybe you’re reading this article digital. What they do is exam-
ment owners, professional
online right now. ine, usually after an incident,
trainers and safety equipment
Chances are it hasn’t been long since you’ve been clicking, whether the employee involved
distributors. He can be reached
pointing and typing. That’s because 73 percent of American received training on the exist- at [email protected] or via
adults are online (compare that to 35 percent 10 years ago) and of ing standards and requirements www.hardhattraining.com.
those adults, many use the internet on a daily basis. What those in set by his or her organization.
the construction industry are learning is that moving traditionally To determine this, they look for documentation. When em-
expensive processes, such as safety training, online can actually ployees are trained by a live trainer, the boss will be provided
improve employee satisfaction and company profits. with a receipt from the trainer and possibly a roster of the course
In the last year, safety training has found a new home on attendees. However, that documentation may not show what
the internet, making instruction via online courses available information was presented or how well each employee absorbed
to people who may the information.
“Moving traditionally
never have received Alternatively, when the boss chooses to train via online
expensive processes, such training otherwise. courses, individualized documentation comes with the package.
That’s because digi- In fact, in the case of the Hard Hat Training Series, the boss is
as safety training, online
tal training is afford- emailed each employee’s results upon completion of the online
can actually improve able and flexible, course’s concluding exam. Those results can easily be filed for
particularly in cases proof that the employee was informed (and retained knowledge)
employee satisfaction
where new employ- of the rules.
and company profits.”
ees are brought onto
The personal touch
the team frequently.
One of the most common problems construction companies For some companies, a live trainer is perceived as the bet-
have is the difficulty of getting every one of their employees off ter option because they have an “in person is always better”
the job and into a classroom. It’s inconvenient, not to mention mentality. However, anyone who has sat through a 4- to 8-hour
expensive. And there are no guarantees, what with sickness course led by a monotone-voiced instructor knows different.
and days off, that every employee will even be available at the Classes like this can actually make learning and retention
same time. more difficult.
What’s more, many companies are forced to hire new workers If an instructor is vibrant and able to keep the attention of
after the training has been completed. In situations like this, new the students for long periods of time, in-person training can be
employees are often forced to wait another year until the compa- extremely effective – especially when used in conjunction with
ny’s annual course rolls around. When the training courses are online training.
offered online instead of (or in addition to) the classroom, new or Some professional trainers choose to offer a live presentation,
absent employees can sit down at a computer and catch up with followed by an online training review and exam. This allows
the rest of the team in less than two hours. an even greater chance of knowledge retention. Some trainers
Whether that computer is on-site or at the employee’s home, reverse the order, asking the client company to give employees
access to the training materials is easy. It’s as simple as typing in the online training and then visiting to reinforce it with a live
an internet address and a username-password combo. presentation or on-site skills workshop.
As it stands today, the majority of lifting equipment operators
Too good to be true?
are not being trained at all. Expense, time and uncertainty are
Because many of us view new ideas through an “if it’s too all leading causes for this dangerous practice. Online training
good to be true” filter, we question new processes that seem takes pressure off the company and offers a more flexible op-
super simple. And some online training skeptics hang their ob- tion so that more operators can become educated on the rules,
jections on a misconception about OSHA regulations. They regulations and operating principles of the equipment they are
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assume online training lacks the proper OSHA certification. working with on a daily basis.
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