American Cranes & Transport - May 2019

Included in the issue: 

• RIGGING REVIEW  
  Lance Burney offers tips for avoiding crane accidents involving power lines.
• INTERVIEW 
  Incoming NCCCO CEO Thom Sicklesteel is passionate about making crane operations safer D.Ann Shiffler reports.
• PRODUCT FOCUS TRUCK CRANES  
  Truck cranes are still a market favorite because of their ability to get in and out quickly. 
• PROJECT DIGEST GANTRIES  
  Gantries offer efficient, cost-effective rigging solutions. Hannah Sundermeyer reports.
• REGIONAL REPORT CANADA  
  Hal Lundgren reports that the Canadian market is mixed, but the outlook is positive. 
• TECHNOLOGY REPORT LIFT PLANNING  
  Tawnia Weiss discusses why lift plans mean different things to different people.
• TECHNOLOGY REPORT LIFT PLANNING 
  Unloading a pressurizer vessel from an Antonov 124 cargo plane required a detailed lift plan.
• TECHNOLOGY REPORT LIFT PLANNING 
  Liebherr upgrades its Crane Planner with a mobile app. 
• SITE REPORT RIGGING 
  Bay Crane rigged a vintage airliner into the new TWA Hotel at JFK Airport. D.Ann Shiffler reports.
• SITE REPORT TRANSPORT  
  Dynamic Specialized transports a huge transformer.
• REGULATORY REVIEW  
  Pilot car certification is one of the goals of the North American Pilot Vehicle Safety Alliance. Hal Lundgren reports.