The leading magazine for North America’s crane, rigging and transport industry
The leading magazine for North America’s crane, rigging and transport industry, American Cranes & Transport (ACT) is the most highly respected magazine for the North American crane, heavy transportation, rigging and lifting industry.
Chosen ahead of all other US magazines, ACT is the official domestic magazine of the SC&RA (Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association).
ACT is now an integral part of the lifting & transportation sector in North America and its unrivalled reporting includes coverage of trends, new product developments, safety, insurance and legislation.
Top Stories
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Tadano buys Mantis
Crane manufacturer Tadano has acquired US-based SpanDeck, owner of crawler crane manufacturer Mantis ...more
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Growcock retires from Manitowoc
Terry Growcock has retired as chairman of the board of The Manitowoc Company ...more
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AmQuip acquires Powell Equipment
AmQuip Crane Rental has acquired Powell Equipment Company in Atlanta, US and formed Powell AmQuip Crane Rental ...more
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Jumbo completes 1,800 tonne series
Jumbo's new J-1800-class heavy lift vessel, Jumbo Jubilee, has been launched. The event took place at the Damen shipyard in Galatz, Romania, in November. The ship was named in honour of the company's ...more
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US construction workforce sees 82,000 jobs cut
A worsening US economy has caused deep cuts in the nation’s construction workforce, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported ...more
Equipment News
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Manitowoc appoints engineering and innovation SVP
Andreas Schwer has been appointed senior vice president of global engineering and innovation at Manitowoc Cranes ...more
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Stevenson Crane demonstrates LTR 1100
Stevenson Crane demonstrates its new Liebherr LTR 1100 telescopic crawler crane at an open house ...more
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ATS debuts enforcement technology for overweight trucks
ATS showed off its new enforcement technology for monitoring overweight and overheight trucks on US roadways ...more
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North West Crane represents Hirschmann in Canada
Crane dealer North West Crane Ltd has been appointed distributor for Hirschmann PAT load monitoring and control systems in Canada ...more
Project News
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'Big Pipe' lifter
Duty-cycle crawler crane helps with the largest public works ever undertaken in Portland, Oregon, US. ...more
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Shuttlelifts build highway
Shuttlelift supplies two ISL mobile gantry cranes to assist in the construction of an elevated seven-mile stretch of Louisiana Highway 1. ...more
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500 US ton Liebherr does duty in a hole
After nine months of planning, All Crane Rental of Pennsylvania used its 500 US ton capacity LTM 1400-7.1 Liebherr to help a general contractor retube a major boiler to restore power at a power plant ...more
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New Bridge construction begins
Flatiron Constructors, Inc./Manson Construction has been awarded the contract to design-build the new I-35 W replacement bridge in Minneapolis. The project is officially called the St. Anthony Falls B ...more
Other News
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ALL Erection moves into new corporate building
ALL Erection & Crane Rental in the US has relocated its corporate headquarters ...more
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Aspen expands Grove, Manitowoc lines
Aspen Equipment in the US is a new dealer for Grove mobile hydraulic cranes and Manitowoc lattice boom crawler cranes ...more
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OSHA extends comment for cranes and derricks proposed rule
The public comment period for the crane and derricks proposed rule has been extended 45 days ...more
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Leading US associations urge Congress to extend incentives
Twenty-three leading national trade associations in the US have called on Congress and the President to extend the capital investment incentives included in the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act ...more
