New SC&RA board members announced

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has elected Bill Stramer, Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., as president of the board.

The announcement came during the SC&RA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Joining Stramer as officers for the 2010-2011 term are:

• Chairman: Paul LeFebvre, LeFebvre & Sons, Inc., Elk River, Minnesota.
• Vice President: David Lowry, Bennett International Group, McDonough, Georgia.
• Treasurer: Bill Keen, Keen Transport, New Kingstown, Pennsylvania.
• Assistant Treasurer: Michael Battaini, Sheedy Drayage, San Francisco, California.

Also joining the board are four newly elected group chairs:

• Allied Industries Group: Harry Fry, Harry Fry & Associates, West Newbury, Massachusitts.
• Crane & Rigging Group: Frank Bardonaro, AmQuip Crane Rental LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Transportation Group: Gary Stang, Anderson Trucking Service, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
• Ladies Group: Patty McTyre, McTyre Trucking, Orlando, Florida.

With the exception of the board members and the treasurer, all newly-elected officers will serve one-year terms that will expire at the Association's 2011 Annual Conference, to be held at La Costa Conference Center, Carlsbad, California, 12-16 April.

Additionally, SC&RA elected the following six new board members to serve three-year terms:

• Larry Curran, J.J. Curran Crane Company, Detroit, Michican.
• Robert Hileman, United Crane & Rigging, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Ron Schad, Essex Crane Rental Corp., Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
• Paul DeLong, Paul DeLong Heavy Haul, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Chris Koenig, Midwest Specialized Transport, Rochester, Minnesota.
• Ron Montgomery, Intermountain Rigging & Heavy Haul, Salt Lake City, Utah.