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All terrain cranes: power, reach and hybrid lifting
Published on: 15 July 2025
From longer booms to zero-emissions, the latest ATs combine power, reach and sustainability
How do you assure stable ground?
Published on: 14 July 2025
Kris Koberg discusses how ground bearing capacity is a technical consideration and a critical safety issue
Friday roundup: Crawlers, energy transition and tower crane economics
Published on: 10 July 2025
This week’s roundup of articles from the Crane and Transport Briefing, 7 to 10 July 2025
Energy sector lifting and transport
Published on: 09 July 2025
From wind farms to nuclear plants, building the future of energy relies on specialist cranes and heavy transport to lift, shift and install critical infrastructure
Lattice boom crawler crane market: complicated but strong
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Published on: 07 July 2025
The US market remains strong but uncertainty may be looming
How is reality capture technology transforming jobsites?
Published on: 03 July 2025
Reality capture is changing the way industry sees the jobsite – literally and strategically
Previewing the 2025 SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop
Published on: 01 July 2025
Take a closer look at what’s in store for SC&RA’s Crane & Rigging Workshop held September 23-25 in Indianapolis, IN.
Even stronger growth in the 2025 IC100 crane owner top list
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Published on: 30 June 2025
Double digit rises among the world’s largest crane-owning companies
Friday roundup: Bay Crane ranks, Barnhart lifts and Bayesian resurfaces
Published on: 26 June 2025
This week’s roundup of articles from the Crane and Transport Briefing, 23 to 26 June 2025.
SC&RA Job of the Year: Barnhart develops new tools for a semiconductor facility job
Published on: 23 June 2025
When installing 150 MEP modules the Barnhart team asked a critical question: Is there a more efficient way to do this? Barnhart won the SC&RA Job of the Year for Rigging Over $3 million on this project.
ACT EXCLUSIVE: Kenneth Bernardo on Bay Crane’s bold moves
Published on: 20 June 2025
Kenneth Bernardo and his team are leading Bay Crane Companies into a new era of growth.
Friday round up: The biggest American crane companies; award-winning transport project; Italian conference success
Published on: 20 June 2025
This week’s Crane and Transport Briefing lead stories
SC&RA Job of the Year: an engine odyssey
Published on: 17 June 2025
Removing four Wartsila engines required creative hauling, including a floating crane, SPMT and a 372-foot GS800 combination
Friday roundup: Smarter insurance strategies, isophase fan removal and loader cranes
Published on: 12 June 2025
This week’s roundup of articles from the Crane and Transport Briefing, 9 to 12 June 2025.
Power move: how loader cranes are getting smarter, safer and more efficient
Published on: 12 June 2025
Loader cranes continue to be a staple of construction sites, and with ongoing improvements in lifting capacity and smart accessories, moving materials is getting faster and more efficient
SC&RA Job of the Year: Barnhart rolls out the tipstick
Published on: 10 June 2025
Facing many unknowns, Barnhart’s engineering team used custom lifting and rigging tools to innovatively remove and replace an isophase fan. Barnhart Crane & Rigging won a SC&RA Job of the Year award in the category of Rigging less than $300,000.
How to turn your insurance policy into a business strategy
Published on: 06 June 2025
Rose Augustin discusses how to turn risk into a competitive advantage.
Friday roundup: new leadership, nuclear transport and gantry growth
Published on: 05 June 2025
This week’s roundup of articles from the Crane and Transport Briefing, 2 to 5 June 2025.
Knowing no limits: hydraulic gantries
Published on: 04 June 2025
Hydraulic gantries enhance safety and flexibility.
SC&RA Job of the Year: Radioactive relocation
Published on: 03 June 2025
Transporting four radioactive components from Florida to Texas required agency coordination, 150-plus bridge crossings, infrastructure modifications and contraflow travel.
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