The impact of tariffs on the US crane industry

D.Ann Shiffler Editor in Chief, American Cranes & Transport

19 September 2025

In a letter to President Trump, LiftHigh President Mike Appling outlines how the §232 Steel Tariff is causing negative repercussions on the crane industry.

Rising crane prices, project viability, job growth jeopardy, and economic growth are just a few of the consequences of the §232 Steel Tariff as it applies to mobile cranes, according to Houston-based LiftHigh Crane and Rigging owner and president Mike Appling.

Appling outlined these concerns in a letter he sent…

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