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âSuperheatedâ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed?
Editorâs Note: Since this article published, LiuGong has also entered the U.S. scissor lift market. You can read about that here and the Chinese manufacturerâs deepening involvement in North America here. Craig Paylor, former president of JLG, was looking to add some scissor lifts in 2018 as an additional revenue stream to his truck distribution business. [âŚ]
February 24, 2020
Construction Equipment
Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?
Editorâs note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards governing aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1 looked at the new training standards and can be viewed by clicking here. Part 2 (click here) examined the need to develop a safe-use program, including a rescue plan, [âŚ]
November 5, 2019
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Meet the Fat Truck; Skid steer, CTL attachment roundup; 2019 Ram 3500 test drive; Laser-guided skid steer grading; Autonomous and app-based aerial lift operation
Skyjack addresses hazards of loading/unloading trailers with autonomous, test driving the 2019 Ram 3500, and the new Fat Truck off-road jobsite transporter.
April 1, 2019
Safety
JLG, Skyjack address hazards of loading/unloading trailers with autonomous, app-based driving
The JLG Mobile Control app allows users to drive, steer and load from a mobile device while the Skyjack approach to safety is part of its autonomous research.
March 25, 2019
Construction Equipment
Skyjackâs first compact telehandler, the SJ519, has a roomy, convertible cab
Skyjack has entered the compact telehandler market, but it says it has done so without sacrificing cab space. The company says its new SJ519 TH offers best-in-class cab size. The âlittle big cab,â as the company calls it, also features a door that fully opens so operators can have easier entry and exit. Product Manager [âŚ]
March 28, 2018
Technology
This VR training simulator is the first for construction equipment
A scissor lift virtual reality training simulator, first glimpsed during The Rental Show, may be the start of using such simulators for all types of construction equipment, according to an Edmonton, Canada-based tech company. Officially launching last week at the IPAF Summit and International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) in Miami, the VR scissor lift [âŚ]
March 16, 2018
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Komatsu unveils PC238USLC-11 with birds-eye camera; Volvo âH-Series 2.0â loader updates; Skyjack debuts Elevate rental fleet telematics; Manitou enters NA MEWP market; VMAC intros G30 air compressor to rental
Volvo âH-Series 2.0â updates bring new transmission, faster cycles to 4 loaders Volvo construction equipment has unveiled some major changes to its H-Series wheel loaders, including a new transmission and load-sensing hydraulics. Dubbed the âH-Series 2.0â updates, Volvo says the improvements bring faster cycle times, better fuel efficiency and improved productivity to the L150H, L180H, [âŚ]
February 26, 2018
Dealers
Franklin Equipment opens Louisville, Ky. branch
Franklin Equipment has opened a new branch in Louisville, Kentucky, which expands the companyâs regional coverage into the state beyond the locations in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Tennessee, the company reports. Franklin Equipment Louisville follows another opening in June of a branch in Nashville, Tennessee. âWe are excited to enter the Kentucky area markets and [âŚ]
August 2, 2017
Dealers
Franklin Equipment starts a Wacker Neuson Roadshow
Franklin Equipment is conducting events it is calling a re-creation of the original Wacker Neuson Roadshow at which it is promoting the brandâs equipment at nine stores in four states. âWe are excited to partner with Wacker Neuson and Skyjack to have the road shows in our different markets. We truly appreciate the support of [âŚ]
July 6, 2017
Dealers
H&E Equipment to hold âtrade show formatâ grand opening for branch in Beaumont, Texas
H&E Equipment will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new branch in Beaumont, Texas, on July 20. The new location, which brings the companyâs branch total to 79, will service customers in eastern Texas and southwest Louisiana. The company is planning equipment displays and demos, NASCAR and John Deere simulators, a buffet meal, prize [âŚ]
June 22, 2017
Dealers
H&E Equipment opens branch in Fort Collins, Colorado
H&E Equipment Services has opened a new branch in Fort Collins, Colorado, adding to additional branches in Denver and Colorado Springs and bringing the nationwide total of branches to 79. The Fort Collins location, with 15,295 square feet of space and eight pull-through bays, will provide coverage in northern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska The [âŚ]
June 15, 2017
Construction Equipment
Aerial lift maker Skyjack launches âcoast-to-coastâ Wi-Fi networkâŚas an April Foolâs prank
Last week, Skyjack sent out a press release announcing the launch of SKYfi, a new service from the aerial lift maker that would provide wireless internet connectivity using its machines as giant antennas. Mind you, this wasnât pitched as a service that would merely add a Wi-Fi hotspot to its machines, much like General Motors [âŚ]
April 3, 2017
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