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Construction Equipment

Aerial lift OEMs, industry petition ANSI, SAIA to end appeal process, put A92 standards into effect March 1st

Aerial lift OEMs Genie and JLG Industries have joined the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Associated Builders and Contractors in a petition that asks for the delayed American National Standards Institute A92 standards to be published on March 1st. Others signing the petition to the Scaffold & Access Industry Association include Brent Hoover LLC, Skanska […]

February 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

Hy-Brid intros PS-1930, its tallest scissor lift at 19 feet; meets ANSI standards

Hy-Brid Lifts has introduced the new 19-foot PS-1930, which represents the company’s tallest scissor lift, and it meets new U.S. standards for aerial lifts scheduled to take effect in March. Along with extending to 19 feet, the PS-1930 is the lightest in its class, at less than 2,000 pounds. It also offers a class-leading platform […]

January 28, 2020

Dealers

JLG adds financial muscle for Canadian rental outlets

Canadian-based CWB National Leasing will be JLG Financial’s funder of choice for its new retail financing program in Canada. Launched in November 2018, JLG Financial is a division of Oshkosh-owned JLG Industries, maker of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers. With approximately 700 JLG rental outlets in Canada, the company says the partnership is “designed […]

January 1, 2020

Construction Equipment

JLG’s SkySense warns aerial-lift operators from hitting obstacles

JLG has expanded the use of its SkySense obstacle-detection system to most of its boom and scissor lifts, the company says. The system establishes warning zones and sets stop distances as the aerial platform moves, and it sounds an alarm and emits a visual warning when the platform nears an object. The system’s sensors automatically […]

November 25, 2019

Construction Equipment

Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s 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, […]

November 5, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: New Cat D5 dozer replaces D6N; Bobcat’s new Small Articulated Loader; Inside Liebherr ADT development; Vermeer XR2 combines soft dig, on-site separation; In depth with the ANSI aerial lift standards

New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely Starting in December, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms will need to develop a safe-use program – including a rescue plan – and incorporate that program into the jobsite every day. That’s one part of the new […]

November 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1, which you can view here, looked at the new training standards. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, […]

October 31, 2019

Construction Equipment

Contractors, are you ready for the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. You can view Part 2 by clicking here. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift […]

October 29, 2019

Dealers

Haulotte North America opens Long Beach branch

Haulotte's Long Beach facility will serve as a machine distribution center and the company plans to cut down on transit time with this new branch. Details here.

October 15, 2019

Construction Equipment

Genie updates entire GS scissor lift line ahead of new ANSI standards

In preparation for new standards for aerial lifts that take effect in December, Genie has unveiled two new scissor lift models for the U.S. market, along with upgrades to its full line of GS slab scissors. During a press event September 17 at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the company announced that it will add […]

September 26, 2019

Dealers

ARA survey: Majority of contractors plan to increase equipment rentals

A new study for the rental equipment industry indicates a majority of contractors plan to increase rentals during the next year. Most contractors surveyed (93 percent) rented equipment last year, and 52 percent of them said they expected to rent more equipment over the next year. Another 40 percent expected to  rent at least as much […]

August 29, 2019

Construction Equipment

Genie enters new class of slab scissor with GS-1330m

Genie's new "micro-sized" scissor lift fits into space and weight restricted areas that were previously inaccessible to heavier scissor lifts. Details here.

April 9, 2019