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Dealers

Proposed aerial-lift standards would affect rental dealers, contractors

New standards could soon be coming to the U.S. aerial work platform industry that will lead to major changes to the machines, how rental shops deal with their customers and how contractors plan projects. Manufacturers, such as Genie, are already making plans for the ANSI A92 standards with design changes to their aerial lift products, […]

October 31, 2017

Construction Equipment

Bronto Skylift bringing world’s tallest insulated aerial to ICUEE

With a working height of 219 feet – nearly 22 stories high – Bronto Skylift says its SI 219 HDT-C is the world’s tallest insulated truck-mounted aerial platform. The company plans to display the aerial platform at the upcoming ICUEE show set for Oct. 3-5 in Louisville, Kentucky. The telescoping device has a horizontal reach […]

September 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

Genie advances ZX-135/70 boom lift with upgraded axles, load-sensing and calibration

Genie reports that its new ZX-135/70 Boom Lift offers the latest advancements in design and technology. One of the new features is the mini XChassis axle that extends and retracts the axles to and from the stowed position at two-thirds the footprint of the full-size version. Retracted, the axles form a footprint of 8 feet […]

May 18, 2017

Construction Equipment

JLG rolls out narrower 4045R and 1532R scissor lifts

JLG has focused on width for its 4045R and 1532R electric scissor lifts, as in, less of it. The 4045R comes in at 45 inches wide, while the 1532R’s width is less than a yard, at 32 inches. The narrowness makes the machines, which will be available mid-year, easier to maneuver in tight spots and […]

April 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Vintage Cat dozer joins cranes, loaders, excavators in ConExpo 2017’s Gold Lot

ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 was a huge show. The Equipment World editors returned home from Las Vegas over the weekend and though we’ve already published a bunch of big news from the show, we’re still going through our notebooks, press materials and memory cards with plans on publishing much, much more from the big show over the […]

March 13, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Kobelco adds Pro Access Rentals; Liebherr USA adds Lift Truck Service Center; Aerial lift sales and trends; JCB NA adds Hendershot Equipment

Kobelco adds Pro Access Rentals to dealer network for Oklahoma customers Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has added Pro Access Rentals to its North American dealer network to serve customers in Oklahoma with its full line of excavators. “Our dealership has a large rental clientele with many of our customers being in the general construction and pipeline industries,” says […]

February 28, 2017

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Aerial lift sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price services.

February 16, 2017

Construction Equipment

Genie’s Z-60/37 FE diesel-electric boom lift offers hybrid efficiency with robust 4WD performance

Genie’s newest boom lift is parts Prius and parts Tesla. Similar to a Prius, the new Genie Z-60/37 FE has a small engine coupled to a generator and battery pack and can run off either or both. But where the Prius offers only fuel economy, this new Genie lift offers fuel efficiency and high performance—hence the […]

September 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new Z-60/37 FE boom lift operates in full-electric or hybrid drive modes; new Z-45/25XC doubles lift capacity

Driven by high-efficiency AC motors, the new Genie Z-60/37 FE boom lift provides two modes of operation: full-electric or hybrid. Introduced at Bauma last week, the machine can run a full week on a tank of diesel in the hybrid mode. In full-electric it has enough power to run for a day. A 24-horsepower, […]

April 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Thousands of bras strung together from boom lift raise breast cancer awareness in Minnesota

It might sound a bit odd, but drivers along Highway 52 in Rochester, Minnesota, have become accustomed to the sight of thousands of strung-together bras appearing one day each October. According to a report from KTTC TV, a group called Join the Journey recently held its seventh-annual Bras for a Cause event in Rochester in […]

October 14, 2015

Dealers

Quick Data: Aerial lift sales for October 2015

October 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker jumps for his life as train crashes into boom lift during Michigan bridge repairs

A construction worker in Michigan was recently forced to jump for his life from the boom lift he was working on moments before an Amtrak train collided with the machine. According to a report from Mlive.com, an Amtrak train approaching Ann Arbor for a station dedication event collided with the lift beneath the Fuller Road […]

July 30, 2015