Tag: aerial work platform

Dealers

Terex Q2 sales drop 47%

Terex net Q2 sales dropped to $690.5 million, compared to $1.3 billion for the same quarter in 2019—a decrease of 47 percent. “While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, global economic activity has gradually recovered but remains below pre-COVID-19 levels,” says John L. Garrison, Jr., Terex chairman and CEO. “In response to lower customer demand, we are […]

August 5, 2020

Construction Equipment

‘Superheated’ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed?

Editor’s Note: Since this article published, LiuGong has also entered the U.S. scissor lift market. You can read about that here and the Chinese manufacturer’s 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. […]

February 24, 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

Construction Equipment

Morooka unveils its largest crawler carrier with 125-foot boom

Morooka used the recent ICUEE show to bring out its largest crawler carrier, the MST4500VDL, to demonstrate the company’s capabilities. The 4500 was first built for Custom Truck One Source as a custom machine, and the company decided to display it at ICUEE to see if there was wider interest in the utility market for […]

November 7, 2019

Construction Equipment

Manitou intros 4 aerial lifts to North America that meet new ANSI standards

With foam-filled tires, Manitou's 4 new aerial lifts meet the new ANSI standards that are scheduled to take effect on December 10. More details here.

October 11, 2019

Construction Equipment

Manitou launches compact construction equipment with Manitou name, color

Manitou Group is known in the United States for its telehandlers and forklifts, and now the company plans for the Manitou brand name to also resonate with buyers of compact construction equipment. The company is currently launching a Manitou compact equipment line worldwide, including in North America. The nine compact track loader models, 10 skid […]

August 7, 2019

Dealers

Terex Corp. posts 8% sales gain in 2Q

Terex Corp. posted an 8 percent increase in net sales in the second quarter over the same period in 2018, excluding the foreign exchange impact. The company’s aerial work platform division, which consists of Genie and Terex Utilities brands, were up 5 percent, excluding the foreign exchange impact, to $870 million. The global backlog for […]

July 31, 2019

Dealers

Manitou reports 19% growth in 2018, cautious confidence in 2019

Manitou Group recently reported that its adjusted revenues grew 19 percent in 2018 in comparison to 2017, and 22 percent for Q4. More on Equipment World.

February 6, 2019

Construction Equipment

JLG celebrates manufacturing 250,000th telescopic boom lift

JLG manufactured the world's first self-propelled telescopic boom lift in 1970. Check out its 250,000th boom lift produced in North America here.

October 26, 2018

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new S-80 HF, S-85 HF telescopic boom lifts are gentle on soft terrain

Genie's S-80 HF and S-85 HF have more outreach with all-terrain tires and a 74-horsepower Tier 4 Final diesel engine. Details here on Equipment World.

July 19, 2018

Components

TeleMaster flat-proof tires designed for JLG, SkyTrak telehandlers

Continental has designed its new solid, flat-proof TeleMaster tires for JLG telehandlers in a partnership between the tire maker and aerial work platform manufacturer. The TeleMaster tires are available as an option on certain JLG and SkyTrak telehandlers. The tires consist of three-layer construction and specialized rubber compounds. The inner layer contains dampening properties and […]

December 28, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Liebherr sees orders jump; Tax overhaul a mixed bag for dealers; Proposed AWP standards would affect rentals; Dealer Institute course on managing iron; New Atlas Copco VPs; Construction starts predicted to rise

Liebherr sees “significant” jump in orders; uses start-up culture to launch products Liebherr says it will add 2,240 employees by the end of this year, seeing what Stefan Heissler, member of the board of directors of Liebherr-International AG, calls a “very significant jump in orders” in 2017. In the first six months of 2017, Liebherr […]

November 7, 2017