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New ANSI standards for aerial lifts begin; is the construction industry ready?
After years in the making, the new ANSI standards started June 1st and affect all telescopic boom, articulated boom and scissor lift aerial work platforms.
June 2, 2020
Construction Equipment
Snorkel’s new 76-foot S9070RT-HC is the tallest rough-terrain scissor lift in North America
Snorkel decided not to stop at the world's tallest telescopic boom and has now introduced the tallest scissor lift. Learn more about it here on Equipment World.
May 22, 2020
Construction Equipment
LiuGong North America enters U.S. scissor lift market with debut of two models
LiuGong North America says it will launch four new scissor lifts this year to the North American market, including two models launched at the recent American Rental Association show in Orlando. The move is part of the company’s recently announced rental and used equipment initiative. The LSC0607DE, with a 5.8-meter platform height, and the 10-meter […]
February 25, 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
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
New ATJ 60 is Manitou’s tallest articulated boom lift for N. America
Manitou has launched the ATJ 60 for North America, the highest-reaching articulated boom work platform in its lineup for the continent. Manitou first introduced its articulated lifts to North America in 2018 and began adding straight telescopic boom lifts in October. All of the models meet proposed ANSI standards for aerial lifts – now […]
January 16, 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
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
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
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
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
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