Tag: mobile elevated work platform

Safety

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

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

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 […]

March 16, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Komatsu unveils PC238USLC-11 with birds-eye camera; Volvo ‘H-Series 2.0’ loader updates; Skyjack debuts Elevate rental fleet telematics; Manitou enters NA MEWP market; VMAC intros G30 air compressor to rental

Volvo ‘H-Series 2.0’ 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 ‘H-Series 2.0’ updates, Volvo says the improvements bring faster cycle times, better fuel efficiency and improved productivity to the L150H, L180H, […]

February 26, 2018

Construction Equipment

Manitou enters N. American mobile elevated work platform market with 5 models

Manitou, which has been manufacturing mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) since 1992 in Europe, is entering the North American market with five articulating boom models. Telescopic booms are expected to arrive later this year. Laurent Bonnaure, Manitou executive vice president, global sales and marketing, calls the move a natural progression of the company’s North American […]

February 22, 2018