Tag: mobile elevating work platforms

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

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

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Manitou Group to display 22 machines at ConExpo 2020, including new MTA 12055 telehandler

Manitou Group’s ConExpo display at Booth F4458 in the Festival Grounds will showcase 22 machines, including telehandlers, mobile elevating work platforms, rotative telehandlers, forklifts, compact track loaders, skid steers and articulated loaders. Brands on display will be Manitou, Gehl and Mustang. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in […]

February 5, 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

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

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

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

Safety

OSHA’s Stand-Down urges contractors to break for fall-prevention talks

The Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in construction is a voluntary event designed for employers to talk with workers about fall hazards and fall prevention.

May 7, 2019

Construction Equipment

New, sweeping aerial lift standards to take effect in one year

Long-expected, major changes to standards over-seeing aerial lifts have now been published and will take effect in December 2019. Read more on Equipment World.

December 24, 2018

Dealers

United Rentals to offer virtual-reality training for aerial lifts

United Rentals training centers will offer Serious Labs' VR simulation for training operators of mobile elevating work platforms. Get more details here.

December 6, 2018

Construction Equipment

Genie boosts load capacity with new scissor lift material carrier

The Genie Lift Tools Material Carrier is designed for use with rough terrain scissor lifts to allow higher load capacities when lifting materials.

October 18, 2018