Tag: Tadano America

Business

Ex-controller embezzles $8.7 million from construction firm, goes on classic car spending spree

Apparently a 1969 Ford Shelby GT500 is a necessary addition to contractor’s fleet. Two Shelbys — a convertible and a two door, both valued at $160,000 — were part of the loot purchased by the ex-controller of a construction firm, who set up a residential construction company to bilk Pittsburgh-area Marco Contractors out of $8.7 […]

November 26, 2019

Construction Equipment

Tadano launches GR-1200XL-2 and GTC-600 cranes at ConExpo, updates the ATF110G-5

At ConExpo 2017 earlier this month in Las Vegas, Tadano America introduced two new cranes to the North American market and re-introduced another model with a series of upgrades. We’ll start with the new GR-1200XL-2. This model is Tadano’s largest two-axle rough terrain crane. The company says that this crane was developed with the needs of North […]

March 20, 2017

Business

Tadano America comic book embezzler named one of top 10 costliest frauds

The $9.3 million embezzlement by the former head of legal affairs and human resources at Tadano America was among the top 10 costliest embezzlements reported in the 2013 Marquet Report on Embezzlement, released last Friday. The Marquet report delves into white collar fraud on cases where at least $100,000 was alleged to have been misappropriated. […]

December 23, 2014

Dealers

Peterbilt and Peterson name dealers of the year, Bobcat and JCB add dealers in this week’s Dealer News Roundup

Welcome to the Dealer News Roundup, your one-stop shop for all the moves going on inside the heavy equipment distributor industry. We post a new edition just about every week with news on hires, promotions, new locations and expansions. Check back for a new edition each week. Bobcat introduces new dealer in Arden, North Carolina […]

March 19, 2014

ConExpo-Con/Agg

5 products to watch for at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014

Fairbanks Scales, Inc. Gold Lot, booth 1320 State-of-the-art industrial scales will be featured, including the Talon HVX Series Portable Vehicle Scale, which is constructed with multiple 10- and 12-inch structural steel I-beams for a rigid and durable portable weighbridge. Also on display: FB2550 Driver Assist Terminal, which is designed to speed the vehicle weighing process […]

February 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

Tadano GR-1600XL-2 rough terrain crane delivers 160-ton capacity

Tadano America’s latest is the GR-1600XL-2 rough terrain crane, which offers a 160-ton capacity—the company’s highest in a rough terrain model—and a lot of maneuverability. A 200-foot 6-section rounded boom delivers 201 feet of lifting height with a 185-foot load radius, and is powered by a single telescopic cylinder. A two-stage bi-fold lattice tilt-type jib […]

August 8, 2013

Maintenance

Tadano announces new hires

Tadano has filled two positions at the Tadano America headquarters in Houston, Texas. Tadano promoted Tony Trosclair to general manager of customer support for Tadano America, a position in which he will manage after sales support in the Americas, supervise a staff of 33 in the United States and Canada and act as a liaison […]

July 20, 2012