Crane Institute to Host Final Crane Operator Regional Qualifier
Crane Institute of America is hosting the final crane operator regional qualifier on Sept. 28th. Qualifying operators will move forward to the Crane Operator & Rigger Championship, held during the 2015 ICUEE demo expo. Operators will compete using an Altec AC45-127 boom truck, sponsored by Altec,…
DICA Joins Elite Group at the 2015 EUFMC Conference
For the second year in a row, DICA joins an elite group of about 100 companies which have been asked to display their products at the by-invitation-only Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC).
Held annually, EUFMC allows utility fleet professionals to view the latest fleet…
Crane Safety From the Ground Up
Two education sessions at the May General Assembly meeting of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) in Kansas City, Mo., focused on the importance of understanding ground conditions for safe crane set up. The presentations by Ron Kohner, P.E., President of Landmark Engineering…
2015 Top Trainer Judges Announced
Crane & Rigging Hotline announced in their May 2015 issue that industry experts and former Top Trainer award winners will judge the 2015 Top Trainer program. The Top Trainer award is presented by Crane & Rigging Hotline and endorsed by the Association of Crane & Rigging Professions…
Southwest Industrial Rigging Operating on FiberMax Cranes Pads
Southwest Industrial Rigging recorded a lift in June 2014 using several equipment mounted cameras. The lift was done using their new 450 ton Tadano and 8x8x8 DICA FiberMax crane pads purchased at the 2014 Conexpo tradeshow. The object being lifted was SWIR’s Kobleco 250 ton crawler cab, which…
Mobile Crane Support Handbook
Respected crane industry professional and author David Duerr's P.E., new Mobile Crane Support Handbook is now available. We highly recommend it to any organization seeking information regarding the design and engineering of supports for mobile crane installations. Below is a overview from the back…
DICA Introduces FiberMax® Crane Pads and Outrigger Pads
The introduction of a new series of load distribution products at ConExpo-Con/Agg in March by DICA® has attracted the attention of the crane rental industry for their superior ability to support all types of equipment, even in poor soil conditions.
Designed to improve stability for the largest cranes…