America – Move it magazine

1st June 20221st June 2022

Incremental launch method deployed to construct Kentucky’s tallest bridge

Bush and Burchett Inc. was contracted to built the Pond Creek Bridge on US460 in Pike County, Kentucky, the tallest bridge in the Bluegrass State and one of the tallest traffic bridges in the country. The rugged terrain of the project site and the bridge’s height of 324 feet created unique challenges for the construction …

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14th April 202214th April 2022

PCB FUTURE PROJECTS EVENT 2023 DATES ANNOUNCED AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH IN HOUSTON LAST WEEK

The second edition of the PCB Future Projects conference and exhibition for the project cargo and breakbulk community will take place on March 7th and 8th 2023 in Houston, Texas, USA, following a successful launch show last week. Over 980 visitors, including procurement professionals, forwarders, shipping lines, ports, road hauliers, and equipment manufacturers attended last …

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11th April 202211th April 2022

Largest Potain topless crane for Asia-Pacific and Emerging markets

Manitowoc has launched largest topless crane, the Potain MCT 805, for key Asia-Pacific and Emerging markets. Manufactured at at Manitowoc’s Zhangjiagang, China factory, the new model, which is similar to the MDT 809, is available in 32 t and 40 t capacity configurations, with an 80 m jib and a height under hook of 84 …

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5th April 202213th May 2022

Hall Trucking Inc. deploys new Goldhofer Trailer P12 Plus

Hall Trucking Inc., located in Evansville, Wyoming, was one of the first customer to purchase Goldhofer’s new Highway Trailer P12 Plus in 2021. Available with one or two intermediate bogies, the semi-trailer is capable of being combined up to twelve axle lines and offers a longer loading deck and a flexible payload. Heavy haul companies …

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29th March 202229th March 2022

Large order for Volvo’s electric trucks

Maersk has placed an order for 110 Volvo VNR Electric trucks in North America. The deal adds to a previous order of 16 vehicles of the same model and marks the single largest commercial order to date for Volvo’s electric trucks. The order was placed by Performance Team, part of the Maersk Group, and adds …

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10th March 202210th March 2022

Caldwell strengthens its team

USA-based lifting equipment specialist, The Caldwell Group Inc., has appointed Jeff Ferchen, director, business development; and Lisa Sympson, marketing manager. Ferchen will further enhance overall customer experience and will also oversee inside sales and engineering activities, meanwhile Sympson aims to strengthen the company’s marketing efforts to better serve distributor customers and share the story of …

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9th March 20229th March 2022

Comansa tower cranes help to construct a building for a Fortune 500 tech company

Comansa tower cranes has been chosen by BNBuilders, a general contractor that specialises in particularly technical projects, to construct Building X, a private research building, offices and meeting rooms, along with a car park, for a Fortune 500 tech company. Specifically, a 21LC550 (the 20 t version), with a hook height of 191 ft (58.22 …

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4th March 20224th March 2022

Gaussin’s H2 Racing Truck on world tour

Gaussin has announced the world tour of its H2 Racing Truck, the world's first hydrogen-powered truck, which completed the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January 2022. The H2 Racing Truck will make stops in several European countries starting in March, before crossing the Atlantic to be exhibited throughout the United States in April. "The …

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24th February 202224th February 2022

Three locomotives complete journey from sea to rails

The shipping specialist, Tiba Group, was managing the delivery of three locomotives scheduled to arrive at Chile’s Terminal Cerros de Valparaíso (TCVAL) in November 2021. Knowing that they had to unload the three engines as quickly as possible, Tiba Group contacted Engineered Rigging (ER) and its South American partner Tecnogruas, to develop a lift plan …

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16th February 202216th February 2022

Liebherr delivers the first LTM 1120-4.1 to Brazil  

Crane and heavy transport company Guindastes Tatuapé has recently taken a delivery of the first Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane in Brazil. It has a seven section 66-metre telescopic main boom that is according to Liebherr the longest ever realised in this crane class. The LTM 1120-4.1 has been specified with a 10.8- to 19-metre …

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