Crane Inspections: How Often Should You Inspect Your Crane?

Crane Inspections: How Often Should You Inspect Your Crane?

Cranes require thorough maintenance, servicing, and inspections. In addition to Work Health and Safety Regulations, all crane operators, providers, and teams exposed to crane operations on site must ensure work sites are safe, and that your staff are not exposed to...
Tips For Mobile Crane Operations Near Overhead Power Lines

Tips For Mobile Crane Operations Near Overhead Power Lines

Operating mobile cranes near overhead power lines is sometimes unavoidable in construction and repairs. Mobile crane operators must proceed with extra caution. If you need to move loads to and from a building beneath transmission lines or replace items on roadways...
How to choose the right lifting equipment to meet your needs

How to choose the right lifting equipment to meet your needs

Cranes and lifting are an integral part of many construction projects. Crane’s versatility and capability are the reason they remain one of the most popular choices for lift and shift services, transport and heavy haulage, and other mobile crane tasks across...
How Terrain Can Affect The Crane You Hire

How Terrain Can Affect The Crane You Hire

The ground on which your crane sits significantly impacts the type of machine you hire. From the terrain’s slope to the firmness and compaction of the soil, these factors are critical when ensuring the site’s safety for crane assembly and operation. United Crane...
Power Supply in Cranes: What You Need To Know

Power Supply in Cranes: What You Need To Know

A mobile crane is a self-propelled vehicle with either a cable-controlled or hydraulic-powered telescoping boom crane. Mobile cranes use a collection of simple machines to both raise and lower objects, as well as to move them horizontally. A mobile crane is easily...
Understanding Boom Trucks And Their Features

Understanding Boom Trucks And Their Features

Boom trucks are basically a type of crane that is mounted on top of a hauling truck. They are useful this way because they can be driven on standard roads and other types of terrain; and therefore no need to hire a separate vehicle to transport them to site. Boom...