ALL Crane News

A huge red arm across the blue sky, the boom of the 1,000-ton Manitowoc 21000 crawler crane, with its elaborate interlaced lattice pattern and jaw-dropping dimensions, inspires awe in people who know little about cranes.

Although the ALL Family of Companies has been known as a crane rental leader since 1964, it has also made a name in the industry as an authorized distributor for many of the top brands of lift equipment: Link-Belt Cranes, Broderson carry deck cranes, Genie and Skyjack aerial lifts, JLG and SkyTrak aerials and telehandlers, Terex Cranes, and three crane brands manufactured by Manitowoc (National boom trucks, Shuttlelift carry deck cranes, and Potain self erecting tower cranes).

n April 2014, TECO (Tampa Electric) Energy, Inc. undertook a complicated construction project at their Big Bend coal-fired power station in Tampa Bay. Routine inspection had uncovered deterioration in one of the plant’s 300-foot-long steel ducts that was inside a 500-foot-high smokestack. The aging ductwork had to be replaced with fiberglass, necessitating a scheduled 45-day shutdown.

American Cranes & Transport Spoke to ALL about the importance of global access to maintenance, predictive service and dedication to product

Good construction is a bit like harmony; you don’t notice how well it’s going until someone is out of tune.

The three-story condominium complex stood in its skeletal state — all structural steel in place. And just in time. All of the subcontractors working on the facility now had to coordinate their efforts and the tools of their various trades.