ALL Crane News

From the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States to the sleek steel pedestrian bridge at the Art Institute of Chicago, the ALL Family of Companies’ expertise spans every type of bridge construction and a multitude of difficult geographic conditions.

For more than 50 years, the ALL Family of Companies has worked to distinguish itself in its field, and that hard work has paid off.

When people think of the construction industry, they generally think of hard hats, illuminated vests and work boots — maybe flaggers on the highway or folks who operate heavy machinery.

As part of a recent acquisition of a package of Terex cranes, the ALL Family of Companies added two all-terrain 5500 Explorer models to their fleet

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.

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.

"Anything I can do for the company, I'm willing to do it." - Leonard Kelley

Whether it’s used to fabricate a small hand tool or a flatbed trailer, galvanized steel is the best defense against metal’s worst enemy: rust.

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

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

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).