CHAMPAIGN – Operating a tower crane isn't for everyone – especially if you're acrophobic, claustrophobic or clumsy. Your whole day is spent in a compact "cabin" about 200 feet in the air. Part of the ...

The yellow construction crane at Spokane International Airport stretches 330 feet into the air. To get to the top, you climb rung after rung on the crane’s ladder. George Elder, crane operator, tells ...

Rough-terrain cranes are big investments, but they can last a long time, so correct use and proper maintenance can help keep a manager’s costs down long-term. It’s also important to know when to ...

The original plan to use two 150-ton capacity cranes would have put project behind schedule so contractor brought in one 285-ton Terex crane to do the work of two Big B Crane and sister company Basden ...

TUSCALOOSA | Contractors with construction cranes and derricks on their job sites are ultimately responsible for the equipment's safety, said Roberto Sanchez, regional director of the Occupational ...

Renovating a soccer stadium originally built in 1950 to make it ready to host FIFA World Cup 2014 games and the 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies. The Jornalista Mário Filho soccer stadium, ...

Once at the construction site, it didn't take Carlo Ballard long to figure out what was what. New on the job, he dripped sweat as he carried out backbreaking tasks in the Gulf Coast's summer sauna.