Crane Hot Line

The June 2026 digital edition of Crane Hot Line is here!

As crews gear up for the busy summer season, this issue focuses on the challenges and opportunities that come with warmer weather and increased jobsite activity. Plus, explore our Crane Spotlight featuring mini cranes, and our Transport Spotlight on an 8,842-mile journey by Berard delivering a 1,200-ton Konecranes portal crane across the country.

Read the digital edition here: https://publication.cranehotline.com/crane-hot-line-june-2026/0533512001780060986/

Bridges, data centers, energy projects, utilities and large-scale infrastructure work continue to keep rough terrain crane demand strong.

In this feature from Crane Hot Line, Seth Skydel examines the current RT crane market with insights and equipment highlights from Tadano America Corp., The Manitowoc Company, Link-Belt Cranes, SANY America and Terex Corporation.

Check it out: https://www.cranehotline.com/articles/tough-and-ready

Konecranes has secured a $51.2 million order from the U.S. Navy for a heavy-lift portal jib crane destined for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. The order marks the company’s seventh portal jib crane order from the U.S. Navy. Read more ⬇️

Konecranes Secures $51.2M Portal Jib Crane Order From U.S. Navy | Crane Hot Line Konecranes receives a $51.2 million portal jib crane order from the U.S. Navy for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

The new F2350RL-HXP Techno from Fassi is pushing the upper limits of the knuckleboom category, featuring a double jib, 19 hydraulic extensions and outreach exceeding 170 feet.

➡️ Read how Fascan International and Fassi are positioning the crane as a platform for the next generation of heavy lifting technology: https://www.cranehotline.com/articles/truck-crane-breakthrough

An OSHA citation can cost far more than a fine.

In this article for Crane Hot Line, workplace safety and OSHA compliance attorney Michael Rubin outlines proactive steps companies can take to improve safety programs, prepare for inspections and reduce exposure before problems arise.

🔗 Read more:

Minimizing Exposure | Crane Hot Line Explore proactive OSHA compliance strategies, crane safety practices and inspection tips to reduce citations and workplace risk.

TVH Group has named Giuliano Parodi as its next CEO. Parodi brings nearly 25 years of leadership experience across the industrial equipment and automotive sectors. Read more 👇

TVH Names Giuliano Parodi as New CEO | Crane Hot Line TVH names Giuliano Parodi CEO, effective Sept. 1, bringing nearly 25 years of industrial equipment leadership.

Liebherr Construction has received the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) Environmental Award, recognizing the company’s ongoing sustainability efforts across its mobile and crawler crane operations.

The award highlights initiatives tied to alternative drive technologies, emission reduction, remanufacturing programs and renewable energy project support.

Liebherr USA Receives SC&RA Environmental Award | Crane Hot Line Liebherr USA mobile and crawler cranes received the SC&RA Environmental Award for sustainability and crane innovation efforts.

Bay Ltd. is using crane simulators from Industrial Training International, Inc. to help train and evaluate operators before they ever step into a real crane cab.

From practicing lift scenarios and safety risks to testing new hires in a controlled environment, the technology helps build confidence, identify gaps and improve consistency in a controlled environment.

The company is even using a mobile VR training trailer to bring crane training directly to remote jobsites and recruiting events.

Read the full article: https://www.cranehotline.com/articles/reducing-risk

Two crawler cranes. A 1,000-foot bridge. A remote site in Alaska.

On one of the state’s largest infrastructure projects, two Liebherr LR 1300.1 SX crawler cranes are helping place massive steel girders across Juneau Creek Canyon — navigating steep terrain, 40 mph winds and an unforgiving construction window.

A closer look at the planning, lifting and technology behind one of the industry’s toughest bridge builds: https://www.cranehotline.com/articles/bridging-the-gap

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Fuel prices didn’t just go up.
They just started breaking equipment deals.

This week, diesel volatility is hitting:
🏗️ Construction (delivery + mobilization costs)
🚜 Agriculture (input + transport pressure)
⚙ Industrial (freight + inventory strategy)

And in some cases…
it’s forcing sellers to go back and reprice deals already sold.

From the field:

“We’re now in a position where we have to go back to customers and reset expectations around delivery pricing… A single crane move can require anywhere from one to sixteen additional loads.”
— Scott Wilson, CraneWorks, LLC

Here’s what’s actually happening:

➡️ Fuel is becoming a deal risk, not just a cost
➡️ Logistics costs are compounding fast
➡️ Buyers are getting more cautious, not more active

Cranes show it first.
But this is spreading across the entire equipment market.

If fuel holds here, expect slower decisions and tighter margins.

❓Are you seeing delivery costs disrupt deals yet?