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VOLUME 28 • NUMBER 4
APRIL 2025
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Risk Management Partnering to Help Clients Succeed
Specialist Cameron Boots Tells How a Power Broker Can Benefit Crane and Rigging Owners
Cranes in Motion Over the River
Lampson International’ s Innovative Solution and Specialized Equipment Span the Needs of a Bridge Girder Replacement Project
Event Preview The Big Lift
New Cranes, Smart Tech and Green Solutions Among Highlights at bauma 2025
Sponsored Content Innovation, Reliability and Efficiency
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Ground Support The Foundation of Every Lift
National Outrigger Pad and Crane Mat Day( 4 / 24): A Day of Awareness
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Spotlight Cranes Built to Lift
All-Terrain Models Live Up to Their Name
Guest Perspective Benefits of Member-Owned Captive Insurance
Using AI for Risk Mitigation in Alternative Financing
Event Review Big Rigs, Bigger Ideas
SC & RA Event Highlights Innovation, Insights and Trends
Spotlight Transport Teamwork at Barnhart Meets Heavy Haul Challenges
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On the Cover: With a Manitowoc 4100 lattice boom crawler and SIII ringer set at a stationary location next to the Touchet River in Dayton, Washington, Lampson International lifted and placed 135-foot precast bridge girders at a 120-foot radius.
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