Crane Spotlight
By Seth Skydel
New Opportunities
Teleboom crawlers are proving more valuable on a range of projects
Liebherr’ s focus on lifting performance and operational flexibility for teleboom crawlers includes the company’ s VarioBase variable supporting base system that calculates optimum load capacity in real time based on track width and rotation angle.
Combining the mobility and terrain capability of a crawler crane with the speed, simplicity and flexibility of a telescopic boom, the teleboom crawler crane has long occupied a unique position in the lifting equipment market. Today, that combination is proving more valuable than ever.
Across North America, teleboom crawler cranes are increasingly being deployed on infrastructure projects, bridge construction, utility work, wind energy sites, industrial developments, manufacturing facilities and a rapidly growing category of projects, including data center and electrical infrastructure construction.
Contractors are continuing to gravitate toward teleboom crawlers because they can travel with loads, work on uneven terrain, maneuver in confined spaces, self-assemble, transport efficiently and transition quickly between tasks. Those capabilities are helping drive strong market growth while also expanding the range of applications where teleboom crawlers are becoming the crane of choice.
Allen Kadow, product manager, telescopic and lattice boom crawler cranes at Tadano, emphasized the wide variety of applications these cranes now serve.“ These cranes are so versatile,” he said.“ Jobs like foundation work, bridge and heavy civil, wind support, powerline construction and maintenance, commercial construction and the new AI infrastructure are all perfect applications.”
Traditional sectors remain a source of core demand for teleboom crawlers.“ In bridge and highway construction their lifting capability, mobility and ability to work on challenging terrain make them an ideal fit,” said JJ Grace,
July 2026 • www. cranehotline. com