Crane Spotlight
Lattice Boom Crawler Cranes manager – lattice boom crawler cranes for Liebherr USA, Co.“ Current uncertainty, for both onshore and offshore wind, has cooled demand for the time being but the surge in construction of large chip plants and AI( artificial intelligence) data centers has helped keep many of these cranes busy, even if the future remains uncertain.”
The lattice crawler crane market is growing and the long-term outlook is positive, noted Joel Hicks, crawler crane project manager at SANY America.“ In particular, road, bridge and precast construction and data center projects are driving demand for 110- up to 350-ton capacity lattice crawlers,” he added.“ The challenge now is the uncertainty posed by tariffs so in some cases customers and manufacturers are waiting to see.”
Allen Kadow, product manager, telescopic and lattice boom crawler cranes at Tadano, reported that the lattice boom crawler crane market for the capacity classes the company serves is on the uptick.“ The most popular uses for our large lattice boom crawlers are general construction,
SANY America offers four lattice boom crawlers in North America ranging from 110 to 440 tons of lifting capacity. The company’ s latest generation of the cranes are powered by Cummins engines.
infrastructure, petrochemical, power plant construction and wind energy,” he said.
“ There is still some variability with the tariff situation, which may slow the market
slightly until things settle,” Kadow added.“ And while we saw a slight downturn in the market in 2024, it appears to be rebounding in 2025.”
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