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Still haven’t registered for the Crane & Rigging Workshop? Register by the end of the day today (Sept 6) to save $50! Join over 650 of your peers at the Crane & Rigging Workshop, Sept. 24-26 in Glendale, Ariz. With 10 networking events, 88 exhibitors, 33 speakers and 14 educational sessions across two and half days, the 2024 Crane & Rigging Workshop is the place to learn from experts and participate in committee meetings. View the agenda and register: scranet.org/crw2024

The kids are back to school and so are we! Training and safety talks are a vital part of ensuring our employees are observing best practices and staying safe on the job. We would love to see the learning in action. Send photos of training sessions to [email protected] by October 2 for a chance to win our fall photo contest!

Toughest? Absolutely. Unique? Of course. Ugliest? Somebody has to do it. Another look at the fantastic Hauling Jobs of the Year by SC&RA members... #scranet #osow #jobsoftheyear #awards #heavyhaul #specializedtransport

Happy Labor Day to all of our SC&RA members! We appreciate all of your hard work!

Congratulations to the 11 up-and-coming industry leaders selected to participate in the 2024 Leadership Forum held in conjunction with the Crane & Rigging Workshop, Sept. 24 –26 in Arizona. These future leaders will meet to discuss industry challenges and opportunities while engaging directly with members who have leveraged SC&RA for their business and personal success: Dustin Berry, Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC Dustin Hamburg, Tadano Pan America Corporation Sam Hernandez, Trans American Trucking & Warehouse Services, Inc. Ken Meuler, Doral Equipment Rental Rental Eric Netzel, Aldridge Electric Inc. Colton Rhew, Buckner HeavyLift Cranes Samuel Rosenberg, Atlas Crane Service LLC Jonathan Seager, Omega Morgan, Inc. Benoît Serrano-Parent, ing., Foxtrot Industrial Eric Steiner, Bigfoot Construction Equipment Sebastián Blake Tobón, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. We look forward to seeing you all next month! #scranet #leaders #leadershipforum #scracrw #workshop

The Crane & Rigging Workshop will feature an amazing keynote speaker, Major (Ret.) Scotty Smiley. He became the first blind active-duty officer in military history following a face-to-face confrontation in 2005 with an Iraqi terrorist suicide car bomber. After his injury, Scotty’s faith led him to forgive his attacker and inspired him to rebuild his life while continuing to serve his country in the U.S. Army. Smiley then went on to tandem skydive with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights, climb Mount Rainier and complete a Coeur d'Alene Ironman. Major Smiley was also named "Soldier of the Year" in 2007 and ESPN awarded him an ESPY Award in 2008 as the best outdoor athlete. Don’t miss this session at the 2024 Crane & Rigging Workshop in September! Register now: scranet.org/crw2024 Barnhart Crane & Rigging Emery & Karrigan, Inc. National Interstate Insurance Company TransMaster Trailers

The Permit Policy Committee and the Transportation Governing Committee met for their annual summer workshop this week at SC&RA headquarters and were joined by CVSA SA Deputy Executive Director Adrienne Gildea, Maryland Department of Transportation official Tina Sanders and Virginia Department Of Motor Vehicles official Brandi Thorpe, and American Trucking Associations Executives Council Director John Lynch. Topics discussed included permit harmonization, mobile crane weighing, and non-divisible loads. The group reported progress on 2024’s top priority states: California, Kansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Tennessee. In addition, Brian Mazzella, Crane Service Co. Inc., Upper Marlboro, Md., brought a Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 110-ton mobile crane for a live demonstration and discussion with Virginia DMV officials concerning the proper way to weigh mobile cranes. Thanks to all who attended! Don Reed, Buchanan Hauling and Rigging, Inc., Inc. Charley Allen, Jordan Carriers Bryce Baker, Oxcart Permit Systems, LLC Charlie Reilly, Palco Transportation LLC David Womack, Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions Isabelle Perron, Transport Bellemare International inc. Marinus Martens, Frontier Heavy Haul & Support Inc. Rob Simon, Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. Lorin Sabin, Bragg Companies Sarah Caylor, Omega Morgan, Inc. Scott Boehm, West Chester Permit John Mummert, ProMiles Software Development Corporation Craig McGraw, Trans American Trucking & Warehouse Services, Inc. David Yarbrough, Yarbrough Transfer Company Joanna Jungels, Anderson Trucking Service - ATS, Inc. John Moore, Precision Specialized Inc. #scranet #permitpolicy #mobilecranes #ATA #TAEC #MDOT #VDMV #CVSA

Want to know who’s exhibiting at the 2024 Crane & Rigging Workshop next month? These 88 companies will be displaying their products and services at the Exhibit Center: A1A Software All Material Handling, Inc. (AMH) ASC Industries Python America Associated Wire Rope & Rigging, Inc. Ben-Mor Bigfoot Construction Equipment, Inc. Broderson Manufacturing Corp. Business Process Automation Company CICB CraneTrader CraneWorks, Inc. crewOS DCL Mooring & Rigging Dearborn Companies DICA Doral Equipment Rental Enerpac Engineered Rigging Faymonville Distribution AG Fleet Cost & Care, Inc. Fontaine Specialized Forklift Exchange, Inc. FOXTROT Industrial Gallagher Crane Division Garrod Hydraulics, Inc. GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions, LLC Goldhofer Inc. Aktiengesellschaft Greenfield Products Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc. HBC-radiomatic, Inc. Higginbotham Insurance and Risk Management HoistCam - Wireless Camera System for Material Handling Equipment Holloway HSI Hanes Supply Inc. Industrial Training International J&R Engineering Co., Inc. Jeff Martin Auctioneers, Inc. Kennedy Wire Rope & Sling Co. KHL Group Americas Kito Crosby Landoll Company, LLC - Jobs LGH USA Liebherr Group USA, Co. Lift Planning Services, LLC Linden Comansa America, LLC Link-Belt Cranes Load King Maeda America Mazzella Mid-Continent Crane Milwaukee Tool National Interstate Insurance Company NBIS (NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc.) Nelson Trailers OTH Pioneer Rigging PACCAR Winch RaycoWylie Systems Ribbiot RiConnect Corporation Ridewell Suspensions Rigging Gear Sales, Inc. Rouse Services RSD Software Inc. Samsara SANY America Skyward Specialty Insurance Company Slingmax Rigging Solutions SPX Flow/Hydraulic Technologies Tadano America Talbert Manufacturing, Inc. Terex Cranes Americas Teufelberger Seil Ges.m.b.H The Caldwell Group, Inc. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Towsleys Trail King Industries, Inc. TRAIL-EZE Inc. TransMaster Trailers/Master Solutions Inc. Transport Products and Service Enterprises, Inc. U.S. Cargo Control United Rentals Matting Solutions USI Insurance Services Visual Dispatch - Senarc Systems Vita Inclinata Technologies WIKA Mobile Control, LP; WireCo WrightPlan Inc. Yoke Inc. The Exhibit Center will also feature food and bar courtesy of our sponsors: Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC; Higginbotham Insurance and Risk Management; J&R Engineering Co., Inc.; LGH; CCO; Tadano Pan America Corporation; and Terex Cranes Americas. #scracrw #crane #rigging #scranet #exhibitors

We want to hear from you about how you buy insurance and cover risk in this hard insurance market! Primary contacts should have received a link for an insurance survey, exclusively prepared by SC&RA. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete by the person assigned to insurance and risk management at your company. In exchange for your participation, you will get an early preview of the analysis. All responses are confidential and will be collected and benchmarked by an independent third-party research firm. The data will only be reported in group form and never for an individual or company. Questions? Contact [email protected]

Some very productive conversations were had today at the TxDOT Oversize-Overweight Workshop! Building upon previous conversations at February's Specialized Transportation Symposium, the forum addressed roadway design, permitting, and enforcement challenges in Texas, as well as ongoing OS/OW specific research on wind energy and permit-based planning trends from the Texas Transportation Institute. The workshop also featured a panel of industry experts, including Texas-based SC&RA Permit Policy Committee members Nick Wixom (Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions) and Marinus Martens (Frontier Heavy Haul & Support Inc.), Texas Trucking Association President John Esparza, and Chris Smith, SC&RA VP of Transportation, who each provided key state and regional industry feedback and recommendations. Many thanks to our partners and members in Texas as well as Texas Department of Transportation for the opportunity to continue the positive dialogue to help the industry move forward together!