Aerial/Lifting

JLG Industries, the access equipment segment of Oshkosh Corp., posted net sales of $927.9 million in the fiscal second quarter of 2018 compared to $723.2 million in the same period a year ago, a 28.3 percent year-over-year boost.

H&E Equipment Services posted total first quarter revenue of $260.5 million compared to $226.8 million in the first quarter in 2017, a 14.8-percent year-over-year increase.

Manitowoc Cranes announced the second winner of its Dealer Awards during Intermat in Paris this week.

A campaign emphasizing the importance of planning ahead for safety when conducting temporary work at height using mobile elevating work platforms has been launched by the International Powered Access Federation at the Intermat 2018 Expo in Paris this week.

RER sat down with Matt Fearon at The Rental Show to talk about the strength of the aerial market, the XC range of products, advances in manufacturing, growth in 2018, new safety programs and a whole lot more.

Around 300 industry professionals gathered in Miami last month to honor the winners of the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs). Jointly organized by Access International and IPAF, the IAPAs celebrate best practice and excellence in the powered access industry.

Riwal, the aerial work platform and telehandler rental and sales specialist, is investing €88 million (about U.S. $108 million) in its fleet during 2018.

Cat Rental Stores named Genie the Cat Rental Store 2017 Vendor of the Year at Caterpillar’s 2018 Rental Summit Allied Vendor Fair and Reception.

H&E Equipment Services has relocated its Colorado Springs branch to a new facility.

H&E Equipment Services has relocated its Fort Collins, Colo., branch, which provides full-service coverage to customers in northern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, and western Nebraska.

Bigge Crane has announced the purchase of 25 brand new Potain MDT 219 J10s from Manitowoc Cranes during a recent meeting at the crane rental company’s San Leandro, Calif., headquarters.

Manitowoc Cranes has a new smartphone app that will help customers diagnose technical issues on cranes.

Maxim Crane Works has added 48 new Potain top-slewing tower cranes to its already expansive Potain fleet. Maxim will start taking deliveries of the new tower cranes beginning in May of 2018.

Skyjack has started delivering off-the-line machines equipped with Elevate, its telematics solution for off-highway fleets, and BlueLine Rental is its North American launch customer.

Sims Crane, leading Florida crane and equipment rental provider, has named Bruce Holley branch manager in Ocala, Fla.