AmQuip Purchases Liebherr Crane

The crane rental company AmQuip, headquartered in Trevose, Pa., has reported that its sales office, located in Boston, has purchased the first Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 city crane in operation in the United States. 
 

Rated at 50-ton capacity, the three-axle crane has all terrain capability, for on and off highway travel, but is also compact enough for industrial applications inside warehouses and production halls.
 

The LTC 1045-3.1 has a single cab for both crane operations and driving. A telescopic arm moves the cab from road driving position at the front of the vehicle to an elevated position for crane operations, to give the operator a much better and broader view of the job site. Improving the operator’s perspective, eliminating blind spots and minimizing reliance on radio communication contribute significantly to job site safety, particularly on busy city sites.

The LTC 1045-3.1 also gives the operator a totally unobstructed view in driving mode on the highway, in contrast to some other city class mobile cranes where the stowed boom can restrict visibility.
 

This single cab design also allows vehicle length to be kept to 25ft. 3in., while its turning circle is just 24 feet. It is also low enough to pass through 10ft-high doorways.
 

To work in the narrow streets and alleys of Boston, one of 11 locations from which the company operates, AmQuip was looking for maximum lifting power in a minimum sized machine.
 

“After much research and comparing all the manufactures, Liebherr had the smallest crane bumper to bumper, longest boom and best capacity in the class,” Charles Snyder, president and CEO AmQuip, says.
 

Jack Good, manager of AmQuip’s Boston operations, says, “We met with several key customers during the evaluation of this crane and they are very excited for this crane to join our fleet. Whether it is setting glass or working over a foundation hole, the operator will have much better views of the workers around the crane. We are confident that this will be a highly utilized crane that customers specifically call for,” Good says.
 

AmQuip Crane Rental LLC serves the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic region, and most Midwest and Southern states. Its fleet includes tower cranes, crawler cranes and industrial carrydeck cranes as well as all terrain cranes up to 550 ton capacity, hydraulic truck cranes up to 110 ton, and rough terrain cranes up to 130 ton.