Getting the most out of a tower crane is a key element in high-rise construction. Work doesn’t progress without the right picks to bring materials to height, and managing hook time is everything.

Each example of early truck cranes illustrates a step in how these machines evolved in the early and mid-20th century. The first truck cranes were designed to be mounted on conventional ...

Just nine construction cranes were at work on Portland buildings last winter, the fewest in at least nine years. That’s according to the latest RLB Crane Index, a semiannual tally that gauges major ...