Crane rental with operators is included within the broader classification of heavy construction equipment rental with operators. While some rental firms specialize in cranes, many offer a broad range of equipment. According to this information, there are almost 11,000 operators who pay annual premiums in excess of $31 million. The severity of the liability exposure is evidenced by the fact that liability is the largest premium category.

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Cranes should never be operated by anyone who is not properly trained and certified. Cranes can and do cause serious damage and injury. An incorrect maneuver can propel a steel girder through a building, crush a car, or injure a pedestrian. The heavy loads lifted can suddenly tip, fall, and destroy anything they land on as well as destroying the load itself.

Here is a possible loss scenario:

Felding and Company is a general contractor remodeling a downtown five-story office building. It contracts with Grace LLC, a crane operator, to position new air conditioning units on the roof. The units are rigged properly and hoisted but unexpectedly begin to sway at the 3rd story. The operator overcorrects and the sway increases. The sway becomes so extreme that the crane overturns, and the load crashes through the roof of the adjoining building. Fortunately, no one is injured.

The owner of the damaged building sues Grace and Felding for the damage to the building and loss of use. Grace is also expected to pay for the damage to the air conditioning units it was lifting and their owner's claim for loss of use. Grace must also pay to repair its own crane.

The two types of cranes are mobile cranes and tower cranes.

Some mobile cranes are mounted on trucks while others operate on crawler treads. Some cranes are designed to work in rough terrain and the truck chassis must be specially designed for this purpose. Most cranes are transported to the jobsite by motor vehicles. Once there, they may travel short distances on roads on the project site, but not usually very far.

Tower cranes are transported to the building site in sections. The tower is constructed on the site and the boom is attached on top of the tower. The tower is jacked up as needed to meet the height requirements and needs of the construction project. The boom is not stationary. It moves based on the counterweight relative to the items being lifted. The boom must be properly attached to the tower or it may fail, separate, and collapse.

Mobile cranes are workhorses that can be used in various construction settings. Tower cranes are more specialized and are used almost exclusively in urban areas with high-rise building construction.

Cranes are expensive pieces of equipment that are used for specific purposes. Crane operators are specialists who command high salaries and who must be properly trained and certified. For these reasons, many contractors prefer to rent a crane and its operator from a crane rental operation on an as- needed basis.

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