Case Studies

ALL Crane Rental of Tennessee helps build new catholic cathedral. All jobs and all customers are important, but some jobs make you feel like you’re reporting to a higher authority. This was no doubt the case when construction crews took on the project to build the new Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in West Knoxville, Tennessee.

Cleveland’s Little Italy is a close-knit, historic community. When a 75-ton capacity crane arrives on the scene—and starts winding through tight alleyways—people take notice.

In the past few years, Chicago has had more tower crane construction than most other major cities in America.

Rehabilitating “the old bridge” connecting Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is such a huge undertaking that it has earned the nickname “The Big Lift.”

Widening a highway includes widening and replacing bridges, and for that, cranes are in high demand.

Built circa 1921, Pittsburgh’s Beechwood Boulevard Bridge, known locally as the Greenfield Bridge, underwent rehabilitation in the 1980s.

For Central Rent-A-Crane, Inc., ALL’s Indiana division, power plant modernization work is a key market, with crawler cranes at the core of the projects.

Three big crawlers and a tower crane are making a fresh connection to the new Collection at McCormick Square in Chicago.

It seemed that the ideal way to handle the work would be from inside the garage’s atrium, which could provide a large, open work space from which the trusses could be carefully picked and set precisely where they were needed.

An hour northwest of Madison, U.S. 12 in Baraboo connects Dane and Sauk counties to the interstate system. In 2011, work began on the new four-lane Baraboo Bypass off U.S. 12. The bypass is being constructed in two phases: the 5.7-mile north section of the bypass was completed in 2011, and the 5.4-mile south section is under construction, to be completed in 2017.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is in the midst of a two-year, $77 million project to address deteriorated bridge conditions and increased congestion along Interstate 96 at the U.S. Highway 23 interchange in Livingston County.

A Manitowoc MLC300 is at the center of a mixed-use development construction project in Chicago, Illinois, lifting precast concrete panels to build an eight-story structure that will consist of retail stores, condominiums and a parking garage.

The ability to quickly adjust the height of a Potain MD 485 B M20 tower crane is keeping construction of a 34-story apartment tower in Chicago on schedule.

The maneuverable luffing jib of a Potain MR 605 B is keeping the construction of an apartment tower in the River North neighborhood of Chicago on schedule.

The year was 1958. The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) was formed. The iconic '57 Chevy celebrated its first birthday. And two, two-lane bridges on U.S. Highway 10 were built to cross what would be Interstate 75 in Bay County, Mich. That was the last time these structures were replaced.

In late June, ALL Canada Crane Rental was hired by general contractor American Bridge for help dismantling and demolishing the majestic (yet aging) Seaway International Bridge in Cornwall, Ontario.

The ALL Family of Companies loves a challenge. In July, its Illinois branch, Central Contractors Service, Inc., was handed a monster of a challenge when they answered the call for help from Chicago’s Revolution Brewing.

It’s a common challenge when working in a busy city like Chicago: there just isn’t much space to erect a crane.

A project to replace several integral parts of a large shipping vessel presented the need for a crane with above average reach and capacity, but that could also be transported well over land and water.

A project to construct a new tower on the Chicago River presented a myriad of obstacles to navigate. But with precise planning and a unique crane setup, Central Contractors Services is finding a way to get the job done. The best crane of the job was a barge mounted 660-ton Manitowoc 888 rigged with 300 feet of boom and 600 tons of counterweight.