The Chicago, Illinois headquartered crane rental company Imperial Crane Services continued to expand its fleet with a LTM 1300-6.2, a 300 tonnes capacity mobile crane from Ehingen, Germany and also with two LR 1300SX, the market leading 300 tonnes capacity lattice boom crawler crane produced in Nenzing, Austria.
In addition, Imperial Crane is finalizing specification discussions for their purchase of the new LTM 1450-8.1, an impressive new 450 tonnes capacity mobile crane with VarioBallast, the infinitely adjustable radius counterweight that varies ballast radius from 7m to 5m. The LTM 1450-8.1 with VarioBallast was unveiled at the 2016 Bauma trade fair.
B.J. Bohne, president and CEO of Imperial Crane Services, Inc. commented on the purchases: “Imperial’s promise to our customers is to provide safety centered lift solutions that include cranes and operators with unsurpassed experience and performance. The cranes we purchase from Liebherr help us deliver on our customer promise.”
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