Press releases | 10/05/2026
Prillaman’s Crane & Rigging, Inc. has taken delivery of its 11th Liebherr crane, an LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane purchased at Conexpo 2026. The handover celebrates three generations of the Virginia-based family business.
Virginia-based Prillaman Crane & Rigging, Inc. joined the Liebherr mobile and crawler cranes team at Liebherr’s Newport News headquarters to take delivery of its 11th Liebherr crane, the LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane. Ordered at Conexpo 2026, the crane represents more than an investment in the company’s growing fleet; it reflects the Prillaman family’s enduring commitment to hard work, trust and service across three growing generations. The milestone celebrates a shared family legacy and the values that continue to guide the business into the future.
For approximately 20 years, Prillaman’s Crane & Rigging, Inc. has provided crane rental, storage and heavy-haul services throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. With customers including government facilities, military bases, shipyards, marinas, and more, the Prillaman team relies on Liebherr cranes to deliver the lifting power required for demanding projects while maintaining the highest standards of safety.
“It’s been a real privilege watching Prillaman’s Crane and Rigging grow into the success it is today — and the new Liebherr LTM 1250 5.1, is a great fit for the work they do. Congratulations on the new machine, and we look forward to many more years of success and working together,” noted Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager Beau Pocock, Liebherr USA, Co.
Equipped with Liebherr’s LICCON2 system, the Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane features enormous load capacities, designed to get the maximum lifting from the available weight of a 5-axle mobile crane. This resulted in the LTM 1250-5.1 becoming one of the most powerful cranes on five axles across the globe with a lifting capacity of 300 Ust (250 t).
Thanks to Liebherr VarioBallast, the crane delivers maximum lifting capacities with a large ballast radius, making it perfect for use on constricted sites and achieves ballast adjustments in just seconds. The crane can also be fitted with a multi-functional folding jib, a long lowering fixed jib or a rigid powerful jib. Liebherr’s proven VarioBase, ECOmode and ECOdrive technologies also make the LTM 1250-5.1 particularly safe and efficient.
10/02/2026
Listicles
More experience, more confidence: six questions on the new period of use for Liebherr fibre ropes
Liebherr is increasing the period of use of its fibre ropes to up to 12 years in temperate climates and up to 8 years in hot climates, while the overall service life is rising from 14 to 16 years. But what's behind this decision, and why do all ropes already in the field benefit too? Six questions for Jochen Huber, Product Manager Fibre Technology at Liebherr, on the tests, the impact for customers on site, and the wider strategy behind Fibre technology.
10/02/2026
Press releases
Liebherr is increasing the overall service life of its Fibre ropes from 14 to 16 years, with the decisive period of use rising to up to 12 years. This is based on multi-year ageing trials on test rigs and analyses of ropes already in field. The new ruling applies automatically to all new ropes and those already in the field. This step forms part of Liebherr's ongoing path towards establishing Fibre technology as the new standard in the tower crane market.
10/01/2026
Press releases
Liebherr LS-C 60 crane to equip multipurpose vessel for operations in French Polynesia
Operating across widely scattered islands, the Liebherr ship crane supports a vessel concept that must combine logistics and passenger transport within a single platform, where space, stability and operational flexibility are closely linked.
