Brazilian Giant Signs 10-Crane Order with MCG

Enlarge Image Brazilian rental giant purchases 10 MCG cranes.

June 19, 2006 — Locar, the largest crane rental company in Brazil, recently placed a multi-million dollar order with Manitowoc Crane Group for nine Grove all-terrains and a heavy-lift Manitowoc crawler crane. A number of cranes from the order are already with the firm while the remainder will ship over the course of 2006. The order includes: four 165-ton (U.S.) GMK5130-1 cranes (GMK5165 in the United States); four 250-ton GMK6220-L cranes (GMK6250-L in the United States); and a 350-ton GMK6300 from Grove (GMK6350 in the United States). The heavy-lift Manitowoc crawler is the 330-ton Model 2250.

 

“Manitowoc Crane Group has developed these past two to three years and is now a very significant presence in Brazil,” said Julio Eduardo Simoes, president of Locar. “We are expanding our business to other Brazilian states and are making efforts to extend our services into other South American countries. These new cranes will help us in our expansion efforts.”

 

Camilo José da Silva, operations director at Locar, explained what features most appealed in his company's latest order. “The standout feature on the Grove GMK6220-L is its 236-ft main boom plus its hydraulic luffing jib,” he said. “The technical assistance we received from Grove with our other cranes was also a factor in purchasing these GMK6220-L units as was the electronic system which is easy to use and offers us greater control.”

 

Locar runs a fleet of 200 cranes and has about 260 operators on its books — all of whom receive training in-house. In addition to traditional training methods, Locar is leading the way in terms of contemporary training. It employs an in-house psychologist to analyze drivers' methodology and utilizes psychometric training — both in an effort to improve processes.