National NBT55 Boom Truck Joins Crane Services Fleet

Crane Services adds National NBT55 boom truck to its fleet. ENLARGE IMAGE

June 20, 2016 - Crane Services took delivery of its second National Crane NBT55 unit during a visit to Manitowoc’s facilities in Shady Grove, Pa. The 55-ton boom truck is the seventh National Crane owned by the Appleton, Wis.-based company.

 

Rick Mueller, president, said the NBT55’s “very smooth controls and rock-solid operation” were factors in the company’s decision to purchase another boom truck. “The NBT55 is extremely stable during use throughout its entire load chart,” he said. “It delivers great capacities like a truck crane, but it also has the comfort and highway speed of a commercial truck when out on the road.”

 

The company’s newest NBT55, which has a 128-ft. boom and will also come with a 26- to 45-ft. telescoping offsettable jib, will primarily work on residential and commercial projects, such as steel erection and the installation of HVAC units, throughout Wisconsin.

 

Crane Services bought the NBT55 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a division of the ALL Family of Companies group. The company also has an NBT40 in its National Crane fleet.