LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A boom lift operator was rescued after being trapped when their equipment touched a powerline in Lawrenceville, according to the Gwinnett County Fire. The call came in just around ...

NEW YORK -- The Department of Buildings says a series of decisions made by a boom truck operator contributed to a construction equipment collapse in the Bronx on Tuesday. The boom truck came crashing ...

Boom lifts (more recently monikered as MEWPs) have gained significant rough-terrain capabilities in recent years. Although scissor lifts (another discussion) are explicitly referred to being "rough ...

Equipment with a traditional oscillating axle may struggle to operate with the boom elevated, out from the transport position to access. That’s because these machines are only rated to work on firm, ...

From trailer-mounted boom lifts to the highest-reaching “super booms,” before work can begin, equipment needs to be transported from the rental yard to the jobsite. To do this safely and efficiently, ...

Additional: The $1,800 is an amalgam of labor and a daily equipment fee added together. This means the boom operator will be making $50hr. total. $1,300 for labor, $500 for equipment fee.