“Customer feedback is very important, and at Skyjack, machines are designed with the customer in mind. One is example is Skyjack’s XStep,” Early said. “Paired with customer feedback about the need to ...

Falling off a lift is often a fatal error. But it’s not the only way in which electricians die when making mistakes in how they use a lift. Electrocutions also ...

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 ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – A boom lift operator had to be rescued by firefighters after his lift broke down while he was in the air. Rescue crews were called at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, to a home in the 2000 ...

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, ...

Aerial refueling is one of the most demanding and precise maneuvers in military aviation. Two aircraft traveling at hundreds of miles per hour must connect with pinpoint accuracy, transfer thousands ...

The most prevalent kind of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) are self-propelled scissor lifts, which employ a scissor mechanism consisting of folding supports that move vertically in an 'X' ...

Now that electric scissor lifts have become more common, it's a good idea to become more familiar with their maintenance requirements. While they may not have some of the same requirements as those ...