• $6.9 M REASONS CONSTRUCTION AND CONCRETE LOVE HIAB

    We get so wrapped up servicing our customers across Canada and distributing HIAB, Moffett and Multilift equipment across the country that we sometimes forget about the brands’ popularity worldwide. Our distribution family around the globe is equally busy, and we want to shout out for their successes. We all appreciate recognition for a job well […]

  • ALL-WEATHER OPERATOR COMFORT

    COVERnGO

    Sunny and hot, fair and foul weather— we get it all in Canada, and then some. And when you’re working outdoors in all conditions, comfort matters. Atlas Polar’s CoverNGo™ retractable seat cover delivers that in spades. So much so that our innovative little idea has become the North American standard for all Moffett forklifts. Problem […]

  • GET THE JOB DONE DAY-1 WITH WORK-READY PACKAGES

    atlas polar work-ready truck package

    As a business owner, you’ve always kept an eye on the age of your equipment, business growth and direction, current and future needs, and fleet management. You make projections and plan and budget your investment in trucks, trailers, and the cranes, forklifts and hooklifts that mount to them. It’s a good process – and it […]

  • HIAB AS POP ART? IT IS WHEN IT’S FOR CHARITY

    HIAB Pop Art

    We thought we knew pretty much everything cool that’s associated with HIAB history, but clearly not. We ran across an article about a HIAB 102 truck crane that became an iconic piece of pop art and was auctioned for charity. In 2002, HIAB’s parent company, Cargotec, invited Herman Brood, a well-known Dutch artist, to paint […]

  • IQ.1188: HIGH-SPEED CRANE, MEET SPACE-AGE CONTROL

    HIAB iQ.1188 HIPRO

    “Beam me up, Scotty,” and lift the heaviest load possible in its weight class from a 4-axle truck and deliver it precisely with great speed. “Impossible!” you say. Not with the new HIAB iQ.1188 HiPRO truck crane. It’s a next-generation, next-level, space-age marvel. Let’s get down to the detail. For the HIAB iQ.1188 HiPRO articulating […]

  • LONDON HAS ITS EYE ON HIAB

    HIAB London Eye

    For years, the London Eye was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel. It’s still the world’s most iconic—and it set its sights on HIAB. The London Eye is a feat of engineering and so much more than just an entertainment form. It’s the ultimate photo op, with jaw-dropping city views extending up to 40 kilometres away, […]

  • GET READY FOR ZERO-EMISSION STEEL IN HIAB EQUIPMENT

    Fossil-free MULTILIFT ULTIMA truck-mounted hooklift

    Steel is the most widely distributed product in the world for use in products and infrastructure, and the equipment that transports it, like trucks, trains, ships, freight containers and load-handling equipment. Those demands are increasing. Steel manufacturing has a big footprint. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that one tonne of steel produces 1.4 times […]

  • HIAB CLIMATE TARGETS: MORE THAN JUST TALK

    HIAB Climate Target

    Everyone is talking climate action these days, but more and more, it seems to be little more than lip service. HIAB’s climate transition walks the walk. HIAB has committed to reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050, in line with the 1.5˚C pathway of the Paris Agreement. What’s that? The […]

  • 3 EQUIPMENT INNOVATIONS MAKE A SUSTAINABLE COMBINATION

    Hiab and Multilift installed on a hybrid electric truck

    Our customers are often looking for more sustainable load-handling solutions. They are also ever-conscious of the competitive nature of their industries and the need to do more, perform better, be more precise, lift more, load more and deliver more. We drive to make our deliveries faster, safer, and more accurate. To be onsite more and […]

  • INNOVATIVE IDEAS FEED CHANGE AND FIND SOLUTIONS FOR IT

    Chris Bennett circus animalia

    Innovation is about pursuing ideas for positive change – and we surely need that. It’s often the driver for start-ups and entrepreneurs and at the core of long-standing successful businesses. Innovations are great ideas that tend to pay homage to other great ideas that came before them. They’re sparks that bring light to the challenges […]