Think of driving a truck with a manual shift. Now think of switching over to an automatic. You’re still driving, but there are fewer things to worry about. The whole shifting of gears, managing the clutch, gearing up or down, adjusting the gas is just, well, automatic. There’s less to think about, so you pay […]

While Ontario’s GDP is in steep decline, the construction sector has been going up, up, up! And it’s predicted to continue. That’s excellent news for Atlas Polar and our customers. Our HIAB knuckleboom articulating cranes and Moffett truck-mounted forklifts are powering construction projects across the country and are everywhere on Ontario job sites. Downtime is […]

If your business delivers products out there or up there, truck-mounted articulating cranes can be an essential piece of equipment. These cranes range in capacity, reach, control, safety and performance features to lift heavy loads and deliver your materials on the job site. Also known as knuckleboom cranes, they’re designed to be durable, highly manoeuvrable […]

As history buffs, we were thrilled to discover this bit of archival history – an unearthed video documenting the construction of Stonehenge. Engrossed, you can imagine our surprise when, from across the Salisbury Plain, there emerged a HIAB truck crane hefting one of the great stones into position! But wait, what’s that? Heavy equipment? A […]

When you send your equipment off to spend a year drifting the Arctic Ocean on an ice floe, there can be no doubt whatsoever that it’s up to the challenge. The HIAB X-HiDuo 108 E-4 truck-mounted crane is the intrepid explorer on the MOSAiC expedition, doing precisely that. Inspired by Norwegian researcher and explorer Fridtjof […]

Covid-19 has challenged businesses all over the world. It’s been even more challenging in the UK, where companies are also reeling from Brexit. So when MV Commercial, one of the UK’s top independent commercial vehicle dealers, came up with a plan to help recovery and grow their company, we thought the story struck an interesting […]

HIAB had a vision: tackle the long-time industry challenge of detecting and identifying objects in shifting environments and ever-changing climate conditions. HIAB has always been at the forefront of innovation. Vision Lab, the latest addition to its Test and Innovation Center in Hudiksvall, Sweden tests the limits of possibility. The state-of-the-art facility tests HIAB cranes, […]

Innovative design ideas draw attention. Executing those ideas can mean ‘back to the drawing board’ without equally innovative solutions to do that – precisely what happened recently when Jersey Heritage had exciting new design and marketing ideas for their historic Radio Tower at Corbiére on the island of Jersey. The iconic site, located on the […]

When you’re staring up at a tree canopy that’s staring you down, you need to give it all you’ve got – without using up all your resources. When that job is big and tough and heavy and way up there, it calls for a big truck, a big crane, a big extended reach and the […]

Being an arborist is one of the most challenging jobs there is. It takes a skilled, tight-knit team to tackle trees efficiently and safely. So how to make tree cutting and removal faster, simpler, more efficient and safer? HIAB has a solution: one arborist, one HIAB and one grapple saw. Job done. Onto the next […]