June 11 & 12, 2024 – Music City Center, Nashville

2024 OnDemand

Heavy lifting to avoid legal pitfalls
Darell Barger, Partner, Hartline Barger
Anna Dodds, Associate, Hartline Barger
Clayton J. Callen, Partner, Bowman and Brooke
Panel discussion: challenges of workforce development, best practices for luring and retaining employees
Andreas W Ernst, General manager Cranes Americas, Terex USA, LLC
Shelly Gayring, director of marketing, Select Crane Sales
Moderator: D.Ann Shiffler, editor, American Cranes & Transport (ACT)
Site report: Crazy Horse Memorial – three generations of passion
Peter Juhren President & COO, Morrow Equipment Company
The ‘Borrowed servant’ concept and minimising contract risks
Jesse Callahan Shareholder, May Potenza Baran & Gillespie, P.C.
Panel discussion: tower crane procedures: assembly, climbing & disassembly
Matt Finnerty, Owner, Finnco Services
Kelly Hadland, President, Compass Equipment (Uperio)
JR Moran, Director of crane operations, Brasfield & Gorrie
Chris K. Noblit, Director of engineering & service, Tower Cranes North America, Manitowoc
Moderator: Alex Dahm, Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport
Synthetic rope versus wire rope: the two distinctions
Timothy W. Klein Principal Engineer – Structures and Fabrication, WireCo
Brooks Nunley, Kennedy Wire Rope
Preparing for severe wind and weather conditions
Jim D. Wiethorn Founder/chairman, Crane Risk Logic Inc.
Keynote Address
Sam Moyer General manager, ALL Tower Crane LLC.
Using technology to improve safety on lifting operations
Casey Savlov Executive vice president at Vita Industrial