Irving Equipment has taken delivery of a customised National Crane NBT45 to strengthen its product offering and provide unprecedented reach and efficiency to its customers in Canada?s Maritime Provinces.

The Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada-based company acquired the 45 USt boom truck in September of 2016. Since that time, Irving has used the crane on a variety of jobs that would have otherwise called for a hydraulic, truck-mounted crane.

Victor Murty, Operations Manager for Irving Equipment, said that the NBT45 has enabled the company to offer an alternative lifting option to its customers.

?When we took a close look at our fleet, we realised we had a service gap that we needed to fill,? he said. ?A lot of the jobs we do involve high-reach, low-capacity lifts. We would usually use a hydraulic, truck-mounted crane or an all-terrain crane for these jobs, both of which require a separate truck to haul extra counterweight. The NBT45 gives us the reach we need along with added mobility to get more work done for our customers in less time.?

Equipped with 142 ft of main boom, Irving?s custom-built NBT45 is currently the longest-reaching crane on a commercial truck chassis working in Canada?s Maritime Provinces. The configuration, build and delivery of the crane resulted from a collaboration between Irving Equipment; Manitowoc Cranes; Manchester, Connecticut-based Shawmut Equipment; and Universal Truck and Trailer, an affiliate of J.D. Irving based in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. All four companies worked together to deliver an innovative lifting solution that would work in compliance with the Canadian Department of Transportation