NEWS & EVENTS

Extendo 1544X is a 2023 Rental Editor’s Choice

Pettibone’s Extendo 1544X telehandler has been chosen as one of Rental magazine’s 2023 Editor’s Choice Award winners! Read the official announcement HERE.

Extendo 1544X Receives “Top 100” Award

The Pettibone Extendo 1544X telehandler has received a Top 100 New Products of 2023 Award from Construction Equipment magazine! The 1544X becomes the fourth Pettibone X-Series telehandler to win this annual award. You can see all of this year’s Top 100 winners HERE.

Gold LLEAP Award for Traverse T1056X

The Pettibone Traverse T1056X telehandler took the top spot in the material handlers category, winning a Gold LLEAP Award from Lift & Access magazine! Awards winners were featured in the November/December issue, which you can read HERE.

Speed Swing 445F2 Gets Reader’s Choice Award from Progressive Railroading

The newly updated Speed Swing 445F2 has won a 2023 Reader’s Choice Award from Progressive Railroading magazine! The awards program recognizes products that best meet the industry’s needs, as selected by publication subscribers. Check out Pettibone and the other winners on page 14 of the August issue HERE.

X-Command Telematics Selected for Rental Editor’s Choice Award

Pettibone X-Command telematics program has been selected as one of Rental magazine’s 2022 Editor’s Choice Award winners! Read the official announcement HERE.

Traverse T1056X Wins “Top New Products” Award

The Pettibone Traverse T1056X telehandler has been named a Contractors’ Top New Product Award winner by Equipment Today magazine! A total of 50 products were recognized and featured in the magazine’s September issue, which you can read HERE.

Railway Track & Structures Magazine Interviews Pettibone about Upgraded Speed Swing 445F2

Pettibone spoke with Railway Track & Structures magazine to discuss the Speed Swing 445F2, the newest version of the industry’s original do-it-all rail crane.

The new machine was developed with customer feedback in mind and includes a bigger 49-gallon fuel tank and standard X-Command telematics. You can read the RT&S magazine feature HERE.

Traverse T1056X Receives “Top 100” Award

The Pettibone Traverse T1056X telehandler has received a Top 100 New Products of 2021 Award from Construction Equipment magazine! Pettibone has previously had X-Series telehandlers recognized with the award in 2018 and 2019. All Top 100 winners were featured in the magazine’s December issue, which you can read HERE.

Pettibone Launches X-Command® Telematics for Telehandlers, Cary-Lift and Speed Swing

Pettibone has introduced X-Command®, a new telematics program available for the company’s X-Series telehandlers, Cary-Lift pipe and pole handlers, and Speed Swing rail maintenance machines. The system offers real-time access to machine data, thereby saving time, money and hassle for equipment owners, fleet managers, rental centers and maintenance technicians.

X-Command allows users to remotely track a machine’s location and observe data points such as engine hours, fuel rate and usage, diesel exhaust fluid level, battery voltage and more. By obtaining accurate and current performance information, users can quickly identify and address minor mechanical issues before they become serious.

Equipment owners can access data and generate reports using the online X-Command dashboard on their computer or mobile device. The platform allows for quick and simple remote diagnosis of a telematics-equipped machine, potentially eliminating the need for certain field service calls. By ensuring maintenance is up to date, users can consistently increase equipment uptime and improve their overall return on investment.

X-Command comes standard for two years on new Pettibone X-Series Extendo and Traverse telehandlers, and it is also available as a retrofit for existing X-Series models in the field. The system is also standard on new sales of Cary-Lift material handlers and on Speed Swing, the original do-it-all crane for the rail maintenance industry.

Super Equipment Announced as New Dealer for Québec

Pettibone announces the addition of Super Equipment Inc. to its dealer network. Located in Vaudreuil-Dorian, Québec, near Montréal, Super Equipment will carry Pettibone Traverse and Extendo telehandlers, mobile elevating work platforms, and Cary-Lift product lines for Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

“We are excited to welcome Super Equipment to the Pettibone team,” said David Chase, director of sales and marketing for Pettibone. “Their experience and focus in the lifting equipment market is a natural complement for our product offering. We look forward to working with them to grow their coverage in eastern Canada.”

Founded in 2010, Super Equipment specializes in sales, long-term rentals and refurbishments of equipment including boom trucks, rough terrain cranes, truck cranes, and now telehandlers, mobile elevating work platforms, and Cary-Lifts with the Pettibone partnership. Super Equipment recently acquired a new 14,000-square-foot facility to expand service capabilities for its customer base.

“Pettibone has a wonderful product, and we are eager to start marketing their telehandlers in our area,” said Patrick Tremblay, vice president of Super Equipment. “The Traverse telehandler line, in particular, provides a unique solution with the horizontal traversing boom that nobody else offers, and we believe there’s a great opportunity to be successful with that product in our territory.”

Bracing Systems Inc. Joins Pettibone Dealer Network

Pettibone announces the addition of Bracing Systems, Inc. to its dealer network. With locations in Hanover Park and Mokena, Illinois, Bracing Systems will primarily focus on sales and service of Traverse telehandlers for northern Illinois and a portion of northwest Indiana.

“We are excited to welcome Bracing Systems, Inc. to the Pettibone team,” said Mitch Fedie, marketing manager for Pettibone. “The company’s rich history and personal connections to the masonry and concrete industry, in particular, make Bracing Systems perfectly suited to handling the Traverse product line and its unique advantages for that market.”

Bracing Systems, Inc. was founded in 1972 when a group of masonry contractors including John and Bob Williams launched their own supply business, spurred by their invention of a bracing pole for free-standing masonry walls. The company has since grown to become a one-stop shop for masons and concrete contractors through both new equipment sales and a rental fleet.

In taking on the Pettibone Traverse, Bracing Systems now offers the industry’s only new telehandler product line with a traversing boom carriage, which allows operators to safely place loads at full lift height without needing to coordinate multiple boom functions.

“There’s a high demand for traversing telehandlers in the masonry business, so we’re thrilled to be offering Pettibone to our customers,” said Jared Williams, sales representative for Bracing Systems, Inc. “This style of boom has proven to be a safer way to land material at height, as well as to provide better control when moving mobile scaffolding around a jobsite.”

2019 Dealer Meeting

Pettibone hosted its 2019 Dealer Meeting in Houghton and Baraga, Michigan, in early June. Several dealers from around the country gathered to discuss new product developments, participate in interactive training sessions, and have some fun! Click HERE to see video and photos from the 2019 Pettibone Dealer Meeting in Houghton and Baraga, Michigan.

Safety Considerations for Handling Heavy Pipe

An article in North American Oil & Gas Pipelines magazine discusses the numerous safety advantages afforded by the unique design of the Pettibone Cary-Lift when moving or placing pipe, versus the limitations of a wheel loaders or other equipment in this type of application. Read the article HERE.

Manufacturing Marvels

Pettibone was the featured company on Manufacturing Marvels in a segment broadcast nationally on Fox Business Channel. Click to watch the video!