Specialized Vehicles

Use this planning checklist to organize pre-use visual checks, control checks and defect reporting for a truck-mounted aerial work platform.

Compare folding and telescopic loader crane layouts by load path, working radius, transport space and the configuration required for your truck.

Compare aerial work platform trucks, truck-mounted cranes and ladder lift trucks by the task they perform and the information needed for selection.

Choose a ladder lift truck by delivery height, building setback, platform loading and setup space, rather than maximum ladder length alone.

Review ground conditions, underground hazards, support arrangements and stabilizer space before setting up an aerial platform, crane or ladder lift truck.

Learn why crane capacity changes with radius and configuration, and what information buyers should request before choosing a truck-mounted crane.