Crane and delivery truck in one
The load rides on the same truck that lifts it. One mobilization delivers the material and places it, with no second crane at either end.
Equipment guide
Picker truck service, explained.
A picker truck is a truck mounted knuckle boom crane — also called a HIAB or picker crane — that carries the load on its own deck and lifts it into place with the same unit. CraneX runs picker trucks with certified operators across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, by the hour or by the project.
Why a picker truck
One truck instead of two vendors.
For most deliveries that also need a lift, a picker truck replaces a flat deck plus a separate crane.
Reaches over obstacles
The knuckle boom folds over fences, hedges and hydro clearances and sets loads behind obstacles a straight-boom crane cannot clear.
Operator included
Every picker truck arrives with a certified operator and standard rigging. You book the truck, not a crane plus a crew.
By the hour or the project
A single same day pick, or a unit assigned to your site for weeks with a consistent operator.
Typical lifts
What picker trucks move.
- Trusses, joists, LVL and lumber packages for residential and multi-family framing
- HVAC units, generators and mechanical packages set on rooftops and pads
- Hot tubs, swim spas and landscaping material placed over fences and houses
- Machinery, compressors, pumps and shop equipment delivered and set in position
- Precast, barrier, vault and pipe placement for civil and municipal work
- Steel, glazing crates and construction material unloaded and landed where the crew needs it
Sizes
Picker sizes we run.
Eight crane sizes cover light residential picks through heavy industrial placement. Full load charts with capacity at every reach are on the fleet page.
- CX0Light residential picks close to the truck: windows, hot tubs, small HVAC units.
- CX1Small deliveries and rooftop drops where the load stays near the crane.
- CX2Lumber and truss packages, light mechanical units, mid-range residential work.
- CX3Full reach for framing packages and rooftop equipment past the building line.
- CX4Commercial mechanical sets, generators and steel where reach and weight both matter.
- CX5Heavier rooftop units and precast work at extended radius.
- CX6Structural steel, tanks and machinery placement over obstacles.
- CX9Our heaviest picker class: large equipment, transformers and industrial installs.
Service area
Dispatched from Abbotsford, province wide.
Daily work across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, mobilising province wide when the load demands it.
Picker trucks are dispatched 24/7 from Abbotsford. Regular service areas include Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Langley, Surrey and the wider Lower Mainland. For bigger lifts, see our knuckle boom crane service and crane rental pages.
Request
Book a picker truck.
Tell us what is being lifted and where it lands. We come back with a plan, a unit and a number, usually same day.