CraneX picker truck with boom extended over a construction foundation
Field record

The kind of work we take on.

Steel erection, rooftop HVAC placement, precast vaults, tandem lifts, tight-access picks and permitted heavy haul across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. If your job looks like one of these, it is the kind of call we want.

20 projects

CraneX picker truck placing structural steel beams on a construction site
Crane lifts

Structural steel erection and beam placement

Picker truck setting structural steel beams and columns on a commercial build, flying members off the deck and into position so the steel crew could bolt up without waiting on a second crane.

  • Steel beam placement
  • Boom truck erection
  • Deck-to-position lifts
CraneX knuckle boom crane lifting a rooftop HVAC unit over a building
Placement & install

Rooftop HVAC and AC unit placement

Hoisting rooftop HVAC and air conditioning units over the building edge and landing them on curbs, including removal of the old unit on the same setup so the mechanical crew finished in one visit.

  • Rooftop HVAC hoisting
  • AC unit change-out
  • Over-the-roof reach
CraneX picker truck lowering material into a deep open excavation
Crane lifts

Lowering material in and out of open excavations

Reaching from street level over shoring into a deep excavation to lower pipe, forms, pumps and bins, and pull them back out, without tracking equipment down into the hole.

  • Excavation lifts
  • Shoring clearance
  • Material in and out
CraneX boom extended up a high-rise to lift a Genie lift out of an upper floor
Crane lifts

Genie lift removal from an occupied high-rise

Extracting a Genie lift from inside a building at the fifth and sixth floor level through a window opening, working in a tight downtown street with a controlled swing path.

  • Interior equipment extraction
  • Upper-floor window lift
  • Downtown access
Two picker trucks performing a tandem lift on a subcontracted job
Crane lifts

Tandem lift with two picker trucks

Two picker trucks rigged in tandem to lift a load beyond the capacity or balance of a single crane, with a shared lift plan, matched boom travel and spotters on both units.

  • Tandem (dual-crane) lifts
  • Engineered lift plan
  • Heavy, long or awkward loads
CraneX picker truck lowering a precast concrete utility vault into place
Placement & install

Precast utility vault and chamber installation

Setting precast concrete vaults, chambers and lids into prepared excavations for utility and civil work, hauled in on our own deck and placed on the same trip.

  • Precast vault setting
  • Civil and utility work
  • Haul and place in one visit
CraneX flat deck truck hauling a heavy precast concrete vault
Heavy haul & transport

Heavy precast vault hauling

Transporting heavy precast vaults and concrete structures from the yard or plant to site on tri-drive picker trucks, so one unit both delivers and offloads the piece.

  • Precast transport
  • Self-offloading delivery
  • Plant-to-site runs
CraneX picker truck installing a street light pole at a roadside site
Placement & install

Street light and pole installation

Standing and replacing street light standards, sign posts and poles at roadside locations, working with a short footprint so the lane closure and traffic control window stays small.

  • Light standard installs
  • Pole change-outs
  • Roadside and traffic-controlled work
CraneX crane offloading a large cable reel using a spreader bar
Crane lifts

Cable reel offload with spreader bar

Offloading a large cable reel with a spreader bar and engineered rigging, keeping the reel level and its flanges undamaged through the pick and set-down.

  • Spreader bar rigging
  • Cable reel handling
  • Heavy offload
CraneX picker truck loaded with large cable and wire reels
Heavy haul & transport

Cable and wire reel hauling

Hauling multiple cable and wire reels for utility and electrical contractors, secured upright on the deck and offloaded by the truck's own crane at each drop.

  • Reel transport
  • Utility and electrical supply
  • Multi-stop offloading
CraneX crane handling a circuit breaker inside an electrical substation
Placement & install

Substation circuit breaker handling

Delivering and setting circuit breakers and electrical apparatus inside a substation yard, working to utility clearance requirements with controlled, slow-speed placement.

  • Substation equipment
  • Circuit breaker setting
  • Utility clearance work
CraneX knuckle boom crane lifting in a narrow alley between two buildings
Crane lifts

Tight-access lifts between buildings

Working in an alley between two buildings where a conventional crane could not set up, a knuckle boom folded through the gap and placed the load with inches of clearance.

  • Restricted access lifts
  • Alley and laneway setups
  • Knuckle boom articulation
CraneX picker truck hoisting roofing material onto a building roof
Placement & install

Roofing material loading and hoisting

Landing bundled roofing material, membrane rolls and insulation on the roof deck in staged picks, so roofers work from the deck instead of carrying material up.

  • Roof deck loading
  • Material staging
  • Residential and commercial roofs
CraneX truck inside an industrial building during a shop machinery move
Heavy haul & transport

Industrial shop and machinery move

Relocating shop machinery inside and out of an industrial building, rigged, skated, loaded and reset at the new location on a schedule that kept production downtime short.

  • Machinery moving
  • Indoor rigging
  • Plant relocation
CraneX hydraulic picker crane set up for a lift on a residential street
Crane lifts

Hydraulic picker crane service calls

Day-rate and hourly hydraulic crane service for contractors who need a picker, an operator and a deck on site: general lifting, unloading and set work with one call to dispatch.

  • Hourly crane service
  • Operator supplied
  • General site lifting
CraneX low bed trailer loaded with heavy equipment being offloaded
Heavy haul & transport

Low bed and double drop equipment moves

Moving excavators, loaders and heavy equipment on low bed and double drop trailers, with a picker on site to offload attachments and components that cannot be driven off.

  • Low bed transport
  • Double drop deck
  • Equipment offloading
CraneX tractor and trailer hauling a heavy load on a highway
Heavy haul & transport

Heavy haul across the Lower Mainland

Permitted heavy haul runs through the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, with route planning, permits and pilot cars arranged with the load, so the piece arrives ready to set.

  • Permitted heavy haul
  • Route and permit planning
  • Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland
CraneX trailer hauling oversize precast concrete panels
Heavy haul & transport

Oversize and specialty freight

Wide, tall and over-length freight, from precast panels and tanks to steel and modular sections, hauled with the right deck, securement and permits for the dimensions.

  • Oversize loads
  • Wide load permits
  • Specialty freight
CraneX flat deck trailer loaded with large aluminium coils
Heavy haul & transport

Aluminium and steel coil transport

Hauling aluminium and steel coil and bulk metal product with coil-specific securement, delivered into mills, fabricators and warehouses on schedule.

  • Coil hauling
  • Bulk metal transport
  • Fabricator and mill delivery
CraneX truck hauling precast concrete product on a flat deck
Heavy haul & transport

Concrete product hauling

Running precast concrete products, barriers and blocks between plants, yards and job sites, with self-offloading pickers where no site crane is available.

  • Precast concrete hauling
  • Barrier and block delivery
  • Self-offload capability

Have a lift like one of these?

Tell dispatch what you are lifting or moving and where it has to go, and we will confirm the right unit, access plan and timing.