A retired crane instructor shared videos documenting what it's like loading hulking cargo ships. Crane operators are typically dock workers with decades of experience. The role is precise and ...

OPERATING A tower crane can be tough work. Seated in small cabins that are sometimes hundreds of feet above the ground, operators must maneuver their hooks along the jibs, or horizontal arms, of their ...

Operators don’t spend their entire day within the confines of the crane’s cabin – there is often work to be done outside. At top, Matthew Hillman Sr. of LPCiminelli inspects the crane’s cables, and at ...