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Making Room for Four New Butane Bullets Moving a 150,000-pound tank through an active refinery takes more than a big crane. It takes careful planning, specialized equipment and a crew that knows exactly what needs to happen at every step. At the PAR Montana refinery in Billings, Montana, Mountain’s team recently completed the removal and […]

Mountain Puts Down Roots in Montana Mountain officially cut the ribbon on its new Billings, Montana facility, marking another milestone as Mountain continues to expand its footprint across the region. What started as an empty field is now a fully operational home base built specifically around the needs of Mountain’s Montana team. The new facility […]

19 Towers Across the California Hills When you're building a wind farm, wind is kind of the point, until you're trying to fly a blade hundreds of feet in the air. At the MulQueeney wind project in California, Mountain recently reached a major milestone with the completion of the final turbine in a 19-tower Vestas […]

Precision Picks Bring a New Fire Station’s Living Quarters Together Building the living quarters of a new fire station came together one piece, and one carefully planned lift, at a time. For this project, Mountain was tasked with setting 12 pre-assembled modular units that would make up the station’s new living quarters. These weren’t empty […]

Heavy Lifting Behind Everyday Essentials The next time you reach for a roll of toilet paper, chances are you won't think about the massive equipment behind making it. At the heart of the process is a Yankee dryer—a giant steam-heated cylinder that transforms wet paper into the soft, textured tissue we use every day. Often […]

Mountain Crane Services Appoints Spencer McAllister as Chief Financial Officer  North America's premier crane, heavy lift, and heavy transport specialist also announces that Josh Chafin has been promoted from CFO to COO  SALT LAKE CITY, UT—July 6, 2026—Salt Lake City-based Mountain Crane Service, the 16th largest crane company in North America and a full-service heavy-lift, […]

A Milestone Worth Celebrating Recently, Mountain joined Apex Clean Energy, project partners, landowners, local officials, and members of the community for a blade-signing ceremony celebrating a major milestone in the Rocky Forge Wind project. The event recognized years of planning, collaboration, and hard work that have led to construction of the Commonwealth's first onshore wind […]

A Span Above the Rest For most people, a bridge is simply a way to get from one place to another. For the crews building new infrastructure at Wasatch Peaks Ranch in Morgan, Utah, it's the result of careful planning, teamwork, and a series of precisely executed heavy lifts. Recently, Mountain partnered with Dick Anderson […]

A Day of Partnership and Appreciation Mountain recently welcomed one of our premier partners, Sundt Construction, to our Phoenix, Arizona yard for a special field day event we called "Crane Games." The afternoon brought together a fantastic mix of Sundt team members, including field personnel, estimators, pre-construction specialists, project managers, and company leadership. More than […]

A Year in the Making After nearly a year of work, Mountain's rebuilt M1070 project is officially back in service — transformed into a fully refurbished, multi-purpose heavy haul unit ready for the demands of the industry. The project centered around rebuilding and redesigning the M1070 into a more versatile asset capable of supporting multiple […]