Truck Mounted Cranes (Lorry Mounted Cranes)

Truck-mounted cranes let one vehicle carry a load and lift it on or off without a separate crane. Telescopic boom cranes extend in a straight line and suit loading steel, pipes and building materials. Knuckle boom cranes fold compactly behind the cab, reach over walls and into buildings, and leave more deck space for cargo.

The most common mistake is to compare cranes by maximum rated capacity alone. That figure applies only close to the crane; at the working radius you actually need, the capacity is much lower. Check the load chart on each product page, the number of boom sections, the outrigger span and the space available on site to set up.

Cranes here are fitted to Dongfeng, HOWO, Shacman, FAW and JMC chassis, from 4x2 for city deliveries to 6x4 and 8x4 for heavier loads. Tell us the heaviest load, the reach required and the deck length you need.

In Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and other markets that use British English, these vehicles are usually called lorry mounted cranes, lorry loaders or boom trucks, and many buyers simply search for a "Hiab truck". Hiab is a crane brand; the cranes fitted to the trucks listed here are made by other manufacturers, so compare them by load chart rather than by name.