HIAB sales have reached almost a billion euros in 2007. HIAB is an abbreviation for Hydrauliska Industri AB. The company is a part of Cargotec, a worldwide leader in cargo handling machinery and trucks. HIAB has over four thousand employees. The company was established by a Swedish ski manufacturer, Eric Sundin, who thought of converting the power of truck engines into machines that lift heavy materials by hydraulics.
The company has been producing quality trucks and cranes since its establishment and now has 5 different trucks used in road construction and heavy lifting. HIAB started distributing its products across Finland and neighboring nations, and eventually worldwide.
Most of the company’s sales come from forestry cranes, demountable container equipment, forklifts, and loader equipment. The most popular product to date is the HIAB loader crane which has been a top seller for 60 years. It is a reliable machine and can handle the most difficult road construction needs.
The manufacturers loader cranes are constructed with the understanding that construction and road building equipment need to be versatile, fast, safe and reliable. One of their cranes, the XS 166 is one of the most sought after truck in road construction site that is used to clear the road of old asphalt. It can handle loading up to 800 kgs of asphalt debris.
The crane handlers and drivers have noticed the ease of handling and user friendly characteristics of these trucks. The trucks have a radio controlled facility the lets the operator carry out tasks from a distance, remotely.
The company is known to place safety before anything else and has been a favorite of construction workers and crane operators because it lets them do their work safely. Truck operators do not have to be subjected to unhealthy fumes of fresh asphalt as they lay it on new roads.
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