Partek Cargotec reports that sales of its Hiab 102 truck-mounted loader crane have now past 3,500 units, making it “the best selling crane in the world”.

Other truck loaders have sold more over the years, notably the 6tm-rated Hiab 650 which during its 15 years of production topped 100,000 units sold. But the 10tm-rated 102, introduced in 1997, is claimed to be the best and fastest selling current model.

The sales record was announced at the RAI Bedrijfsauto exhibition in Amsterdam last month.

Partek Cargotec’s Dutch subsidiary Hiab Leebur marked the milestone by commissioning artist Herman Brood to gives its display model a makeover.

“The crane as a piece-of-art form” – as Partek Cargotec describes it – will be on display at the UK’s Commercial Motor Vehicle show in Birmingham on 28-30 March.