Randall Goddard, vice president of Atlas Industrial Contractors, Ltd., Columbus, Ohio, is now president. John Ward of All States Freight Systems, Twinsburg, Ohio, is chairman. Paul LeFebvre, of LeFebvre & Sons, Inc., Elk River, Minnesota, is vice-president. Bill Keen of Keen Transport, New Kingstown, Pennsylvania, is treasurer. William Stramer, vice president of Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co, Lexington, Kentucky, is assistant treasurer. There is a new group chair for the crane and rigging group, Joe Bob Joyce of Joyce Crane, of Longview, Texas. These officers will serve for a year.
The organisation has also elected six new members to serve three-year terms, including three representatives from crane rental companies. They are Michael Battaini of Sheedy Drayage Co., San Francisco, California, Tom Bennington of Duncan Machinery Movers, Lexington, Kentucky, and Scott Bragg, of Bragg Crane Service, Long Beach, California.
The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA) is an international trade association of nearly 1,300 members from 43 nations. Members are involved in specialized transportation, machinery moving and erecting, industrial maintenance, millwrighting and crane and rigging operations, manufacturing and rental.
The organisation aims to help members run more efficient and safer businesses by monitoring and affecting pending legislation and regulatory policies at the state and national levels; researching and reporting on safety concerns and best business practices; and providing five yearly forums where these and other relevant member issues can be advanced.