A boom truck mounts a hydraulic crane on a truck deck, so it drives to site, places its own load from the bed and moves on — the most efficient choice for medium lifts that are spread across a route or a city. It sets HVAC units, signs, roofing material, utility gear and precast where a full mobile crane is more than the job needs. Kranes arranges the unit rental, operated or bare, matched to your capacity and reach. Tell us the load, the lift height and the access, and we return a quote with the right deck, crane rating and rigging for the day or the project.
A boom truck — also called a boom truck crane — mounts a hydraulic crane behind the cab of a commercial truck, so the unit drives to site, unloads its own cargo from the deck and places it without a separate crane. Articulating (knuckle boom) cranes fold compactly and reach over obstacles; telescopic booms extend straight for height and radius. Bucket and pickup-truck variants add a man-basket or a lighter chassis, so boom truck rental scales from utility service work up to medium structural picks.
The boom truck earns its keep on jobs that are spread out rather than concentrated. It sets rooftop HVAC, signs, roofing and curtain-wall material, utility poles and transformers, precast and mechanical gear — moving from address to address far more efficiently than a crane that needs a lowboy to relocate. Crane truck rental is the efficient middle ground: more reach and capacity than a forklift, less cost and setup than a full mobile crane, with the load carried on the same deck that does the lifting.
Sizing a boom truck comes down to the load, the lift height and radius, and the access at each stop. Kranes matches the deck size, the crane rating and the rigging, operated or bare, then confirms the unit can legally carry the cargo it will place. Boom truck rental runs by the day, the route or the project, and a certified operator is available where the picks or the site require one, so the unit is productive the moment it arrives.
A truck-mounted crane is still regulated lifting equipment, inspected and certified like any crane in the fleet. Kranes documents units to CSA and provincial standards, keeps hydraulic, control and rigging parts on hand, and services the crane and the carrier together. Tell us the loads, the stops and the dates, and we return a quote for the right boom truck crane — with the operation and support to keep the route moving across Canada.