In Loving Memory of David D. Cowley
It is with a heavy heart, and tears of sadness that yesterday we lost a great friend, leader, and founder of BOSS Crane & Rigging to ALS. David Dwane Cowley, often simply referred to as Cowley, passed away Monday morning May 16, 2022, shortly after a quiet family...
FREE Coronavirus Lesson – Update
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 28 Slides • Quiz Questions • Narration • Multilingual • Mobile Optimized This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The CDC will update this interim guidance as needed,...
BOSS Crane’s new wind energy division gets to work across Texas
BOSS Crane & Rigging is staying busy in South Texas installing wind turbines through the winter 2019 and into the Summer of 2020. We expanded into the wind energy business in October and have two projects going at this time and two others in the works. ...
Lift & MoveUSA Was a Huge Success Hosted by BOSS Crane
All of us here at BOSS Crane and Rigging would like to thank everyone that participated in our first Lift and Move USA event, held at our location on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. We greatly appreciate all of the students, volunteers, staff & sponsors that...
Lift & Move USA Has Teamed Up With BOSS Crane to Provide a Authentic Career Exploration Experience
Lift & Move USA, featuring career paths for specialized transportation, crane, rigging, and machinery moving operations, is coming to Longview, Texas on October 16, 2019. Hosted by BOSS Crane & Rigging, Lift & Move USA is organized by the Specialized...
BOSS Crane Host Job Fair in Longview, Texas
BOSS Crane & Rigging is looking to fill multiple positions throughout Texas for on-going Wind Energy Projects. BOSS offers great pay, overtime, and Bonus potential!! Open Positions include: Laborer Rigger Crane Operator HSE Manager Tool Manager Office Assistant...
BOSS Crane Ranks 52nd on the American Cranes & Transport’s Top100 Index
Boss Crane & Rigging was started in 2015 with just a handful of cranes. Today we have 32 mobile cranes and 10 crawler cranes in operation. We are proud to announce that within 4 short years of business, BOSS Crane & Rigging has climbed to the #52 spot in...
Getting Windy: BOSS Crane & Rigging Expanding Into the Wind Business
Longview News-Journal did a wonderful story this morning about BOSS Crane & Rigging. In the article, David Cowley, President of BOSS Crane & Rigging, announced that we are expanding into the wind energy business with plans to hire 230 people for a project to...
Niels Winther joins the new BOSS Crane & Rigging Wind Division
Effective April 1st, BOSS Crane & Rigging added a wind division to its diverse organization of services that will span across the United States. Please join me in welcoming Niels Winther to BOSS Crane & Rigging Wind Division as Director of Wind Operations. ...
BOSS Crane & Rigging receives Safety Awards from SC&RA
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recognized a number of individuals and companies with Transportation Safety Awards during the Association’s 2019 Annual Conference, April 23-17, 2019, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA....
BOSS Crane & Rigging Helps Dismantle Oil Derrick at East Texas Oil Museum
Kilgore, TX (April 17, 2019) – BOSS Crane & Rigging provided crane services for KK Mobbs Construction to dismantle a deteriorating wooden oil derrick at the East Texas Oil Museum. Local news coverage showed multiple videos of the project, including crane...
BOSS Crane Featured in April 2019 Wind Farm Maintenance Article
An article in the latest publication of American Cranes & Transport Magazine features a discussion on the evolution of the Wind Energy industry in America and the strong future for wind farm maintenance work now that all of those turbines are coming of age....
BOSS Crane’s Newest Crawler is Proudly Made in the USA
BOSS Crane & Rigging recently took delivery of one of two Manitowoc MLC 100-1 crawler cranes. The newest equipment in BOSS’s fleet is significant not only for its 110T capacity, but where it was manufactured – Shady Grove, Pennsylvania. The crane is part of...
Bennett & BOSS Receive 4 Safety Awards at 2018 SC&RA Conference
(MCDONOUGH, GA., April 30, 2018) –Bennett International Group is pleased to announce that BOSS Crane & Rigging has received both the 2018 Transportation Fleet Safety Award and the 2018 Transportation Fleet Safety Award for Zero Accidents from the Specialized...
BOSS Launches new Safety Brand
Longview, Texas (February 15, 2017) – Bennett On-Site Services, LLC, dba BOSS, also known as BOSS Crane & Rigging, is excited to announce that it now has a new safety brand – Safety is Priority One. Rolled out by BOSS’ parent company, Bennett International Group,...
Windfarm ‘Boss’ – Article Featured in ACT Magazine
Wind Farm ‘Boss’ Wind farm maintenance has become a specialty of Boss Crane & Rigging. The beauty of wind power is that it’s environmentally friendly and sustainable. A hot spot for wind power in the United States is in Texas, which produces 17,713 MW...
BOSS Crane & Rigging Offers New Location in Beeville, TX
Longview, Texas (October 11, 2016) – To better serve customers in South Texas, Bennett On-Site Services, LLC, dba BOSS, also known as BOSS Crane & Rigging, an affiliate of Bennett International Group, LLC (BIG), is excited to announce the opening of a new location...
BOSS Crane & Rigging Recipient of SCRA Safety Awards
Longview, Texas (July, 12, 2016) – Bennett On-Site Services, LLC, dba BOSS, also known as BOSS Crane & Rigging, an affiliate of Bennett International Group, LLC (BIG), announced today that it is the recipient of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s...
BOSS Crane & Rigging Awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Longview, Texas (May 17, 2016) – Bennett On-Site Services, LLC, dba BOSS, also known as BOSS Crane & Rigging, an affiliate of Bennett International Group, LLC (BIG), announced today that it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification in recognition of the company’s...
BOSS Crane has ribbon-cutting
(This brief was featured in the Business Digest section of the Longview News-Journal.) BOSS Crane and Rigging celebrated an official ribbon-cutting and offered an open house tour of its Longview headquarters. The company, a division of Bennett International Group LLC,...
BOSS Crane & Rigging holds Open House
Perhaps everyone could use a little help with heavy lifting from time to time. And if so, BOSS is there to help. On Oct. 23, Bennett On-site Services, also known as BOSS Crane & Rigging, located in Longview Texas, held an Open House and Ribbon Cutting to...
BOSS welcomes its newest crane
After boarding a ship in Germany and spending 20 days making its way to Galveston, Texas, this Grove GMK 5165-2 is now at its permanent home at Bennett On-Site Services in Longview, Texas. BOSS’ newest crane features a 197’ six section boom with a 59’...