How a crane quoteworks here
Brownsville Crane Service is a free quote-request service. We don't own cranes and we don't run lifts. We pass your request to independent local crane operators, and they quote and contract with you directly.
The four steps
You describe the lift.
Job type, town, weight, height, distance, ground, power lines and dates, in four short steps. "Not sure" is an accepted answer to most of it.
We pass it on.
Your request goes to local operators who run that kind of crane and work in your area. The details you gave travel with it.
They quote you directly.
Operators call, message or email, usually with questions about the site, then send a written quote. Whether and how fast they answer is up to them.
You pick one, or none.
Nothing is booked until you accept a quote, and your contract is with that operator.
What we do, and what we don't
The operator does the lifting. We only carry your request to them.
- We do
- Take your request through one form, in English or Spanish, and pass it to local crane operators. Answer questions on this site about how crane jobs are sized, planned and quoted.
- We don't
- Own or operate cranes, hire crews, set prices, supervise lifts or guarantee that any operator is free on your date. We don't hold your money, and we don't sign your contract.
- The operator does
- Chooses the crane, sets the price, confirms the schedule, supplies the operator and crew, carries the insurance and runs the lift under the rules that apply to the site.
- It costs you
- Nothing to send a request, and you pay us no fee. You pay an operator only if you accept their quote.
What we pass on
What you type into the form. The privacy notice has the full list and says who handles it.
- The lift
- Job type, load weight, height, distance from the crane, number of picks and your description of the load.
- The site
- Town, address or cross streets, the ground, overhead lines, the date and how long you need the crane.
- You
- Your name, company if you give one, phone and email, the way you'd like to be contacted and your language.
- Where it goes
- To us, by email, and from us to the operators who may quote the job. The privacy notice names the other services that handle it on the way.
What to ask each operator for
- A written quote that lists the crane, the crew, the hours, travel and any minimum charge, so quotes can be compared line by line.
- Who rigs and who signals. Settle it before the day: who attaches the load, who gives signals, who provides mats and who handles the gate.
- Operator certification. OSHA requires operators on construction lifts to be certified or licensed (29 CFR 1926.1427); ask which route the operator took.
- An insurance certificate. Many contractors and plants ask for one naming them as additional insured; ask the operator to send it with the quote.
- A lift plan, if the lift is heavy, tandem, critical or inside a plant or port project gate.
Prices, rules and more are covered in the crane rental questions. To see which crane fits which job, start with crane rental with operator.
Send the lift
Four short steps. Your request goes to local crane operators who quote you directly.
We pass your request to independent local operators who quote you directly.