The ALL Family of Companies started small in 1964. The three Liptak brothers founded ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. in Cleveland, Ohio — with just one crane.
Their rental enterprise filled a need for contractors who couldn’t, or didn’t want to, own and maintain their own equipment.
Over time, the Liptaks purchased more cranes and developed relationships with manufacturers, allowing them to buy direct, first-off-the-line models.
But the brothers didn’t just add to their fleet, they continuously reinvested in their yard by adding special shops for welding, machining, service and maintenance.
Soon, one yard just wasn’t enough. They acquired established crane companies, such as Dawes and Central Contractors, and opened new branches in locations between them. These additions enabled the equipment to travel among branches and jobs, with closer stops for maintenance and parts as needed.
Specialized departments for aerial equipment, towers, and boom trucks were formed and moved to new locations. During the next 50+ years, the small family business grew into the ALL Family of Companies.
ALL’s flagship yard, now 40 acres large, remains home to logistics and the main service shops, still operating under the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. name. The ALL Family corporate headquarters has moved just a few miles up the road.
The founding brothers' legacy still impact daily operations, with second and third generations of their family now in leadership positions, supported by nearly 1,500 dedicated employees.
Most of ALL’s employees have grown up in the heavy lift industry, and now share their lifetime of expertise with the next generation. This tradition of mentoring provides more than just tricks of the trade — ALL Family employees have the confidence that only comes from knowing they’ve learned from the best. Customers choose ALL because of the reputation it has earned through these decades of accumulated knowledge and passion for the industry.
ALT Sales Corp. is also founded as a complementary division of ALL Erection & Crane Rental, dedicated to sale and service of boom trucks.
Central Contractors Services, originally founded in 1946 in Chicago, joins the ALL Family of Companies.
Recognizing another burgeoning market, ALL begins renting aerial equipment to augment its crane rental business. As demand rose, ALL opened an independent aerial division, with headquarters out of Richfield, OH.
ALL Crane & Equipment Rental Corporation purchases a Nitro, West Virginia branch from ACE Equipment.
ALL Crane Rental Corp. opens in Columbus.
Tom Freckmann retires as general manager of Dawes branches. His son Steve replaces him
ALL Crane Rental of Tennessee opens in Knoxville.
Central Rent-A-Crane’s Fort Wayne, Indiana branch was acquired from an existing company. The branch moved to a larger facility in 2014.
Central-Rent-A-Cranes Elkhart, Indiana branch was acquired from an existing crane company.
ALL acquires Rocky Point location as a satellite office to the Raleigh, North Carolina branch.
The Aerial division moves its headquarters to Richfield, Ohio.
ALL purchases Manitowoc’s 18000, Serial #1.
ALL creates a division dedicated to Tower Cranes. ALL Tower Crane, LLC operates out of Richfield, OH.
ALL purchases Manitowoc’s 16000, Serial #1.
ALL Carolina Crane Rental of Wilmington, LLC, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, becomes its own entity.
ALL Erection & Crane Rental outgrows its original corporate headquarters on Old Rockside Road in Independence, Ohio and moves just a few miles up the road. The original building remains home to the main service shops, safety department, and logistics/dispatch departments.
ALL Crane Rental of Louisiana is established to serve the Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma markets.
March: ALL Crane Rental of Alabama, LLC moves to a new location, with renovated facilities and a much larger yard, in Theodore (Mobile).
December: ALL's West Virginia location experiences a massive expansion, dubbed "The Annex".
October: ALT Sales Corp. is named Elite Dealer by National Crane.
December: Central Contractors Service moves its administrative offices to newly expanded Alsip, IL yard.
April: ALL Family of Companies announces the Shared Equipment Program, which allows General Contractor to act as the primary renter of cranes and other equipment.