Mi-Jack Products Explained

Mi-Jack Products is an American manufacturer of industrial, intermodal, and port cranes based in Hazel Crest, Illinois.[1] It manufactures Travelift and Translift rubber-tired gantry cranes, as well as various other container handling systems[2] and is a part of the Lanco Group of Companies.[3]

History

Beginnings: 1954

Mi-Jack Products was established in 1954 by Jack Lanigan Sr. in Chicago, Illinois. Lanigan named Mi-Jack Products after his two sons, Mike and Jack. During the 1960s Mi-Jack Products began distributing self-propelled rubber-tired gantry cranes. To further its expansion in the 1980s, Mi-Jack Products purchased the manufacturing rights to the cranes they had been selling, allowing them to enter new markets both nationally and internationally.

The Panama Canal Railroad: 1998

Mi-Jack Products entered into railroad operations in the 1990s. In 1998 the Nation of Panama announced it was taking bids for a 50-year concession to rebuild and operate its 47.6-mile railroad stretching across the Isthmus of Panama. Lanigan banded with the Kansas City Southern Railway to submit a winning bid to operate the line, called the Panama Canal Railway Co.[4]

The Lanco Group

In the early 2000s Mi-Jack formed The Lanco Group of Companies, a diverse group of companies specializing in disciplines: from material handling, terminal automation, supply chain, and sports & entertainment.[5] Mike Lanigan is currently the president of Mi-Jack[6] and the co-owner of the Lanco Group of Companies.[7]

Lanco Material Handling Division

Lanco Supply Chain Division

Lanco Sports & Entertainment Division

Cranes

Travelift

The Mi-Jack Travelift is a rubber tired gantry crane used for a variety of applications, from steel and precast concrete, to manufacturing, wind, or bridge related lifting needs.

Translift

Mi-Jack’s Translift rubber tired gantry cranes are used at rail intermodal terminals and may run on a hybrid battery system.[14]

References

  1. Web site: 2015-03-17 . Giving the Southland a big lift . 2024-10-21 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-02-05 . Mi-Jack launches website . 2024-10-21 . Crane & Transport Briefing . en.
  3. Web site: Goldsborough . Bob . January 15, 2019 . Jack Lanigan Sr. of Mi-Jack who developed gantry cranes, dies at 91 . October 21, 2024 . Crane Market.
  4. Web site: B . Carlos A. Gordón . 2024-06-10 . The Panama-David train: the resurrection of a story of geopolitics and global capitalism . 2024-10-21 . Latinoamérica 21 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Manitowoc Awards Lanco Group of Companies as Top Dealer of the Year . 2024-10-21 . acppubs.com . en.
  6. Web site: Baranek . Tony . 2020-10-02 . Baranek: New Lenox resident Mike Lanigan reaches ‘one of the hills we’ve wanted to climb’ as the car owner of an Indy 500 winner . 2024-10-21 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2022-01-17 . Mike Lanigan . 2024-10-21 . Rahal Letterman Lanigan . en-US.
  8. Web site: admin . 2023-07-17 . Roborigger and Greenfield Products Announce Partnership for Exclusive Distribution of Roborigger in North America . 2024-10-21 . Roborigger . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2023-11-17 . Greenfield Products partners with Roborigger . 2024-10-25 . Crane & Transport Briefing . en.
  10. Web site: McDaniel . Jason . 2024-01-09 . Power in layers: Reefer carrier secures sensitive cargo with internal lock . 2024-10-21 . FleetOwner . en.
  11. Web site: Gantry Cranes Carry Global Commerce Through Ports, Precast Yards, Panama Canal 4/25/2007 2007-04-25 ENR Engineering News-Record . 2024-10-21 . www.enr.com . en.
  12. Web site: SSMMA . 2020-08-26 . Associate member spotlight: Lanco & partners win 1st place at Indy 500 . 2024-10-21 . SSMMA . en.
  13. Web site: Pumper . 2012-04-30 . May Industry News . 2024-10-21 . Pumper . en.
  14. Web site: 2019-01-21 . Cantilever RTG from Mi-Jack ‣ WorldCargo News . 2024-10-21 . WorldCargo News ‣ Leading site for cargo handling industry . en-US.

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