Altec Inc

Month: August 2025

The Next Generation: The New AA/AN55+

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A generational update to one of Altec’s most popular models, the new AA55+ and AN55+ provide unparalleled jobsite safety and efficiency. With advanced unit hydraulics and controls, standard platform-to-ground, easy-to-use lower control pendant and a host of other new features and updates, these units set the gold standard for safety, productivity and serviceability.

Increased Safety

The all-new AA/AN55+ is designed with industry-leading upgrades that improve safety for operators on the jobsite. Units include platform-to-ground, significantly improving access and egress while reducing the risks of slips, trips and falls when entering or exiting the platform.

A lower control pendant further reduces the risks of injury by improving access to the controls and work visibility. The lower controls also include platform and jib tilt capabilities. Operators now have the ability to rotate the boom from lower controls without repositioning themselves.

These units come standard with Altec’s lanyard detection system. This system is available in alert or interlock configurations and reminds users to secure their lanyard to the attachment point. The alert configuration sounds an alarm and flashes a warning light when the unit is engaged from platform controls without a lanyard attached. In the interlock configuration, the system will also prevent boom movement.

Increased Productivity

In addition to numerous safety upgrades, these units also feature operational upgrades designed to increase productivity. The platform features fully meterable interlocking controls. These controls don’t require as much force as previous models and can be operated one-handed. The platform also has a keypad that includes a visual E-Stop indication and Smart Station Selection. Revamped jib architecture moves the winch line closer to the operator and improves responsiveness in cold weather.

Improved Serviceability

Technology upgrades and design enhancements improve the serviceability of these units, making it easier than ever before to prevent downtime and mitigate any interruptions. In terms of design, simplified unit plumbing reduces the risk of leaks in the system by 60 percent.

Next-generation equipment with advanced control systems provides more data than ever before about how equipment is being used, but data alone isn’t enough. That’s where Altec Insights comes in—available for the AA/AN55+.

Through Altec Insights, users receive simple and actionable information designed to help answer essential questions, enhance jobsite safety and reduce downtime. Users can remotely view unit diagnostic trouble codes and vehicle status within Altec Connect.

Units are also compatible with the AXIS Service tool. Its rich user interface and intuitive system allow for quick and easy calibration and diagnosis of Altec machines.

Learn More Today

To learn more about these products and view detailed product specifications, click the buttons below. You can also contact your account manager for the latest product details.

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See the Latest in Safety and Innovation at Utility Expo 2025

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Altec will display its latest innovations in equipment and services at this year’s Utility Expo set for Oct. 7-9 in Louisville, Kentucky. A leading provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, and lights and signs markets, Altec helps customers dig deeper and reach higher in more than 100 countries around the world.

More than 50 pieces of Altec equipment will be on display at this year’s Expo, with the company’s next-generation aerial device making its public debut. Altec will also feature its connected products that allow users to know more about their fleets than ever, offering insights and analytics based on performance and safety data.

Safety and Innovation Take Center Stage

Altec will debut several new pieces of equipment this year, including the all-new AA55+ and AN55E-OC+. A generational update to one of Altec’s most popular models, the new AA/AN55+ provides unparalleled jobsite safety and efficiency. With advanced unit hydraulics and controls, standard platform-to-ground, easy-to-use lower control pendant and a host of other new features and updates, these units set the gold standard for safety, productivity and serviceability.

Attendees can also preview a new derrick model, as well as a game-changing product enhancement that will be on display for the first time at the show.

Learn How Connectivity Can Help Your Fleet Reach New Heights

The role of technology in fleet management continues to evolve. Altec Insights is a powerful tool for understanding equipment safety and performance. Insights are created using data and Altec expertise, and the result is simple and actionable information designed to help answer essential questions, enhance jobsite safety and reduce downtime. Altec Insights is now available for JEMS units.

Altec’s Jobsite Energy Management System eliminates unnecessary engine idling at the jobsite by using lithium-ion batteries to power the electric power-takeoff (ePTO) and auxiliary chassis applications. Altec Insights for JEMS puts actionable information at user fingertips, helping them understand performance and identify corrective actions to maximize JEMS utilization. These insights give visibility into utilization, fuel savings and other important metrics, as well as access to remote diagnostics across an entire JEMS fleet.

Op-Ready is a digital report that combines data from telematics and Altec equipment to identify assets that might be down. With this report, customers can address issues today to prevent downtime tomorrow. Insights, Op-Ready and other digital products will be available for demonstration at the Insights building on the Altec lot.

See the Total Altec Value in Action

In addition to new equipment, Altec offers a variety of solutions to support customers throughout the lifecycle of their equipment from before purchase to disposition. Representatives from all Altec’s business units will be onsite during the show to connect with customers and discuss solutions that meet their unique needs.

For those interested in used units, Altec offers a used equipment solution through Altec NUECO. Altec Capital, a one-stop financing solution, is available to assist in custom tailoring financing options. If a customer is not prepared to add additional units to their fleets permanently, Altec provides a rental option, Global Rental Company, Inc., and offers equipment disposition services through JJ Kane Auctions.

Altec also offers comprehensive mobile and shop-based service, as well as a robust range of parts, tools and accessories to complement equipment. Industry-leading OSHA and ANSI compliant training is available through Altec Sentry.

Interactive Experiences

This year’s show will include interactive experiences designed to give attendees an up-close look at Altec’s products and services. Attendees can operate several pieces of equipment, participate in a scavenger hunt with multiple prizes up for grabs, compete on Altec Sentry’s Training Simulator and view Altec Supply’s white label products.

Altec Sentry’s Training Simulator will return this year. The Altec Virtual Training Simulator imitates real-life operation, allowing operators to practice various scenarios with equipment-specific, hot-swappable controls with a variety of Altec and other construction equipment, including excavators, forklifts, earth movers and more. Show attendees will have the opportunity to compete in an NCCCO-style obstacle course for prizes, and all participants will receive 10 percent off future Altec Sentry training.

New this year, Altec Supply is debuting a store space inside the Altec building where customers can experience the most popular white label products up close and in action. See the Ronin Titan, recognized as the world’s smallest and lightest powered ascender. The Batwing Guard Structure will be on display, and attendees can also take a closer look at the Klein Rail System and much more.

To view a map of the show lot and learn more about Altec’s presence at Utility Expo, visit our website.

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Kayla Phillips
Kayla.phillips@altec.com

Back to School, Back to Safety

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As yellow buses roll out and kids head back to the classroom, parents everywhere are stocking up on pencils, folders and backpacks. It’s back-to-school season! While students are preparing for a successful school year, it’s also the perfect time to prepare your crews for a safe and productive hurricane season. Check out these tips from Altec Sentry to make sure your crews are set for success.

Just as students need the right tools to succeed, operators of bucket trucks, digger derricks and cranes need their own “school supplies.” While so many are out shopping for binders and calculators, don’t forget to make sure your team is stocked with the supplies needed to operator equipment safely: outrigger pads, wheel chocks, gloves and other essential safety gear.

Make a List

As you might be checking off a school supply list, consider creating a storm safety checklist. Use the following questions to get started:

  • Do we have enough outrigger pads for stability in the field?
  • Are the wheel chocks in good condition and ready for action?
  • Have the gloves seen one too many battles with burrs and bolts?

Think about it like this—without a pencil, a student can’t take a test, just like a bucket truck without chocks can’t even start the job. Students prepare for pop quizzes and tests; your crews prepare for weather swings and complicated lifts. Both require preparation, attention and the right tools for the job.

Don’t Ignore the Rules

Remember those school rules?

  • No running in the hall
  • Raise your hand before speaking
  • Do your homework

Now is the time to ensure you have the right rules in place for your team’s safety:

  • No rushing unit set up
  • Communicate clearly with your crew before starting the job
  • Complete your pre-travel and pre-operational inspections

Be Prepared with Altec Sentry

A well-prepared operator, like a well-prepared student, can handle challenges with confidence. So before the storms arrive, double-check equipment readiness, review safety procedures and ensure your “classroom” in the field is set for success. Let’s keep both our kids and our crews safe, equipped and ready to handle whatever fall and storm season bring.

Keeping crews safe on the job is important to us. For nearly 20 years, Altec Sentry has helped employers train and certify Altec equipment operators on safe and proper operation. We are committed to your safety and believe that industry-leading equipment deserves industry-leading training. That’s exactly what Altec Sentry provides.

Get Set for Storm Season with Used Equipment from Altec NUECO

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Many electric utility contractors spend the summer preparing for the upcoming fall and winter storm seasons. Negotiating and securing contracts, networking available linemen, logistics and equipment planning, and even starting up new businesses takes up significant time. That’s why Altec NUECO is here to make buying equipment easy.

Now is the time to consider adding equipment to your storm fleet. With intermittent utilization, lower cost pre-owned NUECO equipment is a great solution for many storm contractors.

Get the Equipment You Need When You Need It

When you need to build your fleet quickly, buying used saves you valuable time. Altec NUECO has a wide variety of late and newer model year off lease equipment available today. We offer a variety of distribution bucket trucks and digger derricks. We also offer Tree Care, Telecom, Cranes and Specialty equipment.

Know Your Equipment is Ready to Work

Altec NUECO is the only provider of Altec Certified Pre-Owned equipment. This equipment undergoes an extensive reconditioning process by OEM-trained technicians using OEM parts. From day one, you can trust your equipment is ready to go to work.

Find the Right Price to Fit Your Budget

If you’re working within a set budget, Altec NUECO can tailor the reconditioning and repair process to find a price point that works for your business. Equipment reconditioning can range from “as is” to complete reconditioning and Altec Certified Pre-Owned designation based on the price point you’re looking for.

Complete the Package with Altec Supply, Altec Capital and More

When you purchase from Altec NUECO, you have access to the Altec services designed to support you from purchase to long after the sale is done. Altec Capital offers personalized financing and leasing options, while Altec Supply offers truck kits with the tools and accessories you need to outfit your truck from day one.

Altec Sentry offers OSHA and ANSI-certified training on your new-to-you equipment, while our nationwide network of shop and mobile service is here to help you keep your equipment up and running.

About Altec NUECO

Altec NUECO specializes in used bucket trucks, used digger derrick trucks, used crane trucks, used cable handling equipment and used parts for this equipment. For more information on buying from Altec NUECO, contact us today or check out our available inventory.

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