Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. announced the acquisition of three new Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 all-terrain cranes at Bauma 2025, marking a defining moment for the 109-year-old company. The deal was signed on-site by Hunter Settlemier, representing the fifth generation in the family business.
“Today marks a very special day for me and for Bigge’s history,” said Weston Settlemier, CEO of Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. “It’s my 55th birthday, and I’m proud to be attending Bauma for 30 years. Even more meaningful, I’m here with my oldest son, Hunter—the fifth generation to join our family business.”
The newly acquired cranes will soon join Bigge’s fleet in Northern California, raising the bar in service, performance, and reliability. Designed to meet the demands of modern lifting projects, these Liebherr machines are a strategic investment in quality and customer service.
“Bigge has partnered with Liebherr for over 20 years,” added Settlemier. “Like us, they are a family-owned company, and we share a common philosophy: world-class teams, innovation, investment, and quality. This latest investment reflects our ongoing commitment to bringing the very best to our most valued customers.”
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.
