Certified Crane Service
Contact Certified Crane Rental Service: 1-877-CRANE03 (1-877-272-6303)
Certified Crane Service is the best in Los Angeles Crane Rental Service! If you need manned hydraulic cranes, come to us. Serving the greater Los Angeles area with the finest crane rental service in the business. Our work spans the industry, from construction to film. Certified Crane Service specializes in servicing the needs of the movie and television studios.
Dennis & Jerry Smith, founders Certified Crane Service
Jerry and Dennis Smith started in the crane business in 1972 and 1973, respectively. They soon joined forces to form Smith Brothers Crane Rental. Their early one-man cranes were adapted to allow travel control from the operating position. This enabled them to do extensive work with boilermakers, building big water tanks, as well as huge oil storage tanks in refineries. They were also useful on steel erecting jobs, notably installing columns in tilt-up buildings.
Certified Crane Service and Smith Brothers Crane Rental, Inc. still has customers from those early years, notably steel erecting companies and other construction related businesses. In fact 90% of our business is repeat business. That said, we always welcome new customers. Our new clients soon learn how we earned the many years of loyalty from our original business partners. We are a small, friendly outfit that is unafraid to take on a big job. We are a company that makes a special effort to tailor to the needs of our customers. Let us work with you to make your job a success, too!
Over the years, our projects have included Los Angeles’ Aerospace Museum and the Science Museum, the Artesia and Harbor Freeway Interchange, Disney Concert Hall, DreamWorks’ Glendale Complex and most recently the new Business Building at El Camino College.
We started out in the business with this Bantam T350 8-Ton.
In forty-plus years in the business, there isn’t much in the way of crane usage we haven’t seen.
Our operators and crew are randomly drug tested, OECP Certified for Operating and Rigging & Signaling. They also have TWIC Cards.
Certified Crane Rental – Any Crane Job In Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County, Riverside and The Valley
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Our Cranes In Action
Certified Crane Service at Work
Whether we’re working on a film set or setting up in a refinery, Certified Crane Service can provide a variety of different services. From Hollywood to Burbank to Sylmar to Whittier to San Pedro to Manhattan Beach to Long Beach to Orange County to San Diego and more, Certified Crane has worked all over the Southern California region. Wherever you are in SoCal, so are we!
View photos and videos of all the different ways we service the industry. No matter your crane job, we have the right tools to get the work done with care and expediency. Enjoy the gallery!
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Eddie Murphy in Norbit. We lifted this water bag and set it in the water slide to cause the splishing and splashing of Murphy’s Rasputia character. See the scene below.
See the scene as it was seen in Norbit!
Video Gallery
The Berlin Wall Ceremony in Los Angeles
Also check out our Instagram feed, featuring shots live from crane job sites and past work, as well as pictures our fleet and crew taken in a variety of angles and situations. Feel free to follow us on IG, and we’ll be happy to follow you back. Our account name there (and Twitter) is “smithcert,” and we appreciate all the support and “likes” you’ve given us! See all our latest activity below.
Certified Crane Service
Hydraulic Crane Rental and Support Equipment
Southern California’s Certified Crane Service specializes in the rental of manned hydraulic cranes on an hourly, weekly, monthly or extended contract basis. We’re flexible in meeting your hydraulic crane rental needs with professional service and fully operated and maintained equipment.
Our hydraulic truck crane rental fleet ranges from 5-ton to 165-ton capacities with boom lengths ranging from 40′ up to 256′. In order to better serve our customers and cut down on travel time charges, our cranes are dispatched according to your job location. We have crane yards in both the San Fernando Valley and Gardena, California, giving us wide, easy access to job sites from Orange County to North Los Angeles, the South Bay to the Inland Empire, and beyond.

Hydraulic Crane Rental Equipment Available-
Truck Cranes (Note: GVW on 5 ton- 28640 Lbs.)
Tonnage
|
Boom
|
Fly
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Total
|
5 Ton |
40 ft. |
20 ft. |
60 ft. |
35 Ton |
81 ft. |
49 ft. |
130 ft. |
40 Ton |
94 ft. |
49 ft. |
143 ft. |
40 Ton XL |
105 ft. |
51 ft. |
156 ft. |
70 Ton |
138 ft. |
56 ft. |
194 ft. |
90 Ton |
140 ft. |
90 ft. |
230 ft. |
100 Ton |
197 ft. |
56 ft. |
253 ft. |
130 Ton |
197 ft. |
56 ft. |
253 ft. |
165 Ton |
197 ft. |
56 ft. |
253 ft. |
Type |
Lift capacity |
|
Total |
Boom Truck |
8 Ton |
|
55 ft. |
Support Equipment-
Size |
Type |
4′ x 4′ |
Man Basket |
3′ x 3′ |
Man Basket |
Single |
Man Basket |
3′ x 4′ |
Fixed Camera Man Basket |
Nylons-
10ft |
12 ft. |
16 ft. |
20 ft. |
30 ft. |
Boat Straps- 60,000 Lbs.
Other Miscellaneous Equipment-
- Clean Truck Rental
- Block Forks – Self Extracting
- Pallet Forks
- K-Rail Hooks
- Car Lifting Equipment
- Concrete Buckets – 3/4 Yd. to 2 Yd.
- Spreader Bars – 8 foot to 32 foot
- Lighting Box Spreader Bars
- 2 ea. – Open ended rebound or trash buckets
- Man Baskets
Book Your Hydraulic Crane Rental Today!
Call one of our friendly salesmen any time 24/7 for rates, quotes and job walks. See how Certified Crane Service and Smith Brothers Crane Rental can work with you to maximize potential on your job or project and keep within your budget. We’ll quickly match you with the best hydraulic crane rental for your needs. Feel free to use our convenient job inquiry form, and we will contact you with the information that you need in a timely manner so that you can get your project in motion and on schedule.
Certified Crane Service: Quality Los Angeles Crane Rental & Surrounding Areas
Working under the hot sun
The best in Los Angeles crane rental services! Certified Crane Service is a Southern California crane company. We serve the greater SoCal area, including LA, Orange County, Long Beach and the valley. We offer the finest, most reliable crane rental service in the business for 40 years and counting. Our work spans the industry, from construction and infrastructure to film and television. Southern California’s Certified Crane Service specializes in servicing the needs of the movie and television studios. When Los Angeles needs a crane to rent, they call on us.
From Glulam beams to steel beams, from cabinets to cooling towers, from bridge work to highway work, from movie productions to television commercials, from amusement parks to game show sets, from palm trees to tree houses, from spas to rooftops, Certified Crane Service and Smith Brothers Crane Rental have done it all. And we’re always open to new ideas, as well. Don’t hesitate to call with any jobs you might have. For Los Angeles crane rental, there is no better choice. We pride ourselves at making your project work in a safe, cost-efficient manner and sticking within your budget.
The Right Choice For Los Angeles Crane Rental
We offer manned and operated hydraulic cranes from 5-ton to 165-ton in size. No job is too big or too small. Call us any time, 24 hours, 7 days a week, for a quote today. Or use our easy, handy “get a quote” form, and we’ll promptly answer any questions you might have. When you need Los Angeles crane rental, call us first.
Any other questions or inquiries? Contact us ! (818) 899-7210
Our Fleet
5 Ton Barbour
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30 & 40 Ton Lorain
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40XL Ton Link-Belt
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90 Ton Link-Belt
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120 & 165 Ton Demag
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Clean Truck Rental
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Our Services Include
Movie Sets • Construction • Machinery Moving • Steel Erection & Precast Concrete
Rain Bars • Man Baskets • Pool/Spas • Light Poles • Palm Trees • Cell Phone Towers
Stunts • Flagpoles • Custom Spreader Bars & Rigging Equipment • Boom Trucks
Clean Truck Rental • Air Conditioning • Solar Equipment • Heavy Rigging • K-Rail
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