History From its start in 1954, Sterling Crane has grown to become one of the World’s largest crane rental supply companies. Our heavy lift equipment and expertise offer a safe, competitive advantage to heavy lift projects throughout North America. Sterling Crane is a Marmon Crane Services/Berkshire Hathaway Company Marmon Crane Services is a business unit within The Marmon Group, an international association of more than 185 autonomous manufacturing and service businesses with collective revenues of approximately US $8 billion. Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse business activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. Common stock of Berkshire Hathaway is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B. more... See more text