Crane & Rigging Services Across California & Arizona
At Hill Crane, we provide safe, fully operated crane rental across Southern California for contractors, developers, and industrial teams. Every operated crane rental includes an NCCCO-certified operator, an engineered lift plan, proper rigging, and a safety-first approach from setup to teardown, so your project stays on schedule and within budget. We also offer bare crane rental for crews that supply their own certified operators. As a true one-stop crane and rigging company, we bring the equipment, the people, and the planning together under one roof for every lift, large or small.
We run one of the largest, most advanced crane fleets in the region, sized to your load rather than oversold. From fast boom-truck picks to high-capacity heavy lifts, we match the crane to your load weight, lift height, radius, and ground conditions. Need a compact unit for a tight urban set or a high-reach crane for a heavy industrial lift? Our operated and bare options cover both. Whether it is a routine 50-ton set or a critical high-capacity lift, the right machine and crew are ready across Southern California.
As a full-service rigging company in Southern California, we handle heavy, high-risk, and sensitive loads with engineered precision. Our team uses hydro slides, gantries, spreader bars, and qualified signal persons to place loads exactly where they need to go, on the first try. From industrial and machinery rigging to equipment installation and heavy rigging for energy and aerospace projects, we plan the work and work the plan. Every heavy-lift job is backed by a documented lift plan and a crew trained for complex, tight-tolerance rigging scenarios.
Every critical lift starts with an engineered plan. Our engineering team builds CAD-based, 3D lift plans that account for load weight, reach, ground bearing, and clearances before the crane ever arrives. That covers crane load calculation, crane positioning, and full load-path planning, so complex and critical lifts stay safe, compliant, and on schedule. When your project has tight access, heavy loads, or zero margin for error, our lift planning and crane engineering support remove the guesswork and give your team a clear, confirmed plan to build around.
We move what standard carriers cannot and clear the paperwork before your crew arrives. Our heavy haul service covers heavy equipment hauling, oversize load hauling, and construction equipment transport, while our SPMT modular transport delivers massive components with millimeter-level control. Because transport and lift come from one team, mobilization and placement stay perfectly coordinated. We also handle permitting and traffic control in-house, including oversize load permits in California, city crane permits, and street or lane closures, keeping your project compliant and on time.
From routine rooftop sets to structural steel, we bring the right crane and crew for the job across every Southern California market. Our operators handle crane rental for HVAC installation and rooftop equipment, steel erection, concrete and precast panel setting, generator placement, modular setting, and tree or large-object removal. Each application gets a crane sized to the load and a plan built for the site, whether it is a quick single-pick lift or a full day of production work. One call covers the crane, the rigging, and the planning.
Yes. Operated rentals include an NCCCO-certified operator and, where needed, qualified riggers and signal persons. Bare rental is available for crews with their own certified operators.
Our fleet runs from 23 to 500 ton, including boom trucks, hydraulic, rough terrain, and all terrain cranes, matched to your load.
Ten counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Imperial, and San Luis Obispo.
Yes. We process city and FAA permits, oversize load permits, and traffic control including street and lane closures.
Yes. Rigging, engineered lift planning, heavy haul, and SPMT transport are all in-house, so one team runs the whole lift.
Contact Hill Crane to discuss your project, get a free lift assessment, and schedule your operated crane rental. Since 1947, Southern California's one-stop crane company for crane rental, rigging, heavy haul, and lift planning.
Call 800-525-5859 (24/7)