Terex Cranes Legacy Brands

Koehring

Stands for: name of the company founder.

  • Formerly a brand of crawler and rough terrain cranes.
  • Based in Waverly, Iowa.
  • Koehring brand cranes were sold worldwide.

Historical Overview:

  • 1907

    Koehring Machine Co. founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) by Phillip Koehring as a manufacturer of concrete mixing machines.

  • 1921

    Company name is changed to Koehring Crane and Excavator Group to reflect new crane and excavator product line.

  • 1967

    Koehring Corp acquires Thew-Lorain Company

  • 1980

    AMCA International purchases Koehring Corp.

  • 1987

    Northwest Engineering acquires Koehring Corp and its assets from AMCA.

  • 1987

    Northwest Engineering acquires Terex changing name to “Terex”.

Product Past Current
Rough Terrain Crane true false
Lattice Crawler Crane true false

Distinguished Historical Accomplishments

  • 1907

    Koehring brings its first product to market, a steam-driven portable concrete mixer.

  • 1921

    Koehring introduces to market a line of cranes which later evolves into Crawler Cranes and Rough Terrain Cranes.