Comparing Online Mobile Crane Certification Courses: Find the Best Fit for Your Needs
Four candidate profiles, four different course needs. Use this scorecard to pick an online mobile crane prep course that fits where you are.
Exam Prep
Rules on Both Sides of the State Line
Mississippi: federal OSHA
Private worksites in DeSoto County are inspected by federal OSHA under the national crane standard.
Tennessee: TOSHA
Jobs across the line in Memphis fall under Tennessee's state-run OSHA program; check its rules if you work both sides.
National certification
Neither state issues a separate crane license; accredited certification is the credential.
Confirm with OSHA, TOSHA and your certifier for current requirements.
DeSoto County Work
Distribution centers
Warehouse construction and racking installs; see our logistics crane and forklift program.
Tilt-up construction
Concrete panels for big warehouses need mobile cranes and skilled riggers.
Suburban growth
Retail and housing development keeps boom trucks and telehandlers busy.
Credentials for Southaven Crews
Southaven Certification Plan
Know your machine
Telehandler, overhead or articulating — each has its own exam.
Study online
Learn at home; our forklift fundamentals course complements telehandler prep.
Test in the metro
Written test centers exist on both sides of the state line.
Keep records
Maintain your certificates for employers and inspectors.
Working the Memphis Freight Hub
The Memphis metro is one of the busiest freight hubs in the country, with air cargo, rail, river and trucking all converging. That makes DeSoto County a natural place for warehouses, and building them keeps crane, telehandler and rigging crews busy.
Tilt-up warehouse construction is especially crane-intensive. Each concrete wall panel is rigged, lifted and set in sequence, and mistakes in rigging or communication can be serious. Rigger and signal person credentials are valuable on those crews.
Crews here often cross the state line for work, so knowing the difference between federal OSHA and TOSHA jurisdiction is useful.