Mi-Jack Products
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Mi-Jack Products is an American manufacturer of industrial, intermodal, and port cranes based in Hazel Crest, Illinois.[1] It manufactures Travelift and Translift rubber-tired gantry cranes, as well as various other container handling systems[2] and is a part of the Lanco Group of Companies.[3]
Beginnings: 1954
Mi-Jack Products was established in 1954 by Jack Lanigan Sr. in Chicago, Illinois. Lanigan named Mi-Jack Products after his two sons, Mike and Jack. During the 1960s Mi-Jack Products began distributing self-propelled rubber-tired gantry cranes. To further its expansion in the 1980s, Mi-Jack Products purchased the manufacturing rights to the cranes they had been selling, allowing them to enter new markets both nationally and internationally.[3]
The Panama Canal Railroad: 1998
Mi-Jack Products entered into railroad operations in the 1990s. In 1998 the Nation of Panama announced it was taking bids for a 50-year concession to rebuild and operate its 47.6-mile railroad stretching across the Isthmus of Panama.[3] Lanigan banded with the Kansas City Southern Railway to submit a winning bid to operate the line, called the Panama Canal Railway Co.[4]
The Lanco Group
In the early 2000s Mi-Jack formed The Lanco Group of Companies, a diverse group of companies specializing in disciplines: from material handling, terminal automation, supply chain, and sports & entertainment.[5] Mike Lanigan is currently the president of Mi-Jack[6] and the co-owner of the Lanco Group of Companies.[7]
Lanco Material Handling Division
- Mi-Jack Products [3]
- Western Pacific Crane & Equipment[8]
- Walter Payton Power Equipment[8]
- Broderson Manufacturing[8]
- Liftking [8]
- Greenfield Products[9]
Lanco Supply Chain Division
- QProducts & Services [10]
- Power In-Lock [10]
- Panama Canal Railway Co[11]
Lanco Sports & Entertainment Division
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan[12]
- Black Tie Products [13]
In 2026, Mi-Jack Products announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in the Monee Industrial Park in Monee, Illinois, expanding its manufacturing presence in the Chicago metropolitan area.[14]
Cranes
Travelift
The Mi-Jack Travelift is a rubber tired gantry crane used for a variety of applications, from steel and precast concrete, to manufacturing, wind, or bridge related lifting needs.[2]
Translift
Mi-Jack’s Translift rubber tired gantry cranes are used at rail intermodal terminals and may run on a hybrid battery system.[15]
JL1400P
The JL1400P is a Translift RTG container crane from Mi-Jack. Made in the US and launched in 2022 it is designed for standard applications at ports and intermodal terminals.[16]