Truck-mounted cranes are cargo-handling machines that excel at lifting, loading, transporting and other operations all with a single crane and the cargo truck which the crane is mounted on.

A single truck-mounted crane can perform multiple operations which normally require two types of mobile cranes;. Loading and unloading are usually done with truck cranes, and transporting cargo is usually handled by a cargo truck.

As such, truck-mounted cranes provide a significant cost advantage as they reduce purchase prices, rental fees, and fuel expenses by providing the efficiency of two types of mobile cranes in a single machine.

Truck-mounted cranes have a smaller turning radius than other large mobile cranes.

Residential and central urban areas have many buildings and narrow roads, forcing large cranes to take long detours or requiring blocking roads near the construction sites.

However, truck-mounted cranes make it possible to use a crane wherever there is enough space to park a cargo truck.