The manual "Handling machines, their maintenance and repair" is made using modern materials and is intended for the specialty - "Operation of machinery and equipment of industry." The manual is intended for the middle professional level in the module "Lifting and transportation devices." By studying hoisting vehicles, trainees master transporting, loading and unloading, hoisting cranes and the principles of operation of simple hoisting mechanisms. In hoisting machines, the principles of operation of mechanisms, design features, basic calculations and maintenance of machines are considered.