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                 September 1, 2022

       Joe Doolan
       Chief Financial Officer
       Manitex International, Inc.
       9725 Industrial Drive
       Bridgeview, Illinois 60455

                                                        Re: Manitex
International, Inc.
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form S-3
                                                            Filed August 26,
2022
                                                            File No. 333-267100

       Dear Mr. Doolan:

              This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not
review your registration
       statement.

               Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for
acceleration. We remind you
       that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
       disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

               Please contact Priscilla Dao, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-5997
or Jan Woo, Legal Branch
       Chief, at (202) 551-3453 with any questions.




                 Sincerely,


                 Division of Corporation Finance

                 Office of Technology
       cc:                                              Todd Kaye