POWER OF ATTORNEY


      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Todd M. Kaye and  David J. Langevin the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

      (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Manitex International,
Inc.. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder (the
"Exchange Act");

      (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;

      (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may
approve in such attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or
such attorneys-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 17th day of May, 2018.


                                          /s/ Laura Yu
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                                          Laura Yu
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