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Dealers
Survey finds more manufacturers than dealers worry about metal tariffs, but they share same view on tax reform benefits
A survey has found that fewer dealers than manufacturers anticipate negative impacts of the steel and aluminum tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump.
May 16, 2018
Dealers
United Rentals reports 25% leap in revenue in Q1
Reflecting strong industry growth and acquisitions, United Rentals is reporting a 25.1 percent jump in rental revenue for the first quarter of 2018, compared to a year ago. Total revenue was $1.734 billion and rental revenue was $1.459 billion for the first quarter for the rental giant. That’s compared to $1.356 billion and $1.166 billion, […]
April 20, 2018
Dealers
Short term and long term, rental remains power player
The strong 3Q reports from Herc Rentals, H&E Equipment Services and United Rentals serve to underscore a recent forecast by the American Rental Association (ARA). Updating its five-year forecast, ARA says it expects equipment rental revenue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7 percent between 2017 and 2021. This forecast has changed […]
November 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
House tax reform disregards highway funding, ARTBA says
A national transportation association says the U.S. House “has dropped the ball” on highway funding with its new tax bill. The bill, designed to provide corporate and individual tax relief, fails to address the Highway Trust Fund, which the American Road & Transportation Builders Association says will become insolvent in 2021. ARTBA also said in […]
November 21, 2017
Dealers
Business Roundup: Liebherr sees orders jump; Tax overhaul a mixed bag for dealers; Proposed AWP standards would affect rentals; Dealer Institute course on managing iron; New Atlas Copco VPs; Construction starts predicted to rise
Liebherr sees “significant” jump in orders; uses start-up culture to launch products Liebherr says it will add 2,240 employees by the end of this year, seeing what Stefan Heissler, member of the board of directors of Liebherr-International AG, calls a “very significant jump in orders” in 2017. In the first six months of 2017, Liebherr […]
November 7, 2017
Business
Construction starts predicted to rise 3% in 2018
Total U.S. construction starts will grow 3 percent next year as the industry moves into “a mature stage of expansion,” according to the 2018 Dodge Construction Outlook. The pullback will continue in areas of multifamily and hotel construction starts. The increase will be led by continued growth in single-family houses, warehouses and office buildings. A […]
November 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
President Obama briefly addresses transportation in State of the Union
Tuesday night, President Obama gave his State of the Union address, which offered a chance for the president to present potential solutions for transportation and infrastructure funding. However, our sister site Overdrive points out that the president only briefly mentioned transportation in his speech. Instead bringing focus to nation’s deteriorating transportation system, Obama mentioned infrastructure […]
January 29, 2014
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