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Dealers
Dealer Q & A: Meet Gayle Humphries, Low Country JCB
Gayle Humphries joined Low Country JCB as an assistant controller in 2004 and five years later was named chief financial officer of the Pooler, Georgia, dealership. When she joined, Humphries says she immediately felt the energy of the dealership and was impressed by how fast they were growing. “I just wanted to be part of […]
November 21, 2019
Low Country JCB
Dealers
Dealer Q&A: West Virginia Tractor’s Gary Grady talks customer loyalty, staying afloat in a tough economy
Succeeding his father-in-law, Gary Grady became president of West Virginia Tractor Company, Charleston, West Virginia, in 1982, when the third generation of owners stepped into leadership roles of the Basham family-owned business. The company, based in Charleston, West Virginia, represents Elgin sweepers, Vactor sewer cleaners, Hyundai Construction Equipment, LBX excavators, Allied Construction Products, and a […]
September 25, 2019
West Virginia Tractor
Dealers
Product support game-changers put ‘customer experience’ first
Pick two out of three: price, quality (including customer service) or speed. The so-called “unattainable triangle” might still apply in some businesses, but for the dealer product service business – the key profit center of the dealership – the customer experience expectation has been irreversibly Amazoned. Best price, high quality and next-day delivery with tracking […]
August 6, 2019
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Dealers
Dealer Q&A: Meet Chris Palmer, Wood’s CRW
Chris Palmer had planned a career in finance, far away from his family’s construction equipment firm where he had grown up doing odd jobs around the shop.  But when his family—including step father Bob Wood and mother Roberta who had founded Wood’s CRW in 1961–approached him with an opportunity to return to his hometown, Palmer […]
July 22, 2019
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Dealers
Dealer Exit Strategy: ESOPs and transferring ownership to your family (Part 3)
Heavy equipment dealer exit plans need to be thought out. Here's what to look at when considering ESOPs and transferring ownership. More on Equipment World.
April 15, 2019
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Dealers
Equipment Dealer Exit Strategy: No matter what, do this (Part 2)
We'll look at selling to an outside buyer, examine creating an ESOP, and transferring the business to a family member. Learn more here on Equipment World.
April 8, 2019
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Dealers
It’s never too early for construction equipment dealers to plan an exit strategy (Part 1)
It's never too early to develop an exit strategy from your heavy equipment dealership. Learn more about the importance of having an exit strategy here.
April 1, 2019
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“Quieter and Smoother”: Liebherr Dozers Mark 8th Gen of Hydrostatic Drive
We take a look at Liebherr’s dozers, which host Bryan Furnace calls one of the quietest and smoothest machines he has operated.
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Wheel Loaders
Hevi Unleashes North America's Largest All-Electric Wheel Loader, the H65L
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Compact Track Loaders
Yanmar Continues Compact Track Loader Rollout with New Midsize TL80VS
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Vegas Convention Center’s $600M Renovation Set to Finish by ConExpo
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Battery electric
Liebherr Unveils its First Autonomous, Electric T 264 Dump Truck